Monthly Archives: April 2007

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP2 Builds Explained In More Detail

Posted on April 11, 2007 by Glenn Berry

As I previously blogged, Microsoft has released several different builds of SQL Server 2005 subsequent to SP2, to the point that even an anal-retentive DBA like myself was starting to get confused. Microsoft’s Bob Ward from PSS has a great … Continue reading →

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Hamster Powered Paper Shredder

Posted on April 11, 2007 by Glenn Berry

The Core77 Blog has a story about a hamster powered paper shredder. That’s right, put that hamster to work! Maybe I need something like this for my minature dachshund, Roxy!  

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Life Size Car Model Kit

Posted on April 11, 2007 by Glenn Berry

Boing Boing has a link to a story about guy who made a full size model of an old AMT car kit (complete with sprues and an X-acto knife). Pretty neat. I wish someone would do that with a WW2 … Continue reading →

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SQL Server “Katmai” Testing to Begin in June?

Posted on April 10, 2007 by Glenn Berry

Mary Jo Foley has a post where she talks about SQL Server Katmai TAP testing beginning in June. Bob Muglia previously talked about Katmai being released in 2008. Technorati Tag: SQL Server

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Season Premiere of “The Sopranos”

Posted on April 8, 2007 by Glenn Berry

After an incredibly long wait, the first episode of "the final episodes" of The Sopranos just aired on HBO. I have to say that it was an awesome episode, well worth the wait. This is such a well written, well … Continue reading →

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More U.S.M.C. Pictures in Lebanon 1983

Posted on April 7, 2007 by Glenn Berry

Christopher Mrosko has posted Part 2 of his picture gallery of the U.S.M.C. in Beirut, Lebanon in 1983. There are lots of good shots of M60A1 Rise\Passive tanks undergoing track maintenance. I spent many hours "walking track" and beating end … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Robotics Studio 1.5 April CTP

Posted on April 5, 2007 by Glenn Berry

Tandy Trower, General Manager of the Microsoft Robotics Group posted a letter introducing the April 2007 CTP of Microsoft Robotics Studio 1.5. You can get it from the links below: Microsoft Robotics Studio 1.5 (CTP April 2007) Download Microsoft Robotics Studio 1.5 … Continue reading →

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Damaged Indexes in SQL Server

Posted on April 5, 2007 by Glenn Berry

If you ever see a message like this in the Windows Event log or in the SQL Server log: "Could not find the index entry for RID ‘xxxxxxx’ in index page 1:10098766, index ID 5, database ‘ngdatabasename’" It means that … Continue reading →

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Photos of USMC in Beirut 1983

Posted on April 4, 2007 by Glenn Berry

Someone named Chris Mrosko has posted a series of twenty pictures of the Marines in Beirut in 1983. These pictures seem very familiar to me, (even though I was not in Beirut). You see some good shots of the infamous M151 … Continue reading →

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Why is Cheney Hiding in the Shrubbery?

Posted on April 4, 2007 by Glenn Berry

While the "DearLeader" was giving his childish tantrum speech in the Rose Garden on Tuesday, "Darth" Cheney was lurking off to the side in the shrubs, (as this photo clearly shows). I wonder why?  Maybe the White House knows that … Continue reading →

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