Trying to Put Ten Pounds of…

If you had ten gallons of water and a five gallon bucket, would you try to pour all ten gallons into that five gallon bucket? No? Why not? Probably because you can clearly see that the volume mismatch will cause a problem of sorts. Unless, of course, you really just want five gallons and you … Read more

SQL 2008 SSMS

That little green arrow for the debugger is not a welcome addition. Really. Not my favorite thing, especially since you have to be a sysadmin to debug. Seems odd that you tell developers to develop code with the least amount of privileges necessary, and then force them to be a sysadmin to debug. Stop laughing. … Read more

Dear Vendor

Hi there. How are you doing? I hope things are going well for you. Thanks for the pizza the other day, along with the t-shirts and free pens. I know we are going through a rough patch, and you are making an effort by giving us things and buying some food in an effort to … Read more

Dear Vendor

I honestly do not know what to say. How did it come to this point? We once had something wonderful, a relationship based upon trust and mutual respect. But now…now it is as if I do not know who you are anymore. Why the need to always be in control? Why do you insist on … Read more

Dear Vendor

Thanks for getting back to me. I know that you want this relationship to work as much as I do, and that we can get through any problem if we work together. So what if you create your own databases on the C: drive, we can fix that. And I love how you go out … Read more