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The Violations of Outlook

I've never been a fan of Microsoft, except in my ignorant early years when I didn't understand just how much of a plague they are on the world as a whole. I remember being frustrated with how slow Netscape Navigator was in my early web development days and how much faster Internet Explorer was. I was excited to switch to IE. I also had my fair share of time with Microsoft Works, all on a Mac, of course.Over the past... (read more)

Written by on Nov 13, 2009

Nearly Finished "The Big Migration"

In my work for my clients and my own sites, I create and maintain several "modules" of code, each dedicated to solving a particular problem. Everything from Google API calls to PayPal integration, the modules really enable my software to do its magic. However, as the number of modules has grown, so has the amount of work needed to stay sane in managing it all.For the past few months, I've been migrating my development system to a more efficient setup.... (read more)

Written by on Nov 13, 2009