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Ruminating on issues pertinent to the design and development of sound databases and processes under Microsoft SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2005, and SQL Server 2000 (while reserving the right to vent about anything else that's on my mind)
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XML Programming In SQL Server 2005
a primer on XML manipulation in SQL Server 2005
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SQL Q&A - Technet Magazine, October 2006
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Database Programming: TOP Without ORDER BY?
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over 6 years ago
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Egad, a technical post! And after I'd already said goodbye for the month. A long time ago, a friend taught me that expectations are small murders. What does that make plans? At any rate, Peter asked a FAQ on one of the internal discussions this morning...
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February Release Date Announced For SQL Server 2008
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over 6 years ago
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Yesterday, at the Worldwide Partner conference in Denver, Microsoft announced that the next wave of innovation from the Server and Tools Business -- Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008, and Visual Studio 2008 -- will launch together at an event in Los...
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Non-Technical News: Warning: Blog Neglect Ahead
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over 6 years ago
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It's been awhile since I posted any non-technical news, and since the current non-technical news is going to result in blog neglect until August 9, I figured I'd let you know what's up. Of course, that's the pivotal piece of information right there...
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Non-Technical News: Redmond Juniors Now 1-1 At Yakima Tourney
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over 6 years ago
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Hello again from Yakima, Washington, where frequent visitors to this space will recall I've traveled to watch my son Kyle's team compete in the Yakima Mid Summer Special baseball tournament. After yesterday's victory in the tournament opener, Redmond...
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Non-Technical News: Redmond Juniors Win First Game At Yakima Mid Summer Special
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over 6 years ago
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Greetings from Yakima, Washington, where frequent visitors to this space will recall I've traveled to watch my son Kyle's team compete in the Yakima Mid Summer Special baseball tournament. Today they faced the Red Sox, who certainly appear to be a...
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Denis Offers A Challenge
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over 6 years ago
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" Denis the SQL Menace " is at it again. When we last heard from Denis on a technical matter in this space, it was to provoke last year's Prime Number Challenge. Denis has now picked up on Scott Hanselman's discussion of that age-old self-improvement...
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Non-Technical News: Redmond Juniors Finish Fourth In Yakima Mid Summer Special
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Kyle and I are back in Redmond after our weekend in Yakima . Yesterday, the Redmond boys faced Strategic Energy of Gig Harbor for third place in the tournament. The boys played well, but lost in the end, 10-6. Although they finished in fourth place...
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Non-Technical News: Redmond Juniors To Play Tomorrow For Third Place In Yakima Tourney
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Hello once again from Yakima, Washington, where frequent visitors to this space will recall I've traveled to watch my son Kyle's team compete in the Yakima Mid Summer Special baseball tournament. After yesterday's victory against the Red Sox and this...
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Technical News: Second Cumulative Update Released For SQL Server 2005 SP2
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Let's place this in the category of "old news".. On June 18th, Microsoft released the second Cumulative Update for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2. It may be accessed here . The CU has been released as a hotfix, not a public download, which means...
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