Monthly Archives: May 2008

How to Read the Results of SELECT @@VERSION in SQL Server 2005 and 2008

Posted on May 30, 2008 by Glenn Berry

Lately, I’ve seen several questions from people in the MSDN Forums who have been confused about how to interpret the results of running SELECT @@VERSION.  I always like to see the results of running this query, since I can tell … Continue reading →

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More Coverage of NewsGator Online

Posted on May 28, 2008 by Glenn Berry

Sarah Perez from ReadWriteWeb has a nice comparison of how two different RSS readers use filtering or recommendation technologies to try to remove some of the "noise" from RSS feeds. One of the products compared is the NewsGator Online Reader, … Continue reading →

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NewsGator Using SenseArray For Story Recommendations

Posted on May 22, 2008 by Glenn Berry

Today, NewsGator announced that we are using SenseArray for story recommendations in our Online Reader.  It is a pretty neat feature. Mashable has coverage here. CNet has a story here.

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SQL Server 2008 Integrated FullText Search (iFTS) Demo Scripts (Part 3)

Posted on May 20, 2008 by Glenn Berry

I gave a presentation and demonstration of iFTS on SQL Server 2008 CTP6 to the Denver SQL Server User Group at the Microsoft Office in Denver last Thursday, May 15, 2008. Part Three  of the demo scripts (below) has some … Continue reading →

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SQL Server 2008 Integrated FullText Search (iFTS) Demo Scripts (Part 2)

Posted on May 20, 2008 by Glenn Berry

I gave a presentation and demonstration of iFTS on SQL Server 2008 CTP6 to the Denver SQL Server User Group at the Microsoft Office in Denver last Thursday, May 15, 2008. Part Two of the demo scripts (below) has the … Continue reading →

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SQL Server 2008 Integrated FullText Search (iFTS) Demo Scripts (Part 1)

Posted on May 20, 2008 by Glenn Berry

I gave a presentation and demonstration of iFTS on SQL Server 2008 CTP6 to the Denver SQL Server User Group at the Microsoft Office in Denver last Thursday, May 15, 2008. The cleanup and creation of the fulltext catalog and … Continue reading →

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NewsGator Spoofs “The Office”

Posted on May 20, 2008 by Glenn Berry

As part of a contest for the Enterprise 2.0 Conference, NewsGator filmed a  very short video that is both a spoof of the The Office along with a demo of NewsGator Social Sites. It’s pretty funny, especially if you know … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Releases Virtual PC 2007 SP1

Posted on May 16, 2008 by Glenn Berry

This update allows you to run Windows Server 2008, Vista SP1 and Windows XP SP3 as guest operating systems.  I use Virtual PC 2007 all the time, and this is a welcome update.

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Microsoft Releases Beta for Visual Studio 2008 SP1

Posted on May 12, 2008 by Glenn Berry

Microsoft has released a beta for Visual Studio 2008 SP1 and the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1.  There are lots of performance improvements for WPF applications, and full support for all of the new functionality and data types in SQL Server … Continue reading →

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Speaking At Denver SQL Server User’s Group on May 15

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Glenn Berry

Just in case you have an uncontrollable urge to hear me speak or meet me, I will be giving a presentation on May 15, 2008 at the Denver SQL Server User’s Group entitled "Tips and Tricks for Using SQL Server … Continue reading →

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