Monthly Archives: January 2013

Geeky Oscars

Posted on January 24, 2013 by way0utwest

Last fall I heard an interview with one of the people who had worked on Skyfall. I can’t remember who it was, but this person mentioned the director had made the film with an eye towards the Best Picture award. It’s less … Continue reading →

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If You Need To Fix Database Filename Extensions

Posted on January 24, 2013 by way0utwest

In a recent post I showed how the file extension for a database doesn’t matter. It can be confusing, however, and you might wish to “fix” the filenames to conform to the proper extension. How can you do this? Well, … Continue reading →

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Building Better Software

Posted on January 23, 2013 by way0utwest

Why is programming so hard, especially on seemingly simple problems. Here’s a short piece on the Apple iOS6 Do Not Disturb bug that surprised me. The bug is fixed, as of Jan 7, because it was a date issue. According to the … Continue reading →

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Encryption Not Restriction

Posted on January 22, 2013 by way0utwest

I believe in encryption. I have an encryption talk that delivers the very basics of what encryption options exist in SQL Server, and I would think that most data professionals that develop or manage databases should understand encryption and how to enable it. I … Continue reading →

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