Some people call it laziness, some will call it efficiency, some think it is the right thing to do. At any rate, tools are meant to make a job easier, and I like to use various tools. If we consider the history of the world, if we all wanted to keep traditional practices, we would have never invented the wheel. But as time progressed, people wanted convenience and efficiency, which then led to laziness. Wanting a more efficient way to do something is not inherently lazy. That’s how I see any efficiency tools for auto complete.
SQLAuthority News – First SQL Bangalore Event Report – Nov 24, 2012 – SQL Server User Group Bangalore
A very common question I often receive – Do we have SQL Server User Group in Bangalore? Yes! SQL Bangalore – we had very first meeting on Nov 24, 2012 and very soon we are going to have another User Group meeting. The goal is to keep up a monthly…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – Weekly Series – Memory Lane – #007
Here is the list of selected articles of SQLAuthority.com across all these years. Instead of just listing all the articles I have selected a few of my most favorite articles and have listed them here with additional notes below it. Let me know which one of the following is your…
Read MoreSQL Contest – Result of Cartoon Contest
Earlier we had an excellent contest ran with the help of Embarcadero Technologies. We had two different contests on the same day sponsored by the kind folks at Embarcadero. Here are the details of the winners. 1) Win USD 25 Amazon Gift Cards (10 Units) We had announced that we will…
Read MoreSQLAuthority News – Speaking at Southeast Asia SharePoint Conference 2013 – Singapore
Two years ago I spoke at Southeast Asia SharePoint Conference 2011, Singapore and I had a fantastic time to present to the Singapore audience. The session was very well received and lots of interest was generated. The event is back again this year and with much bigger scale. I will be…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – Inviting Ideas for SQL in Sixty Seconds – 12/12/12
Today is 12/12/12 – I am not sure when will I write this kind of date again – maybe never. This opportunity comes once in a lifetime when we have the same date, month and year all have same digit. December 12th is one of the most fantastic day in…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – Asynchronous Update and Timestamp – Check if Row Values are Changed Since Last Retrieve
Here is the question received just this morning. “Pinal, Our application is much different than other application you might have come across. In simple words, I would like to call it Asynchronous Updated Application. We need your quick opinion about one of the situation which we are facing. From business…
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