SQL Saturday Raleigh was yesterday. Slava Murygin decided to document and blog the speaker dinner and event. I'll hit a few quick thoughts. First, we had an amazing number of volunteers. I had just about 24 volunteers at my disposal, and they made quick work of a lot of things. Although the setup period was pretty hectic…
On defense in Madden NFL 16
I talked about offense yesterday. What about defense? I've added little in the way of personnel to the original Browns defense. In my draft, I took RT, QB, TE with my first three picks. My first fourth rounder (from trading John Del Greco) was a running back, basically a much dumber but slightly more athletic…
SQL Saturday Raleigh Is Tomorrow
Tomorrow will be SQL Saturday Raleigh. Last-minute registration is available at the SQL Saturday website. I won't be giving any talks at SQL Saturday Raleigh because I'm the volunteer coordinator. I figure that will keep me busy enough throughout the day.
On offense in Madden NFL 16
With a full season, two preseasons, and an absolute jolly stomping of the Ravens in game 1 of Season 2 (71-10 -- and the score shouldn't have even been that close), I wanted to add a little more about the passing game and the offense I run with Cleveland. The new passing mechanics make it…
ChuWi Vi10 Thoughts
About a month or so ago, I purchased a ChuWi Vi10 tablet. Now that I’ve had the device for a bit, here are my thoughts on the tablet. First of all, dual booting is not a joke nor is it a novelty. It really runs Windows, and it runs Windows pretty dog-gone well, even with…
Presentation Redundancy
As a presenter, it’s hard enough getting up in front of a group of people and talking about a topic. We run the risk of demo failure, disengaged audiences, and equipment failure. Practice and preparation can help with the first and second, but sometimes stuff just breaks. This week’s SQL Saturday Pittsburgh provides a good…
Windows Live Writer Is Still Alive
Not too long ago, I decided to start blogging regularly once more. In order to do this, I want to have a tool which allows me to write blog posts offline. The WordPress editor is fine when you’re online, but sometimes I’ll be on an airplane or in a location without ready Internet access. When…
Season 1 of Madden finished
I have completed my first full franchise season in Madden. It was a roaring success, going 13-3 and winning the Super Bowl. I eventually progressed to 12 minute quarters with the accelerated clock burning off 25 seconds. Game pace feels about right, stats look more realistic, etc. Gameplay wise, now that I've played about 30…
The Search For A Better Browser
Browsers and I have a long and somewhat-inimical relationship. Here is what I want in a browser: Fast. The browser should load faster than Netscape 4 did. This means you, Firefox. Secure. I want to turn off Javascript by default and turn it on when necessary. Firefox has NoScript, which is great for that. Chrome…
Warehousing On The Cheap
Decision Support Systems (DSS) are excellent mechanisms for getting important information to business users in a fast and efficient manner. These warehouses serve three vital purposes. First, they reduce strain on On-Line Transactional Processing (OLTP) systems. OLTP systems are designed for efficient insertion, updating, and deletion of data, as well as quick retrieval of a…
36 Chambers - The Legendary Journeys: Execution to the max! 