Archive for March, 2009

Quick update: SQLSaturday, life in general

Not going to be a long post; I’ve got a major report due for work tomorrow, so I’m sitting at Schlotzky’s (I really should buy stock), waiting on the kids to get out. * SQLSaturday is going well. Just picked up speaker shirts and gift mugs today, and they look awesome. Sent the check to [...]

March 25, 2009 · stuart · No Comments
Posted in: Blogging is FUN!, Conferences, Health

SQLSaturday #13 Update

So much stuff going on that it’s hard to keep track of; as of this moment, we’re at budget, which means that all of my expenses are able to be paid. I’m still working on getting a little more funding (just in case we need it), but I’m feeling really good about things right now. [...]

March 18, 2009 · stuart · No Comments
Posted in: Conferences

Facebook, and the world I left behind… (Part 2)

Continuing in my observations of my Facebook experience, I’ve noticed something else beyond just the collision of worlds; Facebook interactions often lead to self-reflection on physical attributes. In other words, People want to see what you look like. You can’t hide physical features like on a traditional forum environment; there’s a strong pressure to post [...]

March 11, 2009 · stuart · No Comments
Posted in: Health, The Social Web

Testing Ping.FM

As I attempt to become more socially active, I’m trying to implement some of Brent Ozar’s advice; I’m using Ping.FM to manage my Twitter and Facebook entries; let’s see if this works.

March 11, 2009 · stuart · 2 Comments
Posted in: The Social Web

Facebook, and the world I left behind… (Part 1)

OK, so a few posts ago, I was questioning the level of connectivity required for the social DBA to be considered “involved” in the community, and I took a mild swipe at Facebook. Obviously, I now have to eat my words; I got connected to Facebook over the weekend, and I can begin to understand [...]

March 11, 2009 · stuart · No Comments
Posted in: The Social Web

Visual Studio For Team Systems: Database Professional

I’ve been struggling with VSTS:DB for some time; I love the idea of source controlling my development databases (right now we’re just using backups to prevent code loss), but I’ve not been able to really get my head wrapped around how VSTS:DB works. Even though I consider myself a developer, I guess I’m still a [...]

March 5, 2009 · stuart · No Comments
Posted in: VSTS:DB

SQLSaturday #13 update

Things are trucking along; I finally got all of the speakers nailed down and had to choose between some very interesting presentations. After a discussion with the rest of the SQLSaturday team, I decided to add another room and track, and so we now have 34 presentations (plus a lunchtime special by Joe Celko). WOW. [...]

March 5, 2009 · stuart · No Comments
Posted in: Conferences

Sitting at Schlotzky’s…

Enjoying free wifi. I just discovered that I don’t like their vegetable beef soup. Too many vegetables, and it’s beef broth. Anyway, Wednesday ritual; girls at activities, and I’m sitting at a keyboard trying to put some thoughts together to keep this blog moving forward. Clock is ticking down, so I may not be able [...]

March 4, 2009 · stuart · No Comments
Posted in: Blogging is FUN!