So, it’s been a few months since iPhone 3G came out, and a little over a year that the original jesus revealed itself. After using the phone from the day of launch, here are my thoughts on where Apple can focus on, to make my life easier. Wireless Syncing: Seriously, AppleTV has it, why not… Read more »
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Another article on Telecommuting. The Ugly, The Bad and The Good
Computer World has an article about Telecommuting . So, I thought I’d chip in my inflated $0.02. Telecommuting, doesn’t mean working from home. This is one of the biggest myths, and truths people will realize over time. What makes me such an expert? I’ve been telecommuting for the past 3 years, straight, full time. I’m… Read more »
Macs are expensive, PC's are cheap, blah blah!
So, I was reading an article about how Macs cost twice as much as PCs, and how they’re such a rip off, and only gullible consumers buy Macs. I thought, oh no, not again, not the vim vs emacs, linux vs windows troll bait. Anyway, Macs cost a lot of money, PC’s cost less money…. Read more »
To KTLA Reporter, Re: The iPhone Line and your pathetic career
To the KTLA reporter who was amazed by the people standing in line for the iphone. Yes, we know it’s just a phone. It’s just a phone, for God’s sake. Yet, you seem to miss the sad truth about your career. It’s a line, for a phone, and you are so horrible at reporting anything… Read more »
The necessary scum of the IT world: Recruiters
I’m not sure if all recruiters work off some hidden cosmic rhythm, or if they share information.. but I find it amusing, that a bunch of them call me around the same time every month. Anyway, in the past 3-4 months I’ve been underwhelmed, and frankly offended by these email recruiters.
In light of This article by Nick Halstead , I thought I would throw in some experiences from contractor/job seeker side. I’m glad to see that these recruiters aren’t horrible just to the recruitee, but also to their paying client, yet disappointed.
Example Conversation (this happened last week):
My WWDC 08 Score
Dismal. It seems the only thing I got right were: Mobile Me 3G GPS From the perspective of what’s next, I guess more information will roll out, I’m a little worried that Mr. Jobs didn’t find one small piece critical.. and that is Tethering.. Will the iPhone 3G allow tethering? Or do I need to… Read more »
Apple, MobileMe.com, .Mac, iPhone and Rumors
So, the internet is abuzz, rampant, on fire.. with speculation as to what could or couldn’t happen at the Steve Note next week. So, not to be outdone, and definitely to help throw in some dry wood into the fire.. here’s my take on things. MobileMe.com: Apple owns this domain. Why do I know this?… Read more »
Sue Baseball!
Interesting Story , this logic is amazing.. I really feel for the family and this kid, they’re going to have medical expenses for the rest of their lives, it sucks. But, seriously, who’s the brain damaged one here? The kid or the parents? Using their logic If the kid wasn’t playing baseball, he wouldn’t have… Read more »
Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn! Interviewing techniques for the rest of us
So Hasin Hayder’s post about questions that he asks during an interview. Specifically, if they know the name of the benevolent dictators, or creators of the languages and tools the person will be using for the job. This has brought up a lot of discussion on his blog, with people saying he’s being unreasonable, and… Read more »
QOTD – brought to you by Abraham Lincoln
“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power”. Abe was very good at saying things that rarely needed any explanation. Maybe one day, I’ll have one tenth of the wisdom he had.
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