March 2009 - Posts

• TechDays starting up soon!

  MSFT is starting on a virtual event called TechDays and it is about to start. This is not SQL Server focused, but SQL is on the Agenda on many sessions. This should be a very good event with multiple tracks for an entire day (April 1st). Check out the Read More... Posted Tuesday, March 31, 2009 7:53 PM by RickHeiges | 0 Comments Filed under: Events

• Heading to TechEd in about 6 weeks

  I have been attending Teched every year since 2005. Last year, I really did not like the separation that was "forced" between IT Pro and Dev. I like to attend sessions from both areas - SQL covers both areas. I am glad they combined it this year (as it Read More... Posted Saturday, March 28, 2009 12:16 AM by RickHeiges | 0 Comments Filed under: Community, Conferences, Education, Events, SQL 2008, SQL Community

• OT: March Madness

  Every year, I look over the 65 teams for the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament and guess who is going to win. I am not as much into the game as I have been in past years, but there are always teams that I root for and others that I root against. There Read More... Posted Monday, March 16, 2009 3:44 PM by RickHeiges | 1 Comments Filed under: Community, fun, Off Topic

• Same Message, Different Source

  I recently started to work out with a personal trainer. With some medical issues popping up with my mom and older siblings, I decided to start to make a change. Like many others, my nutritional habits are perhaps the worst of anyone that you may know. Read More... Posted Monday, March 09, 2009 11:26 AM by RickHeiges | 0 Comments Filed under: Education