Author Archives: Wes Johnson

About Wes Johnson

Wes Johnson is a software engineer with extensive experience developing desktop applications. He has also developed firmware for consumer electronics and OEM boards. His experties is C and C++ programming.

Calculator not included

A few days ago, some friends and I were working on a budget and we needed to verify some numbers.  I thought I’d be really cool and whipped out my iPad.  Then I spent the next couple of minutes searching … Continue reading

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Keeping track of time

Employees As an employee most people don’t think that much about keeping track of their time.  If they get paid hourly, their boss keeps track of their time for them.  If they get paid on salary, they get paid a … Continue reading

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iPad Tool or Toy?

In July 2010 I finally purchased an iPad 32GB+3G with the intent of developing applications on it.  At the time of purchase I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect.  I have heard many people describe it as a big iPhone … Continue reading

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8 Steps to avoid feature creep

Steps to avoid feature creep Create a list of features for the planned product version. Some people call this a specification. You know you can ship when the planned features are implemented and tested. Get product stakeholders approval on specified … Continue reading

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CentOS an inexpensive alternative to RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux)

If you need to practice on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux distribution but don’t have the cash to play with an official Red Hat version, what are you going to do?  You’re going to look for an affordable (FREE) alternative … Continue reading

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