Friday, October 28, 2005
Thursday, October 20, 2005
Automagically spotting bad code
How To Make Bad Code Stick Out Like a Three-Legged Dog - The Code Project - C# Programming
"Warning - Thermonuclear Warhead: Some Detonation May Occur During Refactoring"
"Warning - Thermonuclear Warhead: Some Detonation May Occur During Refactoring"
Friday, October 07, 2005
Is this news?
Catholic Church no longer swears by truth of the Bible
“We should not expect to find in Scripture full scientific accuracy or complete historical precision,” they say in The Gift of Scripture.
“We should not expect to find in Scripture full scientific accuracy or complete historical precision,” they say in The Gift of Scripture.
Thursday, October 06, 2005
GO HOME, work is bad for you.
Work is Essential; But Take Care of Your Health : "It is confirmed that number of suicides, divorces, heart ailment, diabetes and mental depression are the highest in the software industry. "
Friday, September 23, 2005
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
Fire & motion or Innovation?
Microsoft Showcases New User Interface for Office 12:
"While the Office applications have increased tremendously in power and added functionality in response to customer needs, the core UI has remained substantially unchanged for nearly 20 years. The command bar in Microsoft Office Word 2003, for example, looks much the same as the command bar in Word 2.0 did in 1998. In fact, the new UI is the biggest, most visible change to the way the core Office applications work since the introduction of the toolbar in 1997."
Joel on Software - Fire And Motion
Yet another way of making software that works just the same as the latest version appear old and crusty.
Yet another batch of controls to buy/develop to catch up with the latest look and feel.
Why not spend some time developing a version of;
1) Word that does not randomly muck up the margin / bullet / auto number / font settings
2) Access that does not bloat or crash but does work with a scroll mouse and conforms to basic Windows GUI rules
3) Excel that... well I must admit this application seems to work as it should - make it faster
4) Powerpoint that will restrict words on a page to 20 and slides in a presentation to 5 to stop DBP ;)
5) Publisher/Visio combination
6) Infopath... solution looking for a problem.
"While the Office applications have increased tremendously in power and added functionality in response to customer needs, the core UI has remained substantially unchanged for nearly 20 years. The command bar in Microsoft Office Word 2003, for example, looks much the same as the command bar in Word 2.0 did in 1998. In fact, the new UI is the biggest, most visible change to the way the core Office applications work since the introduction of the toolbar in 1997."
Joel on Software - Fire And Motion
Yet another way of making software that works just the same as the latest version appear old and crusty.
Yet another batch of controls to buy/develop to catch up with the latest look and feel.
Why not spend some time developing a version of;
1) Word that does not randomly muck up the margin / bullet / auto number / font settings
2) Access that does not bloat or crash but does work with a scroll mouse and conforms to basic Windows GUI rules
3) Excel that... well I must admit this application seems to work as it should - make it faster
4) Powerpoint that will restrict words on a page to 20 and slides in a presentation to 5 to stop DBP ;)
5) Publisher/Visio combination
6) Infopath... solution looking for a problem.
Monday, September 19, 2005
Shiver me timbers
International Talk Like A Pirate Day: "You are The Cap'n!
What's Yer Inner Pirate?
brought to you by The Official Talk Like A Pirate Web Site. Arrrrr!"
Some men are born great, some achieve greatness and some slit the throats of any man that stands between them and the mantle of power. You never met a man you couldn't eviscerate. Not that mindless violence is the only avenue open to you - but why take an avenue when you have complete freeway access? You are the definitive Man of Action. You are James Bond in a blousy shirt and drawstring-fly pants. Your swash was buckled long ago and you have never been so sure of anything in your life as in your ability to bend everyone to your will. You will call anyone out and cut off their head if they show any sign of taking you on or backing down. You cannot be saddled with tedious underlings, but if one of your lieutenants shows an overly developed sense of ambition he may find more suitable accommodations in Davy Jones' locker. That is, of course, IF you notice him. You tend to be self absorbed - a weakness that may keep you from seeing enemies where they are and imagining them where they are not.
