Archive for February, 2006
VFP: When is community not community?
Let me tell you something of my shameful past… Some years ago I was very self-conscious, very low in self-esteem and very unconfident as a person. I was one of those people who seemed to find fault in most things other people did. I well remember criticising people over the smallest of things, often publicly, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )VFP: When is community not community?
Let me tell you something of my shameful past… Some years ago I was very self-conscious, very low in self-esteem and very unconfident as a person. I was one of those people who seemed to find fault in most things other people did. I well remember criticising people over the smallest of things, often publicly, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )VFP: Sydney VFP User Group this Wednesday 22 February
A reminder that the Sydney VFP User Group resumes this Wednesday 22 February. 6:30pm at Microsoft HQ, North Ryde. Scott, Eka and I will be presenting. Details on the sitewww.svfpug.com.au
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )VFP: OzFox Lite update
I’m excited to announce we have Adam Cogan and Sunny Chandra speaking at OzFox Lite. Adam is one of only two Microsoft Regional Directors in Australia and an internationally recognised authority on .Net, SQL Server, Team System, Project Management and various ‘Rules’ (which he recently discussed on .Net Rocks). He will be discussing Rules to Successful [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )TFS: Thoughts so far on Team System
Andrew Coates blogs about his Team System experience here – so far so good. (And yes, like him we are hanging out for the new provider so we can ease it into our VFP development). My comments below are mainly focussed on management (not development). I’m pleased to say our initial experiences are good also (although we [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )VFP: Sydney VFP User Group this Wednesday 22 February
A reminder that the Sydney VFP User Group resumes this Wednesday 22 February.
6:30pm at Microsoft HQ, North Ryde.
Scott, Eka and I will be presenting. Details on the site
www.svfpug.com.au
VFP: OzFox Lite update
I’m excited to announce we have Adam Cogan and Sunny Chandra speaking at OzFox Lite.
Adam is one of only two Microsoft Regional Directors in Australia and an internationally recognised authority on .Net, SQL Server, Team System, Project Management and various ‘Rules’ (which he recently discussed on .Net Rocks). He will be discussing Rules to Successful [...]
TFS: Thoughts so far on Team System
Andrew Coates blogs about his Team System experience here – so far so good. (And yes, like him we are hanging out for the new provider so we can ease it into our VFP development). My comments below are mainly focussed on management (not development).
I’m pleased to say our initial experiences are good also (although we [...]
LINK: The importance of UI design
I totally agree with this post from Rory Primrose on the importance of great UI design. Fox developers in particular need to be mindful of this – use it to your advantage. Remember ’Perception is everything’.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )LINK: The importance of UI design
I totally agree with this post from Rory Primrose on the importance of great UI design.
Fox developers in particular need to be mindful of this – use it to your advantage.
Remember ’Perception is everything’.
SQL: More misinformation
Love this post from Greg Low last year on the ‘quality’ of our local database journalists. And you thought VFP brought out the best in ill-informed press…http://msmvps.com/blogs/greglow/archive/2005/12/30/79994.aspx I wonder what Andrew MacNeill thinks of the Builder.AU tag line…http://www.builderau.com.au/architect/database/soa/Road_test_Four_databases_tested/0,39024547,39224962-1,00.htm
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )SQL: More misinformation
Love this post from Greg Low last year on the ‘quality’ of our local database journalists. And you thought VFP brought out the best in ill-informed press…
http://msmvps.com/blogs/greglow/archive/2005/12/30/79994.aspx
I wonder what Andrew MacNeill thinks of the Builder.AU tag line…
http://www.builderau.com.au/architect/database/soa/Road_test_Four_databases_tested/0,39024547,39224962-1,00.htm
PERSONAL: Charitable investment
I’ve been going through the Barnardos (a kid’s charity) annual report. Part of the reason for reviewing the report is to ensure our dollars are used the best they can be – ie are we getting the best ‘return’ on our charitable ‘investment’.
[Sorry if this sounds too clinical, but with over 1,000 registered charities in [...]
