May 16
Here is a presentation I created back in 2010 illustrating the benefits of peer code review in software development teams. I also discuss the Code Collaborator product from Smart Bear Software; the peer code review tool I use most regularly. Peer Code Review
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May 10
I am horrible with other people’s important dates, e.g., birthdays, anniversaries, date you got your appendix removed, etc. I just realized I should put all that info into my Gmail Contacts, and then it will appear on my Google Calendar automatically. Oh wait… It doesn’t show up. Damn. Why doesn’t it work? Turns out, this …
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Feb 24
I have been using this saying for the last 6 years, “Code Review Does Not Have to Suck”. I just saw today that SmartBear, who makes the wonderful CodeCollaborator peer code review tool, which I also use, released a quick 3-minute video explaining this. Peer code review is a critical milestone step in any good …
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Feb 22
We have a Dell 3115cn color laser printer at work. The color toner cartridges are individual, and we buy them in these multipack deals (Dell Part #4BC3115). The problem is that inside the box are four cartridges wrapped in that silver foil packaging and are not marked as to which color is inside. You …
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Feb 04
I am starting to design a new API for an application that will need to integrate with other applications. Before doing so, I always make it a point to re-watch and re-read this presentation given by Joshua Bloch from Google. Joshua does a fantastic job going over the DOs and DON’Ts of good API design. …
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Dec 06
To root, or not to root: that is the question: Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer The crap of HTC is not outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of useless apps, And by opposing end them? To root, to be free; No more; and by freedom to say we end …
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Sep 16
I just recently started using iTunes Ping, and my first impression was ‘Facebook/Twitter for Music’; pretty neat. If you have friends on Ping, then you can follow them, and see what they are listening to and/or interested in. Finding your ‘actual’ friends is pretty easy, since you know there name and often times e-mail, but …
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Jul 15
Tired of the boring screen savers that come with Windows and haven’t changed since Windows 3.1? Take a look at Really Slick Screensavers for some cool OpenGL savers available for Windows, Linux, Solaris, or Mac OS X.
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Jul 13
After using SnagIt for several years with my old company, I was in need of an open source replacement. After using everyone’s favorite research assistant, I found Greenshot. It doesn’t have all the bells and whistles that SnagIt has, but it has the basics which is what you use 80% of the time anyway. So …
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Mar 19
I originally did this back in 2007, but did not want to lose the content, so I decided to put it up here. I found a robust and relatively simple calendar control to use for web UIs. It can use a pop-up window or a floating <div> tag. I prefer the latter as it makes …
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