Ignore and Add Strife

Found this image today and thought “Yeah”. We’ve all been there. We all know that sending one more email is NOT going to solve the issue, and that a phone call is needed. And yet, we never seem to choose the option on the right until the bridge is already on fire.

Meme Monday for April

I know it is a week late. Let’s just agree that I have been busy with other things. For those that are unaware, Meme Monday is where I assign a writing assignment for those that need to be given a topic to write about in order to help you blog more often. With Meme Monday posts you don’t … Read more

DBAs and Data Architects: Equally Despised?

All these years I thought DBAs were the least liked group inside of IT. So imagine my surprise to find out today that data architects are seen as roadblocks to productivity as well. I simply had no idea. I am shocked to hear this. On the other hand, the article reinforces a theory I have had for … Read more

Office 2007 files and WinZip

I attended an R2 Launch event yesterday. It was at the Microsoft office in Farmington, CT, and hosted by Adam Jorgensen (blog) of Pragmatic Works. Adam did a great job in walking us through all of the new features of R2. In particular we spent a good amount of time on PowerPivot. When I asked … Read more

Whose Crazy Is It Anyway?

This post is a response to the challenge explained by Tim Ford in his Whose Blog Is It Anyway post. I suggest you go and read his post first otherwise this one will probably not make much sense to you. “I’ve started, so I’ll finish!” That’s how Sonny would react when anyone tried to interrupt him while … Read more