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February 2008 - Posts

Roanoke Code Camp is Saturday!

Roanoke Code Camp 2008 is Saturday 1 Mar 2008! It's going to be a great time - Robin Edwards and company always put on a good show. Check out the schedule ! Click here to register ! I'm presenting on Using Change Data Capture for Incremental Loads in Read More...

Posted Thursday, February 28, 2008 11:05 PM by andy | 0 Comments

Filed under: Code Camp, SSIS, SQL Server 2008

Stevie Ray Is Five

Yesterday was Stevie Ray's fifth birthday. He's growing up fast. This morning it's icing out so I am working from home. Before making breakfast this morning I noticed the some of the reminders of his birthday around the house. Here's a shot of his birthday Read More...

Posted Friday, February 22, 2008 6:05 AM by andy | 0 Comments

Filed under: Family

Hitting Another LS

We're hitting a point where commodity hard drives are making the leap out of one SI power-of-three band and into the next power-of-three band, from GB to TB. I noticed this when I ordered a new hard drive last week for the new desktop (sadly, 250GB is Read More...

Posted Thursday, February 21, 2008 8:20 AM by andy | 0 Comments

Filed under: Joe Kernen, LS, LSR, Commodity Hardware

More Winter Weather in Farmville...

Windy Sunday, icy Wednesday, and this morning we have a light dusting of snow in Farmville. Happy Valentine's Day All! :{> Andy Read More...

Posted Thursday, February 14, 2008 10:40 AM by andy | 0 Comments

Filed under: Family, Farmville

Hospital Refund and Kids

We received a refund check for overpaying the hospital for Riley's birth. I told Christy she could use the money for whatever she wants, since she did all the hard work when Riley was born. ;) I recently took a picture of these serious kids: That's Emma Read More...

Posted Wednesday, February 13, 2008 8:54 PM by andy | 0 Comments

Filed under: Family

No, No. Bad ISP, Comcast

After years of complaints, Comcast is disclosing its (kind of) Unlimited Internet Service and Always (sort of) On Connections are, in fact, neither. An AP story today summarizes: The company — the country's second-largest Internet service provider — also Read More...

Posted Wednesday, February 13, 2008 6:19 PM by andy | 2 Comments

Filed under: EMPs (Expensive Management Practices), Comcast

Icy Out...

It's icy out this morning between Farmville and Keysville, VA... The large evergreen on the right lost most of its top in tropical storm-force winds Sunday. I'm just glad we didn't have both the wind and the ice at the same time! :{> Andy Read More...

Posted Wednesday, February 13, 2008 4:54 PM by andy | 1 Comments

Large-Mouthed Bass and User Interfaces

Today, at Briery Creek Lake on Route 15 between Farmville and Keyville, Va, I caught and successfully landed the largest fish I've ever caught in all my 44.5 years of life. Stevie Ray was with me. It was unseasonably warm today - mid-70s. I worked from Read More...

Posted Wednesday, February 06, 2008 12:40 AM by andy | 1 Comments

Filed under: Design

Kindle-ing

My Amazon Kindle arrived today. I'm still figuring it out but so far I like it. Riley Cooper likes it too. That's Riley's Just-As-Soon-As-This-Camera-Is-Pointed-In-Another-Direction-I-Am-Going-To-Bite-The-New-Kindle face. Riley Cooper is teething. He Read More...