This review is courtesy of guest blogger Michael J Swart (blog, Twitter), who happened to buy the same keyboard that Sean and I bought, at around the same time. Thanks, Michael! Score: 4/5 A couple weeks ago, I purchased the Microsoft Wireless Sculpt Ergonomic Keyboard and I’m really really happy with the purchase. I’ve...
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My coworker just handed me an Anker vertical mouse to try out, saying it felt “too smal” for his hand. I’m weirded out and intrigued. And this, coming from a convert to trackball mice. The thing has a little USB fob, and an on/off...
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Score: 5/5 Microsoft SQL Server 2012 High-Performance T-SQL Using Window Functions Author: Itzik Ben-Gan 244 pages Publisher: Microsoft Press, May 2012 Buy on Amazon: Paperback , Kindle ITBookworm Score: 5/5 Anyone who knows me knows the truth: I’m a Ben-Gan fan, and for good reason....
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This post is reblogged with permission from Grant Fritchey’s June 26 blog. Grant just published a brand-spanking-new book (that we’ve really been looking forward to), and he experienced some very unexpected and interesting problems with one distributor… First off, I apologize. As if writing...
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Book announcement of SQL Server 2012 Query Performance Tuning. Bottom line: Go get it! Author: Grant Fritchey (Twitter, blog) 532 pages Publisher: Apress (June 2012) Buy on Amazon: Paperback (Update: The Amazon printing errors have been fixed!*) ITBookworm Score: TBD You may remember author and MVP...
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Quick Review: Logitech Wireless Trackball M570 Score (so far): 4.5/5 Trackball mice are out of favor with the majority of IT folk, which is a little ironic…considering they’re supposed to help ease the symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome, a very common IT handicap. I...
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