Starting the Travel Tips Meme

October 25, 2009 by 10 Comments

‘Tis the season for travel!  With the PASS Summit just around the corner and lots of other interesting events waiting in the wings, such as TechEd Europe, lots of IT people will finally be allowed to stretch their wings (and budgets) to get in some first class training. I’ve been a very frequent flier for [...]

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What Direction Do You Choose?

October 21, 2009 by 8 Comments

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself, any direction you choose. Dr. Seuss Dr Seuss makes a great point.  Only you can determine where you go in life and where those you lead in life (your significant other, your kids, your family, your business associates) will [...]

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New at SQLMag – Disk2Vhd

October 9, 2009 by 2 Comments

I just posted a new entry on my SQLMag Tool Time blog that you might enjoy. Thanks to my friend and fellow MVP John Paul Cook for bringing Disk2Vhd to my attention on his blog. The free tool is enables migration of a physical machine (PM) to a virtual machine (VM), while the PM is [...]

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Windbelts – The Next Cool Energy Technology

October 6, 2009 by Leave a Comment

Windbelts – The Next Cool Energy Technology Start here to see this revolutionary new technology!  I’m not kidding – this is a huge game changer! Whether you like it or not, our energy landscape is changing.  Our children’s energy needs will incorporate all the energy resources we’re currently used to – electricity generated by coal, [...]

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Upcoming Seminar and SQL Saturday in Florida, Oct 13-17

October 4, 2009 by 1 Comment

There are over 50 sessions on tap with great speakers from the area and across the nation. Not only do we have SQL Saturday coming up, but Andy & company put together five world class seminars…

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New at SQLMag – TraceAnalyzer

October 2, 2009 by Leave a Comment

I just posted a new entry on my SQLMag Tool Time blog that you might like to check out. I’m a big fan of Bill Graziano’s ClearTrace tool, but perhaps you’ll like the new tool from DBSophic, called TraceAnalyzer, even better?  Compare the two and let me know here. Cheers, -Kevin Twitter @kekline

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