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T-SQL Tuesday #176: One piece of advice for Past Steve
I almost missed this month, so this is also a good #SQLNewBlogger post. I thought about it for a few minutes as I ate breakfast at my desk and then knocked this out. This is the monthly T-SQL Tuesday blog … Continue reading
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Deleting Old Local Git Branches–#SQLNewBlogger
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
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An Upgrade Slog
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
Protecting Schools
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