"SQL (originally SEQUEL) was envisioned as a fourth-generation declarative language that would require minimal training and that anyone could use to get information from databases. "

And, as usual, therein lies...

I guess sometimes it comes down to whom it is more important to keep up to date, your employer or yourself.

Steve and all,

By coincidence you mention enjoying Colorado today.  I too have loved the mountains since my first visit in the early 60's.  Today, at 1:30  PM my wife and...

Unfortunately, "good enough" is often good enough, even if it does result in a bit of downtime.

This attitude was always the most disappointing aspect of my years in IT.  It...

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Jeff, thank you for sharing your experience and memories with us.  I believe you and I have lots in common.  I think one gift you and I share is that...

Louis, I guess maybe I'm not the one to say that I have a 'gift', but I definitely had a desire and the motivation.  Of course, I started my career...

On the subject of non-profits I would also urge us all to donate some time and support to those who  administer and keep records for the organizations we and our...

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I'm stuck on Windows 7 on my home laptop. Windows 10 can't install due to an incompatibility which MS says the hardware vendor should fix but the hardware...

• "If you had flood damage or worse - your house burnt down - you pictures, files and music would be far from your mind to start with but eventually...

First, I have two internal drives, with my DATA directory backed up to the second.  Then I have a NAS device also with two 1TB internal drives that I also...

Another simple tip to make sure you don't lose stuff. Get yourself a Office 365 subscription which not only gives you the latest version of Office at all times...

Interesting topic.  I ended up getting my Mom a new Win10 PC to replace her Win7 PC just last week.  She didn't need it at all, however, the end...

Well, I go back all the way to Windows 286 ( or was it 386, so long ago I'm not sure any more ), and the Apple 2+ before that. ...

Yes, I believe that early on, I may have been a sucker.  I always truly loved my work, but not always the circumstances.  In my earlier days, after becoming a...

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Sanjarani, I found the same regarding debugging tools.   I could do a better job of debugging by embedding my own selects, prints, and using temporary tables for intermediate results.   These...