FILESTREAM Article on SQLServerCentral.com

One week ago, an article I wrote on FILESTREAM in SQL 2008 was published on SQLServerCentral.com. This was the first time I had written for a professional publication, online or in print, and I want to thank Steve Jones for giving me the opportunity.

In case you missed it, here is a link to my article.
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/FILESTREAM/67668/

I highly recommend that those of you with any inclination toward documentation or training start writing articles. It not only forces you to dig deeper on a subject than you may have done otherwise, but it also helps to establish you as a professional in the field. I know we all have busy lives, but I think it is worth it. Only time will tell.

And speaking of Steve Jones, check out his recent blog entry on Technical Article Writing where he lists several good places to submit your work.

T-Mobile's Cheap Internet and Mobile Blogging

I am using a 30 day trial of T-Mobile's web plan for cell phones. This plan includes unlimited web access but does not include downloads or a text plan. The up side... it only costs $10/Month.

So far I am very pleased. In fact I am writing this blog on my Shadow phone at a time that would usually be lost to simple waiting. Since I am used to the two letters per key typing method, I can crank out the words at about 60% of keyboard typing speed.

The strange thing is that T-Mobile limits this cheap web plan to phones that it considers non-smart phones. If you have a G1 you have to use at least the basic $25/Month data plan. Even stranger is the fact that they don't consider a phone like the Shadow, which runs Windows Mobile 6, a smart phone. But hey, I'm not complaining.

This little phone is still not as efficient as the ever popular netbooks, but on the flip side I always have my phone. Mostly I think it fulfills a role that I require within the ever broadening array of Internet enabled devices.