You Will Never Forget This Day

There are more than a handful of days that I can say “I remember where I was when…”, and today you are going to be lucky enough to add this day to that list. For today is the day that I give to you an image of an invention so bold, so unique, so magnificent, … Read more

I Stand Corrected

The other day Aaron Bertrand pointed out that a recent tip I wrote had a rather nasty oversight. You can read more about the discussion over at his blog. The short of it is this: what I wrote in the tip is cot very clear, and is most likely going to be interpreted wrongly. Aaron’s … Read more

Girl Scout Cookies Just Got Better

It’s that time of year, Girl Scout Cookies are on sale and what better way to enjoy them than by wrapping them in bacon, deep frying, and topping with maple syrup and powdered sugar? Yeah, I couldn’t think of a better way either. http://thisiswhyyourefat.com/post/439251012/the-chubby-girl-scout-bacon-wrapped-samoa-girl

Winner!

We have a winner in the DBA Survivor “Name That Caption” contest. The winner is Jordan Bullock with “This mural IS pretty life-like, but I still miss working above ground.” Thanks to everyone who participated.

Do You Know SQL Server?

If you think you do then take part in this official contest. Winner gets a netbook. You can read more about the contest at the SQL Server Team Blog. In addition to weekly prizes there is also a grand prize. This weeks question is: “What are the four new types of data visualization provided in … Read more

UserVoice

One of the many wonderful things that came out of the MVP Summit for me last week was UserVoice. Both readers of my blog may have noticed the red ‘Feedback’ tab on the left hand side of the page. This tab will lead you to a forum that I have configured with UserVoice. Last week … Read more