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  • RE: Titles Matter – Part 2

    If you are the designated person who is expected to stand in for the role of organizational president, even if it's only required on rare occasions, then you should have...

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  • RE: Happy Labor Day 2014

    I didn't build most of the software running this site, but I do think that SQLServerCentral as a total entity is the thing I'm most proud of. I'm not sure...

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  • RE: Open EDI file in SQL Server

    Using T-SQL to parse EDI records is probably not the best way to accomplish whatever it is you're doing. You would get more useful advice posting this question in a...

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  • RE: Removing Database Name Prefix From Tables

    That a schema name, not a database name. Coincidentally, your default schema must be the same as your database name.

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  • RE: Bronze Age Development<!-- 864 -->

    Perahps most IT development shops in 2014 are in the "Early Industrial Age", where is goal is leveraging tools to crank out a lot of "good enough" code but there...

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  • RE: Bronze Age Development<!-- 864 --><!-- 864 -->

    If sufficient functional requirements are not provided upfront, then all these "fixes" in production are really just change requests and phase I, II, ~ deployments. A solution that has been...

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  • RE: Yet Another Attack Vector<!-- 864 -->

    Gary Varga (8/21/2014)


    Eric M Russell (8/21/2014)


    Jim P. (8/20/2014)


    A few days I mentioned how an auditor team showed up dressed as firemen to do an inspection at a bank branch. They...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Yet Another Attack Vector<!-- 864 -->

    I doubt many IT workers would stoop to this level of stupidity, but posing as a law enforcement officer on the phone is apparently sufficient to fool some fast-food restraunt...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Yet Another Attack Vector<!-- 864 -->

    Jim P. (8/20/2014)


    A few days I mentioned how an auditor team showed up dressed as firemen to do an inspection at a bank branch. They totally buffaloed everyone in the...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Yet Another Attack Vector<!-- 864 -->

    Isn't it crazy how a lot of folks these days walk around in public with a complete history of their bank statements, address book, work correspondecnces, personal correspondeces, and even...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: datetime check constraint for 23:59:59.997<!-- 864 -->

    Lynn Pettis (8/20/2014)


    As this was posted in a SQL Server 2005 forum the DATE data type is not available in this version of SQL Server.

    The following check constraint should work...

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  • RE: datetime check constraint for 23:59:59.997<!-- 864 -->

    dirk.dromgoole (8/20/2014)


    I suppose there are probably better ways to modify the query. Basically, the WHERE clause of the query is:

    WHERE (GETDATE() - 1 <= EndDate)

    If EndDate has a time...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Yet Another Attack Vector<!-- 864 -->

    Even through there is probably no confidential data stored locally on the laptop, I also use DiskCryptor, which encrypts the entire HD.

    https://diskcryptor.net

    Both iPhone and Andriod phones have a encryption...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Yet Another Attack Vector<!-- 864 -->

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (8/20/2014)


    The problem is that far too many of us travel for work. Leaving a laptop/cell phone behind isn't an option.

    My work laptop contains nothing but...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Yet Another Attack Vector<!-- 864 -->

    Gary Varga (8/20/2014)


    Eric M Russell (8/20/2014)


    When traveling outside the US, especially to a country with a State Department travel warning, you should consider leaving your smart phone and laptop at...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

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