April 2008 - Posts

• SQL Server 2008 Preconfigured Virtual Machine Mouse and Read-only problems

  Microsoft is slowly shifting to virtual hard disk (vhd) files as a means of distributing CTP and beta software. This is great and quite convenient, but it does introduce new problems to deal with. Here are workarounds to common problems people are seeing Read More... Posted Sunday, April 20, 2008 4:11 PM by John Paul Cook | 3 Comments

• Simulating High Latency and Low Bandwidth in Testing of Database Applications

  High latency and low bandwidth can cause all kinds of problems. A few years ago, I was on a project experiencing difficulties with SQL Server replication over a satellite link. Many retail outlets use satellite links to communicate with corporate data Read More... Posted Sunday, April 13, 2008 5:27 PM by John Paul Cook | 2 Comments

• Is Your Software the Result of Evolution or Intelligent Design?

  Today is the day authors traditionally write things that aren't oh so serious, so I'm wondering why Steve Ballmer keeps talking about the evolution of software at Microsoft but never intelligent design. Every time I go to a Microsoft or SQL Server conference, Read More... Posted Tuesday, April 01, 2008 8:38 AM by John Paul Cook | 3 Comments Filed under: April Fool's Day