Posts made in July 2007
I’m making the decision now before thinking about it wastes any more of my time. Indecision and anxiety takes a huge mental toll on me — it always has. I prefer to be sure about the future and have as little on my mind as possible. That drives many of the decisions I make, and [...]
Do I take the job offer no one has ever refused, or do I go to grad school full time and work on building my dream business? It’s only a hypothetical situation right now, but affirmed after talking to my recruiter today, it’s virtually guaranteed to be one I’ll have to make in less than [...]
Exposé is an OS X feature that lets you see all open windows on screen at once, then quickly bring the one you need forward. Like Flip3D, this clone for Windows Vista uses Aero for beautiful transitions and live window screenshots, but unlike Flip3D, is actually useful. Try it out, it’s free and only 350KB.
I’ve started counting days until the end of my spring/summer job. Everything about it is great, but it doesn’t mix well with side business. I feel very constrained by the employment contract. I can’t work on some things I want to work on, or the IP rights may get tainted. I distance myself from certain [...]
If you watched Transformers as a kid, see the movie. The trailers don’t do it justice – it was the best movie I’ve seen so far this year. I can’t wait until home computers are able to render our fantasies so incredibly realistic.
It really does feel like the 90s again, and this time I’m old enough to be in the workforce. IT workers are in high demand while their numbers drop, leading companies to return to jeans and bean bag environments to keep us happy. My employer’s working hard on perks to keep morale up as any [...]
I spend more time writing on forums than on this blog, so I’m going to start sharing the more interesting threads I participate in here as well. WebDesignofMaine: Google is number 1. I think Google is going to take over the world. Think about where we are as a civilization, the information age, and who [...]
