Cranky Old Programmer

Sleepwalk, So Fast Asleep

Mon, 2016-10-17 10:49

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

Thu, 2015-11-12 15:12

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

Sun, 2013-02-10 00:11

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

Fri, 2013-01-04 14:41

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

Tue, 2012-12-11 11:09

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

Fri, 2012-09-14 09:54

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

Thu, 2012-06-07 18:15

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

Mon, 2012-05-14 12:59

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

Tue, 2012-05-08 11:59

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

Tue, 2012-05-01 13:58

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