PERSONAL: Charitable investment
I’ve been going through the Barnardos (a kid’s charity) annual report. Part of the reason for reviewing the report is to ensure our dollars are used the best they can be – ie are we getting the best ‘return’ on our charitable ‘investment’.[Sorry if this sounds too clinical, but with over 1,000 registered charities in [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )VFP: OzFox Lite will be free
Blogger informs me that this is my 200th post. So, how fitting that I can use this milestone to announce a special bonus about OzFox Lite…Thanks to the generosity of Microsoft and in particular Andrew Coates for his great support, I am pleased to say that the registration fee for OzFox Lite will be zero. I’m really [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )PERSONAL: Def Leppard
During my holidays this week I watched a documentary on the making of Hysteria – one of the classic rock albums of all time. I was stunned to learn of all the trials the band had to overcome in order to get this album out. It took 4 years, required firing the first two producers [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )VFP: Craig Boyd says it so well
You’ve probably seen Craig Boyd’s State of the Language address already, but I want to link to it anyway. I have nothing to add – he says it all. http://www.sweetpotatosoftware.com/SPSBlog/PermaLink,guid,e8af021a-c5ac-48d9-8ac1-2b22fd221764.aspx
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )VFP: FoxPro Conferences
Thanks to Craig Boyd for summarising the FoxPro conferences this year (and I note Milind has done likewise here). Note that in the comments on Craig Boyd’s post there is a pointer to the Brazilian conference coming in the ’1st Semeter of 2006′. [As an aside, it would be nice if we could pick up comments [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )VFP: OzFox Lite will be free
Blogger informs me that this is my 200th post.
So, how fitting that I can use this milestone to announce a special bonus about OzFox Lite…
Thanks to the generosity of Microsoft and in particular Andrew Coates for his great support, I am pleased to say that the registration fee for OzFox Lite will be zero.
I’m really [...]
PERSONAL: Def Leppard
During my holidays this week I watched a documentary on the making of Hysteria – one of the classic rock albums of all time. I was stunned to learn of all the trials the band had to overcome in order to get this album out. It took 4 years, required firing the first two producers [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )VFP: Craig Boyd says it so well
You’ve probably seen Craig Boyd’s State of the Language address already, but I want to link to it anyway. I have nothing to add – he says it all.
http://www.sweetpotatosoftware.com/SPSBlog/PermaLink,guid,e8af021a-c5ac-48d9-8ac1-2b22fd221764.aspx
VFP: FoxPro Conferences
Thanks to Craig Boyd for summarising the FoxPro conferences this year (and I note Milind has done likewise here). Note that in the comments on Craig Boyd’s post there is a pointer to the Brazilian conference coming in the ’1st Semeter of 2006′.
[As an aside, it would be nice if we could pick up comments [...]
VFP: Tiobe index again
You’ve probably seen the TIOBE index mentioned again in the chatter on UT. VFP is up to 16 now.
Whilst this is encouraging I’d have to say that having Visual FoxPro above VB.Net (it is at 19) doesn’t sound right to me. Not that I want to sound negative, rather just brace yourself in case Tiobe [...]
PERSONAL: Forced holidays
I’m having a break for a week. This is one of my ‘forced’ holidays. Basically I have a habit of overdoing it workwise and then falling over with burnout. Not that I’m a workaholic or anything, rather I just don’t get any internal warning when I am about to crash. So, I decided this year [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )VFP: Tiobe index again
You’ve probably seen the TIOBE index mentioned again in the chatter on UT. VFP is up to 16 now.Whilst this is encouraging I’d have to say that having Visual FoxPro above VB.Net (it is at 19) doesn’t sound right to me. Not that I want to sound negative, rather just brace yourself in case Tiobe [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )PERSONAL: Forced holidays
I’m having a break for a week. This is one of my ‘forced’ holidays. Basically I have a habit of overdoing it workwise and then falling over with burnout. Not that I’m a workaholic or anything, rather I just don’t get any internal warning when I am about to crash. So, I decided this year [...]
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