<table> <tr> <td valign="top"><img height="183" alt="" width="139" src="/Portals/0/Blog/blog-jeff-smith.png" /></td> <td valign="top"><img alt="" src="http://www.toadworld.com/Portals/_default/Skins/NewTWSkin/images/small_twitter.png" /><strong><a href="http://twitter.com/hillbillyToad">@hillbillyToad</a> - follow me for daily Toad news and user tips</strong> <p>Jeff Smith is a Solutions Architect at Quest Software. He has been with Quest since 2001, working on the Toad R&amp;D, Product Management, and Sales organizations. Jeff is the primary author of the <em>Toad Handbook, 2^nd Edition</em>.&#160; Jeff is a regular speaker at Toad User Groups and Oracle User Groups worldwide.</p> <p>Jeff's blog provides information for Toad users that addresses their day to day challenges.</p> <p><font color="#003366" size="3"><strong>Recent postings:</strong></font></p> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.toadworld.com/BLOGS/tabid/67/BlogId/17/Default.aspx en-US Jeff Smith webmaster@toadworld.com Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:35:48 GMT Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:35:48 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blog RSS Generator Version 3.2.0.15477 <div>So with Toad v10 being released, my Tips & Tricks guide became a bit out of date.  You can find an updated copy, as well as our v9 copy, <a href="http://www.toadworld.com/KNOWLEDGE/ToadKnowledge/TipsandTricks/tabid/74/TID/291/cid/38/Default.aspx"><font color="#800080">here</font></a>.  All of your favorite keyboard shortcuts and workflows remain largely unchanged, so this is more of an update for making sure screenshots and naming conventions are correct for our newer users.</div> <div> </div> <div>For our Xpert edition users, you will see significant changes in the SQL Optimization interface and workflow.  Be sure to investigate the 4 different SQL tuning methods, in particular ‘Optimize’ and ‘Rewrite.’  The nature of your query (how long it takes to run, how complex is it?) will determine the method that’s best for you.</div> <div> </div> <div>Feel free to host your own internal Toad seminars using any of our content.  If you need assistance or want some custom content developed, just let us know!</div> http://www.toadworld.com/BLOGS/tabid/67/EntryID/464/Default.aspx Jeff Smith http://www.toadworld.com/BLOGS/tabid/67/EntryID/464/Default.aspx#Comments http://www.toadworld.com/Default.aspx?tabid=67&EntryID=464 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:48:00 GMT 0 http://www.toadworld.com/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=464