How I do things:

The choice of IDENTITY over something really depends on whether there is already a user defined key. For example, concerning trucking, the Terminal table would use the...

Honestly, as security in the cloud matures, it will increase my reasons for putting my data there. Someone has to do the work to make my data safe. Either I...

Good article; looking forward to the answers to your ending questions. I really appreciate and see the potential for using it in the disconnected scenario.

Antartica for a couple days would be awesome. I'd be scared the whole way there and back, but it would be worth it.

After some real digging, I came to realize I just want my sons to know God. Worrying about whether they will choose good careers is too stressful. Sure I care...

So, I would be willing to not watch the Super Bowl, I miss it most years. However working on a Sunday is an issue. What about that day of rest?

I think beyond passing arrays, being able to pass in structures would resolve the need for passing in xml. As soon as xml is introduced as a parameter to a...

Yes, I look forward to working for money less. Being able to live without having a mortgage to pay. Not having to worry about will I make enough, or have...

I'm curious how they deal with SOX segregation of duties requirements? SOX auditors prefer developers not having access to production systems.

Doing the demo in a more real environment would be great. I've commented in the past about presenting .NET demos in an n-Tier environment instead of the simple way they...

I have continued to find exam taking beneficial for my day to day work. Studying for an exam exposes me to new areas of knowledge and ways of doing things....

Thanks for the tip, I've come at this problem in the past without any good solutions. For smaller tables, this is perfect!

PromptSQL, intellisense for Query Analyzer is the best tool I've found. It was previewed right here at SQLServerCentral awhile back. I knew how many times I had typed 'select *...

Some advertising is entertaining, the saving grace of the whole commercial experience. My wife and I have turned on the Super Bowl to watch the commercials, muting the game and...

Steve wrote: "gambling/pornography and other potentially offensive topics I'd be ok with it"

That is my position as well. The more you take away, the more you tell me I can't...