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  • RE: "Answered" Posts

    Hi,

    I don't know if marking posts as "answered" will help much. I'm thinking about using the answered flag in a search as well as flagging what is still outstanding. A...

  • RE: Move Access to SQL 2005

    Are these tables the local copies of the upgraded tables? I believe after you use the upsizing wizard you will have two copies - your original (which may be the...

  • RE: The Best Computer

    3. C3P0 and R2D2. They remind me of a kind of Laurel and Hardy of the future.

    R2D2 is my favorite computer. I hadn't watched the Star Wars movies (any) until...

  • RE: Creative SPAM

    Kevin Hood (11/7/2008)


    Earlier this week I noticed a few emails (caught by our spam filter) dated November 5 inviting me to vote for Mccane.

    I received that one too! It caught...

  • RE: Nova Scotia SQL Developer Job Market

    Try careerbeacon.com. I found this site the best for looking at jobs in the Atlantic Provinces.

    Basically all government (local/provincial, probably not federal) and most major employers post here.

  • RE: Export database into Excel

    Instead of exporting, you can try using Excel and an ODBC connection to your import SQL server database.

    The menu names may change a bit depending on what version of Office...

  • RE: Collaborate or Eliminate ?

    Collaborate. I think that teamwork is an extremely valuable skill to have. Maybe during the project work, you could say to the project manager that enough time wasn't allocated to...

  • RE: Collaborate or Eliminate ?

    Working with a team that might be considered 'weak' can still be beneficial to you. Can you provide training to these individuals without wrecking a time line? Could your role...

  • RE: Recommended Books and Free Videos to learn SQL Server 2005/2008

    I refer to Inside SQL Server 2005 - TSQL Programming by Itzik Ben-Gan a lot. If you read this book cover-to-cover, I think it will address most TSQL concepts that...

  • RE: Believe in Your Data - Database Weekly (Aug 25, 2008)

    Voting with paper and pencil is still not bug-proof.

    Recently in the city I live in, we had an election where the votes were tied (no electronic voting machines). A recount...

  • RE: Working Under Pressure

    Tom Garth (8/26/2008)


    A nice article and some good stories here, too.

    On the fatigue factor. I've been there too many times to count, and made my share of big boo-boos as...

  • RE: Soft Skills

    umailedit (7/18/2008)


    I think that the best 'soft' skills teacher is the book 'How to win friends and influence people' by Dale Carnegie. This book should be read once a year....

  • RE: The Core

    James Stover (6/20/2008)


    I have distilled my 6 points for the budding DBA...

    1) How to create a database (seems obvious, but nevertheless...)

    2) How to backup and recover a database (with options)

    3)...

  • RE: Should you adopt the latest upgrades for your company?

    Where I last worked, we had one person in charge of the ERP - implementation, testing, training, dealing with the vendor, everything. We never went early adopter for that reason....

  • RE: Abnormal DB growth

    Does this database have a front end application? Are users able to change any settings (ie. how long to keep data, ability to turn on/off trackable data, etc)

    We had this...

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