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Restoring a SQL Server 2000 backup to SQL 2005
20 June 06 02:56 PM | dwalker | 1 Comments   

I recently was trying to restore a SQL 2000 database to a SQL 2005 database and kept getting this error: "The backup set holds a backup of a database other than the existing 'xxxx' database. Backup or restore operation terminiating abnormally." After Read More...

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Report on the Wichita Code Camp
04 June 06 11:31 PM | dwalker | 3 Comments   

Raymond Lewallen: http://codebetter.com/blogs/raymond.lewallen Building strongly-typed session objects, cache objects, and viewstate. If you aren't using a session management object you must. Do a search for session[] and make your developers give a justifiable Read More...

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New Tulsa .NET Users Group President!
19 October 05 12:50 AM | dwalker | 1 Comments   

Man, there's been so much stuff going on, since my last blog! We went on vacation to Galveston Island, TX right and returned the weekend before Hurricane Rita - whew that was close! I've been trying to play catch up on home work for the Tulsa Community Read More...

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Tip For Employees - Don't Stop Looking
29 July 05 08:26 AM | dwalker | 1 Comments   

Steven Smith posted this very intelligent article: Tip For Employees - Don't Stop Looking . But do take heed to his warning! Just a couple years ago I was working for a "Manager" who called me into his office and was very upset that I had posted my resume Read More...

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SQL Server 2005 already behind the competition?
08 July 05 09:51 PM | dwalker | 0 Comments   

Oracle and IBM are building native XML indexing capabilities into their databases. But, how long will it take SQL Server 2005 to have these features? Maybe version 2010? As we all know XML has been adopted in a huge way across our industry! Unless there's Read More...

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PayPal to stop doing Bill Pay! We Want Global Transfers!
08 July 05 09:50 PM | dwalker | 1 Comments   

My wife just told me that PayPal has announced that starting Aug 1st they are going to stop offering the bill pay service. How retarded! Here's another area that I truely do not understand. I just read an article in Information Weekly that talked about Read More...

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Happy Anniversary Baby! You're now married to an MCSD!
02 July 05 05:27 PM | dwalker | 0 Comments   

Today is my 11th wedding anniversary and one of my presents to my wife was taking the 70-300: Analyzing Requirements and Defining Microsoft .NET Solution Architectures exam and passing! So now, she has certifiable proof that she's married to a geek! :) Read More...

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Just passed 70-316 - C# Windows Apps!
29 June 05 12:15 AM | dwalker | 3 Comments   

I did better than the rest so far on this one! Probably because at least 20-25% of the content is shared, considering ADO.NET is a big part of Web App, XML Services, and Windows App development! Now to study up for Exam 70-300: Analyzing Requirements Read More...

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Just passed MS 070-320 - C# XML Web Services and Server Components
21 June 05 01:11 AM | dwalker | 0 Comments   

Woot! Going into this test I felt very confident, but after the first few questions I was thinking holy cow! Is this the right test?? Some of the questions I hadn't seen reviewed or discussed in either the Microsoft Prep Book or ExamCram2! With this test Read More...

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No Wonder Microsoft Has Release Delays
12 June 05 01:53 AM | dwalker | 0 Comments   

This is very similiar to my previous post regarding MP3 players. Instead of hardware this is software related though! I just read in Visual Studio magazine a couple days ago an interesting tidbit that I hadn't noticed regarding SQL Server 2005. Currently, Read More...

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Just passed MS 070-315 - Web Apps with C#
31 May 05 10:13 PM | dwalker | 0 Comments   

I just passed MS 070-315 - Developing and Implementing Web Applications with Microsoft® Visual C#™ .NET and Microsoft® Visual Studio® .NET! I originally had considered going for MCDBA first, but I've decided to do that after MCAD and MCSD. I give much Read More...

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SQL is SO OLD
28 April 05 06:22 PM | dwalker | 0 Comments   

How old is SQL? Older than my grandmother! (Almost) Granted today's standards have changed over time from the use of inline SQL to Stored Procedures, but the change that I propose would also cut the length of our Stored Procedures in HALF. What I want Read More...

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.Net Web App and Reflection Quick Tip! (IISRESET)
28 April 05 06:10 PM | dwalker | 0 Comments   

If you have used Reflection in a Web Application very many times it becomes obvious pretty quickly that IISRESET has to do be done quite often. Well, I just learned a very useful quick tip: IISRESET [Machine Name] works as well! No more Remote Desktop Read More...

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Windows Alternatives Are a Joke So Far!
13 May 04 02:08 PM | dwalker | 0 Comments   

Well, there's Java Desktop System and now Red Hat is releasing it's own Red Hat Desktop. I am neither pro nor anti Microsoft. So far, no one can compete with Microsoft though. Based on the attempts so far, it looks like it will be a <b>LONG</b> Read More...

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Enterprise Web Solutions with ASP.Net
16 April 04 08:39 PM | dwalker | 0 Comments   

I attended a training class on developing Enterprise Web Solutions with ASP.Net on 4/13/2004. The instructor was Keith Nicholson from developerLabs.net and he's also the President of the Oklahoma City .Net Users Group . The only new subjects covered, Read More...

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