January 2009 - Posts

• A few Word tips and tricks for writers

  Edit: Added ideas from comments at the end of the blog Not exactly a SQL topic, but I am working on formatting a chapter from a book I am working on with a cowriter and I realized that there were a few things that I find myself doing over and over with Read More... Posted Sunday, January 18, 2009 12:51 AM by drsql | 7 Comments Filed under: Misc, Tips

• The first pillar – A Coherent Design

  One of the definitions on wiktionary.org for coherence is “a logical arrangements of parts ”. In my initial post, I defined “coherent” for database designs in the following manner: cohesive, comprehendible, standards based, names/datatypes all make sense, Read More... Posted Thursday, January 08, 2009 9:05 PM by drsql | 1 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Database Design, Pillars

• Book Reviews…

  When I wrote the 2005 book, I promised that I would take the time to respond to reviews as much as possible. From the good ones if I didn’t really believe that the person read the book (there were a few I have seen, but not too many people tend to write Read More... Posted Thursday, January 08, 2009 12:59 AM by drsql | 5 Comments Filed under: Book Reviews, Manners, Writing

• 2009 SQL Resolutions

  Every year I put out resolutions, but this year is a little different.  I will post my SQL only blog resolutions here, and my personal ones here . Every year I find my ability to put out stuff is limited by my desire for sleep and fun, and this year Read More... Posted Sunday, January 04, 2009 9:55 PM by drsql | 0 Comments