finally updated:04 Sep 2004 20:05 UK time oJoS Statistics - Individual Statistics for 'tapiwa' View all Jossers sorted by : Name | Comments | Words | First Comment | Final Comment Number of Comments: 1,068 Number of Words: 88,965 First Comment: 28 Jan 2002 Final Comment: 13 Aug 2004 Number of Topics Posted: 35 First Topic: 20 Aug 2002 Latest Topic: 18 May 2004 When Item Comment 13 Aug 2004   Issue related to fil....   Calvin: Hello, Susie? This is Calvin. You know th....   >>   11 Aug 2004   Search Engine Recomm....   why should he have to re-invent the wheel when he ....   >>      Reporting Techniques....   Why not just schedule access to fire off a report ....   >>   10 Aug 2004   Search Engine Recomm....   another vote for htdig It has been around for a....   >>      Microsoft Revolution....   This bit killed me 'And since everyone cooks in....   >>      Pricing a source cod....   Might be a bit late, but you might want to brush u....   >>         to echo what KC said, 'Never blackmail a man for m....   >>      Legit reason to star....   when I was last in business, albeit working for th....   >>      Reporting Techniques....   use MS Access to access the data store, and then u....   >>      best way to move int....   figure out what skills you think a PM should have ....   >>      htaccess and Apache ....   Dude, unless you are totally new to computers, and....   >>         I'm with MarkTAW on this one. another thing tha....   >>   09 Aug 2004   Free Bitmap Source   sounds like he is looking for icons and not photos....   >>      dual processors   God box is always the bomb http://arstechnica.c....   >>      Hidden URLs - How ea....   Mark, I have seen some servers have issues with fi....   >>   30 Jul 2004   What's a good FREE F....   Another vote for the command line FTP client. I....   >>   28 Jul 2004   Publishing a book: U....   What's the genre? I met a publisher not too lon....   >>   27 Jul 2004   $75K-$100K/year to M....   In response to the OP 1. Don't tell them how mu....   >>   26 Jul 2004   Microsoft, spend you....   Dvorak does seem to either get it totally right or....   >>   23 Jul 2004   joel: lookout is now....   What You See Is What You Get! Have not seen tha....   >>      My resume any way to....   I play hardball with my resume. Especially with re....   >>   22 Jul 2004   Currently playing so....   Oh yeah, Neurosaudio have release their source. ....   >>         They have students, and all the single guys. (w....   >>      Great blog post on i....   Philo Not an ad hominem, but please don't defen....   >>         Bigger Fool Theory: Buy a stock and you'll make ....   >>      Is ASP.Net for Real?   I used Crystal Reports a couple of years ago, and ....   >>   21 Jul 2004   Design this GUI   Can someone please explain why this is not a tree?   >>   20 Jul 2004   IPOD "monopoly":Appl....   I would have thought that geeks more than anyone e....   >>      Free program to wash....   My swap space is the dinner table.   >>   08 Jul 2004   methodology for trad....   seriously though, is more about domain knowledge. ....   >>         does 'there mind' become 'here mind'?   >>      Music   Alice's Restaurant is a classic. Love listening....   >>      Metadata Driven Inte....   yeah, second Naked Objects. Have not looked at ....   >>         link to google search http://www.google.com/sea....   >>         This topic rears its head on this board every so o....   >>   06 Jul 2004   What price / reasons....   Mental stimulus More $$ Growth prospects    >>      Reading Apache Acces....   If you are new to it all, you might want to work w....   >>      How does the RIAA id....   Take working for motown out back and do a number s....   >>   02 Jul 2004   Modelling Methodolog....   Start with http://www-106.ibm.com/developerwork....   >>   01 Jul 2004   What will the web be....   if anyone knew the answer today, they would imleme....   >>      Nifty UML Site?   One more thing. this is the best article I have....   >>         Yo Matt I used to read the magazine by Ratinal.....   >>      Business Names   help me here.... how does a company become #1 on t....   >>   30 Jun 2004   Versions: planning o....   Ditto the above. Ship what you have that is rock s....   >>      Business Names   Do what HL Hunt (oil billionaire) used to do. All ....   >>      The phrase "bet the ....   'I am going to do a white paper.' And what meth....   >>   28 Jun 2004   What does SharePoint....   I have never looked at it, but the it seems to do ....   >>      Afraid of success   Sedit qui timuit ne non succederet. -- Horace ....   >>         Start small is not always the way to go. Look a....   >>      I am starting a new ....   Tom got it right. Like someone else said too, d....   >>      Opinions/knowledge a....   In any order reading exercise vigorous sex g....   >>   25 Jun 2004   Open Source accounta....   And to the OP, this might be overkill, and the acc....   >>         Philo, They don't http://www.icrc.org/eng    >>   24 Jun 2004   Hotmail gets Hotter   Except spam harvesters have wizened up to that fac....   >>      "Sometimes the serve....   It is a no brainer to set up your server to power ....   >>      Resume Writing   Dude, Before you even start writing your resume....   >>      GMail Marketing Blun....   Gmail is not a marketing blunder. Best case, th....   >>   23 Jun 2004   Great CSS resources   http://www.csszengarden.com/ is beautiful    >>      Lookup tables vs. ex....   Third normal form is your friend   >>      Induce Act - Shall w....   It is doing what is in the best interests of SOME ....   >>      Why are Smart Phones....   Treo 610 still looks like vapourware. With Blue....   >>   22 Jun 2004   How much RAM for XP?   or was that 640kb   >>         64Kb should be enough for anybody   >>      Database in-memory   uses the data a fair bit, Oracle 1 Mb, Not l....   >>      Modelling Program St....   used wisely, UML is a good way of documenting your....   >>      Windows File System   try renaming before delete. Sometimes files which ....   >>      Induce Act - Shall w....   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_panic 'A moral....   >>         I think the right term is Moral Panic. How in t....   >>         the DMCA law getting passed, and the subsequent ar....   >>      Why are Smart Phones....   If Palm only added bluetooth and WiFi to the Treo,....   >>      Why can't we separat....   KC is right. Noone is forced, or should be forc....   >>   21 Jun 2004   The RedHat Enterpris....   And before more Trolling goes on, the 93% GROSS ma....   >>         and when you look at their filing, you can see why....   >>      Shakespeare Programm....   first thought was why? Cursory glance made me t....   >>      HELP! Overcoming pro....   It has got to come from within. the problem wi....   >>      Need a free mp3->....   Is this a new Bella? The original one did not have....   >>   18 Jun 2004   Where have all the o....   alternatively check out http://www.usabilitymustdi....   >>         do a search using google. have searchterm site....   >>      64 bit Processors   what happened to Cyrix?   >>   17 Jun 2004   Firefox - First Go   I have been using Firefox for a while. Tabs and....   >>   15 Jun 2004   Looking for URLS of ....   In response to the OP No discussions but intere....   >>         It is a variation on Godwin's law http://www.dick....   >>      Where's Joel ?   Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego?   >>      Today's Provocative ....   ftp ftp.site.com / quit ftp open ftp.site.com ....   >>   11 Jun 2004   London JUG   I am not, but at the only London JoS MeetupI have ....   >>      My custom JOS Reader....   The man had an itch, and he scratched it.   >>   09 Jun 2004   Google: the search s....   nope. The women. Kissinger argued that power wa....   >>   07 Jun 2004   Postal code database....   check this site out http://www.bartholomewmaps.....   >>      Catching undercover ....   check out the bullshit analyzer. Was released abou....   >>         There was a DOS application back in the late eight....   >>      Men are from foo, wo....   This was in a car magazine that I bought this week....   >>   05 Jun 2004      Africans are from Africa, and Indians are from Ind....   >>      MYSQL in trouble   Green PJ is correct. A lot of hosting services ....   >>   26 May 2004   Opening my mind   With apologies to Alanis You live you learn ....   >>      A new era?   Methinks it is better to have a hot faucet on top ....   >>      The number of posts.....   Agree with the OP   >>   25 May 2004   How do I become a co....   sign up with one of the many recruitment agencies ....   >>      Screw math...   One’s intellectual and aesthetic life cannot be co....   >>      hiring someone who h....   Did he jump ship or was he poached. Slightly di....   >>   22 May 2004   French Words/express....   because Rick Chapman is a regular on this board,   >>   20 May 2004   Better tools for cre....   Not sure how Ryan measures his productivity, but I....   >>   19 May 2004   Tired of getting rip....   I do apologise. Was tired last night when I posted....   >>   18 May 2004   Tired of getting ripped off   >>   18 May 2004      I seem to have botched the second link. It was su....   >>         I agree with the cynic. While VAT is indeed high, ....   >>         'Please clarify request and resubmit ' you seem to....   >>         Even the said brand names will charge more in the ....   >>   17 May 2004   DNS Query   And on a dns note, don't forget to set up your dns....   >>      sierra gamers site   Truthful or not, it is just wasted time. Went t....   >>   12 May 2004   Women in IT   Hey, I am saying that anyone can get laid very eas....   >>   11 May 2004   Hours   Excel is not free :-) It is a great program though....   >>      Ever wrote a technic....   so does Philip Greenspun http://philip.greenspu....   >>      Women in IT   Why post anonymously?? I like women. I do. I l....   >>      ERP module pricing   sometimes it is greater than 100. A bit like the G....   >>         Pricing for enterprise solutions.... Grab clien....   >>      Banking Industry   Forgot to ask whether you are planning on being ....   >>         Steve Jones is quite correct. The problem is th....   >>      Free but good UML to....   PLA this is fast becoming a one on one :-) I will ....   >>         see  you in the soup line for sure. I might s....   >>         PFAL, thank you for taking time to read the Bastia....   >>         Am awake, finally. Read my posts, and the only thi....   >>      Lots more, tell me w....   You have data from application X in a database. Yo....   >>   10 May 2004   Free but good UML to....   One more thing, I apologise most profusely to the ....   >>         To be fair, you probably caught me on a bad day, b....   >>         I have just reread the posts, including my own, an....   >>         programsforaliving should be taken out back and sh....   >>      kibibytes, methodolo....   that rover is going all the way to mars. Who cares....   >>         Actually there is a reason I ignored it. IMNSHO, i....   >>      To specify or not to....   Craig, like they say, chickenry of a plumage peram....   >>      Absolute Confusion w....   Yo music snob. I will let them respond on my beha....   >>      M=K=Thousand   Forgot the obigatory pithy quotation ... The ni....   >>         Last time I checked, I was neither Anglo, nor Saxo....   >>         not wishing to be derailed, the term 'the jury is ....   >>   09 May 2004   kibibytes, methodologies and other stories   >>   09 May 2004   kibibytes, methodolo....   just thought up one.. boxen!! very popular on s....   >>         Forgot to reference properly http://www.quinion.c....   >>      Coding is Math?   I sort of agree with the quote. I think it was mor....   >>      To specify or not to....   Hear hear. UML is just a tool. More than just a to....   >>      Absolute Confusion w....   and the pot says the kettle is black .... http:....   >>         dudes, cut the poor guy some slack. I think it ....   >>      Explain this to me......   green is a term used to describe something/one tha....   >>      M=K=Thousand   guess the jury is still out on this one... htt....   >>         you are right. kilobytes is 1024 bytes megab....   >>         Except when it comes to computing..... where M ref....   >>      Lots more, tell me w....   Chris is correct. Most commercial apps, including ....   >>   08 May 2004   Paul Graham's Book   Oh yeah, I think the book is inspired by the artic....   >>         I actually discovered the book yesterday, and was ....   >>      Look at any sites in....   Apologies, that last post was directed at Stephen ....   >>         Steven, A friend of a friend, is supposed to ....   >>   07 May 2004      interesting idea. Write a Mozilla add....   >>   06 May 2004   MX-System vs PostNuk....   If you are considering PostNuke, you might want to....   >>   29 Apr 2004   Benifit of lenux ove....   Linux Is Not Unix http://216.239.59.104/search?....   >>   28 Apr 2004   Books by Michael Jac....   Just got an email about how lame I was, possibly i....   >>         I read a Thriller by him once....   >>      Simple site builder   If I recommend hotscripts one more time I will .......   >>      Modern development w....   It does. More people are proficient in non C langu....   >>      Are company blogs a ....   Dennis, the research is paid for by advertising co....   >>   27 Apr 2004   idea manager / thoug....   the termites though, they will eat their way throu....   >>      Are forums like JoS ....   I think the FogCreek software is FogBugz :) And....   >>      Are company blogs a ....   You want to read Phil Greenspuns book, espcially t....   >>      PHP/Perl project tra....   http://www.hotscripts.com/PHP/Scripts_and_Programs....   >>      Never write a progra....   actually it is 237 2*3*7 = 42 keeping everyt....   >>      Web based ERP + CRM ....   Please let us know how the project proceeds. ....   >>      If not, why not ?   The Ted. Seems like my sarcasm was lost on you.....   >>   26 Apr 2004   Why programmers so d....   I would postulate that the UK is still big on form....   >>      Web based ERP + CRM ....   There are quite a few apps that might fit your bil....   >>      Professional Courtes....   Salad Cream   >>   23 Apr 2004   If not, why not ?   that was supposed to be pompous ass   >>         One's Law And prefixing you name with 'The' as....   >>      Writing a great empl....   Write your ad in Klingon. All real programmers sp....   >>      File archiving tool?   I also recommend xcopy with /hevy options. Does....   >>      Diversity initiative....   Go Johnny. You did not ask for some politician ....   >>   22 Apr 2004   CSS Formatting vs Ta....   Looks like someone beat me to the css zen garden r....   >>         Not sure what exactly you are trying to achieve, b....   >>      Cost of living   Two main reasons. Business will tend to be located....   >>      What would you do?   Take the job and get the Indians to build it. :)   >>      freeware->sharewa....   I too second, third, and fourth the 'Do not freewa....   >>      Diversity initiative....   I'm with apw on this one. I don't mind not gett....   >>         njkayaker, 'wealthy anything' already has affirmat....   >>         The 'even' in reference to the UK was stuck in the....   >>         I think I agree with Ms Rand on this one... partic....   >>         OK, I'll bite. I hate all these diversity initi....   >>      Best overheard tech ....   Emperor Norton. Do you still have that applica....   >>      When you spend too m....   Stephen Not quite sure why someone who has abil....   >>   21 Apr 2004      keyboard not detected. Press F1 to continue   >>      What are some synony....   Not-Hardware   >>      Great Design   Lunix systems. Is that what they run in asyllum....   >>   20 Apr 2004   Quantifying software....   Just do what Gartner does, bullsh*t your way to a ....   >>      Horrible HandWrittin....   Take a course on graphology, and reverse engineer ....   >>      Great Design   Paul Graham on design ... http://paulgraham.com/....   >>      Is it ignorance or r....   I would second the 'it is requirements gathering' ....   >>      Relative IT Salaries....   True, Cambridge is expensive, but it does offer a ....   >>         John. My mate hates it down in Portsmouth. He i....   >>         Why would you want to move to Portsmouth, or indee....   >>      Do people actually b....   Seun, not once does the Alien suggest that he is p....   >>      VMWare database accc....   When people ask about Oracle on Linux, I tell them....   >>   19 Apr 2004   world best known sof....   RP, I do live in London. Wierd question...   >>         MR, and more people know about Norton than they do....   >>         After you are done with the generic office app typ....   >>      document URL's   Mr. Philo S Point to you!!   >>         Why do you want a custom solution when the databas....   >>      Qualifications Now O....   There was another discussion on education a couple....   >>      Extreme Anxiety abou....   Like someone said, take up hanggliding. Seriously.....   >>      Safest way og instal....   You could partition current drive, depending on ho....   >>   17 Apr 2004   Quotes in the begini....   Oy, noname. If you attribute the quote correctly, ....   >>      My my, isn't this Sa....   Aussie Chick, some people are annoying because the....   >>      Just a muse   one tequila two tequila three tequila floor!    >>   16 Apr 2004   Quotes in the begini....   It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read b....   >>      My my, isn't this Sa....   Sathyaish On a not so related note, how do you ....   >>         Sathyaish, I'm with the Aussie Chick on this one.....   >>         Just had a random thought... How popular is the na....   >>         As long as Aussie Chick can bring some female comp....   >>         We are all curious. Some just more than others. ....   >>      Poll: Listening to m....   I do it all the time. Burning the midnight oil and....   >>      God is in the detail....   The devil too, is in the details http://phrases....   >>      Are storage patterns....   I think it is more Joel's minions more than the ma....   >>      Just a muse   You need to read a book on the history of mathemat....   >>      Cringely discovers f....   Adam was the only man who, when he said a good thi....   >>      CityDesk and Downloa....   am I the only one that thinks download.com is shit....   >>      Protyping Web Based ....   use something like dreamweaver. However, like w....   >>      Metadata Driven Appl....   looks like some folk beat me to it, but yes, ....   >>   15 Apr 2004   Another take on management   >>   15 Apr 2004   Apache Maven   ' Maven is a Java project management and project c....   >>      Another take on loya....   Fred ... he was working from home.   >>         while I don't want to hijack the thread, why such ....   >>         I do agree with you. In a previous job, one of ....   >>      Which fax/printer/sc....   have you looked into leasing one of those big ones....   >>      Crystal Reports is d....   Welcome to the club. I worked with Crystal Reports....   >>   14 Apr 2004   First internet usage   c1994 Gopher was the bomb. So was NNTP. Earl....   >>      GMail Client?   why?? We have not seen enough of the UI to kno....   >>      books on software ar....   Another vote for Patterns of Enterprise .....   >>      Email Newsletter Sof....   There are tons of web apps that do what you are tr....   >>   13 Apr 2004   Paid Overtime   I don't want to be paid overtime. Have not ear....   >>   12 Apr 2004   The JOS Game!   w h y????   >>   09 Apr 2004   Product names   And whatever you do, do not hire a marketing compa....   >>   08 Apr 2004   Why not more apps us....   I agree with the folk here. Licencing servers a....   >>   07 Apr 2004   Why do people just w....   Two things.... 1. Why do folk want free stuff ....   >>      When I die and go to....   Yes Nick! Reminds me of a joke. Young hot shot ....   >>         A little bit :) Except version with 20' screens....   >>         Philo, can you please explain your math   >>         I would go for the 20' instead of the 23' one. ....   >>         'Grand Canyon Display' Oh Lord, won’t you buy m....   >>      why can't I browse o....   And then someone comes along with a pithy quotatio....   >>      If I ran Gmail, I wo....   They probably realised that not too many people we....   >>   06 Apr 2004   If I ran Gmail, I would ....   >>   06 Apr 2004      John C, I agree with you. What you gain in compres....   >>      Google lies   Hey cousin, look at this thread that I just starte....   >>   05 Apr 2004   Dual Monitor setup......   Synergy2 looks real neat. Does anyone have prod....   >>         Matrox cards, at least the multi headed ones have ....   >>   03 Apr 2004   Getting a job in Eur....   Like ' ' said, get yourself over here first and th....   >>         The working holiday visa is what a lot of Aussies,....   >>      Number of developers....   Surprised noone has said it yet. 42    >>   02 Apr 2004      world is bigger than good ol' USA 300mill is ap....   >>         On business plans. I might be alone on this, b....   >>         OP, apologies for the OT posts. Seem to be sufferi....   >>         lay off the Submit Button!! On a related sideno....   >>         posted too soon.... There are better metrics of gu....   >>         I have looked at a few business plans in my time. ....   >>      Recommend a reliable....   Stephen, tut tut what goes on in one thread, st....   >>      Translation project   more wiki sources in different languages http:/....   >>      Development and Mood....   There are only 3 Tapiwas: me, myself and I.   >>         There is only one Tapiwa. All you wannabes can ....   >>         I meant 'he' in item 2.   >>         1. I'm always in the mood 2. When she tells me sh....   >>      Too funny to be true   Social Security is the biggest Ponzi scam. Ever! ....   >>      Hosting platforms/OS....   I do not doubt that his responses are insightful. ....   >>         Ever since he took the Microsoft job, Philo's post....   >>   01 Apr 2004   How to Build a Bette....   Just hire good people that enjoy working together.....   >>      Hosting platforms/OS....   The OP's question just does not sound right. Pr....   >>      Unzipping a file on ....   check out http://www.web2ftp.com web interface ....   >>      Why Microsoft has no....   Dennis, If it looks like a Lindows site, smell....   >>      Gupta announces RAD/....   Have just been to the Gupta website. I feel li....   >>   31 Mar 2004   D* = Maintenance   looking for a new product name heh?? :)   >>      cultural implication....   According to the site, there are 33 Tapiwas living....   >>      So, I dropped on you....   Always something in the UK press about black youth....   >>   30 Mar 2004   You may be a novice ....   De Fault is ven somezing haz happened und it must ....   >>      Software & setup....   Oh yeah... my laptop does not have a floppy.... lo....   >>         You might want to give a bit more detail about wha....   >>         another utility I always have is Irfanview... smal....   >>         I would throw in the entire Norton suite. Good ....   >>      Office 2000 - Word -....   do you have sections in the document. Word does no....   >>      Any VS.NET wizards o....   According to this site, you only get limited funct....   >>      Drinking the Kool-Ai....   How much money does one need???   >>         Bored Bystander If you think that Dell has neve....   >>      Oracle - Linux vs Wi....   I'll second Mark's comment. With that kind of h....   >>      So, I dropped on you....   Simon, I think that what the poster was suggesting....   >>   29 Mar 2004      One of the things I like the most about London is ....   >>   26 Mar 2004   Buying refurbished P....   apw, want to share your source?? That was a steal   >>      capitalism is beauti....   btw, I am one of those that calls for unbridled ca....   >>         Driving ---> Mounting a horse The left side is....   >>      Poll: What car do yo....   am on the waiting list for the new Rolls Royce :)   >>   24 Mar 2004   Microsoft fined $616m   >>   24 Mar 2004   How to stop new wind....   use firefox (sorry could not resist)    >>      Drowning in one's co....   In the absence of a proper study, one has to run o....   >>      Microsoft fined $616....   Should all the indie audio firms sue the auto manu....   >>         While it is legalized extortion, it is not directe....   >>   22 Mar 2004   Search Results Categ....   Even with XML, how do you know that a site careter....   >>      More JoS bloggers?   Nice one Dennis   >>         http://www.tapiwa.com Used to have a lot more c....   >>      Another take on SCO   I have read BOFH articles before. But this was a l....   >>         Article could have been written a lot clearer. ....   >>      Open Source CRM?   another vote for OpenACS, http://openacs.org Th....   >>      The Prisoner's Dilem....   In real life do a number six on any one that wants....   >>         I agree with woodentounge. A lot of people argu....   >>   19 Mar 2004   JOS Usability   >>   19 Mar 2004   Software houses   Dave, you need to be a bit more specific about wha....   >>      Prioritise features ....   If you do, I hope your beta testers are fairly rep....   >>      JOS Usability   Not wanting to derail the thread, but cookies and ....   >>      I'm sorry, but I hav....   much prefer doing a number 6 with a baseball bat a....   >>      Honesty in companies   Stephen, your knowledge of brothels amazes.   >>   18 Mar 2004   Domotica application....   **lets kill this thread :-)** The only piece of....   >>   17 Mar 2004   Updating a client-da....   Oh yeah, and if your clients have any of their own....   >>      What is a lot of res....   Applying early depends on whether the resume is go....   >>      Domotica application....   Nothing new. 1. already available. 2. already....   >>      JoS Forum's law   >>Next lot of folk to take the brunt>> Wooden t....   >>         Me. I am sure the lead on the project was an ex....   >>         Anyone with high-heels want to spank me?? Sorry c....   >>         The interesting thing is that it changes all the t....   >>      Choose Two   I am with shrinkwrapper on this one. Picking two s....   >>      Programmer's Money P....   My honour's degree is in Finance and Corporate Str....   >>      Anyone learn to prog....   People knock them, but the 'For dummies', 'In 21 d....   >>      Financial transparen....   cynic, I agree with you. I was indeed shooting fro....   >>         I think I would like to disagree with some of the ....   >>      How to find out wher....   According to this week's edition of BusinessWeek, ....   >>      How to spot a 9-5 co....   SumDumGai I think there is a big difference bet....   >>      The Future Of Work (....   Left mgmt consultancy a little while ago. Making o....   >>      Outsourcing has been....   Sum Dum Gai, you could substitute the two, and hav....   >>   16 Mar 2004   Financial transparen....   Depending on how much is at stake, an independent ....   >>      How to find out wher....   Starting a business by finding out where the money....   >>      How to spot a 9-5 co....   Oh yeah, can't stand 9 to 5 companies. I think wor....   >>         Am I the only person here who prefers to work with....   >>      The Future Of Work (....   The person that wrote that one should always try a....   >>      Outsourcing has been....   Must be a manager. Sounds like you are in middle m....   >>         Most unreserved apology to Tayssir for ....   >>         Tayssir wrote, '..... most software development/ma....   >>         Farmer Ted... Did you build the said chicken co....   >>   15 Mar 2004   Outsourcing has been working for a long time   >>   15 Mar 2004   Since we're talking ....   The Real PC is spreading more FUD. Business wee....   >>      Outsourcing has been....   Tayssir, When you had breakfast today, did you ....   >>   12 Mar 2004   Adobe Designer 6.0 v....   no. never heard of it   >>      Simple content manag....   Can you let us know a bit more about what you want....   >>         http://www.drupal.org    >>   11 Mar 2004   Why do people still ....   Like Aussie Chick, if I had a *free* option that p....   >>      Technical Recruiters....   Apologies for the post above. Reading 'testimonial....   >>         YAA?? Yet another advert??    >>      MSFT breakdown   Investment advice?? Now where did I put that baseb....   >>      Not all public serva....   Like someone else said, the problem is govt doing ....   >>      Tactical Disclosure ....   Can someone please tell me what an A person is. Wh....   >>   10 Mar 2004   From Wholesale to Re....   can't think of books of the top of my head, but yo....   >>      JOS Selected Essays   Am I the only one that was killed by the marketing....   >>   08 Mar 2004   Organize Against Off....   http://bastiat.org/en/protectionism.html    >>         I hate Trade Unionists! Feel like pulling out m....   >>      Book recommendation ....   If you want to design good websites, then surf the....   >>   04 Mar 2004   On strike   Action, If you have the right to resign when i....   >>      I got the MS interns....   Jump in the lift (assuming it is moving in between....   >>   03 Mar 2004   Object-oriented databases ??   >>   03 Mar 2004   Indecent Proposal   'Especially if you put their logo on some of the s....   >>      On strike   Haven't read the story, but my suggestion is to do....   >>      Has anyone ever rece....   Never play cards with a man called Doc. Never eat ....   >>      Stock Market related....   If it's quick buck you want and you live in the UK....   >>         Before you start buying anything, read the bible o....   >>   02 Mar 2004   How to welcome a new....   On a sidenote, regarding Corporate Policy, and Thi....   >>         The last thing you want to do is give the newbie a....   >>   27 Feb 2004   $299 Deal on A TON o....   Ken, off topic, but just for the record, it is not....   >>   25 Feb 2004   Java Desktop   >>   25 Feb 2004   Java Desktop   While I too would like to kill it, one cannot igno....   >>      Is this interview qu....   Ron, It is amazing how many things are implicit....   >>         I am one of the proponents of this type of questio....   >>   23 Feb 2004   Bizarre tax sillines....   This will get me flamed, but while we are on the s....   >>   19 Feb 2004   Now it's for real: h....   I love London. I think anyone that does not should....   >>      Please delete with p....   I think I know the movie you are talking about. ....   >>   18 Feb 2004   Drucker and Friedman....   Paulo, your ability to argue for higher prices sca....   >>   17 Feb 2004   Middle Click Scrolli....   trying sifting through reams of data in Excel. The....   >>      Update on Feeling Ba....   restore that faith as soon as you can Capitalis....   >>      JOS Worldwide Meetup....   and the London crowd??   >>      For you independant ....   In that case, he should be paid his pound of flesh....   >>         Dan, I think you misunderstood me. What I was d....   >>         Then there is also the small question of who owes ....   >>         'Act like a company here, demand what is owed you.....   >>      Monster.com   Philo is right. In the same way employees will ....   >>      Is there a good free....   another vote for both GreyMatter and MovableType. ....   >>   16 Feb 2004   Amazon review scams ....   Back when they had the 'if you are the author of t....   >>   12 Feb 2004   Why do we have # and....   and why does a phone have numbers going from top l....   >>      What's Your Greatest....   Google is your friend. This question has been aske....   >>   11 Feb 2004   Now, that really ann....   Variables, like Servers should be named after exGi....   >>      Democracy Revisited   If you are not new to the internet, you will remem....   >>      Is it ok to join Ork....   anyone want to invite me?? I will behave. Hones....   >>      Business Cards in Eu....   I never want to have a job title on a business car....   >>      what it takes to be ....   'I need your advice on how to be a programmer and ....   >>   10 Feb 2004   SMS/Text Messaging   Most of southern Africa use SMS and Text interchan....   >>   09 Feb 2004   Help with English tr....   The Lone Ranger and Tonto are riding through one o....   >>   06 Feb 2004   and the winner of th....   in the spirit of the price the winner is a ....   >>   05 Feb 2004   Best email/newsgroup sig ever   >>   05 Feb 2004   What do to when host....   Change hosts, and if they take ages to release you....   >>      Best email/newsgroup....   Class: when they're running you out of town, to lo....   >>         Never play cards with a man named 'Doc'. Never eat....   >>         I spent my life saving for a rainy day, and when I....   >>      Help with English tr....   While I was the original cynic, and I don't unders....   >>   04 Feb 2004      sounds like an email harvester to me. You won't....   >>      O.K. What's so bad a....   Not Col, but I do always tell people that I am tea....   >>      Alternative for IIS?....   Both of the first two posters have posted here bef....   >>      Pain Points- Outsour....   I thought most companies outsourced testing alread....   >>      Oracle - where to be....   I second 'sad to say' Begin by downloading 9i o....   >>      Please, a good prese....   Avoid text on your slides. They detract from what ....   >>      Identifying users wi....   WHAT. I'M ON THE BUS!!   >>      Studies I'd like to ....   I think a more interesting study would be a compar....   >>   02 Feb 2004   Programs that write ....   two words .... Microsoft Access   >>   28 Jan 2004   Ironic sentence frag....   And we all know just how well Dubya speaks English....   >>   26 Jan 2004   Where Joel REALLY go....   When two people always agree, one of them is unnec....   >>      Ironic sentence frag....   http://www.fogcreek.com/FogBUGZ/index.html is not ....   >>      Get my resume read   legend   >>   22 Jan 2004   SOFTWARE CANNOT BE G....   I am totally an ardent capitalist. Part of that....   >>      A plea for email add....   The only two people to ever email me off this boar....   >>   21 Jan 2004   Uhh....Advice?   hotscripts is your friend. ditto for sourceforge a....   >>      Vote on my domain na....   I would register jagGersoft.com too, unless you wa....   >>      A Random Walk Down W....   Shodan, I agree with you. The problem is that t....   >>   20 Jan 2004   Dot.com bubble begin....   Plus, you can get the entire text online http:/....   >>         Barry, great recommendation. The FT syndicated ....   >>         The four most expensive words in the investment bu....   >>      offer letter issue   Just out of interest, it seems highly unlikely tha....   >>         Offer letters tend to be very brief. I would ac....   >>      A Random Walk Down W....   MarkTAW, rotfl :-) There is only one successful....   >>         I think I should write a book, and call it Driving....   >>         I have read the book. It is a lot better than m....   >>      The computer delusio....   Pens too are a tool. I think they should be on eve....   >>   19 Jan 2004   Good Karma on a Bala....   Depends where you are? Tax law different in differ....   >>      Decent classified ad....   I second the vote. HotScripts is your friend. ....   >>   06 Jan 2004   Good DB schema desig....   Len Silverston and Universal Data Models is a good....   >>   05 Jan 2004   Search Tool Recommen....   google.com - seriously also alltheweb.com    >>   02 Jan 2004   Open Source OCR Soft....   Just me... you are right. I do apologise. I get....   >>         What case?? Who wants to pay for beer when you ....   >>      Finally a good idea:....   Some interesting links http://discuss.fogcreek.....   >>         'Imagine a world of unlicensed pilots flying their....   >>      Quotes about softwar....   a couple that I think are suitable for a meeting w....   >>   30 Dec 2003   Create files from DO....   copy nul filename.ext   >>   29 Dec 2003   Things that make you   sorry.... you posted again, before me.   >>         I think Simon was referring to Elmer Fudd.   >>         They have Klingon too.   >>   21 Dec 2003   Outsourcing - making....   Unless you have a specific business reason for not....   >>      Philo's disclaimer   Congrats.  Hope you have fun   >>      Nokia sucks :(   I have the 6310, and I love it. No camera or other....   >>   19 Dec 2003   stuck between a rock....   You with no name again.... you seem to have it in ....   >>         Tammy. Apologies for the ad hominem attack. I h....   >>         What I was driving at was that I don't think that ....   >>         You with no name. Don't even get me started. La....   >>         Tammy, why do people think we really care. How ....   >>      You have to love OSS....   And why is this a new threat. I remember some frie....   >>      Athlon 64   I agree, the itanium is up there with the Edsel. ....   >>         I love AMD processors. On number 6 at the momen....   >>      The most annoying us....   njkayaker is on the money. Just play dumb as we....   >>      Blogging Question   'you'll never know because they'll never leave com....   >>      Printing Screenshot ....   Or indeed save said attachments to disk, and use a....   >>      Are IP addresses rec....   Never mind ip addresses Take a couple of these ....   >>   18 Dec 2003   Noise blocking headp....   http://discuss.fogcreek.com/joelonsoftware/default....   >>      Defining moment in c....   I think I'll have to agree with this one. The IBM ....   >>      Mastering English as....   Philo, farther down on dictionary.com In recent....   >>   17 Dec 2003   Defining moment in computing   >>   16 Dec 2003   IBM sends more jobs ....   No, let America be a nation of people who do as th....   >>         While we are at it. If some of the less libertaria....   >>         Yeah, I totally agree, lets abolish the minimum wa....   >>   15 Dec 2003   Mastering English as....   more pet peeve farther =/= further methods =/=....   >>   13 Dec 2003   Dual monitors ... at....   Depends what you use your home machine for. I d....   >>      programming drunk   No poems can please for long or live that are writ....   >>         A lot of the great authors attest to a little drin....   >>      7th interview runnin....   Somethings wrong. You need to brush up on your int....   >>      New Development PC   Thanks Rich   >>   12 Dec 2003   How "e" is the place....   eZ like Sunday morning!   >>      Any bulletin board s....   If standards compliancy is what you are looking fo....   >>   11 Dec 2003   New Development PC   Seriously though, drool, drool. I am so jealous! ....   >>         Showoff!! My daddy can up your daddy :)    >>      "Must a surgeon cut ....   Of particular importance too is the beverage serve....   >>   10 Dec 2003   Software Babe   If anyone says Sandra Bullock, I will take them ou....   >>   09 Dec 2003   What to do whan I do....   Manager. Use the Socratic method. When I worked....   >>      Software % Pricing   How does going from 10% to 15% count as a deductio....   >>         Brad is right. Most ASPs charge per transaction, w....   >>      The Apprentice   And some really annoying kid in the background spo....   >>      Chest Pain ... Am I ....   RTFM At least that's what I do with cigars.... ....   >>   05 Dec 2003   installing apache+ph....   you might also want to check out apache2triad    >>      ...ism at FogCreek?   amazon link above. Das Kapita - karl marx se....   >>         is this it? http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/....   >>         what cult??   >>         apw... thanks for the article. Fav bits... 'Y....   >>         From Mssr Bastiat. 'Life, liberty, and property d....   >>         I really implore you all to take time to read this....   >>         Nightclubs in London generally discriminate agains....   >>   04 Dec 2003   ...ism at FogCreek?   >>   04 Dec 2003   Shrinkwrap support r....   Programming today is a race between software engin....   >>      ...ism at FogCreek?   Imagine a company restroom saying Male and another....   >>         Alex 'Jews, black, gay and handicapped people wor....   >>         My point is that I will offer you real considerati....   >>         I still don't see how me not giving you a job beca....   >>         Alyosha` 'It's okay to punch people in the nose - ....   >>         'public institutions such as corporations' My c....   >>         Dustin, hear hear.   >>         'sincere attempt by people to indicate that yes, '....   >>         Does the law say you have to print it?   >>      The knife and the ax....   undelete   >>         CharlesB. I think the 0 is more important. We t....   >>         SimCity classic. they should have stopped inven....   >>         Any nation that invented the equivalent today woul....   >>      IT at School   'Hey, two out of three correct facts ain't bad' ....   >>      conversion tools for....   Never had problems with Excel, but every time I ha....   >>      ASP to PHP compiler ....   I too am wondering why he is not out selling this ....   >>   03 Dec 2003   Managing Manager   I'm with 'Imi' on this one. If the rest of the peo....   >>      how any interviews b....   three or four rounds of interviews is not uncommon....   >>      London:: JOS meetup?   Someone propose a date in the future! If anyone....   >>   02 Dec 2003   Who to let go?   Someone I know begins the interview process by ran....   >>   01 Dec 2003   London:: JOS meetup?   >>   01 Dec 2003   Learning Unix/Linux   Actually more cheat sheets here. I find them usefu....   >>         Unix Cheat sheet. http://www.devhood.com/tool....   >>      Reading Times   Reading while you commute is the best. Old job ....   >>      POLL : Do you play v....   Used to play games. Got bored somewhere during uni....   >>      Project Management T....   In response to the orginal post ... http://fre....   >>         PKB He probably has Excel, which is not freeware,....   >>      Hiring through inter....   the apology of Tapiwa ..... When I began to ta....   >>         what can I say??   >>      www.opensourcecms.co....   Drupal is really good. No bloat, and really easy t....   >>   28 Nov 2003   Spammers are stupid   We can beat spam now, but it shall always be there....   >>      I need a pay rise   braid_ged hit it on the nail. Don't demand. Dis....   >>      Hiring through inter....   On trial means that there are working, albeit with....   >>         So who is pushing the "set and forget" more, busin....   >>      Master and Slave   Simon, I am with you on this one ... anthropolo....   >>   27 Nov 2003   Hiring through interviews is like....   >>   27 Nov 2003   www.opensourcecms.co....   be sure to check out Drupal http://www.opensour....   >>      Master and Slave   Political correctness is the natural continuum fro....   >>      Does Programming mak....   yes it does   >>   26 Nov 2003   Master and Slave   by the way, folk from the region of Ca....   >>         ' ' mine is called The All Blacks. Your problem....   >>         Actually JD. I think knee cap them; take them o....   >>         I have always suspected that correctness is the la....   >>      and or or   Just out of interest, is English their first langu....   >>      How did Amazon becom....   The Amazon interface sucks. I think they are tr....   >>   25 Nov 2003   Company asked for re....   Was it an agency or the employer directly. Agen....   >>      Proposed Interview P....   - don't want to have an ad hominem discussion, but....   >>         - don't know what PhilG thought about Ayn, but irr....   >>         chris That's just the point. Noone is forced!    >>         Finally Those of you with thoughts Ms Rand (and....   >>         Sounds like what you are doing is a lot similar to....   >>         Dustin. I like your ideas. If you ever hiring i....   >>      Define: bug   If computer error messages were haikus: Three ....   >>      The Lifestyle   Bella. I know its important, and I do it (somet....   >>   24 Nov 2003   Useability:: Backward compatability   >>   24 Nov 2003   Women on board   >>   24 Nov 2003   Define: bug   bug n. An undocumented property of a program. See ....   >>      Window Managers   btw... Friendly wager that we see more and more co....   >>         I think that like most technologies, there will be....   >>      Women on board   Well we could... Again, the issue of the number....   >>         Jamie What I should have said, is that it would....   >>         Jamie In sex we have the source of man's true c....   >>      Useability:: Backwar....   //English is my mother tounge/--->/ English is ....   >>         Mike... you used the word I was grasping for conte....   >>      Stupid Users   Alice, I agree with you, up to a certain point. ....   >>         MarkTAW, You forgot the bit in the middle wher....   >>   22 Nov 2003   Stupidity Video   Have just been to their websites ... http://www.s....   >>         Jeez, a 50Meg download... Has anyone else got a sm....   >>      Joel Mentioned on Sl....   But OS/2 ran some windows apps better than windows....   >>      "warm-chair attritio....   'Would it be too much to ask for people to take a ....   >>   21 Nov 2003   IT is being moved to....   WTF... I hear you... What the fcuk?? So this em....   >>         Man must cease attributing his problems to his env....   >>      Sabbaticals   A lot of investment banks and management consultan....   >>      Obscure acronyms   ACRONYM acr. - A Completely Random Order Never Yie....   >>      health insurance for....   Self insurance. That's what I do.   >>      Do you know of a fre....   I'm with Edward on this one. The problem with t....   >>         'When we believe that we are analysing data we are....   >>         Freshmeat is your friend http://freshmeat.net/s....   >>      An outsourcing/offsh....   Allan, you speak on behalf of some unknown entity ....   >>      Interesting take on ....   Yup, it looks like the domain is owned by Alaska A....   >>      Publicity from this ....   About women's communities, the best places to star....   >>         Roose, I really recommend reading the first couple....   >>         check out http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/commu....   >>         ArsDigita did. At least for a while   >>      Application Architec....   Exception guy... I just need to get out more! :-) ....   >>         Cowboy Coder, thank you for the attribution. Will ....   >>         Architecture is easy: you just stare at the paper ....   >>         No ARCHITECTURE is so haughty as that which is sim....   >>      The Lifestyle   My definition of success is to live your life in a....   >>      Users revolt against....   I think the 6x10 series is the sweet spot. Have....   >>         Art has to move you and design does not, unless it....   >>      "warm-chair attritio....   '5% should be normal. ' Richard, where do you ge....   >>      Engaging the thought....   While it might have been going on for ages, I will....   >>         'Who are you to extrapolate your experiences on th....   >>   20 Nov 2003   Engaging the thought process   >>   20 Nov 2003   "warm-chair attritio....   Man's biggest mistake is to believe that he's work....   >>      Being pushed   If you are already being replaced, why is he makin....   >>      Website Accounts sea....   A bit slow on the response, but check out http:/....   >>   18 Nov 2003   Loyalty?   What happened to doing business on a handshake?? ....   >>   14 Nov 2003   Laptop Security   Good Luck laptop user. I have a nagging suspici....   >>      ...favorite light bu....   one more for the road. How many efficiency expe....   >>         How many deconstructionists does it take to screw ....   >>         Bedroom 95 notices that you have changed the light....   >>      Lightbulbs   '1 to muse about why Joel hasn't posted an answer ....   >>   13 Nov 2003   Affiliate programs   >>   13 Nov 2003   Affiliate programs   That is the general idea... theme the product offe....   >>      "Metaprogramming?"   Old Man I just need to get out more! I collect ....   >>         Meno:: And how will you enquire, Socrates, into t....   >>      Speed   The monkeys would get there first.   >>         I suppose that if IBM, or Cray/SGI or Sun build th....   >>      Business development   Alternatively you could turn the tables. Let X ....   >>      PHP overview   EAW, like Frederic and other posters have suggeste....   >>      Airport security - a....   'there's a cost of human life which is beyond any ....   >>      Speaking of Marketin....   I would go for $9.99 anything for that price I ....   >>      All I want for Chris....   I will have an embrio for the week days, but still....   >>   12 Nov 2003   Airport security - a....   I say hand everyone boarding a plane a cattle prod....   >>         I really do think they have gone too far.   >>      WMP for X!   Given that recent MS software has a te....   >>      .org addresses   He might not. http://network-tools.com/default.....   >>         no rules besides tapiwa.com, I own the .org, an....   >>      I hate "smart" softw....   OK, I will say this, FUCK political correctness!   >>      Speaking of Marketin....   Philo Yes, including that one.    >>   11 Nov 2003      Aussie Chick I would ignore *all* the comments ....   >>      after cv...contract   Did the site get slashdotted, or JOS'ed?? I was....   >>      Sorting out job titl....   For most intents and purposes, job titles are usel....   >>   10 Nov 2003   All I want for Christmas   >>   10 Nov 2003   All I want for Chris....   The website says that the armour was removed from ....   >>   08 Nov 2003   C hash or C bang   >>   08 Nov 2003   C hash or C bang   Troy, nice one... will hang onto this one.   >>         'by the way, #=sharp predates computers' I shou....   >>         I still can't get around calling it C sharp. >>   07 Nov 2003   We're gonna hack the....   Can't download. Can't comment   >>      They call me NERD!!!   Phizo never mind the marketing. lets do a post ....   >>      How to translate "gu....   Can I ride shotgun? please ...    >>      Incredibly Stupid Qu....   Would folk please stop politicising everything. ....   >>   06 Nov 2003   Quit SlashDot today!   He forgets to mention the *BSD crowd that claim th....   >>      Novell Suse   Still think this will go the way Corel went with W....   >>      FC web glitch   My attitude with the OS is that if it ain't broke,....   >>   05 Nov 2003   God vs. Computing   Incompleteness Theorem “Within a mathematical ....   >>         I suggest some reading of works by Kurt Godel.   >>      Borland, 20 yrs and ....   Portabella, those are the last kicks of a dying ho....   >>   04 Nov 2003   Its not the syllabus silly.   >>   04 Nov 2003   Where Did You Go To ....   http://www.commerce.uct.ac.za/managementstudies/un....   >>   03 Nov 2003   Survey:: Any Tech College bosses   >>   03 Nov 2003   Survey:: WiFi anyone?   >>   03 Nov 2003   Borland, 20 yrs and ....   Cletus, as I recall, MS did not compete with IBM......   >>         I am troubled. Borland is now picking a fight w....   >>      What's wrong with Te....   I am one of those private-school educated, went to....   >>      Survey:: WiFi anyone....   In central London, there are enough free ones to n....   >>      Benefits of a degree   Fernanda, you are right... the Ellison thing was s....   >>         here is a piece on education off my website htt....   >>      Offshoring and illus....   Sorry for being pedantic, but it really does stink....   >>         Read the story, and the first thing tha came to mi....   >>      joel test #13   BTBU, I feel you. I used to work in a place wit....   >>      The Ridiculous Influ....   I think Dennis is right on the money. MS's OS m....   >>      Managing web content....   j b, I do apologise. I used to teach computers,....   >>   02 Nov 2003   Joel on Sun's strate....   Just for the record, mySQL is free, as in beer. ....   >>      joel test #13   I work best when I set my own schedule. In a previ....   >>      Why CEOs will never ....   IT is a cost centre. I see most inhouse develop....   >>      Managing web content....   