anyone who says they are a 10 has reached the pinnacle in their career. they are done. time to move on to something else. no one knows it all. you...

K. Brian Kelley (11/17/2010)

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Brandon Forest (11/17/2010)

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Maybe a 5.

When I started out in the IT field, DOS 2.11 was the dominant PC operating system. I learned to do everything in...

Ed Salva (11/17/2010)

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Eric Russell 13013 (11/17/2010)

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Ed Salva (11/17/2010)

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Is there a scale?

In the 20+ I've been playing with computers (and being a small shop generalist), I've found that I know...

Ed Salva (11/17/2010)

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Is there a scale?

In the 20+ I've been playing with computers (and being a small shop generalist), I've found that I know even less than when I...

From what I've seen, the more insular a developer is, the more likely they are to overestimate their expertise. A college student, hobbyist, or even a developer at a small...

When I was grade school, back in the 70s before personal computers were common in homes or even offices, I used to love reading those Choose Your Own Adventure books,...

Here is a good article on implementing logon trigers, including how to troubleshoot the scenario where you accidentally block all accounts from logging in due to a bug in the...

alan.paxton (11/4/2010)

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This could be done by adding two columns to your user table. They are:

LoginCount int null

AllowedLoginCount int null

If AllowedLoginCount is greater then zero, this is how many time they...

One possible solution for assigning a specific lifespan to database logins that need irregular access would be to create a reference table similar to the one below, and then schedule...

Here is what Wikipedia says about "Swarm Intelligence" as it relates the field of computing:

"...SI systems are typically made up of a population of simple agents or boids interacting locally...

A sudden swarm of team members focussing on one specific project or task is nothing new to those who have worked on the database or network administration side of things...

CirquedeSQLeil (11/2/2010)

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Just a week ago I too had one of those experiences of being unable to access the Net. I had an ISP failure and two air cards that...

Jeff Moden (11/1/2010)

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What I'm even more concerned about is lost learning due to the fact that certain programs and formats are no longer available. Imagine, for instance, if someday...

Ron Porter (11/2/2010)

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Tobar (11/2/2010)

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A germaine aside to water reserves - if for whatever reason water is...

Prior to the internet, I spent a lot of time browsing programming books, reading science fiction paperbacks, but mostly working in the garage or riding my bike. Actually, I still...