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iPhone woes

Sometimes, the hype just doesn't live up to what you would expect.
Tuesday, 22 June 2010

Don't OpenSource developers believe in regression testing?

or, how I got burned upgrading phpBB.
Monday, 25 January 2010

Multiple Monitors

Some of us have 'em you know.
Friday, 12 September 2008

Me, too!

If you're going to say something, say something useful.
Tuesday, 02 September 2008

On MySpace

Keep it simple, stupid - unless you become popular with 15 year olds.
Friday, 22 August 2008

Touchpads

I just can't get the hang of them.
Wednesday, 20 August 2008

What is ASP.NET?

How to skin felines in multiple ways, web development style.
Wednesday, 13 August 2008

Do you still run anti-virus software?

Social observations of code...
Tuesday, 05 August 2008

Rites of passage : Generic SQL

Things we all do when we're younger that we then regret...
Thursday, 24 July 2008

HTML layout, tables and CSS

Or, how you whippersnappers can explain things to an old git.
Friday, 11 July 2008

Stating the obvious

More documentation gotchas.
Thursday, 10 July 2008

Languages are for humans.

Computers can read any old tat. It's human beings that get the short straw.
Tuesday, 08 July 2008

Why buy the same record twice?

Successful marketing ploys or just me being stupid?
Monday, 16 June 2008

Don't lie on your CV

What interviewers hate.
Thursday, 12 June 2008

Developers and abbreviations

More weirdness with code readability...
Monday, 12 May 2008

On Reactos

More on speech, beer and Redmond.
Tuesday, 29 April 2008

On Open Source

A brief discussion of speech and beer.
Friday, 25 April 2008

Speling Miztakez

Why's it so hard?
Tuesday, 22 April 2008

Why can't you enumerate events in WinForms?

When a framework design stops me dead
Thursday, 17 April 2008

Dubbed for television

Things I really should have watched by now but haven't
Monday, 14 April 2008

Do you still run as an administrator?

Social observations of code...
Thursday, 10 April 2008

Gollum Comments

Social observations of code...
Wednesday, 09 April 2008

More supermarket observations

I go to them far too often....
Friday, 04 April 2008

Never insult your audience

Musician's 101. Should be obvious but you'd be amazed.
Tuesday, 25 March 2008

Text Messages

Why proper spelling and grammar is soooooo passsee.....
Saturday, 18 September 2004

Toy Grabbing Machines

No, I don't understand them either....
Sunday, 06 June 2004

Petrol Vouchers

Or, how not to bankrupt yourself by collecting tiny degradable bits of paper.
Saturday, 08 May 2004

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