Call Me Fishmeal.: Pimp My Code, Part 15: The Greatest Bug of All This is great story… if you’re a programmer. If you’re not, you won’t get it, so sorry about that.
Category: tech
Some of MY Programming Book Recommendations
Well, I shouldn’t say “recommendations,” since I’m just recommending one book: Testing Computer Software (Second Edition) by Cem Kaner, Jack Falk, and Hung Quoc Nguyen. This is an utterly invaluable book for anyone who ever aspires to be more than just a code monkey. Technically speaking, this book was written more for “testers” and people… Continue reading Some of MY Programming Book Recommendations
Blogging is a Thankless Job
Let’s face it – blogging is a thankless job. Mostly. For most of us, that is. Unless it’s your job to blog (and good on you if it is, you lucky dog), or you derive enough money from your blog’s advertising that you can “blog to live” (which kind of makes it your job as… Continue reading Blogging is a Thankless Job
Firefox Problems?
UPDATE: I’ve already gotten a very thoughtful reply to this post – check it out in the comments below. Lately I’ve been having some trouble with Firefox 3 – basically, when you click a link in some 3rd party program (that is, not in Firefox itself) and it tries to launch Firefox (because it’s not… Continue reading Firefox Problems?
Audio Feedback from Computers
There are some subtle audio clues that I use to tell if my computer is doing something – mostly, whether I can hear the hard drive churning or the CPU fan whirring up to a higher RPM – these tell me that something is going on. When I’m remote controlling computers, it’s a bit disturbing… Continue reading Audio Feedback from Computers