Archives for 2011

Family Time at Graduation

July 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Extra credit if you can find Emily in there! We had a great visit with Grandma Shirley and Grandpa Chuck. They stayed with us for two weeks and we all had a great time. … [Read more...]

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Cedar Creek Fun

July 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Katie and Ava managed to have a good time at Cedar Creek rec area, despite the millions of cycadas droning like a helicopter. … [Read more...]

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Katie’s End of the Year School Bash

July 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment

While Katie had an absolute ball, I got the worst sunburn I'd had in years. Isn't she cute?!? … [Read more...]

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Easter Egg Quest

July 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment

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What I’m Reading, July 22 2011

July 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment

I read too much, and that, my friends, is an entirely separate topic for a blog post. But I thought I'd share with you a little more about what I'm reading because sometimes, if I'm lucky, it might be something you'd enjoy too. So I'm going to start sharing what I'm reading at least once per week, partly so that I don't firehose too many reading links directly into your brain (where I to do it say once per month) and partly to solidify in my own mind the information that I'm reviewing. So here are a few good links for the seven days leading up to July 22, 2001: Microsoft and Whitehouse … [Read more...]

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Microsoft Windows Platforms Blog Watch

July 20, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Remote Desktop Services Component Architecture Poster Grab your own poster! A visual guide to key Remote Desktop Services technologies in Windows Server 2008R2   Virtually Free Get the latest update rollup package for the Hyper-V role in Windows Server 2008 R2 and be sure to bookmark the Windows Virtualization Team Blog.  Be sure to check out blog World Simplified is a Virtual World. And doncha evah neglect application virtualization, such as the goodness at the App-V Product Team Blog.   Let's Optimize Some Desktops (Assuming You Have Gone Full Cloud … [Read more...]

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Emily Turns 18

July 9, 2011 by Leave a Comment

At first, she was all "I don't need no schoolin'!" But that didn't last long.And then she was all, "I wanna be just like my dad!" But that didn't last long.And then she was all, "I'm the biggest girl, so I'm the boss of you!" But that didn't last long.And then she was like, "Look out world, here I come!" And THAT did last a long, long time. … [Read more...]

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Getting Ahead of the Curve – Big Data

July 8, 2011 by Leave a Comment

I have to confess that I'm incredibly excited about BigData.  I haven't been this excited about new innovations in IT since relational databases first appeared on the scene early in my career.  But what is BigData? Back in those days, I can still feel the echos of adrenaline when I was hired to work on a NASA project that would involve over 100Mb of data.  ONE HUNDRED MEGABYTES! Good grief, that was fantastically huge to us on the team.  (That database was over 130Mb when I finally moved on to another project).  And remember - PC software was installed using 640Kb floppy disks at the time.  … [Read more...]

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Is There Such a Thing as Easy ETL?

June 30, 2011 by 1 Comment

E.T.L. That's Extract - Transform - Load.  That doesn't sound like a lot of work when all you need to get loaded is a simple Access database or an Excel spreadsheet.  In a situation like that, the process is so simple, all you really need to focus on is the L in ETL.  There's not a whole lot of E.T. to process, despite how wonderful that movie is. [pun intended]  But as soon as your data loading process involves some difficult or sophisticated cleansing or transformations, it gets really, really hard. The other cross-thread that had really caught my interest lately is the USA federal … [Read more...]

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Wednesday Quest: Plenty O’Betas and Product Releases

June 29, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Spotlight on SQL Server That's right! An all new version 8.0 of Spotlight on SQL Server Enterprise is now GA and updated trials are live on the website. Some cool stuff therein: • Support for SQL Server 2011 (Denali) - Spotlight can now be used to monitor SQL Server 2011 databases (Denali CTP1 and CTP2 releases). • Project Lucy integration - Use Project Lucy to analyze the performance of your database and compare your experience with everyone else who uses the service. • VMware memory diagnostics - Analyze virtual memory using charts similar to that used to analyze virtual CPU. We also … [Read more...]

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