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Thinking This Might Be a Useful Set of Rules for PASS Summit Sessions…
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Friday Fun Contest: How Many TLAs Can You Fit In a Sentence?
It’s Friday again (we should have more of these) and I’m in the mood for a contest. I have some mystery prizes, more than just swag, to give away. But I’m not saying what it is until the contest is...
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Microsoft’s Newest and Largest Retail Store, with a Bit of Hockey
Today I was a guest of Microsoft for the opening of their newest store in Yorkdale Mall in Toronto. This is their first non-US store and the largest Microsoft retail outlet in the world. So far....
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5 Things to Do to Help Your Family’s Tech Ecosystem over the Holidays. With...
We tech professionals usually cringe at Cousin Ed’s "I’m having a problem with my computer…" conversation. It’s not that we don’t want to help; it’s that helping is often difficult to do verbally and...
View ArticleHa Ha Ho Ho Ho–at North Pole, Inc.
Doug Laney, of Gartner, has penned a real piece of candy humour on his blog at http://blogs.gartner.com/doug-laney/gartner-shares-findings-from-north-pole-inc-big-data-assessment/. In this report on...
View ArticleNerds are the Biggest Danger to America
I’m pretty sure this is how most business people feel about IT. We should feel their pain a bit more, then work with them to solve their problems. Danger! Danger! I wonder what hidden cameras in...
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What IT Really Thinks of Business/IT Alignment
http://geek-and-poke.com/2008/11/how-to-confess-failure.html Related posts: The Problem with Standards Please Clean Up…
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#CSATweetup Trip Prep Fun #spacestache
Because everyone needs more moustache in their lives, right? I can’t wait to visit with Commander Hadfield via the International Space Station this Thursday at the Canadian Space Agency Day in the...
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View ArticleMicrosoft Canada Needs Your Feedback
(plus an opportunity for PRIZES!) We often work with Anthony, Pierre and Mitch, the evangelists from the IT Pro team at Microsoft Canada. They asked us to share this important message with you. The...
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Pour Some Data On Me
Today’s SQL Server 2012 Anniversary question is: I thought the image I created above might inspire you. Follow @SQLServer on Twitter and answer their daily questions to win fame and prizes. Pour...
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Strutting: We all Know When You are Doing It. So Stop.
Rant Level: High. It’s Friday. I was reading an ACM blog post by Judy Robertson about strutting, a tactic used by audience members at event. Robertson discusses a specific type of this behaviour,...
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#EDW13 DAMA – Enterprise Data World
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Slides from Karen’s #EDW13 Get Started Blogging Session
I was really happy to see such a great turnout for today’s session on how to get started blogging at Enterprise Data World (#EDW13). I wasn’t just happy to have a full room, but that I got so many...
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Even Tiny Data Has Significance (Updated)
Does size matter? Sometimes. Today this tiny bit of data told a huge story. From http://www.howmanypeopleareinspacerightnow.com/ Earlier today: And then… Today was the launch of Expedition 36 crew to...
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Need Your Help: Cheer Us On
This Sunday, 2 June Yanni Robel (@yannirobel) and I (@datachick) will be running the San Diego Marathon. Yanni has done so many I can’t keep track. This is my first full marathon. It will be the first...
View ArticleThe Whole Idea…
This applies to everything in life, doesn’t it? It’s very hard in the beginning to understand that the whole idea is not to beat the other runners. Eventually you learn that the competition is against...
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Stubborn @YanniRobel at the Big Hill
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My Chat with Chris Hadfield. Yeah, It Was That Kinda Friday.
This is Chris Hadfield calling from Houston… Music to my ears. How appropriate, eh? Today I was honoured to be able to chat with Commander Chris Hadfield. It was a brief call, but I can’t tell you...
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