I have a three syllable forename and used to have a three syllable surname. There's not enough time in my life to warrant wasting it by speaking or listening to...

BWFC (10/21/2013)

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Steph Locke (10/21/2013)

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BWFC (10/21/2013)

I've got to sell it to my boss first but as it means a day out in Manchester he'll probably want to come along too. ...

BWFC (10/21/2013)

I've got to sell it to my boss first but as it means a day out in Manchester he'll probably want to come along too. I'll keep you...

You forgot an important rule - 'come bearing food' - since food goes a long way to making your DBA happy and quiescent.

In all seriousness, a very good article. ...

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david.wright-948385 (7/2/2013)

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+1

Also, the width of the original would scale...

djackson 22568 (5/29/2013)

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Steph Locke (5/29/2013)

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Whilst on the topic of upvoting useful functionality... things like adding native alternating row colours in ssrs would be super handy...

https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/details/483013/proper-support-for-banded-rows-green-bars

SSRS has fallen by...

Whilst on the topic of upvoting useful functionality... things like adding native alternating row colours in ssrs would be super handy...

https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/details/483013/proper-support-for-banded-rows-green-bars

SSRS has fallen by the way side a...

This was a very thought provoking editorial. I'm still cogitating but immediately...

I see the value of having someone whose job it is to check these things out and know...

herbaltea001-winter (4/22/2013)

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Would it be true to say then, that an experienced Excel (or other spreadsheet) practitioner would be aware of the sources of error and be able to factor them...

herbaltea001-winter (4/22/2013)

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Aside from the errors introduced by individual functions, most spreadsheets have chained functions, each contributing its own error. On a good day the errors might cancel but good...

herbaltea001-winter (4/22/2013)

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The report seems to show that none of the popular spreadsheets are up to the job. I doubt if they were ever intended to be used for such critical...

herbaltea001-winter (4/21/2013)

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I wonder how often software is validated before it is used. Taking Excel as an example, it's a fantastic piece of software and is extremely useful, I use it...

I was very glad for this article. I've always called myself lazy because I'm willing to do huge amounts of work upfront so that I have to do very...