As a total newbie to SQL Server 4 years ago, I am extremely grateful to questions answered through a blog, message forum or website. It is very gratifying...

Thanks for the reminder - it is me who creates me. The environment can produce tools/opportunities to allow me to shape me, but ultimately I have to take responsibility...

Very nicely done.

It can be frustrating to be the new person who comes in with new ideas and sees antiquated ways that can be changed. When you ask 'Why do you...

One of the things I like about my job is that I can go to my boss and say "Family emergency.." tell him what it is and I can...

I share an office with another person, and everyone walks through my office to get to a general file storage area. People say "Hi." as they walk through and...

1password from https://agilebits.com/onepassword. I have it on my work computer, home PC and desktop, android phone. And it is updated between all three computer automatically.

It will...

roger.plowman (10/22/2012)

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It must be nice to have a team of developers on call. :hehe:

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Let me tell you something about users:

1) They're too busy to beta test software.

2) They're not...

TravisDBA (8/1/2012)

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Things that Bad managers say: How many of you have heard these?

1. "If you don’t want this job, I’ll find someone who does"

7. "In these times, you’re lucky...

I'm not a true DBA admin. I work with the SQL tables and such. I would like to learn how to set this up. Can someone send...

I was one of those horrible supervisors. Twenty years ago out of college, I was a manager of a Domino's Pizza and I was horrible to my employees. ...

I use 1Password as my password program. The portability is there as the chain and the ability to use it from any computer is available in dropbox. It...

I am relatively new to the IT side of the chemistry laboratory where I am the unofficial LIMS (laboratory information management system) admin, but I've been 'into' computers and software...

Paper notes using any type of paper or notebook with any pen - I'm not picky. A computer has too many distractions if I get bored.

The one...