July 2007 - Posts

What is happening at QANTAS? (longish)

Published Tue, Jul 24 2007 22:41 | GregLow

Local Microsoft DPE member Michael Kleef recently posted about the spate of maintenance problems he's seen on QANTAS flights. I have to say I completely understand where he's coming from. I also use QANTAS regularly and am also in their platinum...

SQL Down Under show 23 - James Luetkehoelter - SQL 2k5 Disaster Recovery

Published Mon, Jul 23 2007 7:34 | GregLow

SQL Down Under show 23 (audio podcast) with guest SQL Server MVP James Luetkehoelter discussing disaster recovery, clustering, log shipping, database mirroring and snapshots is now available from http://www.sqldownunder.com . Enjoy!

Books: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Published Fri, Jul 20 2007 23:44 | GregLow

I have to say I enjoyed author J K Rowling's latest (and reportedly last) book in this series. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows strikes a pretty fast pace from beginning to end. For me, it all gets sorted out just a bit too conveniently at the...

SQL Down Under Code Camp 2007 - Oct 13th/14th Wagga Wagga

Published Thu, Jul 19 2007 4:50 | GregLow

Hi folks, It's on again. SQL Down Under code camp was a highlight of the year last year. This year promises to be even better. If you'd like to spend a weekend on SQL Server goodness, you need to be at Charles Sturt University in Wagga Wagga on...

Two new mailing lists: SilverLight and MOSS

Published Thu, Jul 19 2007 4:30 | GregLow

The SQL Down Under mailing list, the Biztalker mailing list and the OzTFS mailing list have all been very successful. We've now added two new special-interest mailing lists. OzMOSS is a discussion list for MOSS. ( mailto:listserver@ozmoss.com?subject...

Books: Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art

Published Mon, Jul 9 2007 2:21 | GregLow

Another great book I've read recently was Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art by Steve McConnell. Steve is the well-known author of Code Complete 2 which is widely regarded as a classic in the industry. In this book, Steve takes a very...

Books: Fat, Forty and Fired

Published Mon, Jul 9 2007 2:07 | GregLow

While on the way to/from CodeCampSA this weekend, I ended up reading a wonderful little book by Nigel Marsh called Fat, Forty and Fired . It's described as one man's story of losing his job and finding his life. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I mentioned...

CodeCampSA - Done and dusted

Published Mon, Jul 9 2007 1:14 | GregLow

Thanks to Peter Griffiths and the gang organising CodeCampSA and giving me the opportunity to present my session on DMVs in SQL Server 2005. I only got to see the Sunday sessions (I'd been in Canberra freezing all week and needed to spend Saturday...