Paint.NET is Frustrating
Pain.NET aggravates me. I don't use it very often (which is the problem), but when I do, the pre-release version that I have installed has inevitably expired. Their decision to prevent me from using...
View ArticleSwitching Things Up
Over the years I have had temporary issues with tendonitis. I've seen my doctor a couple times, but it never amounted to anything. For a few days I take some ibuprofen, adjust my workplace ergonomics...
View ArticleNew Projects
A couple weeks ago I learned that I am going to be having a lot of free time soon. Everyone in the office I work in is being layed off.This of course has its ups and downs. I have the whole month of...
View ArticleRepresenting Your Company
With my recent job search, I've noticed something about companies that I feel compelled to write about.Most companies care what their business partners think about them, most companies care what their...
View ArticleDon't Demotivate Me!
But after years I reckoned developers do not need to be motitvated, they are motivated when they start working – otherwise you wouldn’t have hired them, would you? They are actively demotivated....
View ArticleGoogle Contacts Update
Google recently updated their interface to contacts. Normally I like their updates, but this one sucks. The actual editing of a contact is now more difficult and involves more pointing and clicking...
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Ads Gone Bad
I was browsing a tech site a while back and noticed that their site was littered with ads. Not only that, but their ad server was not working all that well. Nine Copies of the same ad on one web page?...
View ArticleGoogle Nexus One Review
A few months ago I got an itch. I needed a new toy. I had some money and I thought it was time to get myself a smartphone. I didn't want a run of the mill iPhone either. I was contemplating Google's...
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Editing User Permissions in SQL Server Express
I'm working on a client project right now and I ran across something that caused me a bit of grief. I imported the database into SQL Express 2005. After the import I was able to view the db, its...
View ArticleMy Android vs iOS Battle
Back when I started consulting I wanted to get a smartphone. Up until this point I had purposely chosen a feature phone, aka a dumb phone. I wanted something cheap that I could toss into my backpack...
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