The grand juggling act that we must all perform is one that is not easy. One cannot exceedingly excel in anything without giving their hear and soul into it. That...

This observation is one that I have noticed as well. It is uncanny!

While I am a huge fan of music (blues in particular), I have not been blessed with that...

... adding to that you could even have unique encryption keys per column. Ah, but the headache that this causes is much better than the one educed by the disclosure...

I have never been a fan of product boycotts. They are often ineffective and simply arouse a spirit of long lasting resentment by those who organize them. In some cases...

In my early days of learning computer languages and databases I depended heavily upon the written word. Books were always important; but online articles, forums and later blogs were the...

How do you eat an elephant? - One bite at a time.

Your strategy of breaking large, long-term tasks into smaller tasks is exactly the way to go.

I also would add...

Everyone has their piece of the pie that they are pursiung. For some their piece is the big bucks and the prestige. For others it is using their skills to...

The word "evil" is definitely a strong word and one that I am very careful to not over use.

Just to clarify the intent in which I was using it...

Steve,

Wow! Thanks for the highlight and I hope I am successful in bringing your October trip to Indy a reality. IndyTechFest was an awesome event last year and this year...

Kudos, Steve! Your periodic dialogue on energy is inspiring. As I go to spend $50 to fill up my Jeep with fuel this morning my enthusiasm for alternative fuel and...

Based upon my own observations, conversations with others as well as conversations with the consulting firm recruiters the Indianapolis IT Market is superb for SQL Server Developers and DBAs and...

I obtained a copy of SQL Data Generator when it was released. I am VERY happy with this product. It is in line with most of Red-Gate's products: The duration...

It will be interesting to see what happens with MySQL in the next few years now that Sun has purchased MySQL (Jan. 2008). There is an interesting article on page...

Thanks, Steve, for bringing up the subject of data security. This is one of my favorite subjects and also one that I blog about fairly regularly (http://www.johnmagnabosco.com).

Yes, there...

Social software such as Facebook certainly has its benefits in establishing and maintaining an expanded network of peers; but I seem to get much more benefit from the ol' e-mail...