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Change Data Capture: Restoring A Database

Change Data Capture (CDC) is an awesome feature available in Enterprise Edition of SQL Server 2008. It enables tracking of changes all the way down to the column level and is a really great time saving feature if you are building complex data models that have the need for this

Development

#Telerik : Complex Drop Down Boxes

Okay, so Telerik [http://www.telerik.com/] makes a fabulous suite of tools which include the RadComboBox control. Now if we want to take our previous example of a list of people the combobox works very well for selecting a list of items as shown in the the example below.

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#SQLPASS : Speaking at the PASS Summit 2011!

Well, word came yesterday that I will be speaking at the PASS Summit 2011 [http://www.sqlpass.org/summit/2011/] in Seattle this October! I am truly excited about the opportunity to speak at this event as this will be the my first large scale event in a few years.

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The Power of Networking

I am sharing more of an unSQL related story here today because it has a LOT to do with what myself and a few others like Andy Warren ( blog [http://www.sqlservercentral.com/blogs/andy_warren/default.aspx] | twitter [http://twitter.com/#!/sqlandy] ) like to espouse upon and that is

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#CaliburnMicro : WPF Double Click Event

So a lot of the time you may be wanting to create a scenario that is not quite out of the box…such as a user being able to double-click on an object that doesn’t natively support a double-click event. Caliburn.Micro does an awesome job handling messages on

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Code Smarter Not Harder #2: Simple Logging in #CaliburnMicro

Interesting enough today that I sat on a webcast concerning Caliburn.Micro [http://caliburnmicro.codeplex.com/] that they talked specifically about how to troubleshoot your bindings and was surprised that the presenter did not seem to know about the ability to log from Caliburn.Micro. Not really surprising because unless

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#sqljobs : I Be Looking For a DBA!

Ok folks, I am looking for a solid DBA to join Perpetual Technologies, Inc. team of peeps. Here are the details below….. this is for our location in Indianapolis, IN. Good solid company and you get to work with people like ME and Hope Foley ( Blog [http://www.hopefoley.com/

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#SQLSat82 Indianapolis: Don’t Rely on Your Boss to Train You!

Let’s be totally honest….budgets are tight. My 401K is taking a hit from the stock market. Business are holding onto their capital like Linus and that darn blanket of his. So with all the new tech coming out from Microsoft how are you going to possibly keep up

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Code Smarter Not Harder #1: Caliburn.Micro

I often give presentations at Code Camps and such on how to easily assimilate new Microsoft technologies into your everyday coding tool belt. However, I have decided to start a series in order to demonstrate how to use Microsoft & non-Microsoft implemented solutions …some free some paid for… which can

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Vote for Pass Summit 2011 Sessions

** ONLY OPEN TILL MAY 20th, 2011 !!! This year PASS is asking for your input in helping them select the sessions that will be added to the roster this year. The program committee will use YOUR input to help them decide which sessions get in and which ones don’t. This

#sqlsat82: ZOMG! SQL Saturday Indianapolis is COMING!

That’s right SQL peeps! Indianapolis is only a month away from having its very first SQL Saturday and you can definitely be a part of it. It’ll be a full day of free training…all you have to pay is a measly $10.00 for lunch. Participants The

SQL Saturday #68: Olympia #sqlsat68

Well, another great SQL Saturday is in the books! I had a blast at the conference today and really enjoyed all of the great questions from the people whom attended both my presentations….thanks especially to the individuals that came up and said I did a great job afterwards. I

Entity Framework 4.0 Blitz! IndyNDA Presentation

Well, I had a great time at the IndyNDA meeting last night! Probably about 100 people in attendance and very few of them were actively using Entity Framework …So hopefully this presentation was a little bit of an eye opener for them. Next month I plan on doing a whole

Speaking at IndyNDA Thursday Feb 9th, 2011

I will be presenting at the Indy .Net Developers Association(IndyNDA) on Feb. 9th, 2011 on Entity Framework 4.0..I am a last minute fill in but more than happy to accommodate the developer community. This should be a pretty exciting talk so hopefully you and all your friends

#SQLSat72 Hawaii : Blogger Support!

Well folks, in talking with the fabulous Karla Kay ( Blog [http://www.karlalandrum.wordpress.com] | Twitter [http://twitter.com/KarlaKay22] ) I just discovered that some SQL Saturdays ( website [http://www.sqlsaturday.com/] )  such as SQLSat #72 [http://www.sqlsaturday.com/72/sponsors.aspx] in Hawaii and SQLSat #67 [http://www.

#SQLSAT45 Louisville Post-Mortem

Well another SQL Saturday is under the ol’ belt and thankfully this one was actually a little rejuvenating for me. This is because so far during the first part of the year the following series of events has unfolded… 1. Mother in law Jeep’s front tire falls off on

#TSQL2sDay: Resolutions for 2011!

[http://www.midnightdba.com/Jen/2011/01/tsql-tuesday-014/] So a new year and a new batch of T-SQL Tuesdays this time it is hosted by none other than MVP Jen McCown (blog [http://www.midnightdba.com/Jen/]|twitter [http://twitter.com/#!/MidnightDBA]), with today’s topic being specifically about the

We Need a Few Good DBAs!

One of the things that surprised me the most when I became a Regional Mentor for the Midwest Region of PASS was how few groups there were in my little three state AO(Area of Operations). I mean seriously, you can swing a dead cat and hit nay number of

Microsoft MVP Program Nominations

Interesting enough I learned something the other day through Twitter. It seems that the Microsoft MVP program actually takes nominations through a specific email address. I had always thought that you could only be nominated by an existing MVP or a Microsoft employee… https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpnominate

Speaking at #CBusPASS Tonight

Tonight I will have the honor of presenting at the Columbus, OH PASS Group. If you are in the area then please stop by..ESPECIALLY if you have never been to a PASS user group meeting before. I cannot tell you how many people I meet that are simply amazed

Speaking Performance Update: SQL Sat #53 & PTI’s Back to School Event

Well, I have gotten into the habit of sharing my scores from the feedback on the presentations from these major events that I end up going to. Not really to boast or anything but I believe that it helps me to accomplish 2 things: 1. Keep me honest on my

#SQLSAT53 : Kansas City BBQ Smothered in Awesomesauce!

Well, third weekend in a row presenting … so now I am up to 8 presentations in a 3 week period…. personal best..Lol! Anywho, the event was awesome as most SQL Saturday events are. If you have never been to one then you just simply do not know what you

3rd Annul Back To School Event Presentations

First of all, thanks to everyone whom participated in this year’s event! It was a blast interacting with everyone and see a lot of new faces in the crowd! The event went off very well …and the only issue seemed to be my laptop and the wireless playing nice

#sqlsat50 East Iowa: Post-Mortem

Well, finally back at work after a glorious weekend in Iowa City for the SQL Saturday #50. What a great event! I have to give kudos to the team up there. I had to make a choice about which event I would attend, since there were three actually going on

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Why #SQLSaturday Matters

I remember when I got out of the academia scene(physics) and started working for the federal government. My position was one that required me to be an active member of the military so part of the gig was that you had 2 weeks worth of training that you had