Last week there was a discussion about my use of Tynt to protect my blog content. I blogged about my use of Tynt and offered a copy of my book, DBA Survivor, to the person that could recommend a better message that I should include instead of the current one: “If you are not at … Read more
During the Free-Con before the PASS Summit last year I learned about the book Secrets of Consulting: A Guide to Giving and Getting Advice Successfully. I am not a professional consultant but I do some “odd jobs” from time to time for others. But the subtitle for the book is “A Guide to Giving & … Read more
Ever wake up on a Friday, happy to know the weekend is at your fingertips, only to be kicked in the junk repeatedly? Well that’s what happened to me today when I woke up to find this blog post written by Jonathan Kehayias. I have no idea why he felt the need to smack me … Read more
While sitting at the WIT lunch during the PASS 2010 Summit it was mentioned that the percentage of woman MVPs overall was less than the percentage of WIT in general. With my thinking cap engaged I had a crazy idea: why not do the next 24 Hours of PASS and feature only women speakers, and … Read more
Today is the first Un-SQL Friday, the brainchild of @MidnightDBA. The original post can be found here http://www.midnightdba.com/Jen/2010/11/un-sql-friday-001-branding/ While in Seattle for the PASS Summit I decided to get my freak on FreeCon with Brent Ozar. Part of the seminar had me take part in an exercise about branding. Brent talked about our “brand wheel” … Read more
How often do you get a chance to learn a subject from the leading expert on that subject? Well, outside of attending the PASS Summit, how many times? Not many. But today you can change that. Dr. Ralph Kimball (yes, that one) is giving a free webinar today at 2PM EDT. You can register here: … Read more
