When AOL was new I had friends who thought all the internet they needed to see was on the AOL links. That was certainly a myopic view and kept them...

Personally I feel SQL delete function works fine. you can't idiot proof everything. Someone will just create a better idiot (work around). If there are too many actions required to...

Recenty I was at a meeting with the CIO of the city of Columbus, Ohio (my residence) and the city has a plan to have broadband available to all by...

I earned a 2 year degree in Electronics, spent 20 years in U.S. Navy electronics, then earned a B.S. in Education. Since then I've taken various courses toward an IT...

Personally I think the real value in a certification is the learning that happens while studying for a certification. If you cheat and just memorize answers then the certificate is...

I lived in Spain for 3 years and while they drove on the correct side of the road (for us Americans) the roads were small, just like most of the...

I always look at it from the users view. If the user has to rekey data or wait until the mirror reconnects then the user has lost time and work....

Steve,

Glad to hear you are joining the environmental craze with your Prius. What's next SQLserver econ1.1? I just bought a Scion Xa and am getting 35mph, not bad. My other...

Grilling some dead animals and hopefully riding at least 30 miles (50KM for you metric types) on my bicycle one day of the weekend. Cheers!

Ok thanks for the help.

I've worked for a not for profit for 9 years and don't think financial performance is our key measure of performance. Ours is a balance of mission and business. Our...

Walt Disney said that in designing projects you needed three types of people:

Engineers - someone to turn the idea into the necessary parts

Creative people - someone to have an idea

Critics...

I spent 20 years in the U.S. military and had a high security clearance and from my experience background checks only tell what you've done, not what you are likely...

I worked in military electronics for 20 years and most times everything was an emergency, especially on ships. But, in my 9 years working IT for a mid-size not for...

I was born in Cuba, lived in Spain, Virginia, California, Illinois, South Carolina, Florida, Texas, Massachuettes, New York, and have visted most of Europe, South America, and the Carribean while...