Before my wife took early retirement from an office furniture manufacturer and started her graphic design and web development business we furnished our home office at dealer cost with her...

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I wish I could take time out  to relax somewhere for at least a week. I don't see that happening. There are too many demands and responsibilities in my...

Steve, I wish you well with the fence project.  Being an old Illinois farm-raised boy I know that can be hard work. Hope it's not as hot and humid there...

I only had a single experience with returning to an employer after resigning.  I always worried that by going back I could be subjected to additional pressure, higher expectations, possibly...

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"These days, I know many people have moved to secondary disk storage of some sort, often rotating data across a few disk types that give you recovery for days, weeks,...

Related to the handicapped traveling, I can say that our experience, though not much with flying, has been pretty much the opposite.  My wife is a double below-knee amputee, and...

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Oh, don't get me wrong... I quite agree that the data isn't "mine".  It belongs to the company.  And your point about responsibility is exactly what I'm getting at. ...

"Do you use a screwdriver, a Philips bit in a drill or an impact driver? Yes, depending on what/where. "

Wow, you hit close to home on that one.  My experience,...

I realize that I'm getting obsolete regarding selecting tools, but my gut feel is that I would try to stay away from specialized platforms if it is at all possible. ...

I  believe certification is a very big business and important for newbies as an evidence they are going to do things according to the manual and make it work...

I chuckled at the advice to write my goals down.  I do that all the time.  My desk is cluttered with sticky notes with goals.  So many the 'sticky' dried...

I have four career-successful sons, all 50 years of age or older, and three of which are in IT professions.  Only the fourth one holds a technical certificate and that...

I really do not mean to disparage those of you who have invested the time and effort to become certified.  However, I did most of my candidate interviewing before certifications...

It's good to pass along this information.  This is one of the great advantages of our technical age.

We use a website called Nextdoor.com lots.  If you aren't familiar, it allows...