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Gant charts; sometimes they're helpful, sometimes they're not
I've always thought Gantt charts are a sort of shorthand for "this must be a well-managed project because it's got Gantt charts".
True, their...
October 9, 2008 at 6:40 am
That is a topic that gets endlessly debated
I was just wondering whether an interviewer might be testing whether the candidate is alert to the debate as well as able to...
October 9, 2008 at 3:51 am
Like many others, I feel queasy about the overhead of storing files in the database. Whilst our building access control system (from a third party) stores and retrieves c.7000...
October 9, 2008 at 3:44 am
Looking back at question 1
Is it possible to have a NULL value in a foreign key field?
Whilst "Is it possible" is answered by ALLOWED NULL, isn't there a design principle...
October 9, 2008 at 3:15 am
Echoing Phil's comments, I'd say that much of the formality of project management is about keeping higher management happy and persuaded that things are happening and on track, rather than...
October 9, 2008 at 2:57 am
J: Well now there is talk of adding a digit
In the UK we don't have a standard phone number length nor pattern (eg 023 1234 1234, 0117 123 1234, and...
October 8, 2008 at 2:46 am
Tracy, jcrawf02's advice looks good. And if you have an HR department, get their advice. Fitness and capability can be a legal minefield as well a row of...
September 26, 2008 at 7:32 am
while juggling running chainsaws and singing Ethyl Merman tunes
Hey Grant, acquiring a skill like that that can really make a CV stand out...
September 26, 2008 at 5:54 am
A common complaint I heard in an earlier life, in the (UK) civil service, was that it was impossible to sack incompetent people because the terms and conditions guaranteed job...
September 26, 2008 at 4:29 am
With such a large multinational financial institution you might also want to form a view of their ethical policies, alongside their ethical record. Just a thought.
September 19, 2008 at 2:36 am
Thanks, Steve, I've heard of but never seen the magic of dragging an entire machine across hardware, without anyone noticing very much. Cool technology indeed.
It makes sense that, while...
September 18, 2008 at 8:29 am
Steve, you say
you cannot allow the VMs to float. Float all other VMs (file servers, print servers, etc.), but not the SQL Server
I am using VM Workstation to run...
September 18, 2008 at 7:38 am
I can beat that: a system with an OS no-one understands any more, with a failed System Disk, using a LAN protocol we don't support any more... and they...
June 17, 2008 at 9:05 am
Lots of businesses are consolidating to virtual hosts, to save power and management overheads. VM is really impressive, it's been around a while, and I comfortably run SQL2K in...
June 16, 2008 at 2:19 am
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