j_e_o (5/2/2011)

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Steve, you finally pulled back the curtain to show that the great and powerful "Cloud" is really a marketing humbug (at least the way they are pitching it).

...and one...

kent.kester (5/2/2011)

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I think someone slipped up and let a marketing type look at a spec document for someone's network. They saw this cloud-shaped thing and decided it was marketable.

Personally,...

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (4/19/2011)

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CirquedeSQLeil (4/15/2011)

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Jeff Moden (4/10/2011)

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How about spending more time and dollars on really cool stuff like designing a 350HP engine that gets 50MPG without batteries? ...

Lynn Pettis (4/11/2011)

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djackson 22568 (4/11/2011)

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Many people think we live in a more dangerous society than when some of us were kids. I tend to disagree. I...

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (4/11/2011)

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Dave/Jay,

Connecting a smart appliance to an IP network (not necessarily the Internet) is about efficiency, grid balancing.

The electrical grid balancing is not necessarily about government,...

Lynn Pettis (4/11/2011)

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I did a campus visit with my daughter to Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, AZ. The washers and dryers in the laundry area in the dorms...

YSLGuru, you said what I was thinking far better than I ever have. Thanks.

jay holovacs (4/11/2011)

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djackson 22568 (4/11/2011)

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... If I depend on automatic wipers and lights, and then drive a car without them, when I need to turn them on I am not...

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (4/11/2011)

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We have gotten silly in the US with driving. It's a "right" to most people, but it isn't, and as much as I hate...

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (4/11/2011)

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On the surface I agree with you, ... If the power company could send a signal to your house to start high energy loads, like...

Dennis Wagner-347763 (4/11/2011)

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djackson 22568 (4/11/2011)

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It's not...

UMG Developer (4/10/2011)

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In terms of cars everything that can reasonably be automated, without significant risk, that takes a distraction away from the driver is a good thing in my opinion....

Anders Hansen (4/10/2011)

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Not to ruin your wind shield story - but I really like the wipers in our car. They are connected to a sensor, and start wiping if the...

Jim Dillon-291542 (3/17/2006)

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I'm running 64 bit SQL Server 2005 and my Database Mail works fine.

I found configuration to be pretty straight forward.

The only problem I ran into was...

OK, for all those others who seem to have this issue, I was able to figure out what the cause was.

First, one MS article suggested issues with SP2. So...