Let’s face it: Access 95 was a dud! While it had lots of promising new features (including replication, Visual Basic for Applications, form classes, and a 32-bit database engine) when it was released a bit more than a year ago, … Continue reading →

I was back at my alma mater last week speaking to the computer programming class about making a living as a consultant. It’s a presentation that I do every year, and I thoroughly enjoy it. At one point, though, one … Continue reading →

Here’s a story from my life (stop me if you’ve heard this one before): I was project manager for a purchase order/contract management system. At one point I asked the system’s prospective users if they’d ever need the system to … Continue reading →

EVERYONE tells you how important it is to know the business requirements. And, presumably, you find out what the business requirements are by talking to your business users. That’s all well and good, except no one tells you how unreliable … Continue reading →

So, I have a cat. At night, when I get in bed, the cat, desperate for love/attention/pets, throws his whole body against me. But that’s not enough—he then slides up along my body and mushes his face into my face … Continue reading →