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Tuesday, August 14th, 2007A few weeks ago I decided I needed to quit using dozens of pieces of paper to manage my to-do list. I had tons of these little notes all over my desk, ostensibly to remind me of various tasks I needed to complete some day.
So, I decided to look for some todo software. I found [...]
Software Has Limits
Sunday, August 12th, 2007As I write this, somewhere around 8,000 people are stuck in LAX waiting to go through customs because of a computer glitch.
Frankly, I am amazed this doesn’t happen more often. This reminds me of a book I recently read called The Limits of Software. Anyone who is curious about why computers and software so frequently don’t work [...]
Red Microsoft beats Pinko Linux
Sunday, July 29th, 2007Interesting post from Jason Hiner at TechRepublic: How Microsoft beat Linux in China and what it means for freedom, justice, and the price of software
“Even with the cut-rate fees for students and the government, Microsoft will still collect an estimated $700 million in revenue from China in 2007. That amounts to only about 1.5% of [...]
Implementing a Partial Serial Number Verification System in Delphi
Thursday, July 26th, 2007Most micro-ISVs use a serial number/registration code system to allow end users to unlock or activate their purchase. The problem most of us have run into is that a few days or weeks after our software is released, someone has developed a keygen, a crack, or has leaked a serial number across the internet.
There are [...]
The Internet Crash of 2007 (Video)
Tuesday, July 24th, 2007As you may know, the entire Intenet has crashed…
Was that guy really listening to NPR? I think that’s what caused it.
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