WIT Followup in TFS

So how does a busy person keep track of work they have delegated out to people? One way is to build a query in TFS to keep track of the work items you have created and assigned out to other people.
To create a new query in TFS right mouse click on the Work Items [...]

Long user-agent string breaks Fidelity NetBenefits/eWorkplace

I came upon an issue recently that I thought I would share with you in hopes that it will prevent some headaches in the future.
I recently lost my ability to login to eWorkplace and NetBenefits.  I tried several URLs netbenefits.com, 401k.com, eworkplaceservices.fidelity.com etc. all of which resulted in the following message that appeared before any [...]

Import XML to SQL 2005 Using SSIS

I ran into a problem at work when trying to import an XML document to SQL 2005.  The XML Source in SSIS was splitting my XML document into several outputs.  This article helped me figure out how to join them back together again.
http://blogs.msdn.com/mattm/archive/2007/12/11/using-xml-source.aspx

Metered Internet

I’ve found some news articles that scare me. According to several articles that can be found by searching for “metered internet” on Google some ISPs are going to start not only charging you for the speed of your internet connection but the amount of data in which you can download in a month. Some of the [...]

The Cuckoo’s Egg

I started reading a book last night called The Cuckoo’s Egg by Cliff Stoll.  I’m not a huge reader but this book peaked my interest. 
It is a true story about a regular guy that was sent on a quest by his management at UC Berkeley to determine the cause of a $0.75 difference between two [...]