Monthly Archives: December 2013

Back to iOS from Android

Posted on December 9, 2013 by way0utwest

I pre-ordered a Samsung Galaxy S4 last spring, after listening to my wife talk about how much happier she was with an S3 than an iPhone 4. There were a few things I thought Android was doing better for smartphones … Continue reading →

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2013 Tribal Awards

Posted on December 8, 2013 by way0utwest

We’re the #sqlfamily on Twitter, and often in person where we often get together for a #sqlrun in the morning and a bit of #sqlkaraoke at night. In some sense, we are a tribe within the larger technology community, focused on our common work with SQL … Continue reading →

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The Future of Auditing

Posted on December 5, 2013 by way0utwest

I was reading Captain’s Share the other day and enjoying a quiet afternoon at home. It’s a science fiction book about one man’s journey in the future as a captain of a space freighter. It’s an interesting series from Nathan Lowell that … Continue reading →

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Competition or Cooperation

Posted on December 4, 2013 by way0utwest

I once worked in a company with a stack ranking system. I was a manager, and hated the idea of ranking the people reporting to me in this system. I had a good staff, managing all three major RDBMS platforms … Continue reading →

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