I totally agree! I'm a big proponent of prototypes. It always helps to see something to realize what you are missing, or what sounded good on paper. ...

Wow! What a hot subject! I have enjoyed the discussion of using an identity column as the primary key versus some "real" property of the data. I...

Getting back to the topic:

Communication from the IT department or the host provider, etc. is SO important!

I do website support for a small company, and when something suddenly breaks, I...

While I tend to trust information coming from traditional news sources (newspaper and news TV) because I know these sources have to check their facts (yes, that can get botched),...

Janet, you hit the nail on the head - "contractor" really explains it well.

I think, like Sir Slicendice, that "consulting" carries multiple meanings today, from "expert" to "temp labor" to "outsourcing" to "just of of college and can't find full-time job".

The bottom line...

Put me down as a generalist. (And that doesn't even include all the developing I do in ASP, ColdFusion, SAS...) I can tell I am going to be relying...

Richard,

Thanks for sharing your spreadsheet and for a good article, especially driving home how much energy those monitors consume! While I knew how to calculate the energy consumption, I...

Wow! $15k seems pretty reasonable, compared to prices I've seen for solar panels. Of course, geothermal won't run my computer! 🙁

Looks like a combo-system would be needed...

The checksum on the restaurant charge is interesting. I've been the victim of fraud where they just run the bill twice (oops! It didn't go through the first...

Douglas,

I went to the http://www.waterfurnace.com site, and the Savings Calculator did a reasonable estimate of my current heating and cooling costs. What I DIDN'T find was an...

Thanks for the update on solar and wind power alternatives. The Solar Decathalon showed some great ideas! The good news is that the cost is becoming reasonable for...

Dave,

Yes, I think that's what Steve's original question was about.

It's a two-part issue.

1) Make an effort to provide access. Maybe Columbus, OH should think about kiosks as...

Back to the question about fair access to the digital marketplace (digital information in general?) -- I was going to suggest that communities could build public kiosks in the town...

Just to clarify - I championed working from home for a former company back in 1990, where I used a 2400 baud modem with an XT-clone!! (showing my age)...