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I saw a sign yesterday that I found quite funny, but it clearly was not intended how I read it. (If I go back, I'll try to get a picture of it.) Now, personally, I feel that bicycles who learn how to ride skateboards should be allowed to rollerblade anywhere they please. But that's just me...

I have a situation similar to the following: --Set up some variables with values DECLARE @V1 varchar(10) SET @V1 = 'A' DECLARE @V2 varchar(10) SET @V2 = 'B' DECLARE @V2 varchar(10) SET @V3 = 'C' DECLARE @VName varchar(10) SET @VName = '@V1' --WHERE @VName is set to the name of one of the...

I'm having a disagreement with some coworkers about the best way to punctuate the following sentence (all commas removed to eliminate bias): Four of us have each put commas in different places, so I thought I'd present this to the forum. Thanks.

I have an email that is behaving strangely. It is an html-formatted email that displays in Arial font when viewed, but when I print it (or view in Print Preview mode), the font changed to Times New Roman. The email itself is being sent from a program where I am the developer, so I know nothing...

(I'm sorry, but I have no model numbers or anything like that at the moment, but I can provide more information later.) I've got a wireless router set up at home and 2 laptops that connect to it. On one laptop, I get good signal strength from anywhere in the apartment. On the other laptop, I...

I overheard a co-worker complaining about reading something that recommended parking in a "well-lighted" area. He feels it should be "well-lit", and describes the word choice as "horrible". Which is the correct word to use in this context and why? If "well-lighted" is correct, how could I...

I'm trying to help somebody out by cleaning up their PC, but I'm encountering some strangeness that I can't explain. When I power on the computer, it tries booting, fails, and brings up the screen where it gives me the option of Safe Mode, Normal, Last Known Good Configuration, etc. Selecting...

What is the correct possessive form of plural nouns that don't end in "s"? For instance: children men women fish deer cacti data This arose from a discussion with a friend who had a grammar portion of a final where she needed to identify the correct possessive form of "children". My answer...

Some say that hard work and dedication are the best ways to get ahead in the world. Others say that politics and manipulation are more effective. Do nice guys really finish last? What are your thoughts?

OK, this isn't so much a question as an observation for the benefit of the community (and myself when I later forget and come back here to search). As many of you know (and for those who don't I highly recommend learning about this), Access treats an empty string and a NULL as two very...

I am using code to export data from my database into Excel using DoCmd.TransferSpreadsheet. Everything has been working wonderfully. However, today somebody attempted to do the export not realizing that he already had the target spreadsheet open. The result is that Access and Excel both start...

I've search the internet and have found a wide variety of opinions on this topic, so I thought I'd check in and see what Tek-Tips users think. Brainbench offers some free certification tests and also paid memberships. Some companies seem to value these certifications, others seem to view them...

I realize this forum is more for cabling issues, but you guys seem to know a lot of electrical info as well. I'm a novice to doing home electrical work, but I'm familiar with basic concepts, safety rules, etc. and I've been doing some research on these issues. I'm having a problem at home with...

I've been going through some rough times lately.</understatement> One of the problems I've been having is that my wife and I are going through a lot of problems and aren't communicating about things well. We both have a tendency to bottle things up, then when we reach our breaking point, we...

I got this idea from something I heard on the radio yesterday. They were creating a rules list for defining what makes something a sport. Being a morning radio show, they weren't taking it very seriously and the rules were designed to produce the results they wanted. (Rule 10 was that it...

I'm very new to both ASP and ASP.Net. I'm working to convert an old ASP page to ASP.Net using VB. My code looks something like this: 1 <%@ Page Language="VB" Debug = True%> 2 <%@ Import Namespace="System.Data" %> 3 <%@ Import Namespace="System.Data.OleDb" %> 4 5 <% 6 Response.Buffer =...

My customer has a database where the developer put a password on the VBA code. Unfortunately, this password was never documented, the developer has moved on, and no longer has any idea what the password would be. I've found large quantities of utilities for bypassing the password on a...

(Forgive my rambling. It's getting late, but I thought this might be fun.) Are there any grammar or punctuation (or even spelling) rules that you know, but choose not to follow? For me, a big one is the rule regarding punctuation and quotation marks at the end of a sentence. The rule states...

Since January of this year, I've been working a series of temporary assignments through placement agencies while seeking full-time employment. My family has been without insurance for most of this time, and there have been several dry spells. Right now, I'm working an assignment for well below...

I have some code which sends an email via Outlook. It works fine on my computer (running Outlook 2003), but it does require a reference to the Outlook library (Microsoft Outlook 11.0 Object Library on my computer). Some of the other computers in the office are running older versions of Outlook...