Can I just say that spell checking built into web browsers is the slickest feature web browsing in the last 10 years? Thank you FireFox. And thank you, FireFox, for influencing Microsoft to do the same.
Read MoreThere are books that I am distinctly unqualified to review. Who am I to express an opinion on The Iliad, or a Hemingway novel, or A Confederacy of Dunces? Although I read a lot, I don’t always read well. Spy novels, technical books, popular history, management fodder, and sniper books are my common fare and it is […]
Read More As software developers and testers, we often fail to recognize what occurs beyond the last compile / regression loop as part of the Product Delivery Cycle. Our failure to appreciate the complexity of the complete Product Launch Process results in painful and pointless work by many other teams in this organization. Customer Support, , Product […]
Read MoreAfter my last post, I just couldn’t take it. I had a hard time shelling out $60 for a voice recorder that doesn’t do much more than record and play voice. After all, shouldn’t our devices do everything including make breakfast these days? I went back to CompUSA and exchanged the Sony voice recorder for an […]
Read MoreI have a lot of ideas. I forget most of them. So at the risk of looking like a complete ass, I recently decided to try a mini voice recorder to remind myself of things to do later. Now, I am still nervous that the use of one of these things makes me look like […]
Read MoreLast week I was able to attend a speaking engagement by retired Admiral Archie Clemmons about a $50 million technology grant proposal that he made to the Idaho legislature. Kickstand, a local entrepreneurial group I belong to, is dedicated to the enrichment and growth of small technology businesses and hosted the event. Although Admiral Clemmon’s presentation […]
Read MoreThis year’s Boise Code Camp will be held on Saturday, February 10th at Boise State University (BSU). Enthusiasm for this year’s Code Camp is escalating and the website already shows plenty of intriguing sessions. I am signed up to present 2 sessions myself. I had lunch last Friday at BSU with the other Code Camp organizers. Professor Rob Anson from the […]
Read MoreElegant Code has moved to WordPress. I almost feel guilty for not growing the dasBlog code base instead of bailing to another blog engine, but the truth is that I simply wanted to use a blogging system without having to write code to do so. There is nothing wrong with dasBlog, but the feature set […]
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