As a database professional, i'm accustomed to having a local sql server instance installed. However, it seems that SQL Server (typically Express) is finding its way onto more and more desktops, often unused and unknown to the user!! With the web browser FireFox taking up almost half your memory, you don't want any other applications taking your valuable resources.
I recommend changing the service settings of your SQL services to manual and only turning them on when you are actually going to use them. If you're using a shared database server, you may find that even as a SQL developer you may not use your local instance as often as you might have thought.
I have created 2 simple batch files on my desktop which I can use for stopping and starting my local SQL services meaning its a mere double click away to get your instance available.
StartSQLServices.bat
NET START mssqlserver
NET START sqlserveragent
NET START ReportServer
NET START msdtsserver100
StopSQLServices.bat
NET STOP mssqlserver
NET STOP sqlserveragent
NET STOP ReportServer
NET STOP msdtsserver100
* your Service names may vary depending on instance names and SQL version.
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