ScottPletcher (8/4/2016)

Robert Domitz (8/4/2016)

3. Is "von Helsing" the same as "VONHELSING" or just "HELSING"? In the latter case, the originating system sliced off the "von" as a middle...

You raise many valid points, but you miss a few key ones related to capitalization:

1. Lower case letters beginning a name, such as "d'Angelio"

2. Split surnames, such a...

You must be a youngster - that's an 029 keypunch! When I punched FORTRAN cards, I used an 026!:-D

(Thanks to http://www.columbia.edu for the image!)

Delegation to those "office assistants" was critical at the time. Typing was a skill that was not universally mastered in the workplace. When you received a memo, the...

When asked my most people, I respond that I raise goats. And, truth be told, the best part of my day is usually the time I spend outdoors, checking...

Must be April Fool's Day! Even Microsoft SQL Server 2008 is not 100% compatible with itself! 😛

I believe you are correct when you say, "To a large extent I believe that we really don't understand exactly how we should build software, and highly underestimate the complexity."...

I work for a regional mental health facility as an application developer.

[p]At work, if I need to rethink a problem, most often I walk down to city hall or across...

Thank you, andrewkane17, SSCrazy and Perry Whittle.

Our hardware tech installed XP SP2 before handing the machine to me. Although I checked that it was installed, I know she would...

[p]The problem, in this particular case, is that the Social Security number was never designed to be a secure identifier. It was designed just to disambiguate "John Smith" of...

A few years ago, I purchased a lot of five used Dell PCs which had been "traded in" for new systems from a value-added reseller. The disk drives were...

After all the HR-bashing I have just read, I would love to see the HR viewpoint on this question. It has been my experience that they are often clueless...

[p]I believe that "dress for success" is a left-over from days-gone-by when rigid social classes were the norm. It never had anything to do with productivity, only social status....

[p]My wife, children and myself operate a ranch in central Texas. Right now, our primary livestock are "commercial" goats, raised for slaughter. All too often, we have an...

Steve,

You make it sound so simple. My user community logs in once and leaves the system logged in, even when they are nowhere near their computer! When we...