Phil Factor To Boldly Ask IT for Development Work Phil has always been mystified by the way that, in Science-Fiction films, the crew of space-ships are able to reprogram... 22 June 2009 10 min read
Karla Kay Remail Thinking of Setting up a SQL Server Users Group? The work of setting up a SQL Users Group isn't always easy, but, as Karla relates, it can be a... 03 June 2009 11 min read
Richard Morris Ken Blanchard meets the One Minute Reporter With economic doom and gloom all around him, Richard Morris decides to seek advice before starting a business. Who better,... 28 May 2009 7 min read
Phil Factor The Book ‘Confessions of an IT Manager’ For three and a half years, the 'Confessions of an IT Manager', by Phil Factor, have been a distinctive part... 27 May 2009 7 min read
Richard Morris Sarah Lacey on The Rise of Web 2.0 Sarah Lacy's commentary on the IT Industry for BusinessWeek is widely read and causes polarised opinions. She is a skilled... 14 April 2009 14 min read
David Craig Making IT Work in the Public Sector The Information Technology Reform Act, commonly known as the 'Clinger-Cohen' act, spelled the end of the 'Wild West days of... 30 March 2009 19 min read
Richard Morris Simon Sabin Says SQLBits SQLBits is the largest SQL Server conference in Europe. Because it is held on a Saturday, and is free, it... 03 March 2009 9 min read
Phil Factor Phrenetic Phil and the SQL Shootout Phil Factor turns to burlesque in order to reinforce his point that an ability to answer SQL Technical questions isn't... 03 February 2009 7 min read
David Craig Free Download of David Craig’s book Simple Talk gives their subscribers an exclusive Ebook, Rip Off! by David Craig worth £8.50… 30 January 2009 1 min read
TJay Belt Can Twitter Help your Professional Development? At PASS this year, there was a great deal of 'twittering' going on. Effectively, the attendants were able to broadcast... 16 December 2008 14 min read
Stephan Onisick Taking Back Control of your IT Career It can, and does, happen during the average IT career. Suddenly you have lost your job. It is a time... 06 November 2008 22 min read
Brad McGehee Tech-Fest of Champions: How to run a community IT conference Everybody who attended seems to speak well of the IndyTechFest. It is a great example of how to organise a... 04 November 2008 15 min read
Phil Factor The Data Center that Exploded A while back, in a Simple-Talk editorial meeting, someone bet Phil that he couldn't come up with a Halloween story.... 28 October 2008 10 min read
Brian Harris Chrome Browser: A Novel Approach to Language As a Technical Author, one of the most important tasks that you face is to make the language of applications... 16 September 2008 5 min read
Joe Webb Creating Technical Presentations Making a technical presentation is like being interviewed. It is not a skill that you are likely to need often,... 01 September 2008 21 min read
Bob Cramblitt The Future of Reflector Simple Talk asked freelance writer Bob Cramblitt to sit down with the two people behind the agreement that Red Gate... 20 August 2008 5 min read
Anna Larjomaa The First Business Application Programmer David Caminer, who died on June 19th must surely be the First Business Application Programmer. He invented the software concepts... 02 July 2008 10 min read
Richard Morris Risking your Reputation IT companies sometimes don't survive an incident that damages their reputation. Often, when happenstance brings a commercial disaster, businesses make... 27 May 2008 11 min read
Phil Factor The Time Bomb Phil cheerfully admits to his fair share of accidental IT disasters. His experiences some time ago with the Time Bomb,... 29 April 2008 8 min read
Richard Morris The Burning Men – The IT drug habit It would seem bizzare that IT staff who depend on their quick wits for their living should ever think it... 29 April 2008 10 min read
