I wonder if it is because in our dreams our minds are more focused on one thing at a time and it is easier without so many distractions.

Jeff, I saw that same chart, and thought it was very interesting and informative.  Thanks for sharing it with everyone here.  I need to share it with my three sons...

I don't mind the MFA so much except when it involves more than one device.  I am NOT addicted to a cell phone, and when they send some stupid code...

I used to be pretty much a DIY guy in my younger years, but now not nearly as much.  The last time I can remember working with a commercial software...

Pardon my skepticism, but I have to point out that the obvious solution to any problem is to create another management position.

Yeah, I hear ya, Steve. I run into that same issue. I've got pictures of my vaccination card and booster shots. But I've no idea where they are because...

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I certainly struggle with search. My first instinct is to "go look for things".

I am learning to relax and search more. Some of us is seeing the accuracy of...

Here is my take on IoT devices:

IoT has revolutionized industries like: manufacturing, transportation, healthcare, and science. Since this article was originally posted in 2017, I have since installed a...

As we all are aware, changing software tools, and even more importantly, changes TO software tools are not always improvements.  When I began using software 53 years ago, software was...

Steve, thanks for the chuckle this morning when I saw your post.  Reflecting on the 'pros' and 'cons' of my years, I can say I knew a few of both!

My most embarrassing data scrubbing mistake occurred years ago when working at a food distributor.  Our first automated system was order entry where union CRT operators entered several hundred orders...

Somebody please clarify this for me.  From a quick search it sounds as if CHAR datatypes are actually allocated space to the length of the element, whether filled or not. ...

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@rick,

I remember those days but that's actually a really bad example for system of today.  Anyone that actually stores dates as a CHAR() in their normal database tables needs...

Rick, please tell me that you're not advocating a "panacea length" for VARCHAR(N) where "N" is something like 256.  Please tell me you're not advocating the NUMERIC(18,N) should be...

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Rick, please tell me that you're not advocating a "panacea length" for VARCHAR(N) where "N" is something like 256.  Please tell me you're not advocating the NUMERIC(18,N) should be...