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I'm looking to impose a hard limit on a movie. In particular when I have earbuds in and a reasonable volume set, loud or sudden sounds (gun shot, dramatic sound effects, gun fire, etc) are loud enough to hurt. Lowering the volume makes speech and other sounds hard to hear.
Is there a third party…
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Is there some way to quickly toggle the state of volume normalization in Windows 7? When it's off watching movies late is tricky, and when it's on it messes with music in a bad way.
It's a great feature, but argh, it requires me to make my way through so many dialogs... Any solution that requires…
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As I finish up the plans for Monday’s database design precon, I am getting pretty excited for the day. This is the third time I have done this precon, and where the base slides are very similar, I have a few new twists in mind. One of my big ideas for my Database Design Workshop precon has always…
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I am working on an application that requires the storage of location information such as city, state, zip code, latitude, and longitude. I would like to ensure:
Location data is accurate
Detroit, CA
Detroit IS NOT in California
Detroit, MI
Detroit IS in Michigan
Cities and states are spelled…
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I sort of understand the concept of database normalization but always have a hard time explaining it in plain English especially for a job interview. I have read the wikipedia post, but still find it hard to explain the concept to none developers. "Design a database in a way not to get duplicated…
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As I finish up the plans for Monday’s database design precon, I am getting pretty excited for the day. This is the third time I have done this precon, and where the base slides are very similar, I have a few new twists in mind. One of my big ideas for my Database Design Workshop precon has always…
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On Tuesday I presented an all-day pre-conference session on using PowerShell to automate and manage SQL Server. It was a very full day and we had a lot of great questions. One discussion in Module 6 was around scripting all the objects in a database, and I'd mentioned the script I wrote for the book…
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Yesterday I had the privilege of presenting the full day training session SPR304-Automate and Manage SQL Server with PowerShell at the SQL Connections conference in Las Vegas. The session went very well (at least from my perspective) and I think the attendees enjoyed it as well. Just the day before…
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It is just a few months left before SQLPASS and I am pushing to get my precon prepped for you. While it will be the second time I produce this on the year, I listened to the feedback and positive comments I have heard from potential attendees, so I am making a couple of big changes to fit what people…
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I am giving a full day seminar on StreamInsight at the SQLBits conference in Brighton, UK. The seminar is happening on 7th April 2011. Early bird discounts are available so get over to the site and register. During this day I will be explaining exactly what StreamInsight is and we’ll…
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