Looking back on Twenty-five years in I.T.
By David M. Woods 3 years, 11 months ago. 
I've been a software designer / developer for over a quarter-century now. It's been an interesting career. Much has happened. Many things have changed radically, others haven't changed at all. I still greatly enjoy designing creative I.T. solutions to business problems.
Introduction to Database Access in .Net
By David M. Woods 3 years, 12 months ago.
Microsoft's flagship development environment includes a wide assortment of ways to read and write to a database. This article gives an overview of many of the available options, along with some pros and cons.
Index Keys in a Business Database
By David M. Woods 3 years, 12 months ago.
Many in the Information Technology business have studied database design at impressive universities, and most can probably quote the definitions of 1st and 2nd and 3rd level normalization. They are certified experts with impressive credentials hanging in frames on the wall.
Then there are the "seat-of-the-pants" programmers who had to figure out how to use databases all on their own.
Are free Ipods a scam?
By Journical Editor 3 years, 12 months ago.
I know you've all received spam emails about how you can get a free ipod or free something. I've checked into a lot of them. Most of these programs are very hard being some pyramid scheme where you have to get 5 friends to ultimately spend $50 bucks or something. Well I've been wanting a Mac Mini really bad but didn't want to buy one (cause frankly I don't really need one) so when I received an email for a free mac mini - I thought I'd check this one out too.
I studied it very carefully before doing any offers to make sure this was going to be easy and I Could with no or very little out of pocket money. And yes - they did send it to me - it's the low end model so I'll probably do some upgrades on it soon. Here's a link.