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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...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
July 24, 2019 at 12:05 pm
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...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
July 14, 2019 at 2:24 pm
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...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
July 13, 2019 at 3:12 pm
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...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
July 13, 2019 at 11:48 am
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...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
June 26, 2019 at 11:24 am
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...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
June 14, 2019 at 2:55 pm
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
June 14, 2019 at 2:37 pm
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...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
June 13, 2019 at 7:40 pm
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...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
June 13, 2019 at 1:46 pm
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...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
June 13, 2019 at 1:21 pm
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. ...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
June 13, 2019 at 10:59 am
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...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
June 12, 2019 at 1:21 pm
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...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
May 27, 2019 at 2:24 pm
Our local large medical group has had signs posted for the past two years that they are going through modifications to their systems and asking for consideration. During this week's...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
May 23, 2019 at 1:12 pm
Over 42 yeas in IT I worked in shops from four to one hundred thirty people. The largest contributor to individual 'burn-out' was the advent of non-technical 'project managers' in...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
May 23, 2019 at 1:02 pm
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