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Yeah, I know I said I’d never run for office again...: But then I went and put my name in the hat once more... because it’s for a good cause! No, it’s not April Fool’s. That’s tomorrow. Personally, I’d like to thank L.D. Kirshenbaum (the author of the article below) for giving us a fair shake. I’m sure that Read More...
Posted 31 March 09 09:07 by reedme | 1 Comments
Filed under security, counterterrorism, family, geek humor, Microsoft, skillz, perception, election, education, legal, gun club
Legal use of social network websites: A long time ago, in a life far, far away, I was a deputy constable and I had to physically locate people and hand them court documents (or haul them off to jail). As much fun as it was to run around with a badge and a gun, it would’ve made life much easier Read More...
Posted 16 December 08 09:45 by reedme | 1 Comments
Filed under security, family, governance, legal, mortgage, foreclosure
Voice Command: FORMAT C: [ENTER]: Well, that’s how the joke used to go about Vista voice command... Apparently somebody thought it would be fun to actually implement something similar in their mobile o/s. On purpose or not. Heh. The bug can hardly be called a security problem, given it Read More...
Posted 11 November 08 09:40 by reedme | 1 Comments
Filed under security, gadgets, geek humor, mobile computing, developers, gadget, You're doing it wrong!
Get your beta on! SQL Server 2005 SP3 Beta: No new features. Lots of good fixes rolled up in one package. Download details: SQL Server 2005 SP3 Beta We don’t call them “service packs” inside SQL Server anymore, but it would seem that a lot of people have a Linus’ blanket reaction to the term, so Read More...
Posted 29 October 08 11:07 by reedme | 0 Comments
Filed under security, SQL Server, service pack, beta
We don‘t need yet another database security czar.: I was reading this article about recent data breaches that was recommending Yet Another Government Agency® and (no surprise) I started getting mad: A program to share best practices among agencies at all levels of government and create cybersecurity templates, Read More...
Posted 23 October 08 09:29 by reedme | 1 Comments
Filed under security, database, operational maturity, You're doing it wrong!
You're doing it wrong!: I always hear Randall's comic voice in my head now shouting "You're doing it wrong!" when I see things like this: "This is believed to be the first reported case of a space station computer getting a virus, but a Nasa spokesman said there had been previous Read More...
Posted 27 August 08 11:25 by reedme | 1 Comments
Filed under security, weird, NASA, virus
Big brother (or SkyNet) is coming... to a PC near you.: I loved the book 1984 , even though it was almost 1984 by the time I read it. The fact that the date was around the corner and technology wasn't anywhere close kind of took the punch out of the story. I guess it didn't scare me the way it scared "previous Read More...
Posted 16 January 08 05:18 by reedme | 1 Comments
Filed under security, database, SQL Server, geek humor, database design, 2008, scifi, science fiction, patent, monitoring, Microsoft
Mr. Jobs, welcome to the slightly bigger time...: Not a whole lot here to say, just entertainment value. After all the Mac v. PC commercials, I will laugh my considerable posterior off if Apple winds up creating a UAC-style prompt to warn their customers that an application is attempting to access critical Read More...
Posted 06 December 07 07:07 by reedme | 1 Comments
Filed under security, geek humor, Apple, Mac
Data mining from casinos to counterterrorism...: I guess DHS has figured out that bad guys are bad guys and existing expertise and technology probably will translate from fraud prevention to terrorism prevention. Casinos have tried to use facial-recognition software to identify known cheats in real Read More...
Posted 22 October 07 09:42 by reedme | 1 Comments
Filed under data mining, security, counterterrorism, database, gambling, surveillance

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Assimilation is complete. I was beamed aboard the mothership in December 2007 when I finally moved to Redmond after several years in the field with MCS. If you're ever in the vicinity of Building 36, come say howdy!!

I'm one of the dozens of David Reed clones aboard the mothership, but I'm the only David Reed who is a Microsoft Certified Architect:SQL Server. Go me!

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