To learn, one has to try something new. To try something new means risking failure. If you're not making a few mistakes, you're not trying to learn. In my opinion,...

Wow. Lots in here, all good.

GSquared (8/10/2009)

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I'd rather be honest, but non-insulting, personally....I'd be more likely to say....or something like that. It's non-insulting, it's honest, and it puts it...

That's a personal judgement, but for me the answer...

Also important, I think, when evaluating the worth of your data, to take several different viewpoints. The value someone else puts on getting hold of your data is rarely the...

tclaxton (7/20/2009)

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I merely want to say that the tone in which you present this article makes it seem as though the students working hard to get these certifications are somehow...

Raju Lalvani (7/20/2009)

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Most of the people take Certification exams because it makes their resume appear better. They do not take it to increase their knowledge or hone their technical skills....

Another thing that's worth remembering. You're not trying to show employers how great you are; you're trying to show them how well you fit their requirements, which isn't quite the...

Treat your job hunting as a job in itself.

It's easy, when suddenly no-one else is around to push you, to let a day's breather turn into a week. Unfortunately, if...

Agreed, Steve. I think perhaps one of the biggest problems is that the report makes in implicit assumption that hackers are external. Most employees will realise there's a lot of...

Down, down, DB is down - Status Quo

When I'm sixty-four bit - The Beatles

Instance Karma - John Lennon

My pleasure. Not entirely altruistic, though; I have kids and this is a way of being prepared for their emergencies...

Good editorial and well presented.

As well as being a DBA, I also happen to be a first aider, and one of the incidents I had to respond to a few...

Agreed.

The way I've done it in the past using standard ASP pages is to create an application variable in the Global.asa file to hold the connection string, then create a...

In some ways, yes. In others, no. I can see plenty of parallels with buying a take-away pizza - I'm...

If I'm honest, it seems to me to all be semantics. Why should I care whether what I pay for software is called "maintenance" or "rental charge"? Why should I...