Monthly Archives: February 2019

Google’s Expensive Confusing Rules

Posted on February 13, 2019 by way0utwest

I worked through the Y2K crisis. I call it a crisis because so many of us were worried and millions, probably hundreds of millions of dollars were spent by companies trying to ensure their software systems would work when the … Continue reading →

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What is my why?–T-SQL Tuesday #111

Posted on February 12, 2019 by way0utwest

This is an interesting question from Andy Leonard for T-SQL Tuesday: What Is Your “Why”? He is this month’s host and asks us to talk about our motivation, our passion. The question is: Why do you do what you do? … Continue reading →

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Hard Drive Reliability

Posted on February 12, 2019 by way0utwest

Do any of you still use hard drives? I’m sure some of you do, and I’m also sure plenty of you aren’t sure if you’re using HDDs or SSDs. For some of us, the hardware is just a set of … Continue reading →

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DR Prep Can Miss the Little Things

Posted on February 11, 2019 by way0utwest

The other day we had a blizzard in Colorado and we weren’t quite prepared. My wife and I were away on a trip and watching the weather. We were concerned about flights and about the conditions at the ranch with … Continue reading →

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