Melody Gardot’s Latest Album
I mostly listen to R&B, but ever since I heard the beautiful anguish in Norah Jones’ voice on I Don’t Know Why, there’s been room on my iPod for sultry jazz vocals. By the time another friend hipped me to Diana Krall, I was hooked. So that explains how I came to buy My One [...]
New Year, New Website, New Approach
I decided to redesign my site for 2010. If you’ve been here before, you’ll notice that the layout is not the only thing that’s changed. I went with a more social approach. Gone are the technical articles that nobody but other developers would appreciate. Now I’m going to post about music, movies, books and other [...]
How to check a file’s last modified date using SSIS
I do a lot of work with Sql Server Integration Services these days. Complicated Data Warehouse stuff mostly. While SSIS certainly shines with heavy-duty ETL work, it’s one of my favorite tools because it works just as well for simple automation tasks. One of the simple things I need to do all the time—everyday actually—is [...]
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