My Latest Project – SLRPI
Those of you who know me know in my spare time I write code, build solutions for things, etc. I like having a few “pokers in the fire” as the saying goes so I can bounce from side project to side project in case I get stonewalled and need a break. I’ve had a Raspberry Pi 2 Model B board laying around for a couple of years and couldn’t decide what to build with it. Many ideas crossed my mind…
Microsoft Ignite Summary
This past week was the first Microsoft Ignite conference in Chicago, IL. As a prior attendee of Microsoft’s BUILD conference each year, this was quite a change for me. There was a healthy mix of IT Pro, SysAdmin and Dev sessions, over 200 sessions in total for the week. There was also a consistent hint of Azure and Office 365 in every session, regardless of category or audience type. It’s absolutely clear Microsoft wants everyone in the cloud, mainly in…
SQL Saturday 370 – Phoenix
Thank you to everyone who attended my session – Make Your DBA Happy: 5 Habits Developers Can Implement Today. If you missed the session you can watch the pre-recorded video (from a prior SQL Saturday) here. The slide deck is available here. Enjoy!
Window 10 TP Build 9926 – Tablet Mode
I wanted to mention something I noticed when powering up my Surface Pro running Windows 10 TP Build 9926 this morning….Tablet Mode. Down in the Notification section, click the icon and notice there is an option at the bottom for Tablet Mode:
Windows 10 TP – First Look
I downloaded and installed the Windows 10 Technology Preview today because I was interested in seeing how it would behave on my Surface Pro. I started out creating a VMWare VM with the following hardware settings: