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November 2008 - Posts

• Made it to PASS Summit Registration 11 Minutes Late

  Well, I made it here to Seattle. Extremely late mind you. I got to the airport with time to spare. And for a guy that missed a flight to Cancun once, that's always a great feat. I did manage to find a couple stow aways while heading to the gate. Darryl Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 19, 2008 12:48 AM by Jason | 0 Comments Filed under: PASS Summit

• Upgrading to SQL Server 2008

  Check out Jason Massie's top 10 Reasons to Upgrade to SQL Server 2008 . These are probably an instant classic. Read More... Posted Monday, November 17, 2008 1:32 AM by Jason | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL 2008

• Don't Forget To Vote

  Voting in the Minnesota SQL Server Usergroup elections ends on November 17, 6 PM. Members that haven't voted yet should make it a priority. There are 6 people running for 5 board positions, they are: Jason Strate (your truly) Mark Vaillancourt Dan English Read More... Posted Sunday, November 16, 2008 3:41 PM by Jason | 0 Comments Filed under: MNSSUG

• Say what?! DB Pro 2008 installation didn't work?

  I'm sitting around tonight trying to reverse engineer a database with Database Professional 2008 and I get this unexpected error. (they're all unexpected, aren't they) --------------------------- Microsoft Visual Studio --------------------------- Could Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 12, 2008 10:40 PM by Jason | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL 2008, DB Pro

• PASS Next Week & Certifications

  Are you going to be at PASS next week? You can follow my comments on twitter @h4ppyd4y . If you are going to be there, are you taking any exams? PASS has a great special and discount for taking the exams. As of today the first 100 for free is still open. Read More... Posted Tuesday, November 11, 2008 10:43 PM by Jason | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL 2005, SQL 2008, Certification

• Three Free Exam Vouchers

  Hopefully that I got your attention! Microsoft is offering three free exam vouchers for the first 3,000 people that take the 70-113 exam . This is the Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring exam. Myself, I'm going to hit the books a bit and Read More... Posted Tuesday, November 11, 2008 10:40 PM by Jason | 0 Comments Filed under: Certification

• Heading out of Seattle (aka Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Database Development Certification)

  I still have an hour and a half until I catch my flight out of Seattle. Me and the red-eye are sharing a journey tonight because I tend to fail at waking up for anything between 4 and 6 AM and I still want to have a Saturday. I'm just wrapping up my week Read More... Posted Saturday, November 08, 2008 1:20 AM by Jason | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL 2008

• SQL Server Virtual Conference This Week - Nov 5, 6, and 7!

  Online event this upcoming week... SSWUG.org presents the SQL Server Virtual Conference Designed to bring useful technical sessions to your desktop along with the ability to interact with speakers and exhibitors in a lively forum where your questions Read More... Posted Sunday, November 02, 2008 2:15 PM by Jason | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL 2005, SQL 2008