What's Yer Inner Pirate?
brought to you by The Official Talk Like A Pirate Web Site. Arrrrr!"
Friday, September 16, 2005
FYI only: Have people read your e-mail
7 Ways to Ensure Your E-mail Gets Read: "7 Ways to Ensure Your E-mail Gets Read"
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Colour perception: Effect of surrounding colours
eChalk colour perception
"Our perceptionof colour is strongly affected by the surrounding colours"
Way cool.
Thursday, September 08, 2005
Perfect use for a Trojan
Computerworld - New Trojan swaps porn for Koran:
"A new Trojan horse program circulating around the internet this week appears to be on a moral mission to stamp out adult websites, according to security research firm Sophos.
Instead of snooping for sensitive financial information or secretly taking control of an infected computer, the Trojan, called Yusufali-A, monitors web surfing habits. When it spots an objectionable term such as 'sex' or 'exhibition,' in the browser's title bar, it hides the website and instead pops up a message taken from the Koran, said Gregg Mastoras, a senior security analyst with Sophos."
"A new Trojan horse program circulating around the internet this week appears to be on a moral mission to stamp out adult websites, according to security research firm Sophos.
Instead of snooping for sensitive financial information or secretly taking control of an infected computer, the Trojan, called Yusufali-A, monitors web surfing habits. When it spots an objectionable term such as 'sex' or 'exhibition,' in the browser's title bar, it hides the website and instead pops up a message taken from the Koran, said Gregg Mastoras, a senior security analyst with Sophos."
NEEDED - someone to do this in NZ
www.sudden.co.nz:
"You can now send a mate a beer by SMS. Well, if your friend works in the City, in London. Oh hold on........I do. Hmm, interesting.
Buy a mate a beer
"You can now send a mate a beer by SMS. Well, if your friend works in the City, in London. Oh hold on........I do. Hmm, interesting.
Buy a mate a beer
Tuesday, September 06, 2005
Monday, September 05, 2005
Top 10 Blog
Thank you the 18 individuals who voted for this blog
I made it to position 9 of 43
I would like to thank the academy...
I made it to position 9 of 43
I would like to thank the academy...
TechEd 2005: Presentation Downloads
Microsoft New Zealand: TechEd 2005: Presentation Downloads
Does anyone want my opinion of the sessions I attended?
add a comment.
Does anyone want my opinion of the sessions I attended?
add a comment.
Monday, August 22, 2005
making holograms on the cheap
LASER POINTER HOLOGRAPHY:
"Creative Holography Using Inexpensive Laser Pointers
- My current magical journey of making holograms with a $7.99 laser pointer"
someone should do this
"Creative Holography Using Inexpensive Laser Pointers
- My current magical journey of making holograms with a $7.99 laser pointer"
someone should do this
Friday, August 12, 2005
Thursday, August 11, 2005
Wednesday, August 10, 2005
In the unlikely event...
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For those who only view my blog via RSS and are desperate to vote for me.
BTW my blog is 1 year old today
For those who only view my blog via RSS and are desperate to vote for me.
BTW my blog is 1 year old today
New Fonts in Windows Vista
Poynter Online - The Next Big Thing in Online Type: "The Next Big Thing in Online Type"
Tuesday, August 09, 2005
2005 Blog of the Year
2005 Blog of the Year: "the inaugural Blog of the Year Award "
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my mother does not have internet access...
VOTE FOR ME
my mother does not have internet access...
Thursday, August 04, 2005
The Ghost in the machine
Computerworld - 'Car Whisperer' puts hackers in the driver's seat: "If you happen to hear a disembodied computer voice tell you to 'drive carefully' next time you're behind the wheel, you've probably met the Car Whisperer.
Released late last week at the What the Hack computer security conference in Liempde, Netherlands, Car Whisperer is software that tricks the hands-free Bluetooth systems installed in some cars into connecting with a Linux computer."
Eek
Released late last week at the What the Hack computer security conference in Liempde, Netherlands, Car Whisperer is software that tricks the hands-free Bluetooth systems installed in some cars into connecting with a Linux computer."
Eek
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