I was playing around the other day with .NET’s data capabilities, mostly the DataGridView component and its family of data access components, i.e. the DataAdapter, DbCommand, DbConnection and so on; and what strikes me is how difficult it is to built any kind of data solution in .NET; and how complex the API is. To [...]
Monthly Archives: August 2006
August 31, 2006
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August 28, 2006
20:18
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So You Wanna Be A Software Developer?
So you want to be a software developer? Well, take heed. There’s more to it than you think. For instance, building computer software is… New. Most other sciences have had hundreds of years of development. Construction, for instance, has been going on since the early days of the Romans, when they built acqueducts, colosseums, roads [...]
August 28, 2006
11:17
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I Hate Visual Basic
I hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, [...]
August 26, 2006
23:44
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Panzergeneral Heinz Guderian
I have just finished reading “Panzer Leader: The memoirs of Panzergeneral Heinz Guderian“, a fascinating book about the man behind the Blitzkrieg tactics that revolutionized modern warfare. The general himself describes the events during the 1930′s, in building up Germany’s armored force, the invasion of Poland in 1939, France in 1940, and the disastrous events [...]
August 21, 2006
13:11
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Natural Keyboard Hacks
I recently got the new Microsoft Natural Keyboard 4000 here at work. It’s an absolutely great keyboard; every key is right where it’s supposed to be, it’s ergonomic, really quiet and has a limited but useful set of extra keys. But one strange feature is the “zoom” key. It is located in the middle of [...]
August 18, 2006
15:42
15:42
Google Talk
I downloaded Google Talk a few days ago. It seems that is the only IM client that can penetrate these dark and ominous firewalls here at my company. It works great, so far. It doesn’t, of course, integrate with any other protocol, so you’re sort of limited to the gmail user base; but it’s neat [...]
August 16, 2006
21:46
21:46
The Fairy in the West
THE FAIRY IN THE WEST came walking by the shore A robe of woven moonlight strains she wore She quietly walked in mists of dawn With gentle steps like woodlands’ fawn Singing seafarer’s songs of ancient lore. THE FAIRY IN THE WEST caught my silent gaze And heard the songs and trumps of my hearts’ [...]
August 13, 2006
18:18
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Why I Love McDonalds
I like McDonalds. Whenever I say that, people look at me funny. Both in Sweden and the United States. For Swedes, McDonalds represents the arch-enemy (pun intended) of Swedish culture; invading our poor nation with globalistic, imperialist capitalism; fattening our children; destroying household dinners; and carpeting the country with cheap and unhealthy fast food. To [...]
August 13, 2006
01:19
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Home from Minneapolis
Just writing to mention that I’m home from Minneapolis, and be sure to check out the picture gallery from my trip! Available either by clicking here or on the “Minneapolis 2006″ link in the list on the right. Gotta love America.
August 9, 2006
17:51
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Urbanization in America: When Wal-Mart Takes Over
America is growing. By 2000, it had a population of over 280 million people, and it is still growing ever larger. For instance, according to npg.org, the projected size of the U.S. population forty years from now will be well over 400 million. And you don’t have to look far either to see that the [...]
August 7, 2006
21:10
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Minneapolis
Since Thursday I’ve been here in Minneapolis. What an interesting place this is! It’s a city full of Swedish-Americans; almost everywhere you look there’s someone with the name “Nordstrom”, “Lundberg” or “Lindh” or any of the thousand varieties thereupon. Unfortunately my camera doesn’t seem to use a standard USB cable, so it’s a bit difficult [...]