I always contend that I never provide anything in written form that I wouldn't say aloud to a stranger in a crowded room, and I carried that to the Internet. When...

When pundits say that Beta 2 of VS 2005 seemed more bug-free in some regards than the release, they are being honest. As someone who tested the product from an...

The industry needs to move forward, and sometimes that means cutting support for a combination. The good news, if it is, is that moving a product from MDSE to SQL...

Some advice to young professionals regarding engagement rings. Stick with the ring, and avoid the trend toward technology, which seems to me to be barter of some kind. And that...

SQL Server: 3 production; 2 development.

DB2: 1 AS400 DB2; 1 Windows DB2 development box.

On another point, I'm not sure a book on MySpace would be that enlightening, given that a power...

One of the strangest factors I find today are the number of clients who actually don't know their own data requirements, and can't impose any standards at all because they...

I find it impossible to disagree with today's editorial, but I wish that the major vendors would sit down and agree upon a real-world cross-platform lowest common denominator. It might...

While the logic of the argument for pulling Private Folders makes sense from an administrative point of view, the problem the release had wasn't related to bugs. It was related...

One of the most egregious issues I've run across is when a developer or consultant is working on some aspect of a system that requires data structures and/or data, so...

But then again, if one was so cautious as to eliminate everything that might lead to a mistake, the world would be a dull place indeed. The mindset that we...

Every time I hear about a lost laptop I wonder when it became common practice to put highly sensitive data in a portable device. To me, it seems unforgivable for...

I hope one of the series of articles deals with the horrifying interface mess in SQL Studio and how it affects security. While I think SQL Server 2005 did enhance...

The problem of WGA was how it was foisted on the public. What they should have done was make it a distinct benefit to run genuine Windows, and offer that...