Tony Davis Registering for PASS: the deadly game MONDAY, 17 September 2007 On a slightly overcast Denver Monday morning, I strolled into the Colorado Convention Centre, intent on... 18 September 2007 5 min read
Patrick Index A Cynic’s Top Ten Tips for IT Contractors As autumn approaches, Patrick Index produces ten hot chestnuts for IT Contractors like himself, with a jaundiced 'contractors-eye view'.… 24 August 2007 7 min read
Richard Morris When the wheels come off It is somewhat comforting to know that even the great and the good in industry make mistakes. The IT industry... 21 August 2007 12 min read
Neil Davidson Rob Malda, Geek of the Week Rob Malda, aka CmdrTaco and founder of Slashdot, achieves his elevation to being Simple-Talk's Geek of the Week through his... 18 July 2007 6 min read
Richard Morris The DBA and the Battle for Reputations Richard Morris comments on the perception amongst some DBAs that the reputation of their profession is declining. In today's world... 18 July 2007 11 min read
Phil Factor The Challenge In which Phil is challenged to organize a concerted beer drinking session in an establishment dedicated to beer manufacture.… 19 June 2007 8 min read
Tony Davis Competition: The Great Advances in SQL Server The real advances in IT are seldom the ones that are heralded by great noise or media hype. So many... 30 May 2007 1 min read
Phil Factor Hens that Crow Short on results, but long on superficially plausible technical excuses, Phil Factor describes his dealings with the hen that crowed...... 25 May 2007 6 min read
Phil Factor Fired With Enthusiasm After years working his fingers to the bone on his own IT business, Phil was enjoying the relative tranquillity of... 30 April 2007 8 min read
Bob Cramblitt David Atkinson: The who, what, when, where, why and how of software testing Red Gate Software's approach to testing is famous for its precision and thoroughness. So what's it like to be a... 16 April 2007 7 min read
Phil Factor The March of Technology In which Phil, under the influence of a surfeit of lobster, some fine wine and a large book, conjures up... 28 February 2007 9 min read
Richard Morris Second Life: A Virtual World of Real Money As more and more people invest in alter egos to live a pseudo life online in Linden Labs' latest creation,... 29 January 2007 9 min read
William Brewer Falling off the Web Log Getting statistics out of website usage isn't a real problem. There are many ways to do it and plenty commercial... 18 January 2007 8 min read
Richard Morris Why editorial freedom is worth fighting for One of the biggest challenges in running any publication is balancing editorial freedom ...the ability to report on all events... 05 January 2007 9 min read
Richard Morris The India Skills Gap As outsourcing demands continue to grow, Richard Morris investigates a worrying shortage in India's pool of IT talent, and its... 28 December 2006 9 min read
Claire Brooking The Simple-Talk Cookbook Written by geeks, for geeks, the Simple-Talk Cookbook is a quirky culinary collection of recipes by SQL Server and .NET... 21 December 2006 2 min read
Phil Factor Phil Factor on the Law Taking the adversarial system to task with vigour and courage, Phil Factor gives us his view on how to handle... 21 December 2006 8 min read
Richard Morris An Interview with Tim Berners-Lee Richard Morris offers some revealing insights into what the "father of the web" thinks about his invention, where it is... 20 December 2006 9 min read
Phil Factor Free Phil Factor eBook: Confessions of an IT Manager Download a 108-page eBook in which Phil tells all on a career spent in the rough-and-tumble of the IT industry.... 13 December 2006 1 min read
Jesse Liberty Programmer Superstitions Why do we cling to some programming traditions so strongly? Jesse Liberty asks us to pause, ponder and re-assess the... 11 December 2006 14 min read
