Software


Beware! SQL Server Stops Execution on Recompile

Can anyone tell me why Microsoft SQL Server stops executing a stored procedure when it is recompiled?  This is dangerous behavior unlike any other software code release system I’ve ever seen.   Through all my years of SQL development this thought never crossed my mind.  [Read more →]

Software Tip: Default Value for Checkbox in Sitecore

In Sitecore, if you want to default a checkbox in a template to checked, set the default value to 1.

Vista Does Suck

I came across this post “It’s Official: Vista Sucks” and I have to agree.  I bought a laptop last December.  Leary that it came with Vista installed I figured if it’s too slow I could always wipe the hard drive and install XP.  Even still, since it was to be my first hands on experience with Vista, I was anxious to see what it was like.  It does look nice, but man is it slow and a bit of a pain to figure out where things are located being so accustomed to XP[Read more →]

19 Cool Features of Google

Here’s some cool things you can do with Google:

  1. Browse the universe
  2. Search nearby
  3. Get directions by business name/category
  4. Get directions for using public transportation
  5. Create your own maps
  6. [Read more →]

Alleviate Visual Studio 2008 Crashes

Visual Studio 2008 OptionsVisual Studio 2008 OptionsVisual Studio 2008 OptionsWhen I first began usign Visual Studio 2008 it was excrutiatingly slow at saving changes, switching between tabbed files, and switching focus from another program to Visual Studio 2008. To make matters worse, any one of these tasks and a few others would cause Visual Studio 2008 to crash. [Read more →]