Windows Terminal has TABS! (for PowerShell scripting and CMD)
Windows Terminal is a step up from powershell.exe or cmd.exe! It includes tabs, panes, and customizable appearance and shortcuts! You had me at “tabs”.
How to conduct a great video interview (in the Age of Covid)
Conducting a remote interview can be tricky, but these five quick tips will make you and your candidates more comfortable and communicative!
Organize with a Bullet Journal
We struggle with productivity, but let me introduce you to my friend the Bullet Journal. This is the first of a series on productivity, struggles, and solutions.
PowerShell for the DBA: Is the SQL service running?
Use one PowerShell command to spot check whether SQL services are up and running.
DBAs@Home: A networking podcast
2020 has made us miss going to conferences. Meeting people is harder, and networking is much harder. We all need a good excuse to call up old colleagues and have a chat about work and life. That’s why we’ve started a new podcast called DBAs@Home! In DBAs@Home episode 1, host Jen McCown sits down with …
Effortless multi-instance search in SQL Server
“Here’s an easy one,” the boss said. I tensed my toes inside my shoes, knowing it would NOT be an easy one. “Let’s get a look at the amount of space the databases are taking up.” There’s a short silence. I say, calmly, “Which databases?” “Oh, all of them.” This…is NOT an easy one. It …
Your Focus Determines Your Reality
Here’s the TL;DR (“too long; didn’t read” summary): In our personal AND professional lives, hundreds to thousands of things compete for our attention. We can sort these onto an X-Y graph of wanted to unwanted, and actionable to unactionable. Unwanted, unactionable attention-grabbers suck and should be eliminated as much as possible. Things that get our attention …
A day in the life of a DBA
“Database administrator” is a job with a lot – a LOT – of different flavors, and no two days are the same. Here’s a decent example of one DBA’s day, with a bit of commentary on the side. 7:00 a.m. – Wake and have breakfast Our DBA isn’t on call this week, so there’s a …
Opinion: Virtualizing Conferences
For years we have attended technical events in person and online. In the post-COVID-19 world, online is all that is available, and I’m wondering: how will live events deliver the same benefits once they go virtual? “Attend from home” in the 2010s It’s no fun when everyone goes to summer camp, and you stay home. …
Prevent the next data breach
Dozens of major data breaches have occurred in the last fifteen years. Each one illustrates the massive cost – both in dollars and in reputation – of lax security. Consider: Uber in 2016 – Hackers downloaded more than 25 million drivers’ and customers’ personal information; the cover-up and resulting claims alone cost $148 million. Equifax …