Don Demsak brings up the question of making money off blogging. This is appealing to me, not so much because I like blogging but because I make, in most years, the majority of my money by writing. So, although you wouldn't know it from the quality of the writing on …
more ...Once upon a time, I wrote a book about C#. More accurately, I talked to a friend who had written a Java book that I thought was proven to be a good way to teach that language and I said "Hey, can I license the content of your book and …
more ...I just posted my three final invoices for 2005, my first full year of living in Hawai'i. The good news is that I beat my budget targets by 16%. The bad news is that, because of the move, I reduced those targets by 15%! The other bad news is that …
more ...::: {.Section1} [Gus Mueller, developer of Voodoo, a desktop Wiki application for the Mac, has been able to quit his day job based on the sales of his two applications. Eric Sink, who developed a guaranteed-winnable version of Windows Solitaire, made \$215 in 15 months and has sold off the app …
more ...I have a subscription MusicMatch's "On Demand" service, which includes the ability to put in an artist and say "Music like this." I loved this when I first experienced it, but Pandora is much better.
Compare these two results for a seed of "Jesus & Mary Chain":
MusicMatch "Artist Match"
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more ...I have what was considered a great TV in its day (the year 2000) -- a 27" Sony Trinitron. There are no over-the-air HD signals here on the slopes of Hualalai Volcano, I have basic cable, and my Tivo doesn't record in HD. Project Gotham Racing totally makes me want to …
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more ...::: {.Section1} [I guess a bit of a theme is emerging today, check out this account from an ex-Microsoftian on the energy levels at Google:]{style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"}
::: {.Section1} [Clemens Vaster, the original developer of my preferred blogging engine (dasBlog), has joined Microsoft as a Program Manager for WCF (Indigo). ]{style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"}
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[If the past is any guide, the next six months will have a significant uptick in moves in …
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