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Reading: Microsoft SQL Server 2012 High-Performance T-SQL Using Window Functions by Itzik Ben-Gan 31 Aug 2012 | 07:32 pm
Score: 5/5 Microsoft SQL Server 2012 High-Performance T-SQL Using Window Functions Author: Itzik Ben-Gan 244 pages Publisher: Microsoft Press, May 2012 Buy on Amazon: Paperback , Kindle ITBookworm Sco...
Repost: “Problems with my new book” by Grant Fritchey 27 Jun 2012 | 11:36 pm
This post is reblogged with permission from Grant Fritchey’s June 26 blog. Grant just published a brand-spanking-new book (that we’ve really been looking forward to), and he experienced some very unex...
Announcing SQL Server 2012 Query Performance Tuning by Grant Fritchey 20 Jun 2012 | 11:40 pm
Book announcement of SQL Server 2012 Query Performance Tuning. Bottom line: Go get it! Author: Grant Fritchey (Twitter, blog) 532 pages Publisher: Apress (June 2012) Buy on Amazon: Paperback (Update:...
Quick Review: Logitech Trackball 22 Feb 2012 | 11:43 am
Quick Review: Logitech Wireless Trackball M570 Score (so far): 4.5/5 Trackball mice are out of favor with the majority of IT folk, which is a little ironic…considering they’re supposed to help ease th...
Book Review: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Internals, by Kalen DeLaney et al 10 Jan 2012 | 04:03 am
This review is a reprint by permission from Jes Borland’s LessThanDot.com blog Book Review: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Internals. Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Internals Score: 4.5/5 Author: Kalen Delaney...
ITBookworm Last Minute Gift Guide 2011! 16 Dec 2011 | 08:55 am
It’s 10 days till Christmas (or the otherly- or non-denominated holiday event of your choosing), and we still have a few online shopping days left. We figure you just might be needing some last minute...
Quick Review: Energizer XP4001 Universal Rechargeable Power Pack 16 Dec 2011 | 07:00 am
Since the dawn of personal electronic gadgetry, humankind has been annoyed by the energy needs of said gadgets. Batteries need replacing and devices power down, usually when you’re completely removed ...
Quick Review: “Unstuck” iPad App 14 Dec 2011 | 09:46 am
Thanks to LifeHacker.com for the link to the free iPad app Unstuck (download from iTunes), an iPad app that helps you make decisions and get past “stuck” moments in life. Overall rating: 5/5 The app s...
Quick Review: Bodum Travel Press 2 Dec 2011 | 10:38 am
Just had an extensive my-coffee-contraption-is-better-than-yours discussion with Adam Machanic and Brent Ozar on Twitter, which inspired me to go out and get….something. So I can make coffee at work. ...
The 10 Minute Book Review: Cooking for Geeks 16 Nov 2011 | 11:30 pm
Cooking for Geeks: Real Science, Great Hacks, and Good Food – by Jeff Potter $22.77 on Amazon.com, $22.54 on BarnesAndNoble.com ($15.39 digital) Also available at Safari Books Online, with subscriptio...