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11/26/2012
by Marlon Ribunal
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Choose specific folders to sync with OneDrive

Every time you run the OneDrive Client on your device, a laptop in my case, all your files from the cloud are downloaded to your device locally. That is cool because you can still work on your files even when you’re offline.

The thing is I don’t need all the files I have on my OneDrive downloaded locally. I have files on OneDrive that I don’t really need on my laptop. Storage is cheap, yes, but that’s beside the point.

You can set your OneDrive Client to only download/sync specific folders. Here’s how (I’m using Windows 8 10 Pro here):

Pull up the hidden icons in the task bar. If you don’t see the Cloud icon, make sure your OneDrive Client is running. I set mine to run automatically when I sign in to Windows.

Right-Click on the Cloud icon to pull up a context menu for your OneDrive. Aside from getting access to the setting, you can also launch storage management from this menu.

Once you click “Settings”, the OneDrive Properties Dialog Box pops up. Go to the “Choose Folders” tab and click the “Choose folders” button.

Now you’re given the option to choose specific folders to sync with OneDrive.

If you’ve previously synced everything between your OneDrive and your device, all other folders not chosen to sync with OneDrive will be removed from your device.

11/19/2012
by Marlon Ribunal
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Tools of the Trade

I needed to upgrade my tools. It was not a matter of “want” but of “need”. It’s no longer enough to have just the bare minimum, specially when you need to test or study about certain features of SQL Server that require multiple servers in a network environment.

My current tools setup is not perfect but it addresses my current needs. And I say that again, it’s not perfect. It fits well my agile and lean approach to learning SQL Server.

Workspace

Ok, this is not an upgraded workspace. Let me just make that clear. But this is better than the counter in the kitchen. I don’t work from home. I am a cubicle dweller in a cubicle farm. This little space, I consider as a home office, or office in the home. All my blogging and writing are done here. My side projects and writing projects are also done here. And I spend a lot of time studying SQL Server in this small desk.

Laptop

I have the Lenovo ThinkPad W530. This is a robust mobile workstation. It got an Ivy Bridge processor, i7-3720QM, and 16GB DDR3 RAM (up to 32GB). I don’t currently have SSD’s on it yet. I have the SSD on my To-Upgrade list.

I bought the laptop with Windows 7 Pro (64-bit) already installed on it but I upgraded to Windows 8 Pro (64-bit) after about a month of testing the new OS on a virtual machine. I love the new look and feel of the latest Windows OS. Plus, Windows 8 is more efficient than the previous versions performance-wise.

Hyper-V

One of the primary reasons why I upgraded to a sufficient laptop was to be able to run multiple virtual machines. Hyper-V is a built-in feature in the 64-bit version of Windows 8 Pro. With 16GB amount of RAM, I can run 8, or probably more, VM’s. With the VM setup on the ThinkPad W530 like this, I can play with the advanced features of SQL Server 2012 very easily.

Miscellaneous

Columbia Manifest II Technical Daypack. I love this backpack.

Yes, I do have SkyDrive and OneNote, but I still take some notes the old way sometimes. My eyes just get tired of staring at the computer screen the whole day.

09/06/2012
by Marlon Ribunal
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SQLskills joining Pluralsight is a good news for all

Many can boast that they were trained by Paul and Kimberly Randal at SQLskills. That company is so highly regarded in SQL Server circle that having undergone training with them is considered a great privilege.

Not all of us will have the same privilege of sitting in an Immersion Event class (IE). Finance might not always be the problem. Many just couldn’t attend because of conflict of schedule or any other logistical concern.

However legitimate that reason might be, there’s no real excuse for us for not making ourselves available for such training, specially if it’s available online.

We owe it to ourselves to become better at our craft. That is true regardless of the industry we’re in.

That is why I was stoked to learn that SQLskills is joining forces with Pluralsight to deliver quality training content to SQL Server professionals.

SQLskills is a respected authority in SQL Server training. They are known for their Immersion Events and Microsoft Certified Master Training courses. Paul and Kimberly Randal, the founders, are elites in SQL Server mastery.

When you think of SQLskills training, you think of quality SQL Server training. These phrases are almost interchangeable. I’ve never gone to any IE class. I would want to, but I just don’t have the logistics to make that happen right now.

I’m so glad that, through the Pluralsigt-SQLskills strategic content partnership, I can now equip myself with quality SQL Server knowledge to gain new SQL Server skills to better prepare myself for opportunities down the road.