Monthly Archives: October 2012

Another SQL Saturday Recap – #SQLSat153

Just yesterday I finished uploading my slides from my first ever talk at a SQL Saturday. Of course being a “rebel” I am my topic was actually about NoSQL. However, I believe it was still SQL-relevant in drawing comparisons and talking about when you might use it to compliment your RDBMS’s Road Trip I was… Read More »

Using Trello To Manage Your Book Queue

This past January I took the plunge and bought myself an e-reader. The idea was to have my books, both technical and for fun, always at hand. Now I have small children, a house, a car, etc etc and don’t make the “big money”. So the outlay of $150 for myself was kind of a… Read More »

Windows 8 Early Impressions

With all the hoopla lately about Windows 8 I finally decided it was time to take a look. After running through the many options of installing it as my OS, or making a VHD and booting off a USB I took the path of least resistance and created a VM on VirtualBox (free). The “install”… Read More »