I think the problem is that the tools make it easy to get immersed in the "social" more than the networking. There's always a social/people aspect of networking, but I...

Chargebacks often feel like a substitute for leadership (and sometimes is), but it's often necessary to clearly see what parts of the business are contributing and which ones aren't. As...

I'll try the contrarian view today, just to see..! I wonder if a better question isnt "how often do you verify" your backups?

I manage a couple small businesses, and...

I don't disagree about it not being the best use of the CEO's time. It's natural to want to keep an on expenses, because no one will care as much...

Very nice narration. More open than I care for, too many distractions, but for all that clearly they did put some time and effort into trying to make the office...

I can probably use that, still hoping someone can shed light on the internals though!

I don't think SLA for SQL is the right approach, but maybe it's not pure ethics either. I guess one question I have is "who benefits from having a written...

Rudy, William, I will take a look at both links - good to see what others are doing and try to learn from that.

And that's a really interesting point about...

I don't think ethics is that easy, and I'd rate myself pretty high on the ethic-meter. Don't lie/dont' steal are fine, but what about gray areas?

- As mentioned, a SQL...

Speaking both as a member of the PASS Board of Directors and as a concerned DBA, it's an interesting and tricky subject. I do believe it has value for our...

Steve - "I don't want to seem ungrateful because I am"? Ingrate!

I'm trying out a Dell Mini 9, $307 with shipping for a refurbished one. Keyboard is smallish but usable for touch typing. Easily good enough for Powerpoint demos, have not...

Im with you Steve, though if anything dressing down will slightly increase performance. There is something to be said for stepping up one level for clients. If you normally wear...

I'd like to see richer notification options. If instant forums hasnt changed much you can handle the queuing via a trigger and implement your own queue/notification process and stay pretty...

Sorry, one more point - if you tag every post with a version, with a little work you can let users select which view they want - do they want...