I have been a software developer for over 30 years now. That includes time as a kid playing with technology,…
Category: Technology.Thoughts
My thoughts on things happening in the development world, and technology in general
Google It !
If you haven’t been following the technology-specific news outlets for the past two weeks, it would have been easy to…
The Developer’s Commandments Revisited.
About 20 years ago, I remember reading the original 10 commandments for C programmers. A lot of time has elapsed…
A giant leap towards the cashless society
Back in 1999, the Y2K panic was reaching its peak. Sadly, it was even starting to consume a few noted…
When a loop is not a loop
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In an earlier post, I showed how to rethink the traditional MS-SQL CURSOR logic pattern, to minimize the number of…
The upside-down logic of corporate “free speech” from Verizon
Verizon filed a predictable lawsuit against the FCC this week, challenging the legality of the “net neutrality” rules the commission…
The mysterious mutating power properties .. SOLVED !
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Back in 2009, I wrote a post related to issues of mutating power settings in Windows XP Media Center (I’ve…
Finally, Internet-based irrigation control for the tech-savvy homeowner
So that you know up front: I have neither purchased nor ordered the device yet. I’m not promoting it. I…
1-2-3 … Red Light Camera !
MSNBC published an interesting article on the growing backlash against red light cameras in this country. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43521646/ns/us_news-life The core issue…
RDP on Windows 7, and Visual Studio
Lately, I have been noticing a problem with Visual Studio’s local web development server and terminal services. I use Windows…