I took a couple days off to participate in MS Ignite 2021. I caught Satya's keynote and noticed some of what you said. I think I'll have to watch it...

I see this number of new productivity tools as simply a reaction to the fact that lots of people need help being more productive. Put another way, it's a new...

I am intrigued by what I've seen of Microsoft Viva. At least, as far as I understand it. I seriously doubt we'll adopt it where I work, simply because we...

Good article, Steve. I especially like that last line, "It's not my world; it's not your world. It's our world". I think people have lost sight of that, at least...

Very good point, Kathi. We've been in my home for almost 30 years. We've accumulated a lot. Purging it of the extra stuff isn't easy. I've got some PC and...

Thank you, Annabel, for sharing those links. They are helpful. However, it's not likely that I'll visit those links often. I'm just not in the habit of doing so. However,...

In my previous job I felt more empowered. However, that was due in large part to the fact that I was working for a small group in the university, under...

Yep, that's because they still don't accept responsibility! I've been in similar...

Good article, Ben. I appreciate it but am not entirely sure I agree. Not on good grounds, just more because I've never worked anywhere that allowed for experimentation. I'm familiar...

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Thanks for your question.  I wish I knew the exact answer to your question, but this is what I can tell you.  I use the webforms dll to render...

Very timely, Steve. We don't use feature flags here, but I'm thinking seriously of introducing them. I handle the application build & release. Right now, it's a manual process where...

Really? Interesting. And it really bugs me because I know I've done this many times before.

Very good editorial, Kathi. I was never fortunate enough to go to a PASS Summit. I have enjoyed SQL Saturdays and will dearly miss them. Most years have positives and...

We also watch Miracle on 34th Street, with Natalie Wood, Maureen O'Hara, John Payne and Edmund Gwenn, in black and white (the best way to watch it). Note: Edmund Gwenn...

These mostly seem obvious, but I'll bite.

1. Pizza
2. Networking
3. Learning what new technologies I should consider
4. Hearing justifications for why my management should (or shouldn't) consider a technology
5. Understanding...