Google Chrome Auto Updates
I have been running the Google Chrome browser since it came out last week and I am pleasantly surprised how happy I am with it. I am normally an early-adopter and decide quickly how much I like something and dump it fast. So far so good.
When Refactoring Code is a Waste of Time
We hear this all the time, a developer going in and finding some code someone else wrote and they start hacking at it to make it look more like their coding style than the original and they label it “refactored”
Using Amazon S3 as my Backup Solution
I have been using Mozy for the past year and had been pretty happy with the way their backup software worked both on Windows and the Mac. I have upgraded my systems several times and each time I reinstall a new operating system and backup with Mozy it tells me...
Time for a Development System Reconfiguration
The time has come for me to reconfigure my Windows Vista development system after it has been running very well for months. I lately upgraded my motherboard to an ABit IP35 Pro to better support my new Q9300 quad-core processor and upgraded my system memory to a total of 8GB....
One of My Co-Authors on the ALT.NET Podcast
Just a quick note, one of people I am writing the Professional IronRuby book with, Aaron Junod, was on the ALT.NET Podcast recently talking about The State of IronRuby. Aaron and Michael Letterle talk with Mike Moore about:
Data Structures and Algorithms: Annotated Reference with Examples eBook Available
I came across another free eBook which looks great for those interested in the details of algorithms, called Data Structures and Algorithms by Granville Barnett and Luca Del Tongo and is hosted on DotNetSlackers. The book is a free PDF download.
Visual Studio 2008 Command Prompt Here on Vista 64
One of the first things I do when setting up a new system is to add the ability to right click on any folder and have a new command prompt with all of the Visual Studio environment variables setup properly. I have used the one referenced by Scott Hanselman for...