@keita

Written By Jason 2014-05-16T15:00:00Z

Today I have the pleasure of talking with Keitaroh Kobayashi, who goes by the name @keita on App.net. He lives in the big city of Tokyo, Japan, and works as a (mostly) independent web developer. When not playing with HTML and CSS, he likes to rant about space exploration and read Wikipedia.

Please join me in welcoming Keitaroh to Discover ADN.

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This episode of Discover ADN is brought to you by Born SQL and their product, dbSnitch!

dbSnitch is a once-off report service, where we perform an in-depth examination of your existing database instances and make bespoke recommendations to bring them up to industry standards – and ensure that your data is safe.

A dbSnitch report is about 16 to 20 pages in length and includes:

  • A workbook containing all diagnostic information extracted from the instance, along with explanations for our conclusions (complete transparency).
  • Recommendations on upgrades, best practice hardware and software improvements, maintenance plans and disaster recovery plans.

All in all, dbSnitch gives you a comprehensive view of where your database currently stands, along with a customised game plan to get where it needs to be.

Interested? Find out more about dbSnitch on their website or contact Randolph West via email at [email protected] with the keyword “Discover” in the subject line.

    @eyes

    Written By Jason 2014-05-13T15:00:00Z

    Today I have the pleasure of talking with Isaac Crawford, who goes by the pseudonym 'eyes' on App.net. He has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in film and photography, studies economics, and even spent some time in Yemen. In addition to loving all things Dr. Who, he’s the host of several podcasts including ADN Views, a show discussing recent news and events on App.net.

    Please join me in welcoming Isaac to Discover ADN.

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    Things We Talked About

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    This episode of Discover ADN was brought to you by Firesides, a series of live, community run interviews built on App.net. Found someone you want to learn more about? Nominate them to be a future guest. Head over to the Firesides site to let us know who you'd like to chat with. Read past chats and join us for the next live interview. You don't need an App.net account to read a Firesides chat, but you will need one to participate. Visit us at Firesid.es.

      @yasmine

      Written By Jason 2014-05-10T15:00:00Z

      Today I have the pleasure of talking with Yasmine Evjen, who goes by her first name on App.net. She was born and raised in Arizona, loves a good cup of coffee, and created the community-run interview service @firesides with @fam.

      Please join me in learning more about Yasmine to Discover ADN.

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      This episode of Discover ADN was brought to you by Firesides, a series of live, community run interviews built on App.net. Found someone you want to learn more about? Nominate them to be a future guest. Head over to the Firesides site to let us know who you'd like to chat with. Read past chats and join us for the next live interview. You don't need an App.net account to read a Firesides chat, but you will need one to participate. Visit us at Firesid.es.

        @braincutlery

        Written By Jason 2014-05-07T15:00:00Z

        Today I have the pleasure of talking with Darren Tong, who goes by the pseudonym 'braincutlery' on App.net. He lives in the UK and has a wonderful zeal about everything related to leading an efficient and productive lifestyle. He’s so passionate about the subject that he is a co-author for the Alpha Efficiency Magazine along with @Bojan Djordjevic.

        Please join me in learning more about Darren on Discover ADN.

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        This episode of Discover ADN was brought to you by Alpha Efficiency, a monthly productivity magazine that focuses on helping people like you live purposeful lives by exploring new tools, techniques and productivity principles. They offer ‘Insights for Purposeful Living’ instead of canned systems, allowing you to use only the tips and techniques that work for you. Check them out in the Apple App Store, or on their website.

          @annatarkov

          Written By Jason 2014-05-04T15:00:00Z

          Today I have the pleasure of talking with Anna Tarkov, who uses her real name on App.net. She lives in the United States, and describes herself a blogger, journalist, and emigre. She also has a love/hate relationship with the media. When she’s not fighting for truth and justice, Anna can be found working on her upcoming magazine and looking after her little boy.

          Please join me in learning more about Anna on Discover ADN.

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          This episode of Discover ADN was brought to you by Alpha Efficiency, a monthly productivity magazine that focuses on helping people like you live purposeful lives by exploring new tools, techniques and productivity principles. They offer 'Insights for Purposeful Living' instead of canned systems, allowing you to use only the tips and techniques that work for you. Check them out in the Apple App Store, or on their website.

            @nhk

            Written By Jason 2014-05-01T15:00:00Z

            Today I have the pleasure of talking with Niels, who goes by his initials 'nhk' on App.net. He lives in the great nation of Germany and is a student of economics and Japan, lives in Germany, and enjoys podcasting about retro video games.

