February 22, 2016 at 7:32 am
I'll read just about anything, so I'll take a look into the suggested books. Thanks Gail and Jason!
February 22, 2016 at 7:35 am
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Anyone here have / had some experience with the Surface Pro 4? If so what are your thoughts on it?My wife has one as her work laptop now. She got it a few weeks ago. So far it seems to be pretty spectacular. The only real challenge is that some applications have a graphic issue with dual screen. Things like Skype for business have some strange display issues. They either are super huge on the external monitor or nearly microscopic on the surface screen. Outlook has a similar problem but not as pronounced. According to MS this is a known issue with no resolution currently.
I hope this doesn't end up as yet another "Closed as Won't Fix" item. I wonder what their quota for those is...and if it's a minimum or maximum threshold. 😛
February 22, 2016 at 7:43 am
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Anyone here have / had some experience with the Surface Pro 4? If so what are your thoughts on it?My wife has one as her work laptop now. She got it a few weeks ago. So far it seems to be pretty spectacular. The only real challenge is that some applications have a graphic issue with dual screen. Things like Skype for business have some strange display issues. They either are super huge on the external monitor or nearly microscopic on the surface screen. Outlook has a similar problem but not as pronounced. According to MS this is a known issue with no resolution currently.
I hope this doesn't end up as yet another "Closed as Won't Fix" item. I wonder what their quota for those is...and if it's a minimum or maximum threshold. 😛
No kidding. The funny part to me is that the applications that have a problem are all MS products...hhhhmmmmm. Seems that something in their core library they use for everything has a major flaw in it that causes this issue and they don't know how (or want) to fix it.
Aside from those annoyances (which can be overcome) and the horrific cost point, it is a super solid machine.
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February 22, 2016 at 7:54 am
For film buffs out there I highly recommend 'Ex Machina'. Recently watched it on Netflix and it blew me away. I'm so rarely impressed by movies anymore...maybe I'm just old and have seen it all but this film was excellent. It's a Sci-Fi about AI and that's about all I should say at the risk of spoiling it.
February 22, 2016 at 8:41 am
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Anyone here have / had some experience with the Surface Pro 4? If so what are your thoughts on it?My wife has one as her work laptop now. She got it a few weeks ago. So far it seems to be pretty spectacular. The only real challenge is that some applications have a graphic issue with dual screen. Things like Skype for business have some strange display issues. They either are super huge on the external monitor or nearly microscopic on the surface screen. Outlook has a similar problem but not as pronounced. According to MS this is a known issue with no resolution currently.
Any issues with the battery life? I know MS fixed a bug recently where all power would be drained when in sleep mode...
February 22, 2016 at 8:59 am
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Anyone here have / had some experience with the Surface Pro 4? If so what are your thoughts on it?My wife has one as her work laptop now. She got it a few weeks ago. So far it seems to be pretty spectacular. The only real challenge is that some applications have a graphic issue with dual screen. Things like Skype for business have some strange display issues. They either are super huge on the external monitor or nearly microscopic on the surface screen. Outlook has a similar problem but not as pronounced. According to MS this is a known issue with no resolution currently.
Any issues with the battery life? I know MS fixed a bug recently where all power would be drained when in sleep mode...
Don't have any knowledge. My wife has a docking station at home and at the office so she doesn't use it on battery mode all that often. It does occasionally have an issue of not waking up correctly from sleep mode. But it is a solid state drive so boot time is only a few seconds anyway. And my wife isn't a developer who might want to keep files open for extended periods of time.
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February 22, 2016 at 9:34 am
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I am seeing people claim to be an MCM for some of these interviews. I know full well they aren't an MCM. I have also been hearing that there is a whole horde (more than 20) of MCMs living in my region.I keep hearing about someone else in Johannesburg claiming (to a couple of my clients) to be an MCM for SQL Server. I can't get a name and they're never substantiated (just "oh, we had someone offering DB services the other week who's also an MCM").
I'm the only SQL MCM on the continent!
I've heard of people filling resumes with lies before, but to say they're an MCM when they're not kind of defies logic.
They're probably just copying other people resumés without actually knowing what MCM stands for or that it can be tracked very easily. There used to be a site, that has been reduced to a pdf, since it won't change: http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/c/2/7c28964b-e49d-4c4d-a78b-fc0c844fa66b/mcm-sql.pdf
Exactly my point. So why would someone lie when it's so quickly and easily looked up and shot down? I guess if they're copying resume's then their employment won't last long anyway, but why not just try to get a job honestly?
Edit: I guess I must be old-fashioned, but I would never want a dishonest DBA.
