I'm not gonna cry about one less email in my inbox on Tues & Thurs, especially when I know that I'll still see the content on another day. I support...

The one tool that I like to use but is normally prohibited in workplaces is Slickrun, a nice freeware program launcher that I've used for years. Being a keyboard jockey,...

I actually just entered semi-retirement (may work again if I find something I really enjoy, low bureaucracy, etc.), but I'm with Steve. I'm fairly introverted but I find full-time WFH...

After decades of regular, direct employment in a variety of IT roles, I took a year-long contract job at a very large financial services company nearly a year ago. It...

You're right, Steve, but sometimes there are good reasons for it. I worked at a $2B financial services company where I fulfilled most DBA-type duties, but there wasn't enough to...

I work for a mid-sized financial services company that includes two regional banks. Over my 14 years there, as we've grown we've gone from a fair amount of latitude in...

Jeff,

I found your 'business hours' solution within this old post and just wanted to thank you for it. My initial testing shows that it should work just fine for...

It's a good idea, but we have too many real problems that need to be handled.

I used to work for McGraw Hill School Systems (long-since bought out). I loved knowing that my efforts ultimately were affecting kids' lives. Now I work for a financial services...

I don't think that every issue needs to be solve to the root cause. There are plenty of times something goes sideways on one of my computers and a reboot...

Simple example:

SELECT ROW_NUMBER() OVER(ORDER BY TRACCT) AS Row,

TRACCT, SUM(DEBCRED) as Total

FROM Accounts

I know we can get caught up in work, but, geez, definitely take all the time you have coming! I love my job, but how many of us can honestly...

Hmmm. Good to know. I'm accessing it from work, but will try from home later today. Thanks for the confirmation.

Bump.

The link to the .pdf file is also failing, with a timeout message.