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Dealing with Supervision

I’ve been working at home for a decade, first for my own company and now for Red Gate Software. In that time, I’ve learned to manage myself, motivate myself, find work to do, and meet deadlines, all of which I’ve … Continue reading

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LinkedIn and Connections

I don’t use LinkedIn a lot,  but I do try to go over there once every week or two and update my status, add a link, and accept connections. I have a simple philosophy on connections: I accept them all. … Continue reading

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Cramming for Interviews

On SQLServerCentral, there are a lot of common questions that I see asked over and over. Perhaps the most common is the “why is my transaction log so large it filled my disk” question, which seems to occur constantly (C’mon, … Continue reading

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A Learning Experiment

I’ve been looking for ways to improve the way I do my job, which is mostly writing and editing, but at a higher level it’s teaching people. That was the goal of SQLServerCentral, to help people learn about SQL Server … Continue reading

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