I contracted for a long time and this sort of thing is super-common in the contracting world. I worked somewhere once where there was a serious need for an SAP guru. The position paid an extraordinary hourly rate (like $200+/hour was paid to the contractor's company). The company's screening process was not thorough (which is common) and they hired two guys that, thanks to the recruiter, knew how to interview for the position but, in reality, were SAP novices at best.
In each case the person was eventually let go after it became clear that they didn't really know anything about SAP. The problem is that it takes more than a week to get rights/access to everything you need, then you get some time to look at the environment, attend meetings, get trained... then you get some work (they worked on 2 week Agile sprints)... In each case it took more than a month to figure out that these people were frauds. This means that the contractors were paid a pretty penny in the meantime...
This happens in the permanent position world too but it's more common in the contracting world. It's easier to explain why you were on a two month contract than it is to explain why you had a permanent job for 2 months.
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February 22, 2016 at 9:41 am
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I am seeing people claim to be an MCM for some of these interviews. I know full well they aren't an MCM. I have also been hearing that there is a whole horde (more than 20) of MCMs living in my region.I keep hearing about someone else in Johannesburg claiming (to a couple of my clients) to be an MCM for SQL Server. I can't get a name and they're never substantiated (just "oh, we had someone offering DB services the other week who's also an MCM").
I'm the only SQL MCM on the continent!
I've heard of people filling resumes with lies before, but to say they're an MCM when they're not kind of defies logic.
They're probably just copying other people resumés without actually knowing what MCM stands for or that it can be tracked very easily. There used to be a site, that has been reduced to a pdf, since it won't change: http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/c/2/7c28964b-e49d-4c4d-a78b-fc0c844fa66b/mcm-sql.pdf
Exactly my point. So why would someone lie when it's so quickly and easily looked up and shot down? I guess if they're copying resume's then their employment won't last long anyway, but why not just try to get a job honestly?
Edit: I guess I must be old-fashioned, but I would never want a dishonest DBA.
I contracted for a long time and this sort of thing is super-common in the contracting world. I worked somewhere once where there was a serious need for an SAP guru. The position paid an extraordinary hourly rate (like $200+/hour was paid to the contractor's company). The company's screening process was not thorough (which is common) and they hired two guys that, thanks to the recruiter, knew how to interview for the position but, in reality, were SAP novices at best.
In each case the person was eventually let go after it became clear that they didn't really know anything about SAP. The problem is that it takes more than a week to get rights/access to everything you need, then you get some time to look at the environment, attend meetings, get trained... then you get some work (they worked on 2 week Agile sprints)... In each case it took more than a month to figure out that these people were frauds. This means that the contractors were paid a pretty penny in the meantime...
This happens in the permanent position world too but it's more common in the contracting world. It's easier to explain why you were on a two month contract than it is to explain why you had a permanent job for 2 months.
I had a permanent job for three months, once.
I joined as a BI developer/architect. Expected role: creation of DW & supporting ETL processes: perfect.
After 8 weeks, I had four direct reports and I was spending all my time doing PM/HR stuff. None of this was made clear during the hiring process.
Escaped while I was still on probation, and I've never regretted it.
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February 22, 2016 at 11:18 am
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I am seeing people claim to be an MCM for some of these interviews. I know full well they aren't an MCM. I have also been hearing that there is a whole horde (more than 20) of MCMs living in my region.I keep hearing about someone else in Johannesburg claiming (to a couple of my clients) to be an MCM for SQL Server. I can't get a name and they're never substantiated (just "oh, we had someone offering DB services the other week who's also an MCM").
I'm the only SQL MCM on the continent!
I've heard of people filling resumes with lies before, but to say they're an MCM when they're not kind of defies logic.
They're probably just copying other people resumés without actually knowing what MCM stands for or that it can be tracked very easily. There used to be a site, that has been reduced to a pdf, since it won't change: http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/c/2/7c28964b-e49d-4c4d-a78b-fc0c844fa66b/mcm-sql.pdf
Exactly my point. So why would someone lie when it's so quickly and easily looked up and shot down? I guess if they're copying resume's then their employment won't last long anyway, but why not just try to get a job honestly?
Edit: I guess I must be old-fashioned, but I would never want a dishonest DBA.
I contracted for a long time and this sort of thing is super-common in the contracting world. I worked somewhere once where there was a serious need for an SAP guru. The position paid an extraordinary hourly rate (like $200+/hour was paid to the contractor's company). The company's screening process was not thorough (which is common) and they hired two guys that, thanks to the recruiter, knew how to interview for the position but, in reality, were SAP novices at best.
