Often when developing software the software developers just work on machines that are administrators in every aspect. Very little consideration is given to this, as developers usually know what they're doing. In a larger corporate environment though we developers often end up pushed into a corner with security considerations. Even at smaller companies sometimes they... Continue reading →

I’ve never been the “repository guy” or “build manager” or anything of that nature, but have had a decent amount of experience working with the tools. So a few simple tips… Exclude Directories The second you create a project in .NET, if it is one of the projects that have a obj and bin directory,... Continue reading →

First day working on the new project and what do I do? I do about the dumbest thing someone could ever do! I managed to fat finger the password, WRONG, into the password and verification password when setting up Windows XP on a brand new Dell T3400 Workstation! How did I do this? I don’t... Continue reading →

Ok, in eXtreme/Agile it states that you don’t set deadlines or you’re project is doomed (ok, so that is VERY paraphrased, but the point is there so read on…) If project success is measured by success of achieving features by set dates than at least 99% of all projects fail, if not every single one... Continue reading →

…with a bit o’ Office 07′ thrown in for spice. This is my accumulated link listing that I’ve gathered over the last few days during research of Office 2007, and Excel 2007 specifically. There are some links on deployment and issues between developing to 2007 and 2003. So if you’re working on some Office Apps,... Continue reading →