Monthly Archives: July 2017

PowerShell $env Variables

Posted on July 17, 2017 by way0utwest

I was playing with containers the other day, reading a Simple Talk article on the topic, and noticed the code in PowerShell (PoSh) used the $env:xx syntax for variables. I know I’ve seen this before, but for some reason this … Continue reading →

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Short Names

Posted on July 17, 2017 by way0utwest

I started using computers a long time ago, and in the PC world, we were often limited to an 8 character name and a 3 character extension. Unix and MacOS allowed longer names, and many of us in DOS and … Continue reading →

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Cool Projects

Posted on July 14, 2017 by way0utwest

This editorial was originally published on Aug 23, 2013. It is being re-published as Steve is on vacation. I had a conversation recently with a developer that was working on a rather neat problem. This had to do with a … Continue reading →

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T-SQL Tuesday #92–Hard Lessons

Posted on July 11, 2017 by way0utwest

A quick post, written last week as I’m relaxing in the mountains. This month the topic is lessons learned the hard way, from Raul Gonzalez. It’s interesting, and certainly one where I have experience. I make mistakes regularly, though I … Continue reading →

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