Most engineers in my generation will not have direct experience with what I will be describing, and that is the shame of technical education in the latter part of the 20th century. Early last century the progression into a productive career was clear. You needed to walk yourself down to a business that built things, […]
Over the last two years I have been steadily transitioning from project based, hardware-centric systems, to the world of software development. This transition has required me to adapt in many ways, some were easy and some were quite difficult. As I prepare for the Atlassian Summit in San Francisco this week I am reminded of […]
I have always been a resolution snob. I was absolutely spoiled in college using the NeXT hi-resolution grayscale displays and I have not tolerated a standard XGA screen since. My last three laptops were a Thinkpad (1600×1200), Dell (1920×1080), and my current Zenbook (1600×900). I have really felt a little cramped on my Zen but […]
It will come as no surprise that I work for a living (In a future post I will outline this work in some detail). It was with great joy that I tackled the job of selecting a new laptop to do this wonderful work with. Some people love cigars, others love dogs, I happen to […]
Due to some back issues I have been left with a bizarre reality that affects my work and other aspects of my life. My back pain varies radically between sitting, standing, sleeping and walking. Sitting is the most severe pain that I experience, closely followed by standing still. Pain is still significant while lying down […]
Over the years I have owned many tablets. My collection has included one of the original Toshiba 386 Windows 3.1 pen based tablets. Circa 2001 I owned an Electrovaya Scribbler tablet that yielded ten solid hours of use per charge. Both the Thinkpad and Fujitsu Tablet PC’s have been used and abused in my hands […]