According to Pierre Dorion at TechTarget.com - The RTO, as its full name implies, is a goal or an ideal time in which you need a specific function or service...

My dad, God rest his soul, was fond of saying, "A job is what you do to maintain a certain standard of living and save for retirement. If you...

Do you feel better about your job and your career?

Job - No. Revolving leadership at the VP level in my company has made my role a nightmare. ...

I see the need rapidly rushing toward DBA's having to understand business (profitablilty, BI, staffing, effective communications, project management) on top of administrating databases. The DBA's who can effectively...

I was once asked for the absolute value of Pi. There isn't one.

I was asked what I'm like when I'm not in an interview. I'm always pretty much the...

Worked in broadcasting for years. My favorite throat treatment is a medicinal tea called Throat Coat. Works every time.

For the other stuff. Plan - Prepare - Practice.

This discussion topic always interests me. We have the "I'm a real developer and know way more so I don't use Access/Excel. I have superior knowledge." We...

SSRS!

Down-time is very important to me too.

"WayneS (11/19/2010)

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I've fixed production issues remotely using a smart phone while I was at a user group meeting. Was I distracted for five minutes? Yep, but it was...

Here's one example that may seem trivial, but it wasn't yesterday. I was in a discussion involving coverage of a specific city. Everyone was struggling to remember what...

Great topic!

Not only does our IT department not ban smart phones, they actually issue them. I use mine often, and for many tasks. My family is my priority,...

If we pretend that women had equal opportunities back then, I would like to think I'd be engineering bridges or designing public transportation systems or electrical grids. I'm best...

I really actively dislike annual reviews. I always land in the "far exceeds expectations" or whatever that zone is named wherever I work, so it is not sour grapes....

Rob_code - code that took about a zillion years to write and as completed "almost" meets the original requirements.