In the UK we have enough unions to cover the situation - I have a choice of joining two here and we have a union rep in our department. And...

Certainly one solution with common datasources and I'd probably do one package and split up with sequence containers for related tasks eg clear table then fill it.

Don't forget script tasks...

Dinghy sailing with racing weekends and one eveining a week in summer.

No, don't think sitting there on a big boat with the G&T, this is Olympic stuff - a...

It is much easier to take a career break these days as things are changing far less rapidly - we are on the flattening out of the exponential development curve...

Agree with the above - if you don't want it to be public don't advertise it.

But then I'm not sad enough to have time for these social networking sites...

who writes query strings such as

anyway?

with .NET it should all be done by the data access layer and integrated.

Even without a DAL it should...

No you Americans have cheap gas. Cost that motoring in Britain with diesel at £6 per UK gallon (4.5 litres at £1.30 a litre) then add...

Only GOOD developers read the editorials as they (dare I say we) are the ones keen to further their knowledge and are often DBAs too!

Thanks - sometimes it's the simplest things you just can't find documented 🙂

Also been on holiday, if racing a dinghy on a windy day can be called holiday - it's harder work than the 9 to 5.

Anyway our comapny has a contract...

More often it's not medium/long term illness but people leaving and not being replaced. I have just had 30% of someone else's job added to my current workload. It means...

No, my partner would be insulted to be called a DIYer - he's a professional builder, having served his years of apprenticeship and many years since in the construction industry....

A great resource:

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com

written for the UK but many items applicable to all, especially the forums advice.

I'm not really triskadecaphobic but last time I went away for the weekend on a Fri 13th the camper van broke down and we ended up with the AA taking...

We don't touch new technology until it's proven and settled (a service pack or two) and passes the acceptance testing and also has good reason to move to. We are...