Salt in a Pool
Posted by Richard Fri, Aug 04 2006 17:50
I learned tonight that if all of the stars that make up the Milky Way were a grain of salt, it would be enough to fill up an Olympic size swimming pool.
Off the Wait List for BarCampRDU
Posted by Richard Wed, Jul 19 2006 13:03
I signed up late for BarCampRDU and I am pleased to say I am off the wait list and will be attending the un-conference. If you are not familiar with an un-conference, you can read about it here. I am looking forward to the event although I had kind of given up on it since I was number 31 on the wait list at one point. Hopefully, I will have some good information to blog about afterward.
RSS Reader
Posted by Richard Mon, Jul 17 2006 21:59
I have written before about Web RSS Readers. I thought I had found the one I liked in Netvibes, but I just didn't stick with it. I went back to a few different RSS clients. Over the weekend, I ran across Newshutch. They had issues all weekend, but now they are up and running. I am very impressed with my initial usage. It keeps track of what I have read and updates when there are new articles.
Feedback Fridays
Posted by Richard Sat, Jul 15 2006 22:55
Over the past several weeks, we have been meeting on Fridays with the application owners of our latest application. We mainly did this since we are under a tight timeline, but it was also a way to start working Agile Software Development into our environment. Some say you have to follow a process completely, but we haven't quite done that.
Read more...Quotes from the Park
Posted by Richard Tue, Jul 11 2006 18:19
Here are a few quotes from visitors to the playground yesterday:
"you are a funny looking Daddy" (my daughter)
"I barely smell my feet" (a boy nearby)
"look how full my shoes are" (another boy in the sandbox)
"don't bury your shoes" (the boy's mother)
These were just too funny and I had to write about them.
Mac or Ubuntu
Posted by Richard Mon, Jul 03 2006 18:47
I have definitely become a Mac person, but after reading this story on Slashdot, I think I should give Ubuntu a try. I would also like to try a few of these applications as well. Of course, I would miss at least one application.
Server Monitoring
Posted by Richard Thu, Jun 29 2006 18:42
I ran across this handy monitoring program tonight. It is called monit. It says you can have it up and running in 15 minutes. It took me about 30 minutes, but most of that was me reading trying to decide if I wanted to install it or not.
Diet Coke and Mentos
Posted by Richard Sun, Jun 25 2006 18:36
Some people have too much time on their hands and I am glad they do. I enjoy seeing the funny ideas they come up with.
Dual Monitor Setup
Posted by Richard Mon, Jun 12 2006 02:28
In Andy Hunt's presentation at NFJS, he mentioned the benefits of having a "dual monitor" setup. According to this NY Times article, you can be 20-30% more productive. The reason being is you are not context switching (not directly in the article more in the presentation). By switching programs or hunting for the one you are looking for on a small screen, it can reduce productive drastically - this is context switching. Context switching isn't just finding programs on the screen. It is answering the IM or the email you just received. It removes your concentration from what you were currently working on and this really hurts productivity.
Now, if I can just convince my wife I need a pair of 30" displays.
User Interface Testing
Posted by Richard Sat, Jun 10 2006 16:41
Yesterday at NFJS, I went to a talk on Testing Strategies for Web Applications by Ramnivas Laddad. It was a good talk, but the main point I retained from it was using Selenium for user interface testing. I had heard and read a little about the tool, but I had not really looked at it (thinking it would be difficult to setup). After seeing the demo, I was really kicking myself for not looking at it sooner.
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- Our House
- Past Pictures
- Lil' Scoot
- Sis
- Jason Trippet's Blog
- Outten Design
- Hoops City USA
- Adorables Children
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