I just had to post this – it’s so amusing to the code-monkeys out there.

Its a post (repost in fact) by Roedy Green, from Canadian Mind Products. I came by it by way of a Tweet from Eddie Awad. It’s essentially a tongue-in-cheek article on the best ways to not write code, or (if you would like a job for… Continue reading

Last night i came across this facinating article Twitter meets Oracle. I won’t warble on too much about it (it is well worth a read though).
In the article, the author Lewis Cunningham demonstrates how to get your Oracle DB to generate Tweets.

In the past i have done work involving setting up the system to generate email notifications, and even sending SMS messages, upon completion of tasks… Continue reading

This was not my idea. Not my idea at all. If i’d had my way i would steer clear of social networking altogether.

It was an idle (almost throw-away) suggestion by my better half that i should set up a Twitter account so that i could “Tweet” whilst i’m on my jolly attending the OHUG Conference in Las Vegas in June. That way she would know that i… Continue reading