I’ve been on twitter a couple weeks now, and I’ve learned two important things.
I’ve learned who has something to write that’s worth reading. It can be funny, informative, interesting, etc. Example: CodingHorror,
I’ve also learned that some people just don’t do well in the off-the-cuff manner of twitter. They’re just not very clever. Or even worse. [...]
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Do you ever have that not-so-fresh feeling? I am not talking about the feminine cleansing products but rather a stale and tiresome feeling towards your Desktop. Well, if you are like me then every now and then you need to re-think your desktop setup and go for something fresh.
I have been a Windows user [...]
I might be aging myself a little here, but I’m sure we all remember the old Folgers commercials where the premium coffee is switched with the much maligned Folgers instant. Microsoft did something similar recently in San Francisco to some folks who held a negative view of Windows Vista. They asked 140 non-Vista consumers to [...]
I hope you cashed in while Google was at its high because the stock is now down 40% from its high of $747. Is the bubble busting on the little text ad clicks market???
On a personal note, my wife gave birth to our first child Sunday morning at 2:06 am. She’s a beautiful 8lb 9oz 22in long baby girl! The posts to the ScarTech blog might few and far between in the next few weeks while I’m showering love on my little girl.
Ok. I don’t get it. Two of the blogs that are must reads for me are Coding Horror and Scobelizer, and they’ve both recently mentioned the tech job market in the US. Jeff (of Coding Horror fame) contends that there are plenty of jobs for developers right now.
The job market for software developers is [...]
Ok. In light of the release of the Mitchell Report, and in the interest of full disclosure I have an important confession to make. I’m guilty of using code enhancing substances: caffeine, sugar, and ibuprofen. There I’ve said it. It’s off my chest now. I’m not proud of it, but it needed to be said. [...]
The other day I read a blog post about the topic of whether developers should where headphones while writing code. I say a resounding yes! Sometimes it’s a necessity. I don’t have a private office, so headphones offer an easy way to block out the outside noises from the cube farm. I sit right next to the [...]
That’s right. Wide is in this season. Fortunately I’m not talking about waist sizes. I’m referring to display size. Ever since I bought my new notebook and finally got a larger monitor at work, I’ve become a die-hard fan of wide-screen monitors. I’ve been completely spoiled by WSXGA+ (1680×1050). I can’t believe I was even able to use [...]
When we last left our intrepid developer he was attending a local RA (Refactors Anonymous) meeting. Let’s see what’s happening this week:
Me: “Hello everyone. My name is Tim.”
Group: “Hi Tim!”
Me: “I write software.”
Group: “So do we!”
Me: “I’ve been writing software for over 6 years now.”
Group: “That’s great Tim!”
Me: “And I write bad software.”
Group: There’s nervous stares [...]