Fun article and great discussion. Thanks.

I echo other posters in stressing simple and easy to use features over focusing on "look and feel".

The feature I wish for most is a way to "subscribe"?...

I appreciated the idea in this article.

I thought I would also share another option. I routinely re-create my databases from scratch when I need to make major...

Awesome intro! Not having any need for data warehousing at my agency, I haven't had a chance to learn much about the topic. However, I have a feeling...

Thank you for continuing to support this great site. I appreciate it.

I don't know about "arbitrary" (companies should develop timeline methodologies which get decent results), but...

Carla: Thanks for your second reply. I appreciate it.

I'm a big believer in thinking through ethical issues and behaving ethically at all times. Period. If a...

Carla: "If I noticed..." Consider this example: My company apparently gives a small bonus (something like $50 a year) to staff who have worked more than 5 years...

I would report the problem IF I knew about it. This article got me to thinking about how I look at my bank statement. I don't analyze it...

Eric: Thanks for taking the time to write out your thoughts!

Eric: Due to the way I learned SQL, I've never used distinct. But your posting got me to thinking. I wonder when are the "occasions when distinct...

Nice, easy-read article. It even introduced me to a new function (CheckSum), which I looked up when reading your article. I particularly appreciated the code comments. I'm...

Fun! Now I want the answers.

The article aside, I appreciate the discussion here about various data modeling tools. I've been using ERwin for years. Like others, I have been rather unhappy with ERwin....

I really appreciated this article. I'm not a DBA per-say, but no one else is doing it... I do some of the items on the list (backups of...