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Want to Drop Support?

Since I began this blog a little over a year ago, I’ve had many people contact me for help and advice. I do my best to help them if I can, but one type of message never ceases to amaze me. It goes something like this:

Sir,

“Can you please help me? [...]

Amazed by the Wrong Things

I love this chart, which I borrowed (stole) from Coding Horror. A major project that I completed recently reminded me of it. I created a sales order auditing system that included scheduled SQL jobs, multiple triggers, VBA for M2M, and Crystal Reports. The project took me a long time to complete and [...]

Would You Use a New Made2Manage Forum?

I started this blog to help people learn more about M2M, SQL, and Crystal Reports. The reason was simple; I had to learn this stuff the hard way, by myself and essentially in a vacuum. I wanted to help anyone who found themselves in the same situation.

Since then, I’ve had a couple of people [...]

Pop Quiz

Dennis Hopper – Speed

You get a frantic phone call at 3am on a Sunday. It’s your boss, and there’s been a fire. The server room, and perhaps the whole building, is still smoldering. He asks you the following questions:

Is our data safe?
Is it off site? Is it secure [...]

The Terrorists Win

Professor Chaos – The Ultimate Terrorist

Recently the call went out for SQL Bloggers to submit their best work for the PASS Log Reader Awards. A few of the best SQL Bloggers got together and created this contest to inspire and encourage others to create top quality content.

I was encouraged to enter my Encyclopedia [...]

“Anonymous” Surveys

One of my friends was given this electronic survey at work. Read it and see if you come to the same conclusion that I did.

Although the survey is anonymous, we would like some information about you so that we can analyze the results.

All questions marked with an asterix are mandatory.

Please select your part of [...]

M2M Can’t Combine Shippers and Sales Orders on Invoices. Why Not?

Please be sure to read the comments as this post is actually in error. Thanks again Andy.

Did you know that you cannot invoice from a shipper and a sales order on the same invoice? I was mildly surprised myself when I realized it. Let me take a moment to explain why [...]

M2M Warning. Please Read ASAP

This morning approximately 75% of my users were no longer able to open M2M without an error. The error says “Omsg is not found” and this typically indicates a VBA issue.

The problem appears to be related to a set of updates issued yesterday and is only affecting those machines which have Office 2007 installed. [...]

PASS. Somewhere Out There..

Fievel – An American Tail

All of the Tweeting about PASS prompted me to write this. Sung to the tune of “Somewhere Out There.”

Somewhere out there…
At the PASS Summit…
People are learning SQL and Tweeting about it.

Somewhere out there…
Ozar, Fritchey, and Delaney…
are teaching Clouds, Wait Stats, and High Availability.

And even though I know it’s about [...]

Search Meter Surprises

I’ve been making changes to this blog lately including a new theme, plug-ins, and tons of new content. One of my unofficial mentors, Brent Ozar, who was recently made a Microsoft MVP, has been on a tear as of late. This has inspired me to take my blog to the next level as well. [...]

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