Monthly Archives: November 2004

Firebar. Notify your IE users that there are better alternatives out there, using the same notification UI that alerts users about popups. Very clever. Though, I would be a bit more subtle than this example of a 1-and-a-half inch red … Continue reading →

No more heroes. Glad to see I wasn’t the only one feeling the weight of my own existence while watching The Incredibles.

The Consequences of Ideas by R.C. Sproul. Get a semester-long crash-course in Western philosophy. Then download it to your iPod.

California Here We Come. The characters on the O.C. are a bunch of narcissistic, spoiled rich kids from the suburbs. Sounds like a mega church to me. This guy is so great.

Saying No: A Short Course for Managers. Saying ‘No’ can be painful — so painful that we sometimes avoid it just to avoid short-term pain, only to find later that the long-term pain is even worse.

Techniques to “Catch Up”. One team originally wanted full unit testing on the code as it was created, but added (my paraphrase) ‘if the project is late, some unit testing will be acceptable.’ I responded that the farther behind the … Continue reading →

Get a Froogle Wishlist. Instead of linking to a comparatively limited Amazon wishlist, link to practically anything you want through Froogle.

Containing Floats. Oh, so that’s how they work.

The Ultimate Matrix Collection. So, if you, like, missed my birthday and wanted to make it up to me at Christmas, this 10-DVD collection of all three movies plus bonus material might do it.

iTunes: Copeland: Beneath Medicine Tree. This Amazon review put it best: Tragically beautiful, and emotionally charged with themes of love, loss, and hope, the album delighted Copeland’s small existing following and earned the band a quickly growing audience.