Ok, I’m not necessarily going to pick specifically on Canada Post or their union, just unions in general. Unlike most people in the IT profession, I’ve had the “pleasure” of working for a union before. Not in IT, but during… Continue Reading →
Last week I wanted to try out some of the touted “customization abilities” and ease of development of the Android platform for developers. Being a hacker at heart, I had to give it a shot. I wasn’t yet ready to… Continue Reading →
I am a very strong supporter of agile development, as my teams have had very strong success in the past. I have noticed however that point estimates have become very “uncool” in the past 6 months, give or take a… Continue Reading →
Or maybe not. Everyone of us growing up has probably heard the expression, “fighting like cats and dogs”. Well this comes from the idea that cats can’t get along with dogs, probably due to dogs being more playful than cats…. Continue Reading →
I’ve been in contact recently with BlueBeard’s revenge shaving products ( http://www.bluebeards-revenge.co.uk ) , about possibly doing a product review for them. They are a newish company in the men’s shaving product arena, and their market approach for the moment… Continue Reading →
I’m the type of technologist that messes around with a lot of different technologies, some for fun, some to help out friends, and sometime for profit. Recently, I came across a mix of all 3. Here is the context: Private… Continue Reading →
I started writing this post a while back, and due to time constraints, it got put on hold for a while. This is a topic that I have been relatively vocal about in my surroundings, and finally decided to put… Continue Reading →
For the last six months, I have been an IPhone user. Yes, yes I know, anyone who knows me is saying “what? the Linux guy turning into an apple fanboi?” Not quite, the phone is a company phone. The phone… Continue Reading →
Now as anyone who has read the earlier posts to this blog, I am in the process of seeking new employment. Part of this whole ordeal has required me to re-evaluate what direction I would like to focus my career… Continue Reading →
We have just survived another visit. I have the pleasure of “receiving” my father-in-law every year. I use the word visit very very loosely. I don’t want to over generalize, but most people seem to complain about their in-laws in… Continue Reading →
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