A little over a month ago, I wrote an article (Is There Such a Thing as Easy ETL) about expressor software and their desktop ETL application, expressor Studio. I wrote about how it seemed much easier than the native ETL tools in SQL Server when I was reading up on the tool, but that the "proof would be in the pudding" so to speak when I actually tried it out loading some free (and incredibly useful) data from the US federal data clearinghouse, Data.Gov. If you'd rather not read my entire previous article - quick recap, expressor Studio uses “semantic types” to manage and abstract mappings … [Read more...]
Blogger, Have You Heard of Microsoft Broadcaster?
August 5, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Introducing the Microsoft Broadcaster: A self-service technical content repository that provides you with rich content for your blogs/sites. On behalf of Microsoft, I would like to invite you to dive into Microsoft Broadcaster. It's a site that unleashes a torrent of free technical content like Videos, Webcasts, Whitepapers, eLearning, and more, which you can use in your blogs or user group site to drive deeper engagement with your audience and community. Key Features of Microsoft Broadcaster include: Download and embed content on your sites without sending traffic away … [Read more...]
August 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment
New Political Rule: If we ever face budget default, Congress & staffers should not get paid until the issue is resolve. http://ping.fm/mn0zu … [Read more...]
July 22, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Surgery recovery is going ok. But why do I have Montgomery Burns' head grafted on to my shoulder? … [Read more...]
You… must… see… Rock City! Aaaagh….
July 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment
And his final words were... [refer to title]. … [Read more...]
Quietly, in the night, a fort is built
July 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The girls love building forts. The only problem is that they use anything and everything close at hand.So, we awoke one morning to find that they'd built a fort out of furniture and the blankets we keep on the couch. And, on top of that, they spent the night in the fort.Too cute! … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
