Cranky Old Programmer

Sleepwalk, So Fast Asleep

17 October 2016

One of my favourite literary quotes comes from Canadian author, Hugh MacLennan. “But that night as I drove back to...

12 November 2015

I get a lot of email from all sorts of people looking for all kinds of help. I recently received...

10 February 2013

Earlier today, we started a pretty bold move from one data centre to a brand-spanking new one across the city...

4 January 2013

I received this message via the EMO inbox today: haha noobs your number sorting in project explorer is like a...

11 December 2012

I receive a lot of email from the community. Much of it is from frustrated users who are trying to...

14 September 2012

I am the target of a lot of email from the community. Messages that I receive generally fall into three...

7 June 2012

Two years of experience doesn’t make you “senior”. Except maybe in high school. I don’t mean this in a negative...

14 May 2012

My son is taking a course in computer programming at his high school. As is the case for many (most?)...

8 May 2012

Our dependence on search technology grows. A while back, I posted the Top Ten Ways to Say Eclipse. It seems...

1 May 2012

The term “open and transparent” rolls off your tongue. While somewhat more cumbersome to say, I tend to prefer reversing...