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  • RE: 100 Years Ago, What Would You Be?

    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,...

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

  • RE: Logon Trigger Not Acting As Expected

    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...

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

  • RE: One Time Passwords

    alan.paxton (11/4/2010)


    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...

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

  • RE: One Time Passwords

    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...

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

  • RE: Swarms

    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...

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

  • RE: Swarms

    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...

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

  • RE: Life Without a Net

    CirquedeSQLeil (11/2/2010)


    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...

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

  • RE: Life Without a Net

    Jeff Moden (11/1/2010)


    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...

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

  • RE: Life Without a Net

    Ron Porter (11/2/2010)


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    Ron Porter (11/2/2010)


    ... most Emergency Measures Organizations recommend keeping about 3 days of water

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

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

  • RE: Life Without a Net

    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...

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

  • RE: The Hybrid

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (10/27/2010)


    When I was going in IT, if you could spell VB, you COULD get a job. If you could get a few letters after your...

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

  • RE: Normalization vs Denormalization

    rootfixxxer (10/28/2010)


    For example i have one section in the application where the users (workers) need to register hours for every working day, every user belong to a team, but the...

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

  • RE: Normalization vs Denormalization

    In an transactional database, I always default to at least 3rd normal form. If you want to create some denormalized summary or staging tables on the side for the purpose...

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

  • RE: The Growth of Professional Development

    Specialization is for insects or career contractors. If someone wants to be secure in their job as an IT staff employee, then they have to know the business side as...

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

  • RE: Are There That Many GUIDs?

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (10/27/2010)


    Some of the smaller manufacturers aren't careful. In the 90s we had two separate NICs have duplicate MACs when we bought an off brand.

    Of course,...

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

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