I was reading my Information Week magazine and ran across an article regarding Large Databases “Big Honkin’ Databases” was in the Sept 19th magazine (article here). It is a quick glimpse into some of the largest databases. I have seen a 1.2 Terabyte database in action and seen the amount of work necessary to keep that database functioning. I cannot imagine …
Some friends that I know and work with have launched a new blog (www.spoutblog.com) Their site is dedicated to films and film making. These guys are dedicated to sharing information about films and building a community around films. Take some time and check out the site.
I have finally realized how much I use Instant Messaging. It is not a matter that I did not consider IM a viable means of communication, but rather the fact of how often I use it as a means of communication. Since switching jobs recently I have been able to consolidate my email, contact list, and useful files. The one thing …
If you do a lot of file migration or exchange with Microsoft SQL server you have probably had to grab a file via ftp. In most cases if you have automated this task you may have done this by either a vbs file or a bat file, or a DTS package that calls an FTP client. Well, Dan Woolsoton (A new …
((REVISED – TOO MANY SPELLING ERRORS))) – it may have been too late to post Ok I have switched jobs and currently I am using a Dell Latitude D800. People who know me, know that I do not have much respect for the Dell laptops. There are a few reasons for this. 1. They don’t make them. 2. Why call them …
Today Nadia Christine Becher was born. This morning at 5:00 AM my wife informed me her water had broke. We then traveled to the hospital. At 5:15AM we arrived at the Hospital. Rachel was ready to go. Our doctor arrived at 6:00 AM and Nadia was born at 6:13AM. It was a fast delivery. Nadia Weighed 9lbs. 13oz. She is 22 …