You can Ctrl+C to copy the text of a Windows popup

You can Ctrl+C to copy the text of a Windows popup [Joel]

12/8/2004 Permalink

Delphi Delphi Delphi

I want to learn .net but when you compare it to Delphi and see what you are giving up it is really hard to see where the productivity gains are coming from.

12/8/2004 Permalink

Branching Code

When to branch your code will have a major impact on how easy the code base is to manage. Branching the code at the wrong time can really kill the long term management of the source code. Take a read of this branching approach, it has worked very well in all the places I have worked. The web site has a few great entries on source code management that are worth looking for.

12/8/2004 Permalink

MSNBC - Tivo for your iPod

Even Newsweek mentions podcast now. Next you know Right Click will be advertising on other peoples podcasts.

MSNBC - Tivo for your iPod
Just when the mainstream media had finally managed to figure out what blogging was all about, Adam Curry had to go ahead and invent podcasting.

 

12/8/2004 Permalink

Podcasting is dumb

I initially thought podcasting was dumb, but after giving it some more thought and trying it I find that for some people it will be a lot more valuable than radio. Podcasts are like radio blogs, if you listen to your MP3 player a lot and like great talk radio targeted at your interests this can be exciting. If you don't use your MP3 player a lot you can wait on podcasts

CNN.com - Invasion of the podcasting people? - Dec 8, 2004
Podcasting gets its hipster name from the Apple iPod, but it has no direct connection to Apple. You can get podcasts on any player, or just through your computer, if you are set up for it.

 

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EU patent decision delayed

Tooltips are patented by Borland, It is hard to find software that does not violate some patent. Patents on software are evil.

EU patent decision delayed | CNET News.com
The EU Council will postpone its decision to make software patentable--a possible sign of mounting political pressure against the decision.

 

12/8/2004 Permalink

Link Blog

I have a link blog. The RSS feed is here. I purge it weekly and add the cool things here.

12/7/2004 Permalink

No False Positives

Very very very important advice

Bnoopy: Hiring. No False Positives
A players hire A players, B players hire C players, and C players hire losers. Let your standards slip once and you're only two generations away from death.

If you are not hiring A players then you are not an A player.

12/7/2004 Permalink