Originally posted 2005-07-05 11:31:39 I came across this post today via PlantEclipse: http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/index.php?p=1546 It’s a long article–too long for me to read fully. The parts I read, however, which represent a significant portion of the whole, …
Read more →Originally posted 2005-02-18 12:28:05 While shooting baskets with my son a few months ago, I noticed my wrist protesting every shot I threw up. Odd, I thought.I didn’t recall injuring my wrist. Since the stiffness in my wrist groaned loud enough to hear only …
Read more →Originally posted 2005-04-05 02:29:36 In an earlier entry I complained about wrist pain, and described my quest to swap out my mouse and keyboard for more ergonomic offerings. I purchased an Evoluent Vertical Mouse and a TypeMatrix EZ-Reach 2030. I’m happy to …
Read more →Originally posted 2008-05-07 11:56:22 I walked past our office plotter the other day and noticed this message on the console: This picture is blurry but says, \Cartridges will expire in days: 8.\ Are you kidding me? When did ink start expiring like 2% milk? …
Read more →Originally posted 2007-08-25 02:23:12 From the what-will-they-think-of-next department, here’s an external hard drive designed to house your deleted files. It’s shaped like a trash can and sports the recycling logo, so it attempts to cover both the Mac and the …
Read more →Originally posted 2007-10-10 13:54:07 The rain Florida has received over the past few weeks has revealed some roofing shortcomings. We apparently have a roof leak in the building where I work–I walked into work the other day and saw this: Yep, that’s a hose …
Read more →Originally posted 2008-11-12 13:18:42 In my post on interviewing Java developers, I explain how and why we make prospective hires write code on a whiteboard. In a similar vein, Imran on Tech posts about making developers write FizzBuzz. Several of us read the …
Read more →Originally posted 2005-07-11 13:56:45 Today, for the 4,256th time in my email career, I sent an email that promised an attachment but sallied forth with no files attached. After the recipient pointed out my mistake, I hastily resent the email with the proper …
Read more →Originally posted 2005-06-17 07:47:29 I came across this blog entry that talks about a web site that allows you to type in a keyword search. It then searches Amazon using that keyword, and builds a graphic of the keyword with the covers of the books it finds. …
Read more →Originally posted 2006-05-25 10:33:28 After noticing an online buzz surrounding the book Getting Things Done, I decided to purchase and read the book. The practices it espouses are winning me over–I feel more organized and less stressed than before, and I seem …
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