Being in IT all of my career, I've worked quite a bit of overtime in my day. I've always given 125% and was willing to do what was necessary...

I don't believe that isnumeric looks at the string as a whole, but as the individual characters in the string. I think it's a rather broad assertion that the...

Paul (8/4/2009)

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Aaron: My point about the class alternative was that it's just that; an alternative. You could use either, actually I normally use both, (database objects and classes), as they...

Paul (8/4/2009)

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Although you don't need to use stored procs to have an API - us developers, (yes I am one), also have utility classes that provide the same sort of...

Are you sure you weren't listening in on our development meeting the other day? We talked about both using FogBugz and developing stored procedures to use as an API...

It certainly doesn't make any sense why books would be that expensive for you! Obviously if you...

Grant Fritchey (7/31/2009)

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Too bad I couldn't do the same for She Who Must Be Obeyed. Every book I've recommended her to read has come back looking like she chewed on...

Matt Miller (7/27/2009)

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It really should be possible to hold onto the documents you paid for outside of the period of the class, and yet - a full 1/3 of the...

GSquared (7/27/2009)

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On DR, I think Amazon should have told people what was going on, but I think they did what they had to on pulling the material back. I'm...

JJ B (7/24/2009)

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I had to start a list (database) for self preservation. I read so many, I can't keep track and I found myself buying the same books that...

Terri (7/24/2009)

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Lots of libraries around the country use the service called Overdrive. I never used it until now because I have an iPod and until last month you couldn't...

Terri (7/24/2009)

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We can do just that now with audiobooks at our library. That is, I can go on line and "check out" an audiobook. The book is downloaded...

One would always hope, but I certainly wouldn't want to count on it!!

Several years ago I entered an essay contest at our local library about what I envisioned the library of the future to be. Basically, I envisioned a device similar...

JJ B (7/24/2009)

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For interest: My office recently started a group library. People leave books on the shelf for anyone to read for as long as they want. Those...