Fine Print and What Makes A Good Programmer — or Attention To Detail
Watching a commercial on television tonight, I realized I spend more time reading the fine print that flashes at the bottom of the screen than I do paying attention to advertisement itself. Certainly,...
View ArticleWhether To Buy A Desktop Mac or PC
My aging work PC is ready to move on to its retirement phase, browsing the big Internet in the sky. As a result, I’ve recently been pondering whether to buy a Mac or PC. Now, Mac enthusiasts are...
View ArticleLazy Man’s Winter Survival Guide
After living in North Dakota for over three decades, and moving from the warmer part of the state to the colder part of the state about a dozen years ago, I offer you the Lazy Man’s Winter Survival...
View ArticleBusiness of Software 2010 Retrospective
Last year, I wrote up a lengthy post summarizing my notes from the 2009 Business of Software conference, along with links to some archived tweets. This year, I’m taking a completely different...
View ArticleN-1, N+1, and how I’m learning to thrive in a world of excess
Seth Godin had a post today called N-1 where he asks what would happen if you did N-1 things (i.e. eliminated one thing at a time) until you could do a world class job on what’s left. He’s contrasting...
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Frost: Ephemeral But Beautiful
Some fog rolled through town a few days ago and left this frost on my front railings and porch light. The Facebook photo viewer just isn’t crisp enough so I’m putting them on my blog. Click on each for...
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Lens comparison: Canon EF 70-300 f/4-5.6L IS USM vs Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS...
I recently ordered two lenses for comparison since they overlap in focal range: the Canon EF 70-300 f/4-5.6L IS USM and the Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS II USM. I’m writing this post because I’ve seen...
View ArticleWhat I’ve learned in 3 1/2 weeks off
I just had 3 1/2 weeks off work for the birth of my son. This is the longest vacation I’ve had since I was in grad school (back in the late 90′s), and I’ve found it to be good opportunity to engage in...
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SOLD! – Selling my Precor strength system/weight machine station
This item is now sold! I’m selling my Precor S3.15 strength system for $850. My wife and I have had it for a few years, but we use it too infrequently to justify the amount of space it takes out of a...
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Canon 5D Mark III First Impressions and Mini Review
I recently rented the Canon 5D Mark III for 10 days to take on a vacation and thought I’d share my experiences here. So many people have already reviewed the camera that I’m not going to put it through...
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