I ran across this report that talks about the effectiveness of transparency requirements put in place around the Recovery Act (stimulus money). Don’t get caught up in whether you agree or disagree with the stimulus money, that’s a different discussion. My summary of lessons learned: Publishing the data didn’t quite yield an army of people […]
Read more "Government and Transparency"Yesterday I went to the new Microsoft store at Florida Mall, mostly out of curiosity and something to do at lunch. It’s next door to the Apple Store, which I think is smart – Apple gets a lot of traffic and maybe some of those people decide to look at the Microsoft store for comparison. […]
Read more "Microsoft Store vs Apple Store"I’m writing this Friday evening in Cleveland at the hotel, relaxing after the speaker dinner and getting ready for SQLSaturday Cleveland tomorrow. They have a small table/desk, though calling it a desk is generous – no drawers and not a lot of surface 2 feet by 3 feet. It has a lamp that is useful […]
Read more "I Think I Need A Writing Table"I like a good status report. It may contain a few sentences or a page full of data and gauges, but done well it quickly and crisply tells the story of where we’re at on a project or task – the good, the bad, and the ugly! It seems like too often status reports are […]
Read more "Status Reports"My friend Steve Jones and I have talked every week for a long time, close to ten years now. On any given week we might talk about work, life, politics, woodworking, family, gardening, SQL Server, professional development, news about friends. Last week we were talking about some other stuff and Steve says to me that […]
Read more "Would You Listen To The Steve & Andy Radio Show?"24 Hours of PASS (24HOP) has been around a few years now, but this will be my first time participating as a speaker. I decided to do present a topic that would be a good lead-in to the two talks I’ll be doing at the PASS Summit 2012 – one on Professional Development and one […]
Read more "Speaking at 24 Hours of Pass"I’ve been reading about wooden hand planes lately (as opposed to hand planes made of metal that plane wood) and decided to just do a quick experiment to see what I thought. I started with a square piece of rosewood about 2” thick, ripped a piece 2.5” wide, then ripped 1/4” slab from each side. […]
Read more "First Try at a Wooden Hand Plane"My 2011 version of Live Writer didn’t seem to want to embed a Vimeo video, so I checked for an update and was surprised to see that a new version of Live Writer was released in August. I’ve always been happy with the product, so I decided to upgrade to see what was new. It’s […]
Read more "Updating to Live Writer 2012"I’m flying in on Sunday again this year, arriving in time for lunch, and looking forward to the luxury of a slow day at the start of a fast paced week. I’m staying at the Homewood Suites just up the hill from the Convention Center after being at the Sheraton the last few years. Not […]
Read more "Travel Plans for PASS-Done!"We had 45 speakers submit sessions this year. Sticking to our tradition here in Orlando, we accepted as many speakers as we could – all of them. We like the diversity and networking that happens with a large number of speakers and we’re lucky enough to have attendance levels high enough that every session will […]
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