March 2011 - Posts

• New Free Azure Account Offer

  Go to http://windowsazurepass.com/?campid=75049D0B-654B-E011-B3BB-001F29C6FB82 and use promo code BRENTONAZURE (as in Brent Stineman ) to get 30 days of Azure for free. You never known when you’re going to be looking for a job. Don’t pass up an opportunity Read More... Posted Sunday, March 20, 2011 5:55 PM by John Paul Cook | 1 Comments

• How to Create Effective Error Reports

  This post demonstrates some generic problem reporting steps that I encourage all users, whether developers or nontechnical end users, to follow. SQL Server has a feature that can help. So does Windows in some cases. More on those in Step 3. Step 1: Is Read More... Posted Saturday, March 19, 2011 11:48 AM by John Paul Cook | 3 Comments

• When the obvious answer is obviously wrong

  This post is about how simple math in T-SQL can produce undesirable results, but first we begin with a math quiz. Answer the following as quickly as possible: You just read pages 100-300 of a book. How many pages did you read? QUICKLY NOW! For those of Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 09, 2011 11:52 PM by John Paul Cook | 2 Comments