Monthly Archives: August 2006

Windows Vista 5536 Mini-Review

Posted on August 30, 2006 by Glenn Berry

I downloaded the pre-RC1 Vista 5536 build yesterday, and since then, I’ve installed it on three different systems, with some interesting results. The install succeeded on all three systems, and the install process is much more polished and faster than … Continue reading →

Posted in Windows Vista | 4 Comments

How to Read Statistics IO in SQL Server 2005

Posted on August 29, 2006 by Glenn Berry

The Microsoft SQL Server Query Optimization Team has a great post today about how to read the output of Statistics Profile in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS).  Since imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, I thought I would do a … Continue reading →

Posted in SQL Server 2005 | 20 Comments

Windows Vista Build 5536 Pre-RC1 Available

Posted on August 29, 2006 by Glenn Berry

Microsoft has released build 5536 of Vista today. If you want it, you need to be quick, since they are only allowing 100,000 downloads of this build. Supposedly, product keys from Beta 2 will work, but I have not confirmed … Continue reading →

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FeedDemon 2.0.0.25 Available

Posted on August 29, 2006 by Glenn Berry

Nick Bradbury released the latest version of FeedDemon yesterday. It includes both performance and security improvements.

Posted in NewsGator | 8 Comments

Performance Improvement for SQL Server 2005 with Windows Server 2003 SP2

Posted on August 25, 2006 by Glenn Berry

  A few weeks ago, Ward Ralston wrote on the Windows Server Division Weblog about some of the features and improvements that will be included in Windows Server 2003 SP2, which is now in private beta. One item in particular, caught my … Continue reading →

Posted in SQL Server 2005 | 16 Comments

Kudos for SQL Server 2005 Database Mirroring

Posted on August 25, 2006 by Glenn Berry

If you are considering using database mirroring in SQL Server 2005 instead of or in addition to fail-over clustering, I strongly recommend that you follow Microsoft’s advice and make sure that you have identical drive letters and paths to the … Continue reading →

Posted in SQL Server 2005 | 1 Comment

Internet Explorer 7 RC1 Released Today

Posted on August 24, 2006 by Glenn Berry

Microsoft has released RC1 for Internet Explorer 7 today. One significant change is that the installation program will automatically uninstall any previous beta version of IE7, which is pretty cool. It’s working fine for me so far. The user interface … Continue reading →

Posted in Computers and Internet | 1 Comment

Slava Oks’s SQLOS DMV Series

Posted on August 22, 2006 by Glenn Berry

Slava Oks has started what promises to be a great series on SQL Operating System (SQLOS) related dynamic management view (DMV) queries related to lower level, hardware related information about SQL Server 2005. DMVs are one of my favorite features … Continue reading →

Posted in SQL Server 2005 | 7 Comments

Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Professionals (CTP5)

Posted on August 20, 2006 by Glenn Berry

On Friday, Microsoft released the latest CTP for the Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Professionals, aka "Data Dude".  It is available for download now.  It will be a new SKU that is dependent on Visual Studio 2005, that … Continue reading →

Posted in SQL Server 2005 | 1 Comment

Red Hot Chili Peppers concert at the Pepsi Center

Posted on August 20, 2006 by Glenn Berry

About 15 NewsGator employees went to the RHCP concert Friday night at the Pepsi Center, courtesy of NewsGator. Before the concert, we met at the Rio Grande to get properly lubricated for the night. The Rio is justifiably famous for their margeritas, … Continue reading →

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