I enjoy browsing TED talks from time to time. I found this one to hit home for me. The video is about 18 minutes long but worth it in my opinion for this particular quote from the grade school teacher of the speaker (Ben): “Ben lacks sufficient impetus to achieve anything worthwhile.” I suppose we … Read more
I’ve written before about interviewing a Database Administrator (DBA) and general hiring techniques. I’ve talked about how an interview should be a conversation, not a trivia contest. I always describe the interview process as being a lot like being on a blind date. You shouldn’t be looking to stump someone during an interview. Memorization of obscure facts such … Read more
In case your iCal stopped working with the new iOS update I feel the need to tell you that next week is Christmas here in the USA. I assume it is Christmas in other parts of the world but I’ve never witnessed such celebrations personally in other countries. And I hate assuming that the rest of … Read more
Johnny was a tweener. As a coach that’s what we called a player who was too small to play forward (or center) and not good enough to play guard. They were stuck in between positions, and you couldn’t find time on the floor without being at a disadvantage. More than once I found myself telling … Read more
I’ve been speaking to groups of people for over 20 years now. Whether it was a classroom, a sports team, a project meeting, a webinar, or a conference I’ve done them all. Over the years I’ve learned a handful of tips and tricks. With the PASS Summit upon us this week I decided that I’d share … Read more
I awoke last Saturday morning to see some emails describing a change to the Microsoft Certified Master’s program. I didn’t pay them much mind because I knew the program was changing slightly. They had already played the game of alphabet soup recently by calling us MCSM instead of MCM so I assumed this email was … Read more
