Archive for August, 2007

Stop Worring and Start Living

Sunday, August 12th, 2007

How to Stop Worrying and Start Living reached out to me yesterday.
We had to get a smog check for our ‘97 Toyota Avalon and purposely scheduled a late lunch so my wife and I could get her car tested around 2:00PM to avoid the “lunch crunch.” The Smog Check Center runs as a FIFO, […]

756 Today 0×300 Tomorrow

Wednesday, August 8th, 2007

Congratulations to Barry Bonds! It’s an accomplishment that will without a doubt be hard for anyone else to exceed. But that’s what they said about the Babe and Hank Aaron.
Twelve more and he’ll hit the magic number of 0×300. (Is anyone out there old enough to know what is so special about […]

Every Software Developer Needs a Good Cup of Java

Monday, August 6th, 2007

I never met a software developer that didn’t drink coffee (or tea). Lots of coffee. This is due to the demanding hours we keep. Eighteen hour days is not unusual especially during crunch-time.
I love running out to Starbucks, Coffee Bean or now my favorite Bad Ass Coffee around 3 or 4 […]

Social Networks

Sunday, August 5th, 2007

I’m not really into Social Network Websites. I don’t have a MySpace or Facebook account, but I really like LinkedIn.
LinkedIn helps you keep in touch with old and friends and colleagues that you lost track of over the past few years.
Once you create your profile, add a few companies or schools that you’ve attended, LinkedIn […]

I Killed My Windows 2003 Server … and Was Happy!

Saturday, August 4th, 2007

I managed to kill my Windows 2003 server the other day. It happened when I was upgrading it to Service Pack #2 and it ran out of disk space and couldn’t revert back to the previous version.
You would think that 1.7G is plenty of space to upgrade, but no….
The server was an old […]

The Natural is Very Natural

Friday, August 3rd, 2007

At the time of my last post, The Natural is not so Natural, I was having some difficultly getting use to the Microsoft Natural Mouse. But after a few days, I’m finding out that the pain in my wrist is going away!
I’m also holding unnatural mice at the same angle as the Natural Mouse. […]