Well, as you read this entry, you find me at a career crossroads. I’m going to apologise in advance if I’m sounding a tad bit melancholy, but at this very moment I really can’t define what I’m looking for. One of the greatest deficiencies in the IT industry, in my […]
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Today I was having an off-topic discussion with my wife who is not amused at the number of potential employers who don’t really seem to understand the QA/Test Lead role (duties and responsibilities) and the number of job ads posted which significantly maim it into other roles. It made me […]
Hi There! This is an open letter advertising my services to large companies, predominantly using Microsoft technologies, who are outsourcing work to the China or Asian region. My wife and I are based currently in HangZhou, Zhejiang province, about 40 minutes from Shanghai. I’m primarily a data architect, however I […]
G’Day, Well, I realise that I had a little time off between the end of September and the start of October, but it wasn’t enough. Next week I’ll be away for almost three weeks which will bring us well into the holiday season. There are a few loose ends I […]
Recently I made the horrible mistake of installing the latest version of the usually reliable Windows Live suite. For everyday use, I generally use Windows Live Messenger and Windows Live Writer – both of which have been historically fairly stable until now. Where to begin?? Live Writer This very useful […]
Recently, I’ve been mulling a concept very close to Test Driven Development (TDD) but with a surprising twist. As those of you who are familiar with the concept of TDD might be aware, TDD does not strictly advocate (in all cases) a test-first methodology, but rather speaks to the testing […]
Well, it’s about time that I hurry along and take some well deserved R & R. I’ll be taking a break for the next two weeks starting on Monday (27/09/2010) and resuming starting October 11th. In the meantime, I cordially invite you to take a look around the site at […]
Somewhat hot off the press comes word that the September 2010 release of Microsoft’s Team Foundation Server Power Tools has hit the Internet. If you are into installing some great add-ins for Visual Studio you might also want to take a look at the Productivity Power Tools for Visual Studio […]
Thursday morning started pretty well the same as every weekday. I’m sure you know how it goes; you go through the motions to get yourself prepared for the day, shower, dress, eat breakfast and so on. On my way out the door I get an SMS – “Janet (not her […]
Just when you thought it was safe to talk about mobile phones again – the hyper-marketing(tm) machine (a.k.a the Microsoft Marketing department) is back and this time they’re trumpeting the Windows Phone 7 (is it just me, or is that a stupid name?). Whilst Microsoft is no stranger to the […]
Well, it is about that time of the year when TechEd Australia kicks off; this year it is being held on the Gold Coast in Queensland. As usual the location doesn’t vary much, TechEd has alternated between Sydney and the Gold Coast over the past half decade, which leaves me […]
Well, we’re slowly getting a new home set up. Live Spaces has been a convenient, albeit very restrictive, home for the past four and a half years but it has proven to be just too damned restrictive. With the recent removal of the stats tab, and the fact we can’t […]
http://delimiter.com.au/2010/06/11/govt-may-record-users-web-history-email-data/ Sorry, but this is a very important Proclamation of Doom, and thus had to be posted ASAP. The Australian Federal Government is apparently quite serious about a proposal to requires all Internet Service Providers to store precise data on what their subscribers are doing online. “The Federal Government has […]
In light of Empire magazine’s compilation of their 50 greatest TV shows of all time article [1] it had me lament the loss of good, even great TV and its replacement (reality TV). I’ve previously remarked on this previously, however I’d like to address Empire’s list with my own views. […]