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February 2008 - Posts

Friday, February 29, 2008 10:30 PM

Greetings From Windows Live Writer, and Other Non-Technical News

Sure, it's a somewhat contrived reason for a post, but it's leap day.  In such a calendar-centric endeavor as a blog, it seems to me that one must leave a footprint on leap day.. I'm posting today via Windows Live Writer, which I downloaded earlier
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Friday, February 29, 2008 4:15 PM

DWWTWT?: February 29

The end of the week, the end of the month, and leap day were all celebrated with a walk through a crisp spring morning: Telecommuted: 37 Walked: 158 Walked to the Bus: 17 Drove: 149 Did Not Compete: 89 Here's the tally for the month of January : Telecommuted:
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Thursday, February 28, 2008 9:00 PM

DWWTWT?: February 28

Thursday featured the third walk of the week on a beautiful spring-like day: Telecommuted: 37 Walked: 157 Walked to the Bus: 17 Drove: 149 Did Not Compete: 89 Happy pre-leap day.. -wp
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Wednesday, February 27, 2008 5:45 PM

DWWTWT?: February 27

Mid-week featured a walk through an almost negligible drizzle: Telecommuted: 37 Walked: 156 Walked to the Bus: 17 Drove: 149 Did Not Compete: 89 Hope the world is treating you well.. -wp
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Wednesday, February 27, 2008 3:45 PM

At Long Last, Great News For Stephen and rudy

It took me far too long to get this done.. health issues, project deadlines.. but forty posts after the December contest was annouced and thirty-eight posts after your victories were confirmed -- not to mention a month after I promised to ship them in
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Tuesday, February 26, 2008 5:00 PM

DWWTWT?: February 26

Today featured an almost-brisk walk down 156th Avenue NE: Telecommuted: 37 Walked: 155 Walked to the Bus: 17 Drove: 149 Did Not Compete: 89 Hope your week is going well.. -wp
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Monday, February 25, 2008 11:15 PM

DWWTWT?: February 25

Five minutes before I was going to leave this morning, I thought I was going to walk, but my dear wife told me to take the car.. so I did: Telecommuted: 37 Walked: 154 Walked to the Bus: 17 Drove: 149 Did Not Compete: 89 Hope your week is off to a great
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Friday, February 22, 2008 8:15 PM

DWWTWT?: February 21-22

Thursday was a driving day while this morning featured bright, crisp sunshine and an invigorating walk to work: Telecommuted: 37 Walked: 154 Walked to the Bus: 17 Drove: 148 Did Not Compete: 89 Have a fantastic weekend! -wp
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008 9:15 PM

An Answer For Spazecaze: A Reasonable Method To Implement User Defined Fields

Spazecaze discovered a February, 2006 discussion of order of operations and poses the following question in its comment area : So how would you go about designing a database that allows for end user defined fields? For instance, a system is built to allow
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008 9:00 PM

DWWTWT?: February 18-20

Monday and Tuesday were driving days while this morning featured a relaxing walk down 156th Avenue NE: Telecommuted: 37 Walked: 153 Walked to the Bus: 17 Drove: 147 Did Not Compete: 89 Hope your week is going well! -wp
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008 8:45 PM

CTP 6 of SQL Server 2008 Is Now Available For Download

The latest CTP of SQL Server 2008 is available for download at the Microsoft Connect website, here . The list of new features in this release is pretty impressive: Progress-Based Management: policy violation alerts, policy import, running and evaluating
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Friday, February 15, 2008 8:00 PM

Springtime Must Be Close At Hand..

..pitchers and catchers have reported to spring training. This is better than the groundhog and his shadow.. -wp
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Friday, February 15, 2008 7:30 PM

DWWTWT?: February 11-15

Monday through Thursday were driving days due to various commitments during and after the work day, but the stars aligned on Friday and permitted a walk to work: Telecommuted: 37 Walked: 152 Walked to the Bus: 17 Drove: 145 Did Not Compete: 89 Have a
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Friday, February 08, 2008 7:45 PM

DWWTWT?: February 8

The week ended with a drive due to post-work commitments: Telecommuted: 37 Walked: 151 Walked to the Bus: 17 Drove: 141 Did Not Compete: 89 Have a great weekend -wp
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Thursday, February 07, 2008 4:00 PM

DWWTWT?: February 7

Despite the fact that I'm playing in the MS Musicians' February open mic night tonight, I walked to work today. Yes, I carried my guitar a mile and a half down 156th Avenue NE and proximate streets, probably the first time since my college days I've schlepped
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Thursday, February 07, 2008 3:45 PM

Are You An ISV Who's Making A Difference In The World? Here's A Contest For You!

I just got word of an interesting new contest sponsored by Microsoft called The Ingenuity Point . The contest is designed to recognize and celebrate ISVs who are making a meaningful difference in the areas of education, healthcare , and environmental
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Wednesday, February 06, 2008 10:15 PM

R.I.P. Ken Henderson: 1967-2008

I've been a bit out of touch with the blogosphere over the last couple of weeks, so I was absolutely floored when a colleague forwarded me Kalen Delaney's post on the recent sudden passing of Ken Henderson of Guru's Guide renown (just how sudden is evidenced
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Wednesday, February 06, 2008 10:00 PM

This Week: The SQL Server 2008 Jumpstart

I'm spending the week in the SQL Server 2008 Jumpstart event here in Redmond. I'm on the Developer track, which means I get to spend three days listening to the great Bob Beauchemin extoll the virtues of the new programmability constructs in SQL Server
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Wednesday, February 06, 2008 10:00 PM

DWWTWT?: February 5-6

Tuesday was a driving day due to mid-day commitments; today I walked to work in the late morning after a doctor's appointment: Telecommuted: 37 Walked: 150 Walked to the Bus: 17 Drove: 140 Did Not Compete: 89 Those Giants are still amazing.. -wp
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Monday, February 04, 2008 5:30 PM

DWWTWT?: February 4

The week begins with another walk -- two days in a row!: Telecommuted: 37 Walked: 149 Walked to the Bus: 17 Drove: 139 Did Not Compete: 89 How about those Giants ?! -wp
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Friday, February 01, 2008 5:15 PM

DWWTWT?: February 1

The month begins and the week ends with a walk down 156th Avenue NE: Telecommuted: 37 Walked: 148 Walked to the Bus: 17 Drove: 139 Did Not Compete: 89 Have a great weekend! -wp
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