Tempdb Configuration on Azure Ephemeral Disk
In the past year I’ve been working more with SQL Server on Azure virtual machines. I was initially excited about Marketplace images for SQL Server virtual machines, but having deployed them as a test, I …
St. Patrick’s Day Deals
Holidays are usually an opportunity to access a subset of content at the major genealogical sites. This year both Ancestry and MyHeritage are offering free access to Irish records for a limited time. Check out …
LAURIDSEN, Karl Henrik: Evidence
In my last post, I explored potential ancestor Henrik Larsen Hvolby’s early life, from his birth in Råsted to his move to Ulfborg. But I need to place him in Ejsing at the time period …
LAURIDSEN, Karl Henrik: Cracks?
When I last wrote about Karl Henrik Lauridsen, I was stuck. I had three mentions of him in the parish records: a christening in Møborg, a notation about the Møborg christening in Ejsing where Ane …
Backing off a bit
A job has a way of getting in the way of grand plans. Week 2 didn’t quite go according to plan.
Small steps
Welcome to the summary of my past week successes. This week was a right successful goal-driven progressive win for me, but much of that may have had to do with my being at home to take a training course all week.
Building a learning routine
To accomplish my ultimate goal of learning Danish, it’s important to include activities that focus on the four areas of language learning: reading, listening, speaking, and writing.
Accountability
I’ve decided to get serious about accomplishing something that I’ve dithered about for the past 30-odd years — learning Danish. My cousin Henning started teaching me Danish way back in 1987, starting with numbers and …
LAURIDSEN, Karl Henrik: Brick Wall
In genealogy, there comes a point in everyone’s research where there are no more records, and no route further into the past. Unless you’re descended from royalty or some other person of historical significance, that …
Creating a table of contents
When I have a long page in SharePoint 2016, I like to add a summary table of contents at the top to enable visitors to quickly jump to the section they need. Unlike Confluence, there …