Binary Fortress Software

Fortune Cookies Aren’t Always Right

30. November 2007

We went out for lunch today and enjoyed a nice buffet. At the end, my fortune cookie informed me that “Vacation can wait. Stick to the project till the end”. Arg! However, my team leader’s fortune cookie said something to the effect of “don’t worry about the details”. So maybe the project won’t be that [...]

Microsoft: You Need a New Marketing Department

30. November 2007

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Has anyone else noticed that Microsoft’s marketing department has jumped right off the deep end? I mean, common. How many different version of Vista do we really need? Microsoft needs to simplify things a bit when it comes to their “flagship” product, Windows Vista. Remember back in the good old days when an operating system [...]

Hurray, I Passed My MCP Test

29. November 2007

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The wait is finally over. This morning I wrote and passed my MCP exam for C# web development. This feels pretty good, as I have been programming for around 15 years but I have no formal education, so this should help my resume look somewhat more legitimate now. What feels even better is that [...]

Agile Programming

27. November 2007

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So this is what agile programming really is! I always knew that this style must have a name, I just thought it was being lazy. (j/k) Thank you for making my morning, Dilbert.

VirtualBox: Where Have You Been All My Life?

26. November 2007

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Not a day goes by where I don’t use a virtual machine at least once. In fact, it’s quite common that I have more than 1 virtual machine running all time. Virtual machines provide the perfect way to test out software without mucking up my main computer. I use VMs to test things like software [...]

Coyote Rock Climbing FTW

24. November 2007

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Last weekend I made the long drive to Ottawa to hang out with some friends that I haven’t seen in quite some time. It was a blast of a weekend, filled with Super Mario Galaxy, Guitar Hero 3, Forza 2, Assassin’s Creed and last, but not least, the Coyote Rock gym. I would have to [...]

The First Snowfall

16. November 2007

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Well, it’s officially that time of year again. And, of course, it happens on the day I have to drive 7 hours to Ottawa. From the sounds of it though London got most of it while further north they’re all clear. Driving shouldn’t be affected. My kid’s heads almost exploded when they saw the [...]

VMware Server 2.0: Oh Snap

13. November 2007

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VMware Server 2.0 Beta 1 was released today. I was excited. Very excited. That is, until I actually downloaded and installed it. For some reason VMware has decided that everyone wants to use their virtual machines through a web browser. Well, guess what: we don’t. VMware Workstation is the cream of the crop, it’s just [...]