Pulse » Popular Items from 2/2010

Welcome!

Pulse has a simple goal: to give you a quick view of what's happening in the SQL Server community.

  • Browse

    Finding interesting content on Pulse is easy – you can drill down to a specific time period (by clicking on the bars of the chart), toggle different types of content on and off, and sort the results by popularity or recency.

  • Vote

    Discovered an informative blog post or a hilarious tweet? Tell the rest of the community about it by voting it up or down. Behind the scenes, our popularity algorithm will make sure it rises to the top of the list.

  • Comment

    When a simple up-or-down vote isn't enough, voice your opinions in a comment. Or check out what others are saying about something you posted or tweeted.

2010

  1. J219
  2. F4k
  3. M18k
  4. A21k
  5. M20k
  6. J19k
  7. J16k
  8. A17k
  9. S18k
  10. O22k
  11. N15k
  12. D16k

February

  1. 111
  2. 211
  3. 33
  4. 420
  5. 5115
  6. 64
  7. 73
  8. 810
  9. 912
  10. 103
  11. 1113
  12. 1210
  13. 132
  14. 143
  15. 1511
  16. 1615
  17. 1723
  18. 1853
  19. 19133
  20. 2011
  21. 2121
  22. 22219
  23. 23703
  24. 24637
  25. 25569
  26. 26555
  27. 27312
  28. 28299
Home

  1. A Rhode Island Yankee In Queen Elizabeth’s Rink

    I just found out via Facebook (thanks Jason Strate and Tim Mitchell) that Aaron Bertrand (web|twitter) took a very expensive route to make it onto TV and into the 2010 Winter Olympics. Here are the details: http://lebertrand.wordpress.com/2010/02/25/312/ Congratulations Nicole and Aaron!

  2. Help with Learning Powershell

    If you’re not reading Buck Woody’s blog, why not? Today he posted a helpful hint for getting performance counters directly out of PowerShell v2. I’ll add a little bit to the hint, don’t try running this on your XP boxes. It doesn’t hurt anything, but ...

  3. MacGyver Moments

    Aaron Bertrand tagged me in another round fo Web 2.0 Chainposting, and you know I never dare break the chain. I spent a few days thinking about what MacGyver moments I have had that I could share. And to be honest, very few came to mind. Apparently I am not ...

  4. A SQLSaturday We Can Call Our Own

    At last, we have just started the the real work that it is involved in organizing a SQLSaturday event (see related post). Earlier today our group had a conference call for preliminary planning for the event. A lot about logistics, sponsorships, swag, funds and others were discussed. We now slowly ...

  5. Book Review: The Tipping Point

    At least one of the readers to my blog (either Mom or Dad) should recall how I previously did a review of the book Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell. At some point it was suggested to me that I should read The Tipping Point: How Little Things ...

  6. Spotlight on UNPIVOT, Part 2

    In my last blog entry, we looked at the UNPIVOT command and how it works in unpivoting columns into rows.We learned that T-SQL simply translates the UNPIVOT operator into an OUTER APPLY, coupled with a filter to get rid of NULL values. With that knowledge, we were able to unpivot ...

  7. Made2Mentor’s MacGyver Moment Meme

    David Stein (@Made2Mentor) started a neat new post My McGuyver Moment and tagged Brent Ozar (@BrentO) who tagged me. In David and Brent’s post they talked about building something from nothing that the company ended up needing for several years. I to have had my share of shoestring budget projects ...

  8. Fun With TSQL - The Almost Question

    Content rating: Beginner, tips I had a neat little request come across my desk yesterday (we'll abstract the details a bit for separation of company and blog). In essence, it was "find me all the salespeople this month that have met ALMOST all the requirements to get the Superdude bonus". ...

  9. Patching SQL Azure

    When the Cloud breaks, who fixes it? Why, the people who are responsible for maintaining it, right? And that person would not be you, so why do you care? And how do you patch a cloud, anyway? What do you do when the silver lining rips apart? Oh, nevermind. So ...

  10. Rounding to the Nearest X Minutes, the Lazy Way

    A lot of people use calendar tables. I’ve blogged about it before. They’re incredibly helpful. Now, have you ever needed a table of minutes? You’re probably asking, “Jeremiah, why the heck would I ever need a table of minutes?” Well, dear reader, I’m going to tell you that. Please stop ...

Home

Pulse is a section of SQLServerPedia that gives you a quick view of what's happening in the SQL Server community.