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Fri, Aug 17 2007 21:45

Sidebar monitoring of SQL databases

A while back I discussed using the Windows Vista Sidebar to display useful information about applications. This led to other conversations, including one with fellow SQL MVP (and Leeds United fan - sorry to hear about the 15 points, mate) Jamie Thomson...
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Wed, Mar 7 2007 10:25

sys.database_files and sys.master_files (rather than sys.sysfiles)

Whenever there are changes, people can be slow to embrace them. One I've come across recently is that looking in sysfiles is no longer the best way of getting information about your database files. sys.database_files will tell you a lot more about them...
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Wed, Jan 3 2007 9:21

Cricket PowerGadget

I was thinking about PowerShell and how you can get it to do fantastic things. And I wondered how easily it could be used for scraping cricket scores . So I threw together four lines of code to grab the cricket scoreboard from cricinfo and rip out the...
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Wed, Dec 20 2006 17:42

PowerGadgets maps

I've been told that it's quite easy to create your own maps for PowerGadgets , and I plan to give it a try some time soon. If you're in the US, it's already very easy to throw together a map of the US which charts the states that have had sales. And in...
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Fri, Dec 15 2006 16:15

Application monitoring in 20 seconds with PowerGadgets

Performance Monitoring is great, but unless you've made a bunch of custom monitors, it doesn't really tell you the health of your application. Well, not completely. For example, take wHooiz - Cameron and Clarke's profile tool. I'm sure...
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