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No Photoshop Requried

Sunday, January 20th, 2008

Yes, that is right, this is Visual Studio 2008 running on my MacBook Pro within OS X. Today I ran across a blog that made mention of VMware Fusion. Until today if I wanted to develop in Visual Studio I had to use Boot Camp (Dual Boot) to boot into Windows XP and […]

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I finally did it!

Saturday, December 22nd, 2007

I have had a couple of macs in the past, but somehow, I keep getting forced back to windows because most of the development I do is with .net. I have been eyeing a Macbook Pro for the last year and finally got one the other day. I have had it just a little over […]

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Visual Studio 2008 Overview

Friday, November 9th, 2007

Rumor has it that Visual Studio 2008 is going to be released by the end of the month.  I have had it installed for some time now.  I am very excited to start using it at work.  Overall it seems much faster to run.  I am also excited to start using all the new C# […]

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Colorado

Monday, October 29th, 2007

Last month I went out to Colorado for a weekend Trip.  I had a blast hanging out in Denver and driving out to Vail.  Although, it felt very wrong going to be in Vail and not being skiing.  I am pretty sure I will be out there before March though.  You can see the pictures […]

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Behind Closed Doors

Sunday, August 19th, 2007

Technorati tags: agile 2007, agile, management, book review
This past week I attended Agile 2007 where I picked up the book Behind Closed Doors by Johanna Rothman and Esther Derby.  I started reading this book on Thursday night and finished on Friday on the plane.  It is an absolute must read for anyone that manages people.  […]

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Legacy People

Tuesday, August 14th, 2007

Technorati tags: Agile 2007, Management
Often you hear in any organization, “That’s not my job.”  I have always wondered why people are so quick to jump to this conclusion.  I actually thought that these people (AKA Legacy people) were just being lazy, however, I don’t think that is the case anymore.  Well maybe I still think […]

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Improving Agile Processes and Team Events

Tuesday, August 14th, 2007

Technorati tags: Agile, Agile 2007, Meetings, Management
The first session I attended at Agile 2007 was named “I don’t like Mondays.”  It was a session that discussed improving agile process and team events.  In a nutshell it was about having effective meetings.   Jean Tabaka from Rally Software Development presented.  She did an excellent job as she […]

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Taxation Without Representation

Saturday, August 11th, 2007

Tonight I arrived in Washington DC to attend Agile 2007.  I came out early to go site seeing tomorrow.  I arrived at 6:30 and decided to get a head start.  The first thing I notice when walking outside of the hotel was the license plates.  Their slogan is, “Taxation Without Representation.”  I thought something sounded odd […]

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Apple River

Thursday, June 14th, 2007

 This past weekend I had my first and last Apple River experience.  I had a pretty decent time, however I don’t think I will do it again.  We went very early in the year so it was pretty cold and there were hardly any people there.  From the stories I hear of people’s past experiences […]

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The first three items in this list are services that we have become accustomed to having.  Having to pay for theses service (besides taxes) or these institutions making a profit would be unfathomable.  Why is it that many Americans think it is acceptable to pay for healthcare and for hospitals to make a profit?  This is […]

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