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Apr 4, 2010

iPad first impressions

There has been a lot of hype around the iPad and I have to confess that after watching the original advertisement I was hooked. But was all the hype justified? On first use if you are an iPhone user …

iPad review
Mar 27, 2010

Post Redirect Get web interaction pattern

Post/Redirect/Get or Redirect after Post is an HTTP interaction pattern that can be used when developing web applications. I have been mentioning it quite a few times in my consulting work and thought …

design model view presenter command Post Redirect Get PRG
Mar 23, 2010

Collaborating distributed teams

Internet Relay Chat (IRC) has been around for a very long time (1988) and Instant Messaging (IM) for even longer – although IM did not become really popular until the mid 90’s with the emergence …

IM IRC Team Communication
Mar 18, 2010

It always takes a second

Why do application developers think that adding more functionality is always a good thing for the user? When I first started working on GUI applications (Windows 1.0) we worked very hard to get …

performance software development
Mar 6, 2010

Inclined Keyboard on MBP

![Raising the MBP Keyboard]({{ site.url }}/images/raised-mbp-keyboard.jpg) As anyone who knows me will say I have a thing about keyboards and have a few in my current collection. On a whim today I …

keyboard MacBook Pro wireless
Feb 28, 2010

Face to Face pairing

Since joining ThoughtWorks in 2004 I have enjoyed Pair Programming and my programming skills have improved significantly. Working on a problem with someone else full time is one of those practices …

pair programming collaborative working
Feb 25, 2010

Server Rebuild - Part II

So after having the server nicely set up and ready for configuration I could not resist just ‘getting on with it’. I had grand plans to plan it out and record everything (good practice) …

server rebuild ubuntu wordpress
Feb 18, 2010

Age discrimination in technology

This article post ‘The painful truth about age discrimination in tech’ left me a little confused. Am I still considered a developer or have I given up the mantle and considered a …

opinion
Feb 18, 2010

Don't use application Zoom

A plaintive call to not over use the lovely zoom features in Excel and Word. The zoom parameters are stored in the document so when you receive them it is very unlikely that your zoom setting will …

zoom Microsoft Office Word Excel
Feb 18, 2010

Look after your tools

Look after your tools and they will look after you! I was very lucky to grow up in the country with a father who enjoyed teaching me practical skills like carpentry, motor mechanics and just about …

care tools
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