Archive for September, 2010

Too few words in my vocabulary

Today’s been such a busy day that I totally forgot to stop and say this; with less than a half hour to go on this September 11, I wanted to say all that I can say to those of you who have served our country: Thank you.

September 11, 2010 · stuart · No Comments
Posted in: Blogging is FUN!, The Social Web

Upcoming events & presentations:

My dance card is filling up fast: SEPTEMBER, 2010 13 AtlantaMDF: I’m not presenting, but I’m on the leadership team.  We’re watching the PASS Summit 2009 keynote, and hoping to generate some additional interest in Summit 2010.  21 Columbus GA SSUG: Presenting on Red Gate’s SQL Source Control.  This is a new presentation for me, [...]

September 11, 2010 · stuart · No Comments
Posted in: Education, SQLServerPedia Syndication

#passvotes Tweaks and Data Geeks: PASS Election 2011

Obviously, the angst over the 2010 PASS elections still lives on for some, and some of you are probably ready to move on to more immediate concerns, but as for me, I’m stuck here trying to figure out what I should learn from all of this.  I do think we as a community need to [...]

September 3, 2010 · stuart · One Comment
Posted in: Election2010, SQLServerPedia Syndication, The Social Web

Querying XML in SQL Server 2005+: namespaces

I recently helped a friend solve an XML problem, and thought I would post the solution here.  Although there are lots of notes on how to use XQuery in SQL Server 2005+, this was a real world scenario that was trickier than I expected.  The friend works for an insurance company broker, and in one [...]

September 1, 2010 · stuart · 2 Comments
Posted in: SQL, SQLServerPedia Syndication, XML