Will this be my last full-time tech job? Almost certainly. I celebrated 15 years here a few days ago, and will reach retirement age (66 in 2024 in...

I used to favour production data for development and testing, but with the introduction of the Data Protection Act in the UK, doing so became something of a headache.

It is...

There are many circumstances in life where we prepare for relatively unlikely events. We install sprinklers and fire extinguishers in buildings,

air bags in cars, pilots train for engine...

This has never been a problem for me because we have generally put structure changes to databases in scripts which we retain for configuration control purposes, and which can contain...

I am a firm believer in having an independent automated check. Until recently, I was responsible for the support of

an ePayments system for a local authority. We...

I have been in I.T. for over 30 years now, and what you describe in your article is an example of a general trend that I have observed over time,...

In Britain, we talk about 'Rolls-Royce solutions', usually as something to be avoided because of the cost in time and money. This is not to demean the excellence...

I use 2XClient on iPhone for RDP.

The company I work for issues laptops to staff as standard. They all have to have a standard company build (there is more than one build, depending on need)...

Years ago I was on a late night flight which made a brief stop in DC and ended in Newark, NJ. At Newark, they woke everyone up on the plane...

Two flights to the same place by the same aircraft on the same day will always have different flight numbers.

Airlines often do this for short trips e.g. London -...

I don't have an XBox nor do I play console games, but the concept of collecting data on how users actually use an application is interesting, and one that I...

I am probably more intolerant of micromanagement than most, and have had to train a few bosses over the years that a hands-off approach works best with me.

What I want...

Past employers of mine have given away redundant kit to employees without wiping the disks.

My wife's former employer would sell old PCs to staff with the disks wiped and a...

Gary Jones (7/20/2012)

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As a techniucal hiring manager, I strive to hire only the best, the 1s. If I make a hiring mistake, and I have made a couple in...