I have been busy on organizing an event which I hope that many in the community will find useful.  The event will consist of 24 1-hour webcasts featuring some of the best community speakers on SQL Server.  The event will begin 2-September-2009 at Midnight (GMT - no daylight time - so that is also UTC).  I am in the Eastern Time zone ...

Every year, I look over the 65 teams for the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament and guess who is going to win.  I am not as much into the game as I have been in past years, but there are always teams that I root for and others that I root against.  There always seems to be a ''cinderella'' that makes a big splash each year.  The trick ...

I posted earlier that we are holding an organizational meeting in a virtual world called ''Second Life''.  Second Life is a Virtual World where you interact with others by voice or typing or gestures.  Here are the details: Where:  Microsoft User Group Island (Classroom 1) - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Microsoft%20Island/190/73/22 ...

Are you interested in SQL Server?  Have you heard about User Group Meetings (perhaps in your area), but it is difficult to get there?  Do you like the idea of webcasts, but get bored due to little interaction?  Come join us in establishing an Official PASS Chapter in the Virtual World of Second Life.  Second Life is a Virtual ...

Only one slot left for the SQLBLOGGERS league.... To join, visit http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1 League ID:  540668 Password:  rssfeed  ALSO - We need at least 4 teams for this league, we have three right now....  It has to be an even number of teams.....  Another league similar, but with only a few bench ...

It is that time of year again.  Time for Fantasy Football.  Last year, we had a big surprise in the playoffs! To join, visit http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1 League ID:  540668 Password:  rssfeed   We already have 4 teams!  Sign up now so that the draft can occur ASAP.

http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1.  The League ID and password are as follows:  League ID#: 265861Password: rssfeed We'll keep everyone updated throughout the season.

We will close registration on Tuesday, Aug 28.  We still hav several spots left.  I invite you to join and play.  You will need to first go to www.yahoo.com and register (if youalready do not have a yahoo account) and then go to http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1.  The League ID and password are ...

I saw some pre-season NFL this weekend on TV.  Can't wait for opening day!  I blogged recently about a league I started on Yahoo.  We still hav several spots left.  I invite you to join and play.  You will need to first go to www.yahoo.com and register (if youalready do not have a yahoo account) and then go ...

ESPN has been reporting lately on the start of training camps for the NFL.  It won't be long before we start seeing NFL pre-season games on TV.  With that in mind, I'd like to challenge some of you to compete against one another in Fantasy Football.  I have started a League on Yahoo that you can join (only the first 12 members ...