Category Archives: Editorial

Killing IE

Posted on December 24, 2022 by way0utwest

Sort of. Apparently, Microsoft will kill off IE in Feb 2023 in Windows 10. The lifecycle page notes that IE will be permanently disabled with an Edge update. For earlier OSes, it isn’t quite clear what will happen. However, extended … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays 2022

Posted on December 23, 2022 by way0utwest

This weekend is Christmas, and likely many of you are not working hard today and will enjoy a long weekend until Tuesday. There are many other holidays at this time of year as well, and I hope you are enjoying … Continue reading →

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CPU Upgrades

Posted on December 21, 2022 by way0utwest

I expected this to be an article from Glenn Berry. He often tries to convince me to upgrade. I think so he can justify buying his own new hardware. In this case, however, this is a note from Tom’s Hardware … Continue reading →

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The SPU

Posted on December 19, 2022 by way0utwest

Ever since I heard about the SQLOS and all the work that went into producing an operating system for SQL Server inside of the host OS, I’ve thought that perhaps there might be value in specializing the environment for a … Continue reading →

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