[dba-Tech] Once and for all time: server backups

Rocky,

>> Are economic conditions up there still pretty moribund or are you
seeing signs of increased activity? <<

I'm not sure what to look for.  When I go to the local Walmart, the parking
lot seems as full as it ever was.  I haven't been to Barnes and Noble for a
while, so I can't comment on retail book sales.

I do know that the city of Neenah isn't going to get nearly the same level
of state shared revenue as it has in the past...but Neenah has always been
well-managed, in my opinion.  Certainly better than our sister city,
Menasha, which defaulted on a bond issue for its steam generating plant.

The number of new IT jobs that I can apply for each week seems to have been
steady, though I sort of expected a larger number of them with the new year.
 That hasn't happened.  I have to apply to a couple new places each week to
qualify for unemployment.  I don't apply for fast food jobs; just for jobs
that I'm at least marginally qualified for.

Steve Erbach
Neenah, WI

On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 12:00 PM, Rocky Smolin <rockysmolin at bchacc.com>wrote:

> Well, here's to your good health!
>
> Are economic conditions up there still pretty moribund or are you seeing
> signs of increased activity?
>
> R
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Steve Erbach
> Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 9:51 AM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Once and for all time: server backups
>
> Rocky,
>
> >> The insurance thing sounds like a real high wire act. Doesn't Janet's
> cover the family? <<
>
> She may have gotten a 40% raise recently but she's only part-time.  No
> health insurance through her company.
>
> >> Maybe the House/Senate reconciliation of the health bill will leave
> the 'Medicare at 55' thing in. <<
>
> [Sigh!] I think you know my feelings on the national health insurance
> thing.
>
> >> "If I knew something substantive about Windows Server"  FAKE IT!!! I
> never
> took a job that I knew how to do.  And no one ever found out about it. :)
> <<
>
> Har!
>
> >> In the meantime can you pump your consulting?  I just got a new
> >> client
> by looking in Craig's list - saw 3-4 people looking for Access help -
> responded and I hooked one. <<
>
> Hmm.  Interesting idea.  I tried posting a Craigslist ad for myself to
> offer
> PC revitalization for a flat fee...got no takers after several weeks.  I
> hadn't thought about trolling for clients on it.
>
> Regards,
>
> Steve Erbach
> Neenah, WI
>
>