Archive for January, 2006
DOTNET: Adam Cogan on Dot Net Rocks
A very interesting chat with Sydney based Adam Cogan on .Net Rocks. The focus is on using rules (I’d prefer to call them guidelines) in your software development company. Many of the rules are project management and marketing based, aswell as Coding and Naming convention standards, so this is a great resource for any software house [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )DOTNET: Adam Cogan on Dot Net Rocks
A very interesting chat with Sydney based Adam Cogan on .Net Rocks.
The focus is on using rules (I’d prefer to call them guidelines) in your software development company. Many of the rules are project management and marketing based, aswell as Coding and Naming convention standards, so this is a great resource for any software house [...]
SCIENCE: Possible evidence for string theory coming soon
http://physorg.com/news10295.html This will be of limited interest, although my wife will love it. When we were in Switzerland this time last year Michele spent a weekend down at CERN - she was in her element there.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )COMPUTING: Installer hell
Rick Schummer writes about the importance of testing your installers on a non-dev machine. I couldn’t agree more. Especially important is the uninstall process which he also highlights. I shake my head though at how complex the install process has become. I liked this guy’s comments about installing an app – why can’t we just copy [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )VFP: OzFox Lite update (Australian and New Zealand Visual FoxPro conference)
Thanks to everyone who has been supporting OzFox Lite so far. I have been pleased to receive registrations from a whole bunch of people I have never heard of , so word is certainly getting around. I have you, the community, to thank for that. Please keep it up. For those who don’t know about [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )PERSONAL: Achievement versus Contribution
One thing that struck me at the funeral (mentioned in my previous post) earlier this week was how much contribution the guy (his name was Rob) made to the local community. It came out later privately from close family that he was actually very successful in business and quite wealthy as a result. However, the focus at [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )PERSONAL: Thankful
This past week started on a sad note. We were down in Canberra to attend a funeral for a good friend’s father who had been killed in a car accident. After the funeral (then cremation service, then wake) we drove back to Sydney. We were exhausted after a long day. But we were so thankful for [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )SCIENCE: Possible evidence for string theory coming soon
http://physorg.com/news10295.html
This will be of limited interest, although my wife will love it. When we were in Switzerland this time last year Michele spent a weekend down at CERN - she was in her element there.
COMPUTING: Installer hell
Rick Schummer writes about the importance of testing your installers on a non-dev machine. I couldn’t agree more. Especially important is the uninstall process which he also highlights.
I shake my head though at how complex the install process has become. I liked this guy’s comments about installing an app – why can’t we just copy [...]
VFP: OzFox Lite update (Australian and New Zealand Visual FoxPro conference)
Thanks to everyone who has been supporting OzFox Lite so far. I have been pleased to receive registrations from a whole bunch of people I have never heard of , so word is certainly getting around. I have you, the community, to thank for that. Please keep it up.
For those who don’t know about [...]
PERSONAL: Achievement versus Contribution
One thing that struck me at the funeral (mentioned in my previous post) earlier this week was how much contribution the guy (his name was Rob) made to the local community. It came out later privately from close family that he was actually very successful in business and quite wealthy as a result. However, the focus at [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )PERSONAL: Thankful
This past week started on a sad note. We were down in Canberra to attend a funeral for a good friend’s father who had been killed in a car accident.
After the funeral (then cremation service, then wake) we drove back to Sydney. We were exhausted after a long day. But we were so thankful for [...]
VFP: Kevin Ragsdale’s day ends at breakfast
One thing I realised after listening back to our latest OzFoxRocks episode is that a small chunk of discussion didn’t make it into the final mixdown.When we discussed promoting VFP we made mention of Craig Boyd’s promos and in particular the phrase: ‘Does more before breakfast than other languages do all day’ As Craig Boyd’s post [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )VFP: Kevin Ragsdale’s day ends at breakfast
One thing I realised after listening back to our latest OzFoxRocks episode is that a small chunk of discussion didn’t make it into the final mixdown.
When we discussed promoting VFP we made mention of Craig Boyd’s promos and in particular the phrase: ‘Does more before breakfast than other languages do all day’
As Craig Boyd’s post [...]
VFP: Catching up on my Fox Show backlog
I’m still about 4 or 5 episodes behind on my Fox Show listening… So I started with the most recent show with John Petersen’s views on legal issues. This is an important issue and one all developers need to be grappling with. In my experience the smaller shops tend to put legal issues in the ‘that’s for [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )VFP: Catching up on my Fox Show backlog
I’m still about 4 or 5 episodes behind on my Fox Show listening…
So I started with the most recent show with John Petersen’s views on legal issues. This is an important issue and one all developers need to be grappling with. In my experience the smaller shops tend to put legal issues in the ‘that’s for [...]
