Atlassian to make big announcement!
On October 25, 2011, Atlassian is hosting a world-wide party to announce a new product launch. You can sign up to attend the Edmonton party on the Facebook event page. Come out and meet other …
A long time coming
Hurrah! I’m very happy today. After studying, on and off, for years, today I finally wrote and passed the Implementation and Maintenance exam for SQL Server 2008 (70-432). While on spring vacation, I made a …
SSMS Configuration Tips
Recently my install of Management Studio decided to reset itself back to the defaults. After a bit of hunting around for the blog posts that listed some great configurations, I decided to make note of …
Count down
Well, I didn’t expect a full year to go by before making a new SQL blog post. My bad. I’m looking forward to heading to Seattle in a few days for another mind-blowing SQL PASS …
Family Reunion Cookbook
Have you received your copy of the Lapointe Family cookbook? The cookbook, with recipes contributed by family members, compiled by Eileen Scobie, edited and printed by me, was available for pickup at the 2010 family …
An addition to the family!
My previous cat, Tabitha, spent a lot of time alone as an only kitty. I didn’t want the same lonely life for my newest adoptee, Sasha. When I got Sasha from the Edmonton Humane Society …
Looking forward, with renewed enthusiasm
With SQL PASS Summit 2009 now over, it’s time to return to the real world. Fortunately I booked a few extra days off; it’s time needed to recover from the cold I picked up in …
A Summit newbie’s plans
Only a few more days until my first PASS Summit! Time to print out the session materials and stress over what to pack, and realize that I never got around to replacing my suitcase after …
I’m a Square in a SQL World
Are you going to the 2009 PASS Summit in Seattle in two weeks? If so, then you really should go to the SQLServerPedia Bingo page and print out three bingo cards to bring along! Just …
Thanks for the community
It seems that taking care of the database servers is a responsibility that has always fallen to me wherever I’ve worked. Though I’ve never formally held such a position, I consider myself to be a …