Author: SQL Skills
In February and March 2012 I’m taking a trip to Tampa FL to attend three weeks of in-depth SQL Server training, provided by Paul Randal and Kimberly Tripp, those legends of the SQL world. I cannot wait.
WordPress Migration
Some time ago, I converted my blog from simplephpblog to WordPress, leaving the rest of the site in flat HTML with some PHP headers (to maintain consistency and reduce duplicate code). I even wrote an open-source C# application to perform the blog migration (which had a couple of bugs but did much of the heavyContinue reading WordPress Migration
Google+
I’m off Facebook. I joined in (I think) 2006 and after the latest changes, combined with their increasingly bizarre opinion on privacy, I decided to run for the hills. The hills of Google+. Ironically, I wrote an article some time ago about Google and its potential to know everything about you. I may have evenContinue reading Google+
Fascinating conflict
I was at first jubilant to hear that Julius Malema is now banned from singing Dubul’ibhunu (translated as “Shoot the Boer”). And then I realised that a court judging this as hate speech is setting a dangerous precedent. How quickly I forget that my own uncle had to flee South Africa in the Apartheid yearsContinue reading Fascinating conflict
How things have changed
We just got back from a visit to South Africa. It’s my second trip back this year, but M’s first, since we left for Canada in March 2010. The first thing we noticed was how much the price of food has gone up. Whether it’s Woolworths packaging fewer items for the same price, or restaurantsContinue reading How things have changed
Name change underway
I’ve taken the plunge after trying it out on Facebook and Twitter for a few months, to change my surname to “West”. This is a shortening of my husband’s surname to be more palatable to the Canadians. Plus it’s two letters shorter than my old one. There are at least three ways to change yourContinue reading Name change underway
What I learnt from Delta Airlines
What I learned on Delta Airlines, flying from Edmonton to Johannesburg via Minneapolis and Atlanta: – I drove from Lloydminster to Edmonton. Halfway there, Marinus SMSed me to inform me that I’d left my SA phone at home. I was about to turn around and drive back, but he agreed to meet me at theContinue reading What I learnt from Delta Airlines
Screen brightness and migraines
Recently I decided to install Windows 7 on my iMac. I have the 27″ Core i5 model, which is a whole lot of screen and power. Unfortunately, Boot Camp’s drivers for the screen brightness were abysmal, and I ended up getting a severe migraine after playing a game for two hours because it was tooContinue reading Screen brightness and migraines
NCANE.COM will be shut down soon
NCANE.COM is five years old this month.
I caved
I’ve installed WPtouch on this blog now, to allow mobile users to get a properly formatted experience. I apologise for not doing this sooner. I think it looks awesome on my phone.