VFP: Win32 Offline ApiViewer
For those of you using Win32 functions in your VFP apps this will be of major interest. I won’t go into all the great features, just go to the site, download it and buy it now.Highly recommended.http://www.news2news.com/vfp/?article=12 And at $20 it is a steal. (Note: I have told Anitoliy that I think the $20 price is rediculously low [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )VFP: Win32 Offline ApiViewer
For those of you using Win32 functions in your VFP apps this will be of major interest.
I won’t go into all the great features, just go to the site, download it and buy it now.
Highly recommended.
http://www.news2news.com/vfp/?article=12
And at $20 it is a steal.
(Note: I have told Anitoliy that I think the $20 price is rediculously low [...]
VFP: The Visual FoxPro Tipping Point
The Visual FoxPro Tipping Point There is a VFP Surge on at present. 2005 was a good year for Visual FoxPro and 2006 could turn out to be the VFP Tipping Point. Those familiar with Malcolm Gladwell’s famous book may see some similarities to the VFP environment at present. But first a quick recap of relevant important events in [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )VFP: OzFoxRocks! Episode 2 – Aussie Visual FoxPro podcast
Scott and I have posted Episode 2 of OzFoxRocks (which, statistically, means we have had an episode a year… <g>). You can check it out here: www.ozfoxrocks.comthe content listing is here: http://www.ozfoxrocks.com/Default.aspx?tabid=55 Subscribe to the feed here: http://www.ozfoxrocks.com/Portals/0/Episodes/rss.xml Enjoy
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )VFP: The Visual FoxPro Tipping Point
The Visual FoxPro Tipping Point
There is a VFP Surge on at present. 2005 was a good year for Visual FoxPro and 2006 could turn out to be the VFP Tipping Point.
Those familiar with Malcolm Gladwell’s famous book may see some similarities to the VFP environment at present. But first a quick recap of relevant important events in [...]
VFP: OzFoxRocks! Episode 2 – Aussie Visual FoxPro podcast
Scott and I have posted Episode 2 of OzFoxRocks (which, statistically, means we have had an episode a year… <g>).
You can check it out here: www.ozfoxrocks.com
the content listing is here: http://www.ozfoxrocks.com/Default.aspx?tabid=55
Subscribe to the feed here: http://www.ozfoxrocks.com/Portals/0/Episodes/rss.xml
Enjoy
VFP: VFP Tetris
I know this is an old one…http://foxpro9.blogspot.com/
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )VFP: VFP Tetris
I know this is an old one…
http://foxpro9.blogspot.com/
DRUMS: 12 year old amazing drummer
Unbelievablehttp://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1581867722104021421
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )DRUMS: 12 year old amazing drummer
Unbelievable
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1581867722104021421
VFP: Learning VFP
Do you feel ‘The Surge’? The VFP Surge is building. Everyday new resources are popping up. Andrew MacNeill’s excellent collection point arrived just before New Yearhttp://learningvfp.blogspot.com/ And I just stumbled upon this new one from Tom Meekshttp://vfpstart.blogspot.com/ Could 2006 be The VFP Tipping Point?
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )VFP: Craig Boyd Promos
Give me 10 Craig Boyds and I could rule the world… http://www.sweetpotatosoftware.com/SPSBlog/PermaLink,guid,8d70e9cb-56e8-4b38-9902-709a06d76717.aspx and http://www.sweetpotatosoftware.com/SPSBlog/PermaLink,guid,7aecf09c-50e5-4d76-811b-94871ad05ccc.aspx Great stuff
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )VFP: Sydney VFP User Group returns on 22 Feb 2006
I’ve posted a prelimiary timetable for the Sydney VFP User Group for 2006.Notice that we will have Scott Scovell presenting every month on VFP Design patterns. Exciting stuff. I’m looking for more presenters – please let me know if you are willing and able. This year we will have some consistency for each of the meetings. Firstly [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )VFP: Learning VFP
Do you feel ‘The Surge’?
The VFP Surge is building. Everyday new resources are popping up.
Andrew MacNeill’s excellent collection point arrived just before New Year
http://learningvfp.blogspot.com/
And I just stumbled upon this new one from Tom Meeks
http://vfpstart.blogspot.com/
Could 2006 be The VFP Tipping Point?
VFP: Craig Boyd Promos
Give me 10 Craig Boyds and I could rule the world…
http://www.sweetpotatosoftware.com/SPSBlog/PermaLink,guid,8d70e9cb-56e8-4b38-9902-709a06d76717.aspx
and
http://www.sweetpotatosoftware.com/SPSBlog/PermaLink,guid,7aecf09c-50e5-4d76-811b-94871ad05ccc.aspx
Great stuff
VFP: Sydney VFP User Group returns on 22 Feb 2006
I’ve posted a prelimiary timetable for the Sydney VFP User Group for 2006.
Notice that we will have Scott Scovell presenting every month on VFP Design patterns. Exciting stuff.
I’m looking for more presenters – please let me know if you are willing and able.
This year we will have some consistency for each of the meetings. Firstly [...]
