The way I figure it, if I need the tools I need the tools. The choice then is not so much between MS and third-party, but between my code and...

Most people are addressing the telecommute part of the editorial and doing a fine job. They must be, because I agree with most of it. 🙂

I have a different problem....

OCTom (4/19/2011)

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I don't know about blogs. I think if they're not damaging someone, you'll be OK. I was told recently by a head hunter that I should not be on...

This year, as in each year over the last 5, both my career and our financial situation continued to degrade. Local housing costs (purchase or rent) are up about 50%...

We often discuss how to make our own output better (design, code, reports, etc.). What about the other side: Does anybody have any experience with ensuring the quality of the...

I think a lot of news has to be somehow free to access. That might mean ads or it might mean 'piggy backed' on more substantial content that people are...

Eric M Russell (3/24/2011)

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GSquared (3/24/2011)

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Does the MP3 player double as a...

Chris-354050 (3/23/2011)

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Steve,

In your editorial you say: "I saw a note recently that researchers had successfully hacked a car using only an MP3 file on a CD. They were able to...

A classic example where you encounter typeless columns is the vertical all-purpose table that fits anything.

referral_id datatype_id data_value

100 ...

It seems we all agree that we should be using types that match the data and that our conversions should be explicit. So how did we get to the point...

Mike B in AK (3/17/2011)

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Interestingly, I inherited a process where the previous person stored integer values in a varchar(3) field and did poor quality checks on the data coming in....

blandry (3/3/2011)

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Yes, true - but you don't go out each year and buy the same car in a different color with a dealer telling you its a "new model". ...

DavidL (2/10/2011)

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We're one of those places still running 6.5, as well as 2005 and 2008. About 6 years ago we moved it (6.5) to a virtual machine, because finding...

We generally license the latest versions of products whenever we do a hardware refresh. On the desktop, we usually install the newest OS, but do downgrade installs on applications until...

I hear that...