Monthly Archives: July 2024

Deleting Old Local Git Branches–#SQLNewBlogger

Posted on July 8, 2024 by way0utwest

I had a lot of local branches for a repo (actually a few repos). I know these are old and not used anymore, so how do I delete them? This post shows how to do that on Windows. Another post … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Deleting Old Local Git Branches–#SQLNewBlogger

An Upgrade Slog

Posted on July 8, 2024 by way0utwest

I saw a blog post from Randolph West recently that asked How do you restore a SQL Server 2000 database in the year 2024? It’s a bit of a process, involving an intermediate version and two restores. Randolph also points … Continue reading →

Posted in Editorial | Tagged | Comments Off on An Upgrade Slog

Protecting Schools

Posted on July 5, 2024 by way0utwest

One very common targets for hackers are schools and universities. The latter may have plenty of resources for staff, but often school systems don’t have that same type of budget. In many ways, it’s sad that hackers would target schools … Continue reading →

Posted in Editorial | Tagged , | Comments Off on Protecting Schools

Set a Runtime Variable in an Azure DevOps Pipeline

Posted on July 5, 2024 by way0utwest

Note: I DO NOT recommend this. Any changes to a pipeline should be in code and through a PR. That being said, I know this information is out there and some people need it. The question from a friend was … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Set a Runtime Variable in an Azure DevOps Pipeline