Category: Blog
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You can teach an Old Dog, New Tricks
Who says you can’t teach an Old Dog some New Tricks? I’m not really old, I’ve heard it said that you’re only as old as you feel, so that makes me around 29 years old ;-). Over the past couple of years, most of the software I’ve written has been in C and C++. A…
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Do it right the first time
When I was growing up, no one ever pushed me to go to college. My parents graduated from high school, got married, had kids, bought houses and worked in very stable jobs for most of their lives. We lived a pretty good life. Not knowing anything different, after graduating from high school, I decided to attend a junior college…
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Don’t get pigeonholed
Whether we like it or not, people tend to categorize things. Sometimes, they might associate a person with a particular activity or personality type. Maybe a group of people will be associated with a cause or hobby. In work, you might have accepted the challenge of a specific task that nobody else wanted. You did…
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Your tools affect your efficiency
The other day, I planned to replace the front disc brake pads on one of our cars. The procedure is a relatively painless one. With the right tools, it can be performed in less than an hour. The key is having the tools on hand when you need them. I started by chocking the wheels so they wouldn’t roll while I worked…
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Fire drills are killing my productivity
We’ve all experienced it at least once in our lives. If you haven’t yet, it will happen to you too. You start making progress on that important project or very important task. You finally get into the zone; That place where magic happens, incredible amounts of creativity begins to flow and everything seems to be going as planned. Then, without warning, BAM,…