OK – so there is no one-size-fits-all way to define the use of BLOBs in your database. But this crazy bandwagon of putting file storage into BLOBs really has me baffled. I think it is…well…down right stupid. Why the metaphor with AIG – because people are treating BLOBs like they represent an additional layer of […]
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No. You are probably not. Here is a SHORT ANSWER (just to show the concept) for putting an IDENTITY on an existing column, based on what I’ve seen: Use All Tasks -> Generate Scripts to script the schema of the table(s) you want to alter. Script it to an SSMS query window. Go through the
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The short answer? Use SqlDbType.VarChar or SqlDbType.NVarChar with a size of -1. For more info, see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb399384.aspx. I just put the short answer for those who want… the short answer.
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You know, I have heard some buzz about “Ionized” water. It has been around a long time, but there seems to be an increasing wave of marketing behind it. So, after being impressed with the concept for all of 30 minutes, I found this article (don’t let the WordPress Site Prview fool you, the link
It takes forever to install. I had to find SOMETHING fun about the eternal wait. . .
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Well, it is not the easiest journey. Especially if you, like me, no longer have access to your Outlook 2007 Media. But here is a way to pull it off. No guarantees, but hope it saves you some time: 1.0 YOU NEED OUTLOOK OK, you can try to do it without Outlook using a plug-in, but I
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Cloud Computing is the whole new buzzword… but what about Dark Cloud Computing? What is it? WHAT IS IT, YOU SAY? Let me tell you a tale. THE GROUND WORK As the mad dash goes on to reuse components across the enterprise and indeed across multiple enterprises and even the world-wide web itself, there exists
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OK, it was late and I couldn’t sleep. So, I stayed up into the wee hours writing a story. Why not. It is called “Story 2912” and I have no clue what it is about yet. But hope you like it 😀
I read this article by Steve Chapman, cautioning folks to not denounce the Muslim community because of extremists, and I think it bears repeating. America has over 900 hate-based organizations. One of the major categories includes “Christian-based” hate groups that cause violence at abortion clinics, harass non-white ethnicities, and tell gays and lesbians, “God has a
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For those who want more than a blurred definition of “Cloud Computing,” might I suggest a healthy read: 8 myths of cloud computing, by Tarak Modi. Tarak and I go way back. OK, no we don’t, but I did enjoy the article and for those of you who don’t have time for the whole thing… it’s
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