{"id":745,"date":"2007-10-21T13:49:52","date_gmt":"2007-10-21T12:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.craigmurphy.com\/blog\/?p=745"},"modified":"2007-10-29T02:22:39","modified_gmt":"2007-10-29T01:22:39","slug":"035-sqlbits-simon-harriyott-on-sqlbits-and-dave-mcmahon-in-a-wig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.craigmurphy.com\/blog\/?p=745","title":{"rendered":"035 &#8211; SQLBits &#8211; Simon Harriyott &#8211; On SQLBits and Dave McMahon in a wig&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><strong>On Dave McMahon: <\/strong><br \/>\n&#8220;always entertaining seeing Dave&#8230;this time was no exception&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;whatever else&#8230;you&#8217;ll remember Dave in a wig&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>On Martin Cairney:<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8220;definitely knows his stuff&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>On the event:<\/strong><br \/>\nAlways something worth seeing<\/p>\n<p>Very well organised&#8230;timetable has been well organised<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.craigmurphy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/sqlbits-sponsors.jpg\"  \/><br \/>\nSQLBits, the sponsors: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/sql\">Microsoft<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.idera.com\/\">Idera<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.quest.com\/\">Quest Software<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/learning.solidq.com\/uk\/Default.aspx\">Solid Quality Learning<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.red-gate.com\/\">redgate<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.craigmurphy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Simon-Harriyott.jpg\"  \/><br \/>\nSimon and Microsoft&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/andrew\/\">Andrew Fryer<\/a> at the bowling (Andrew&#8217;s got another great picture <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/andrew\/archive\/2007\/10\/07\/forward-the-sql-brigade.aspx\">here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to podcast#35.  <a href=\"http:\/\/harriyott.com\/\">Simon Harriyott<\/a> sat down with me to chat about SQLBits, the sessions he attended and Dave McMahon&#8217;s spectacular close to his Top 10 SQL Keywords session (a video of this can be found below!)  Simon&#8217;s other interest, as noted in this podcast are the <a href=\"http:\/\/sussex.geekdinner.co.uk\/\">Sussex Geek Dinners<\/a>.  Simon works for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.madgex.com\/\">madgex<\/a>, alongside <a href=\"http:\/\/www.craigmurphy.com\/blog\/?p=729\">Jane<\/a> who also attended SQLBits.<\/p>\n<p>Recorded live after <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sqlbits.com\">SQLBits<\/a>, some background music can be heard&#8230;and I&#8217;ve left one tannoy announcement in for Elaine Marshall&#8217;s benefit.  That&#8217;s more of my comedy genius coming through &#8211; can&#8217;t you tell?<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A Mac in Microsoft is going to feel a bit nervous<\/p>\n<p>I guess it&#8217;s the most hostile environment in the world for a Mac [being used to deliver a presentation in a Microsoft building]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.craigmurphy.com\/podcasts\/RSSPodCasts.xml\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.craigmurphy.com\/images\/podcast_rssfeed.gif\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.craigmurphy.com\/podcasts\/RSSPodcasts.xml\">Podcast feed &#8211; subscribe here!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.craigmurphy.com\/podcasts\/035-SQLBits-Simon-Harriyott.mp3\">http:\/\/www.craigmurphy.com\/podcasts\/035-SQLBits-Simon-Harriyott.mp3<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.craigmurphy.com\/podcasts\/035-SQLBits-Simon-Harriyott.mp3\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.craigmurphy.com\/images\/podcast_listen.gif\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Podcasts<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.craigmurphy.com\/blog\/?p=743\">034 &#8211; SQLBits &#8211; Liam Westley, Matt Barrett discuss SQLBits and Dave McMahon <\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.craigmurphy.com\/blog\/?p=742\">033 &#8211; SQLBits &#8211; Colin Mackay on SQLBits and events in Reading <\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.craigmurphy.com\/blog\/?p=741\">032 &#8211; SQLBits &#8211; Martin Cairney on Securing SQL Server <\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.craigmurphy.com\/blog\/?p=740\">031 &#8211; SQLBits &#8211; John Van Hoof <\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.craigmurphy.com\/blog\/?p=729\">030 &#8211; SQLBits &#8211; Attendees Jane Dallaway and Jim Shilling tell us what they think <\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.craigmurphy.com\/blog\/?p=726\">029 &#8211; SQLBits &#8211; Richard Fennell on SQL Server Unit Testing<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Recorded at SQLBits, 6th October 2007, Dave does a good job entertaining a packed room of 120 delegates in a Top of the Pops style!<\/p>\n<p><embed src=\"http:\/\/images.video.msn.com\/flash\/soapbox1_1.swf\" quality=\"high\" width=\"432\" height=\"364\" base=\"http:\/\/images.video.msn.com\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" pluginspage=\"http:\/\/macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\" flashvars=\"c=v&#038;v=809028c0-faac-4388-990c-09747cff49df&#038;ifs=true&#038;fr=msnvideo&#038;mkt=en-GB&#038;brand=\"><\/embed><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/video.msn.com\/video.aspx?vid=809028c0-faac-4388-990c-09747cff49df\" target=\"_new\" title=\"SQLBits - Dave McMahon - Top Ten SQL Keywords\">Video: SQLBits &#8211; Dave McMahon &#8211; Top Ten SQL Keywords<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Technorati Tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/Simon+Harriyott\" rel=\"tag\">Simon Harriyott<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/Sussex+Geek+Dinners\" rel=\"tag\">Sussex Geek Dinners<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/GeekDinner\" rel=\"tag\">GeekDinner<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/Sussex\" rel=\"tag\">Sussex<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/BarCamp\" rel=\"tag\">BarCamp<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/MadgeEx\" rel=\"tag\">MadgeEx<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/Dave+McMahon\" rel=\"tag\">Dave McMahon<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/\" rel=\"tag\"><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/SQL\" rel=\"tag\">SQL<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/SQL+Server\" rel=\"tag\">SQL Server<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/Top+Ten+SQL+Keywords\" rel=\"tag\">Top Ten SQL Keywords<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/NxtGenUG\" rel=\"tag\">NxtGenUG<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/Top+of+the+Pops\" rel=\"tag\">Top of the Pops<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/DDD\" rel=\"tag\">DDD<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/DDD6\" rel=\"tag\">DDD6<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Dave McMahon: &#8220;always entertaining seeing Dave&#8230;this time was no exception&#8221; &#8220;whatever else&#8230;you&#8217;ll remember Dave in a wig&#8221; On Martin Cairney: &#8220;definitely knows his stuff&#8221; On the event: Always something worth seeing Very well organised&#8230;timetable has been well organised SQLBits, the sponsors: Microsoft | Idera Quest Software | Solid Quality Learning | redgate Simon and &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.craigmurphy.com\/blog\/?p=745\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">035 &#8211; SQLBits &#8211; Simon Harriyott &#8211; On SQLBits and Dave McMahon in a wig&#8230;<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,16,25,36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-community","category-developer-events","category-podcasts","category-sqlbits-102007"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.craigmurphy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/745","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.craigmurphy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.craigmurphy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.craigmurphy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.craigmurphy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=745"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.craigmurphy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/745\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.craigmurphy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.craigmurphy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.craigmurphy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}