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From being a junior developer all the way to Development Manager position, I was always interested in new technologies. Passionate speaker, IT junky, developer, architect, team lead, and development manager - many hats, one goal - making software better and closer to people’s needs. For the most part I am using my blog as a scratch pad, writing small articles on things which I came across, was asked about more then once, and which would otherwise require additional research again and again.
Monthly Archives: April 2008
Was: Borland’s new home
As you probably remember, Borland has moved to Texas and got a new headquarters, check the street view. Compare to this which is still a CodeGear’s home. From cosy place to enterprise style. Some people are saying “look at the dog … Continue reading
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Is MySQL not so open anymore?
SUN acquired MySQL and there is a price for it. Nothing what is free is really free… Jeremy Cole in his blog discussed and got some clarification about changes in the MySQL development/release/contribution policies introduced by SUN. MySQL will start offering some … Continue reading
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SQL Server Collation. An enemy or a friend?
Is SQL Server Collation setting your enemy or your friend? How to change server default collation? In general, it is your friend, it will help SQL Server to figure out how to store character strings in different locale. It becomes … Continue reading
Posted in Fun stuff with SQL Server
Tagged change database collation, collation, collationname, sql server
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Diving at the Big Island
A few more words about my diving experience at Big Island of Hawaii. This was my second destination at Hawaii after Maui last year and two more dives. There are plenty of dive-shops and destinations there. But after reading “Big Island revealed” … Continue reading
Posted in Around the World
Tagged big island of hawaii, diving, ewa-marine, hawaii, photo, underwater
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