In each case the person was eventually let go after it became clear that they didn't really know anything about SAP. The problem is that it takes more than a week to get rights/access to everything you need, then you get some time to look at the environment, attend meetings, get trained... then you get some work (they worked on 2 week Agile sprints)... In each case it took more than a month to figure out that these people were frauds. This means that the contractors were paid a pretty penny in the meantime...
This happens in the permanent position world too but it's more common in the contracting world. It's easier to explain why you were on a two month contract than it is to explain why you had a permanent job for 2 months.
I had a permanent job for three months, once.
I joined as a BI developer/architect. Expected role: creation of DW & supporting ETL processes: perfect.
After 8 weeks, I had four direct reports and I was spending all my time doing PM/HR stuff. None of this was made clear during the hiring process.
Escaped while I was still on probation, and I've never regretted it.
I have an almost identical story, it also lasted roughly 10 weeks. The only good that came out of the whole experience is they agreed to send me to SQL PASS as an incentive to work there (which occurred during those 10 weeks).
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February 22, 2016 at 11:52 am
BL0B_EATER (2/22/2016)
Anyone here have / had some experience with the Surface Pro 4? If so what are your thoughts on it?
First, expensive. I've looked at them quite a bit. They work well, perform well, but there's a cost. A number of people at RG have them and they have had some driver issues with W10.
That being said, the response and operation is mostly nice. It's a touch heavy, but it's a beautiful device. The keyboards don't support the top, so using on a lap is touch. I just bought a Z Canvas VIAO, which is similar. Tablet, i7, 16GB, stand on the back and I have similar issues. The keyboard/screen combo is iffy on a lap. However otherwise it's nice.
Tim Mitchell has a Yoga 900, similar specs. i7, 16GB. If you really want a laptop device, this might be the best choice. If you can get by with a tablet, then the Surface might be nicer for you.
February 22, 2016 at 11:55 am
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Thanks to Steve (and those who agreed with him) on the book suggestion Ready Player One, I took it to Canyons-Park City and read it on the plane and during our mountain down times. It was a great read and I found it hard to put down. Soooo, now I'm looking for the next book suggestion.... anyone?
Glad you liked it.
I started the Warstrider series recently. That's good. 11/22/63 if you haven't read it (King). Spinward Fringe (LaLonde).
February 22, 2016 at 12:41 pm
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Thanks to Steve (and those who agreed with him) on the book suggestion Ready Player One, I took it to Canyons-Park City and read it on the plane and during our mountain down times. It was a great read and I found it hard to put down. Soooo, now I'm looking for the next book suggestion.... anyone?Glad you liked it.
I started the Warstrider series recently. That's good. 11/22/63 if you haven't read it (King). Spinward Fringe (LaLonde).
Excellent, thanks Steve, I'll look into the Warstrider series. Definitely interested in 11/22/63.
BTW, have you been to the Canyons/Park City? We had great snow (1 bad weather day where all resorts were closed due to high winds) and found lots of powder stashes off the runs.
February 22, 2016 at 3:14 pm
I have never skiied in Utah. I planned last fall, but got jammed up with some family stuff and cut my trip short to get home. Still on my list to get to SLC/Park City at some point.
February 22, 2016 at 3:44 pm
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Anyone here have / had some experience with the Surface Pro 4? If so what are your thoughts on it?My wife has one as her work laptop now. She got it a few weeks ago. So far it seems to be pretty spectacular. The only real challenge is that some applications have a graphic issue with dual screen. Things like Skype for business have some strange display issues. They either are super huge on the external monitor or nearly microscopic on the surface screen. Outlook has a similar problem but not as pronounced. According to MS this is a known issue with no resolution currently.
It's related to the scaling and the high res display of the SP4. Other devices (my Dell laptop included) have horrendous issues with the High Res and many microsoft apps. Other apps are plagued by the problem too (e.g. paint.net). Funnier still is that IE does not scale well when moving from a High Res screen to a standard res screen. It ends up becoming gynormous and unusable.
SSMS 2016 is supposed to be fixed in regards to the scaling issue with high res displays. I haven't tested it yet.
All of that said, there are a few connect items and a registry hack or two to make it work better. Some apps will also scale better if you choose "disable display scaling on high dpi settings" from within the shortcut properties or executable properties. YMMV.
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February 22, 2016 at 4:59 pm
No need to pile on but here's another example of a "DBA" like the ones I've been interviewing. I wonder if he knows how to get the current date and time in T-SQL? Certainly, there's near zero intellectual curiosity on this person's part.
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/FindPost1762990.aspx
Like I said, no need to pile on. Just be silently amazed that people like this feel slighted if you don't offer them a job as a DBA making 6 figures.
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