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What’s so great about where YOU work?

Got a great place to work? A beautiful setting in the countryside, an amazing office, a tricked out cubicle, awesome colleagues? What makes where you work so special?
I work projects, so have moved around a bit over the last few years when it comes to offices. I also make use of a small nook (think [...]

Telecommuting. Sometimes.

 
There have been a few blog posts lately about telecommuting, with some advocating it, others not and some even going to lengths to tell why you’re not.
I’m a big fan of telecommuting. Sometimes.

Brent Ozar (Blog | @Brento) wrote a great post on Why You’re Not Telecommuting (as well as several others which are [...]

iPad justification care of Microsoft Press

More affordable books means the money you save could be used to buy that iPad you’ve been drooling over.
I was conducting my weekly search for new apps for my trusty iPhone this weekend and happened to find a goldmine. A long list of books published by Microsoft Press as iPhone/iPod/iPad apps. That in itself [...]

CV Tips for landing an IT Interview

The recruitment industry is a cut-throat and ruthless arena. Or so I’ve been told. It’s fast paced, with no time to spare on ifs, buts and maybes. Recruiters have a race against time to find the right candidate and get their details over to their prospective client. This race against time is not necessarily to [...]

The Documentation Debacle

I have read quite a few blog posts over the last few weeks on documentation. Some of the posts are specific to SQL Server, some are more general in their approach choosing to explain why documentation is good practice and indeed necessary, why it is not just important to have documentation, but to have good [...]