            Please join me in learning more about Niels on Discover ADN.

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            This episode of Discover ADN was brought to you by Alpha Efficiency, a monthly productivity magazine that focuses on helping people like you live purposeful lives by exploring new tools, techniques and productivity principles. They offer 'Insights for Purposeful Living' instead of canned systems, allowing you to use only the tips and techniques that work for you. Check them out in the Apple App Store, or on their website.

              @keizo

              Written By Jason 2014-04-28T15:00:00Z

              Today I had the pleasure of talking with Keizo, who uses his first name on App.net. He lives in Osaka, Japan, loves Macs, and has a great big heart. Keizo has also spent some time living in America, both in California and New York.

              Please join me in learning more about Keizo on Discover ADN.

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              This episode of Discover ADN was brought to you by Alpha Efficiency, a monthly productivity magazine that focuses on helping people like you live purposeful lives by exploring new tools, techniques and productivity principles. They offer ‘Insights for Purposeful Living’ instead of canned systems, allowing you to use only the tips and techniques that work for you. Check them out in the Apple App Store, or on their website.

                @chriskrycho

                Written By Jason 2014-04-25T15:00:00Z

                Today I have the pleasure of talking with Chris Krycho, who uses his real name on App.net. He lives in the United States, and describes himself as a husband, father, theologian, writer, developer, designer, runner, Lord of the Rings fanatic, composer, poet, Whovian, and Ultimate player nerd. He also hosts the new podcast, Winning Slowly.

                Please join me in learning more about Chris on Discover ADN.

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                Sponsor

                This episode of Discover ADN was brought to you by Alpha Efficiency, a monthly productivity magazine that focuses on helping people like you live purposeful lives by exploring new tools, techniques and productivity principles. They offer ‘Insights for Purposeful Living’ instead of canned systems, allowing you to use only the tips and techniques that work for you. Check them out in the Apple App Store, or on their website.

                  @phoneboy

                  Written By Jason 2014-04-22T15:00:00Z

                  Today I have the pleasure of talking with Dameon Welch-Abernathy, who goes by the pseudonym ’phoneboy' on App.net. He’s a world-traveller with a keen eye on software security and has achieved a level of fame in his line of work that few of us could ever dream of earning.

                  Please join me in learning more about Dameon on Discover ADN.

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                  This episode of Discover ADN is brought to you by Born SQL!

                  Microsoft SQL Server databases in small-to-medium-size businesses often don’t have a dedicated DBA to look after them. This ends up being the job of a developer, and the databases are neglected until someone comments how slow SQL Server is.

                  Randolph West at Born SQL is offering a once-off report, where he takes a look at your existing database instances and make recommendations to bring them up to industry standards. Included in the report are recommendations on upgrades, maintenance plans, disaster recovery, performance, and best practice improvements at both a hardware and software level.

                  The report usually costs $2,500 per server, but he's willing to offer listeners of Discover ADN a $750 discount, which works out to $1,750 per server. This is in Canadian dollars, too!

                  Coming in at between 16 and 20 pages long, the report provides feedback on how to make sure SQL Server is running optimally. It also includes an Excel workbook containing all the diagnostic information extracted from the instance, and an explanation on what each spreadsheet means.

                  Once your SQL instances are happy, he can then offer remote support, working with you to implement maintenance and disaster recovery plans, indexes, as well as query tuning. He can assist an on-site person to look after the instance, or work his magic remotely.

                  Of course, the rate is negotiable depending on the number of servers and databases involved.

                  Interested? Contact Randolph West via email at [email protected] with the keyword “Discover” in the subject line.

                    @rabryst

                    Written By Jason 2014-04-19T15:00:00Z

                    Today I have the pleasure of talking with Randolph West, who goes by the pseudonym 'rabryst' on App.net. He lives in Calgary, Alberta, and runs his own software consultancy agency. In addition to having a great deal of enthusiasm for databases, he has a deep-seated passion for song.

                    Please join me in learning more about Randolph on Discover ADN.

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                    Sponsor

                    This episode of Discover ADN was brought to you by Alpha Efficiency, a monthly productivity magazine that focuses on helping people like you live purposeful lives by exploring new tools, techniques and productivity principles. They offer ‘Insights for Purposeful Living’ instead of canned systems, allowing you to use only the tips and techniques that work for you. Check them out in the Apple App Store, or on their website.