Monthly Archives: March 2012

Memories of a lost friend

Posted on March 31, 2012 by

Do you have some songs that immediately remind you of someone? For me, Last Goodbye by Jeff Buckley takes me back to the brief period that I knew a certain AF. I met her almost exactly ten years ago when … Continue reading →

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Changing Wheels – B180 vs Passat

Posted on March 30, 2012 by

After 6 years with a Mercedes Class B180, I have just switched over to a Volkswagen Passat. The picture is blurry due to the tears on the iPhone 4s lens. Basically, Benz was removed from the company car list recently … Continue reading →

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The Serpent’s Tail – and more thoughts on teaching

Posted on March 29, 2012 by

While sitting in traffic this morning, I thought a bit on the absurdity on modern life. Just sitting in traffic in a car seems absurd when I think of all the more productive things I could be doing. But worse, … Continue reading →

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Being a teacher

Posted on March 28, 2012 by

This week I am teaching a 5-day class on architecture for the 8th time. The experience has definitely made me appreciate how exhausting a job teaching is. I used to believe that teachers – particularly university professors – were folks … Continue reading →

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Blogging and Ego, Part 2 – Klout

Posted on March 27, 2012 by

A while back, I wrote about the egotistical nature of blogging. Well, I continue to obsessively observe my daily hit rate (about 30-90 on a given day but an average of about 50) and remark with satisfaction a growing (though … Continue reading →

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TV Series: Seasons 5 of Californication and House of Lies almost complete

Posted on March 26, 2012 by

They are nearly over – only 2 episodes left for each – and things are in meltdown for both Hank and Marty. I know, it is a TV show, so this will all probably work out in the end, but … Continue reading →

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iOS Games: Angry Birds in Space

Posted on March 25, 2012 by

Those guys at Rovio rock hard. Pigs in Space, the return. The idea is incredible – I mean the whole flinging birds at pigs in the previous incarnations of Angry Birds, Angry Birds Seasons, and Angry Birds Rio was already … Continue reading →

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Dread and Loathing -or- bad things come in threes

Posted on March 24, 2012 by

I was thinking about the difference between fear and dread. I think fear is suspecting something bad is going to happen, whereas dread is knowing it will. Right now, I am dreading tax season like I do every year. As … Continue reading →

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More VMware tips for using Fusion with Windows VMs: Memory management and networking

Posted on March 23, 2012 by

I still have a couple of other tips in terms of using VMware Fusion with Windows VMs. Yesterday, I focused on my favorite tools. Here I thought I’d mention some of the best practices I have picked up. Memory management: … Continue reading →

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Some favorite tools I use in my VMware images when testing pplications on Windows

Posted on March 22, 2012 by

In my marketing job, it is surprisingly rare that I actually get my hands dirty with the software I promote. This week, I dove in head first on my VMware Fusion image and thought perhaps I’d share a couple tips … Continue reading →

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