17 Feb
2006

Protocols

I love websites that serve a single purpose and do it well. A perfect example of this is ConnectionStrings.com and I just found another one, Protocols.com. I ran across this website while thinking through an idea about writing a custom URI handler. As somewith with roots in web development, I found it particularly interesting to […]

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9 Feb
2006

Healthwise in the News

Our local paper, the Idaho Statesman, recently profiled our company on in the business section. Healthwise has been in business for 30 years and is a fairly unique place to work. I don’t know how much longer the article will be available on the Statesman’s web site, but here is the link for as long […]

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9 Feb
2006

Take Time for Sprint Reviews

So you have started being Agile. Okay, you have started trying to be Agile. You have spent th last month writing the stories, estimating the sptries and tasks, you Scrumed everyday, unit tested your code, and completed some points. Now it is time to show off what you have done. The Sprint Review session can […]

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7 Feb
2006

Scott Cook, CEO of Intuit Podcast

As part of the Software 2005 conference podcast series hosted on IT Conversations, Scott Cook, founder and CEO of Intuit, presented a great session on the role that customers play in product innovation. A couple of the things that I genuinely enjoyed about this presentation: Scott Cook is a genuinely pragmatic CEO. — Do what […]

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7 Feb
2006

MS Messenger 8.0 Beta

The code slingers over at the Windows Live Ideas are on the verge of hitting one out of the park. After publicly begging, I recently got thrown a Windows Live Messenger beta invite. It took awhile for me to get a chance to hook it up to someone else also running the beta to test […]

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6 Feb
2006

An Average Sunday

The New Sammy This morning, I flew from Boise to Portland and drove this back home. I found it on Craig’s List. This internet thing just might catch on! Lot’s of custom work has been done to it already including Calmini 5″ lift, steering system, low geared transfer case, bushwacker flares, Warn 9000 lb. winch, […]

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