So, I can now say I've worked on both sides of the fence (private and gov,) and run into people and managers that fit the editorial to a T.

I didn't...

So yesterday we got a bit of good/bad news...

Good, in that the wife has been called back to work and goes back on Tuesday.

Bad, in that the wife got called...

We have / had a couple trips, long weekend sort of things, planned for over the summer and one big trip for Labor Day weekend.

Right now, we've cancelled the one...

Been running into...

Been running into that problem...

Well, I *know* this enforced isolation is starting to get to me...

I keep finding myself starting to "retail therapy" on stuff I don't really need (as of this morning, I...

Generally speaking I'm a huge Jason Statham and Dolph Lundgren fan. One of the most anticipated movies for me was "The Expendables" because finally all the big action heroes...

I remember (dimly) standing in line for around an hour outside a little 2-screen theater with my Mom and brother to go see either Star Wars: A New Hope or...

(Gets ready for Jeff to begin his comments about the "cloud")

So go to get started on some work this morning, getting some of the fiddly-bits straightened out in our new...

I sympathize with the phone issue though.  I have a cell phone provided by work, so it gets all my work e-mails.  I had to turn off e-mail notification...

So, some of what's in the linked article I've done / got, some I haven't.  My workspace and my personal PC space are just a 90 degree turn of the...

Short answer:  yes.

Longer answer:  Yes, you can restore a Log backup from a lower version of SQL Server to a higher (I think you can skip up to 2 versions?)...

So just did a quick test of what it sounds like you're doing (backing up Fulls and Diffs to the SAME backup device file) and you need to stop doing...

I'm kind of doing this one (a day late, but still.)  I've been meaning to re-install some track lighting in my home office so I've got better light (I like...

So, how's everyone surviving the shut in?

We've got a nice day on tap here, and while I'm putting in a couple extra hours this afternoon, I think I still ought...