Schedule Announced for SQLSaturday #151 in Orlando

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 […]

Bloggers–Don’t Make It Hard to Comment

Lately I’ve hit a couple blogs that wanted me to enter some kind of credentials before I could post a comment. On my laptop that’s fine, I have the credentials stored and available, but on a different machine I rarely can remember them. Most blogs also have the option to just enter an email address […]

Ever Want to See How a Hand Plane Works?

If you’re interested in woodworking, read on! I’ve been thinking of making a hand plane out of wood and was doing some reading, ran across a post titled Setting a Cap Iron recently and by itself it was interesting, but much more so when you look at the video below. A cap iron – also […]

Don’t Miss This Presentation

Next Wednesday (Aug 15, 2012) my friend Brian Kelley (blog, LinkedIn, Twitter) is presenting for the PASS Professional Development chapter and the topic will be his career – setbacks, opportunities, and more. I don’t think we share enough of that kind of information. Too often we think we’re the only ones who don’t always know […]

Tampa Code Camp Announced

The next Tampa Code Camp will be held October 13 at University of South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Avenue,Tampa, FL 33620. Call for speakers is now open. I haven’t made it the last couple of years and not sure I will this year either, hoping to go to SQLSaturday #146 the following weekend in Nashua, […]

Working With Compliance

Most larger and all publicly held companies will have some sort of compliance team – often a few varieties, ranging from internal audit to privacy to an IT specific compliance team. All charged with making sure that policies exist and are adhered to, that the audit standards are met, and last but not least, determining […]

More Suggestions for SQLSaturday Admin Tools

I just finished the draft schedule for SQLSaturday #151 in Orlando and wanted to write some notes about the process. It wasn’t horrible, but it could have been easier! The scheduler doesn’t seem to display any time slot before 8am, a challenge when I wanted an early bird time slot starting at 7:30. I think […]

Last Call For Speakers for SQLSaturday Orlando

Our call for speakers for SQLSaturday #151 in Orlando closes on July 31, 2012. We’ve got room for a handful more of speakers. I just saw Eddie Wuerch send in some abstracts, who else will come to Orlando?

PASS Is Hiring Another Evangelist–Could It Be You?

Just about a year ago PASS hired Karla Landrum to fill the vacancy of the Community Evangelist and that marked in my view a sea change for the organization – it was the first time we had someone in that role that was passionate about community and was part of the community. Combining those two […]

Why You Should Speak at SQLSaturday (Or Any Other Free Event)

I talk to people about career planning and professional development quite a bit. It’s common to find them wanting to grow, but unsure of how, and more unsure of what is worthwhile. One of the things I recommend most often is to give a presentation at one of the community events. It grows a whole […]