The "weird" questions are the converse of the "fizzbuzz" questions: You need to have a specific reason for them, not ask them "just because" or you're looking to "stump the...

In the interest of trying to light a candle in the darkness I'd like to throw out a question particularly to the existing MCMs and other long-term veterans. You've...

Dave62 (9/4/2013)

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I'm sure having certifications must be better than not having them but I'm also sure that, in my case at least, certifications are not necessary to succeed.

Are there...

I read through the MCM thread here on SSC yesterday, following the story of people like Uwe who all but put their lives on hold for 12 to 18 months...

That indicates the name of your combobox control is Combo45. Your initial code...

When I first began reading up on data warehouses and dimensional modeling, one thing that stuck out was that facts are numbers (not always, but nearly always). The other...

Koen Verbeeck (8/27/2013)

Yes, there's a FOR loop, but I don't think you can specify a fixed order. (hence my suggestion for .NET where you have more control)

Hey, I never said...

Jeff and Koen covered the subject pretty well, but I'll toss in my $0.02:

I sum up the whole process in three words: Read, Learn, Do.

Read whatever you can. Blogs,...

In a bookstore one day I picked up a book called "No-Tech Hacking". I sat there and read nearly the whole thing. Certainly an eye-opener regarding physical security.

It's not terribly difficult, as Visio can be linked to a number of data sources...

I work at a biorepository and we have around 700-800 extreme- and ultra-low temperature freezers (mostly -80C for mechanical and -185C for liquid nitrogen). They're monitored 24/7 by two...

While there isn't an IDENTITY_INSERT equivalent in Access this link gives some options using make-table and append queries.

I'm reminded of that scene in Star Trek II where Kirk goes to Spock and says something to the effect of: "These trainees of yours, how good are they really?...

UNCs can be tricky in SSIS. DOn't know if you've seen this link on the subject.

Good luck.

The "IT World" as you put it is WAY too big nowadays to give any kind of definitive answer as to how many hours you should expect. Gone are...