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Virtual book club.. who is in? 22 Aug 2013 | 05:36 am
At work we decided to start a book club, we pick a book, every week we decide how much we will read. After the week is over, we meet and then discuss what we read. We discuss what we liked, what we di...
Technical nepotism...do you suffer from it? 21 Aug 2013 | 10:08 pm
Do you decide to use a certain technology because it is better or do you decide to use a certain technology because your company already is using this product and has some experience with it? What is...
SSIS Deployment with PowerShell: Adding Environment References 21 Aug 2013 | 06:04 pm
With the release of the revamped Integration Services in SQL Server 2012, a bunch of new deployment methods were introduced for the project deployment model. My article SSIS Deployments with SQL Serve...
Microsoft IS evil 20 Aug 2013 | 12:08 pm
My friend Ted Krueger wrote a blogpost yesterday about Microsoft isn't the devil. And I wasn't going to reply to much because I think these are useless debates anyway. He has his opinion and I have m...
August 2013 PASSMN Meeting 19 Aug 2013 | 09:16 pm
The August 2013 PASSMN is going to be another outstanding event! If you are in the Twin Cities area this coming Tuesday, August 20th, you'll want to make sure you have this is on your calendar. PASSM...
Microsoft Isn’t the Devil 19 Aug 2013 | 05:17 pm
Original post blogged on LessThanDot.
Using IIS Rewrite Rules With SquishIt Cache Invalidation 3 Aug 2013 | 06:32 pm
In version 0.9.2 and earlier, SquishIt had two options for handling browser cache invalidation. The default behavior was to append the hash to the query string, and the other was to include the hash i...
Rants about Connect 29 Jul 2013 | 05:49 pm
The site connect.microsoft.com is a wonderful concept: you can provide feedback about the Microsoft products, report bugs and give suggestions directly to the teams responsible for those products. Peo...
When downloading a picture could cost you $100 27 Jul 2013 | 05:36 pm
I went to Amsterdam (and Antwerp) for 12 days recently and was shocked at the rates that AT&T charges for roaming. Take a look at the following screenshot You might think those prices aren't too bad,...
Creating Custom Color Palettes in SSRS Charts 24 Jul 2013 | 08:03 pm
Charts in SSRS are invaluable – they allow you to view data graphically. It is much easier to tell a story with pictures than with text and numbers. SSRS has a default set of color combinations for c...