How Perspective Works

Perspective can trick the brain into believing the eyes are seeing something they are not. My two monitors are slightly staggered. The right one is further back, only by a couple inches or so, but it causes the corner on the bottom to appear higher on the one further away, and lower on the top… Read More »

sp_who2 Alternative (T-SQL, SQL Server)

The trusty "sp_who2" is a quick way to look at what’s happening on your SQL instance, but completely lacks the ability to filter using a WHERE clause. You may have to manually sift through hundreds of results to find what you need. Never fear. This quick script gives you the same basic output that sp_who2… Read More »

PowerShell With Uptime – Getting Days Only

There is a handy and free tool to check your system's uptime called "Uptime".  (Clever, no?)  It can be downloaded at http://uptimeexe.codeplex.com. While it is very easy to use (just navigate to it in a command window and type "uptime"), it doesn't give much of an option for formatting the output to include only the days.  So, a… Read More »