I am with Matthew and the others on this one. B....   >>   01 Nov 2003   Microsoft to buy Goo....   http://money.cnn.com/2003/10/31/technology/microso....   >>   31 Oct 2003   Viruses   Even in the real world, viruses that kill the host....   >>      Investing Money In C....   Another vote for Random walk down Wall Street. ....   >>   29 Oct 2003   The Hidden Costs of ....   Any thread on outsourcing is not complete till it ....   >>   24 Oct 2003   Would you consider t....   I totally agree with both posters above. I woul....   >>   21 Oct 2003   Which sofware compan....   what kind of research, and what do you mean by sup....   >>   10 Oct 2003   Is "business logic" ....   my turn to burn in hell. I would argue that for....   >>      Low cost intranet so....   Z You might want to look at phpcollab. It is mu....   >>   17 Sep 2003   interviews but no jo....   They can't *all* be fake jobs. Folk will list m....   >>   16 Sep 2003   Suggestions for scre....   alt+prtScreen does wonders for me. what softwar....   >>   15 Sep 2003   basic economics   you only want serious replies, but your question i....   >>      Best OS For Home Use....   for a gentle and safe introduction to linux, chec....   >>      What's your latest p....   Job hunting   >>   14 Sep 2003   The Making of Oracle....   not sure about Johnny's bugs, but Oracle installat....   >>         I am with Coresi on this one. Looks like a glorifi....   >>      program manager vs. ....   program manager product manager project manager ....   >>      Feedback from Websit....   just out of interest, what app are you using to bu....   >>   13 Sep 2003   Carts that Crash and....   Dissatisfied, I am not saying that it will incr....   >>   12 Sep 2003   Source of different ....   Take the app out into the backyard. Shoot with pum....   >>      Carts that Crash and....   Somebody is right... I have made tons of purchases....   >>   11 Sep 2003   Scary...   is this guy and HTML 'programmer'?   >>      Am i choosing the la....   Go management. Prove your worth by attacking th....   >>      Project Management -....   I second the motion to attend a one day course. ....   >>      US Economy - Are the....   Jim I think I did understand the intended meani....   >>      Outsourcing encourag....   Johnny, I will google for a link, but in the early....   >>      make a general produ....   Rifle or shotgun?? pump action baby!! Seriou....   >>      Computers, and black....   that was meant to be fingers.... the figures I....   >>         Anyone in London want to form a team and give this....   >>   10 Sep 2003   who will do the UI ?   Hate to sound harsh too, but you have answered the....   >>      More features = more....   Albert Unfortunately, ease of use comes at a pr....   >>      US Economy - Are the....   Keith:: 'There is nothing so sure as the US paying....   >>   09 Sep 2003   What Makes a Good Di....   Director should not micro manage. Director shou....   >>      US Economy - Are the....   this has been debated quite a bit in the financial....   >>      Outsourcing encourag....   I do not even know where to begin. The central ....   >>      Feedback from Websit....   check out http://www.casestudio.com/enu/products.a....   >>         One more thing, as someone else has already said, ....   >>         Not bad, but the white main bit contrasts a bit mu....   >>      A new company name   Make it really long, and then simply use the abbre....   >>   08 Sep 2003      Last time my employers went through this, they pai....   >>      Charge by hour   Especially in this market, I would go for underbil....   >>   07 Sep 2003   CMS   to be honest though, it is quite difficult to reco....   >>         Joel is correct. The redhat cms began life as ....   >>   17 Aug 2003   Intelligent Idiots   'Programming today is a race between software engi....   >>      Does "vendor lock-in....   Does vendor lock-in exist? Yes. Is it as big a p....   >>   16 Aug 2003      Just a couple more things. Anyone who has stud....   >>         The one thing I always warn people of doing is th....   >>      how much does part t....   I am with Sam on this one. Leave it out. If a pot....   >>      Database Design tool....   If you have visio already, use it. You might w....   >>   11 Aug 2003   stock return softwar....   I second the excel vote No need to invest in s....   >>      How to check which t....   silly question, but why??   >>   28 Jul 2003   Higher Primates Can ....   Well pepsi has monkeys making billion dollar decis....   >>      Don't take away too ....   is it case sensitive?? you could try lower case ch....   >>      My own dogfood is ca....   Geezer. I do realise I reduced my post almost t....   >>         I always tell folk that the techie bit is the easi....   >>      Interning   I would throw a slightly different opinion. Use....   >>      great UI design is d....   I would have written you a shorter letter, but I d....   >>      Java blog clients   maybe I don't quite understand what you are lookin....   >>   26 Jul 2003   Language Stereotypes   LISP - for the thinking man   >>      Winamp 3- another re....   I installed winamp 3 last week. Total crap. I n....   >>      Magazines   I suffer from what I call intellectual snobbery. ....   >>      About To Begin A Job....   Walter, I know this has been suggested before, and....   >>   24 Jul 2003   Best CRM/customer su....   one good one is phpCollab   >>   23 Jul 2003   Business Cards   I think Director of Business Development is the be....   >>      Banking for dummies.....   Sam Check out http://www.wilmott.com/ It is ....   >>   14 Jul 2003   contender apps for c....   add to that openACS - http://openacs.org    >>   04 Jul 2003   experience with PIVOTAL??   >>   04 Jul 2003   Anybody tried WINE?   I have used it. I find it quite handy when I am....   >>      Web-based personal c....   check out http://www.hotscripts.com there are q....   >>   01 Jul 2003   Paper Trails and CYA   Will throw in one vote for the paper trail, and CY....   >>   28 Jun 2003   Time for comic relie....   Problem exists between keyboard and chair!   >>   27 Jun 2003   Bullfighter   If you downloaded the bullfighter, might I suggest....   >>   24 Jun 2003   Where do we get unbi....   Joel on Software.   >>      Suggestions please?   A bit of lateral thinking here, but if you are wi....   >>      Features that unnece....   I agree with njkayaker. Feedback should not requir....   >>      What makes work fun?....   Hey Mark, is this revenge of the Amazon Wishlist??....   >>      Where do you eat lun....   at my desk. Smelly food has been banned on the ....   >>   23 Jun 2003   What makes work fun?....   Work should be fun. As far as I am concerned, the ....   >>      What to do when you ....   maybe you should have slowed down on the 'my penis....   >>         Philo,  shouldn't that be "the noughties" ??   >>   21 Jun 2003   Google for public FT....   I think the service you are talking about is http....   >>      What does this mean?   http://www.rent-a-negro.com/negroabout.html    >>   20 Jun 2003   What's the big deal ....   One of the links above does not work. http://ph....   >>         They started with a lot of great ideas.... Thei....   >>      Setting a Price, The....   Seriously though, it is virtually impossible to d....   >>         you could do it the old fashioned way. Hold you....   >>      Ironic "Things never....   A sure sign that there is intelligent life in the ....   >>      For those geeks seek....   Phillip.... That is my point exactly. It is ju....   >>   19 Jun 2003   Ironic "Things never....   never say never   >>         change is the only constant   >>      ask JoS:: New mobile....   As far as choices go, I have narrowed it down to f....   >>   18 Jun 2003   Lie on an applicatio....   Don't lie. You can tell them that you enjoyed t....   >>      Writing a resume or ....   favourite bull word off the site. envisioneer....   >>      For those geeks seek....   '...there is no simple and uniform way to measure ....   >>         According to the Tapiwa School of Management, the ....   >>   17 Jun 2003   Freelance websites?   which country? Face to face is still the best. ....   >>      Are deadlines bad fo....   Hear hear BigRoy!   >>         Yes you are. Send someone an a4 piece of paper ....   >>      Summer slowdown   That and the fact that on a nice summers day, cafe....   >>      Should I Stay or Sho....   Go for it! You will come out tops either ways. ....   >>      Suing Joel...   Philo The smiley at the end of my post was mean....   >>   16 Jun 2003   ask JoS:: New mobile telephone   >>   16 Jun 2003   The Moral is . . .   Something totally different in TimeCop (I think). ....   >>      Seeking advice on an....   which OS?   >>      Suing Joel...   Philo, get over it.... 'Adam was the only man ....   >>   13 Jun 2003   Survey:: Personality....   Brent:: Not at all. The question was tongue-in-che....   >>   12 Jun 2003   Cool title   I would second Tom's suggestion I have no job t....   >>      Use of the word Engi....   All these states that hijack words from the public....   >>      Microsoft has purcha....   John K:: 'Romanian programmers ROCK!' I concede....   >>      Survey:: Personality....   looks like a lot of T's on this site. A lot of I's....   >>      Database Model vs. U....   Albert, why split out city you ask?? There are ....   >>   11 Jun 2003   Survey:: Personality Types   >>   11 Jun 2003   Survey:: Personality....   I will kick this off ENTP - Mgmt Consultant >>....   >>      How much does a shar....   Incidentally, this discounting of cash flows is wh....   >>         Another way to value the company might be the 'wha....   >>         There are a lot of ways of valuing your company, a....   >>      What do you listen t....   Various music....... collection of about 8000 mp3 ....   >>   10 Jun 2003   Best Practices For D....   Here is a link to the system admin's pricelist whe....   >>      Comprehensive survey....   I think the question is very valid. More import....   >>   09 Jun 2003   Dell Desktop Opinion....   Go for the cheaper machine, and spend the differen....   >>      Doctors, Pair Progra....   why a month? What happened to love at first sig....   >>   06 Jun 2003      Why do believe in God?? Because it says so in the ....   >>         Stepen:: 'He was persecuted (and prosecuted) for c....   >>         I don't think the problem is xenephobia. I thin....   >>      How to hire a Medica....   self diagnosis baby! Seriously though, I haven'....   >>      Damned Lies and stat....   Richard:: 'they infringe on MY freedoms to shore u....   >>   05 Jun 2003   A comment on Joel's ....   Alex, You hit the nail right on the head. I ha....   >>   04 Jun 2003   Damned Lies and statistics   >>   04 Jun 2003   Damned Lies and stat....   I agree with Mike. Pricing is not an issue. Let....   >>      90 Day Money Back Gu....   From an accounting perspective, it would be normal....   >>   03 Jun 2003   How to hire for data....   Hire someone who can think. Seriosly though, I wou....   >>      What do you tell the....   Ghengis Khan. Can you read? No seriously, can you....   >>      Top 10 Indicators yo....   ask the government to put up tarriffs to protect y....   >>   02 Jun 2003   Runtime revolution   Am I the only one that thinks it is a very bad ide....   >>      "Entertaining" compu....   The Eudaemonic Pie by Thomas Bass   >>      My browser hijacked!   Which brower? Which Operating System? and fo....   >>      hackers and painters   except today the code monkey is the IDE.   >>      What do you tell the....   InDenial. I hate getting into personal attacks, bu....   >>         'BTW, who said the project was late because it was....   >>   30 May 2003   To Splash or Not To ....   I second what the others have said. Skip the sp....   >>   29 May 2003   E-bay pays $35millio....   I still say shoot the lawyers. They are the only o....   >>   28 May 2003   My website could be ....   Yo 'ee' A couple of thoughts. Very few potentia....   >>      laptop manufacturers   Our department used to use Sony's when the rest of....   >>   27 May 2003   Can You See This???   'is that movable type? ' It can't be. There is....   >>      Perfect e-mail encry....   Archiving to a local PST is a good idea.... Just a....   >>      Encryptian of Emails   keep your mails off the server as much as possible....   >>      finding educated wor....   I thought this was a flash in the pan, but reading....   >>   23 May 2003   Favorite Quote   I'm gonna call a couple of hard, pipe-hittin' nigg....   >>      Recent Threads   People are always blaming their circumstances for ....   >>   22 May 2003   Favorite Quote   It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read b....   >>      Movies and the Mind ....   Swordfish:: that interview scene with the the BJ ....   >>   21 May 2003   Recent Threads   welcome back Matt H./   >>      Feasible business?   'Does anyone do anything like this? ' Hotmail,....   >>   19 May 2003   MS to buy Unix from ....   Never did like Caldera. Them and SuSe. Fair wea....   >>      where did all the so....   'Big egos suck. ' Whiners suck even more... ....   >>   18 May 2003   POLL : How Many Of Y....   I stopped really playing video games about five ye....   >>      A way to bypass the ....   maybe I am missing the point, but why not just rem....   >>      DOUBLE STANDARDS   T. Norman. My bad. I apologize. Should double chec....   >>         T. Norman:: 'Tapiwa, I can't figure out if you hav....   >>      UI Mockups   We have a smartboard thingie which you use with a ....   >>   17 May 2003   Is Joel Alive and we....   good one Damien   >>      Worst engineering mi....   format c: This was for a computer that ran the ....   >>      The British School o....   In the UK it is the Call XYZ lawyers for your risk....   >>      DOUBLE STANDARDS   'A wise and frugal government, which shall restrai....   >>         baldrik explain. Not sure where I am supposed to h....   >>         T. Norman don't get me wrong. I am not advocati....   >>         Stephen... I agree with you, this discussion has e....   >>   16 May 2003   Most satisifying sof....   Norton Utilities(DOS) pkzip/pkunzip SimCity cl....   >>      DOUBLE STANDARDS   'My point is the guaranteed eternal profit won't g....   >>         ::the Apology:: Stephen:: 'am not sure of the ....   >>   15 May 2003   Reporting Solution   I second the 'not Crystal camp' I needed one of....   >>      Music   make it either a $$ problem, or deal with it yours....   >>      The British School o....   Brian, you need to visit South East England. Yo....   >>      How To Ask Questions   My attitude is that if it is a spoon feeding quest....   >>      DOUBLE STANDARDS   Paulo, yet some more Bastiat .... 'You say: 'Th....   >>         Paulo, more in response to your question 'Prese....   >>         Paulo, more Bastiat. from the same text. 'But w....   >>         David, very valid points... great stuff. Yanwoo....   >>         these are old debates..... a lot of folk here ....   >>   14 May 2003   UI Mockups   Sir... this is quite freaky. When I started typing....   >>         A bit off topic. Beware of showing 'the real th....   >>   13 May 2003   Do You Drive?   I got my licence at sixteen. Now years later, I....   >>   30 Apr 2003   Departmental Solutio....   I would agree with all the people that said that a....   >>   29 Apr 2003   What internet did MS get??   >>   29 Apr 2003   What internet did MS....   should have been then I would agree that they t....   >>         Brad, I am not convince that in pursuing the f....   >>      Joel and Excel   jw must work in either marketing or is on a manage....   >>      Concerned about Joel   Ged, If one is indeed too common to carry a ha....   >>   25 Apr 2003   Any reccomendations ....   http://www.hotscripts.com/ASP/Scripts_and_Componen....   >>      Forum Software Beta ....   nice   >>      What is to fuel the ....   Was daydreaming through a really boring meeting, a....   >>   24 Apr 2003   IBM ads   My favourite series is the "Life is Harsh, your Te....   >>   23 Apr 2003   What is to fuel the ....   rebuilding IRAQ With the size of the figures th....   >>      Packing it in as a "....   good question Norrick As my dad used to say, Th....   >>   22 Apr 2003   (mis)use of the term....   that was supposed to be "Yo dog"   >>         you dog, I think it is universally accepted conven....   >>   17 Apr 2003   Ergonomics   I thought ergonomics was just the study between hu....   >>      New Law... websites ....   should we refactor??   >>   16 Apr 2003   What to do about sle....   Someone I used to work with said that they once wo....   >>      New Law... websites ....   'but to argue that one bad policeman means that on....   >>         The post was a poor attempt at reductio ad absurdu....   >>   15 Apr 2003   New Law... websites & Webservices Act 2003   >>   15 Apr 2003      my bad. Are you in any way affiliated with the ....   >>      Does "Versioning" In....   A lot of industries do this too. The more obvio....   >>      how to sell a web ap....   that link was supposed to be http://www.hotscripts....   >>         I agree with marktaw Advertise it on http://www....   >>      "80/20" Rule   Prakash. Thanks for the Teoma post. Tried it once.....   >>      Professionals .... b....   Taffy, you got it in one.   >>   14 Apr 2003      Al, what's your point??? Are you saying that t....   >>         Just did a google search on Marcus Arnold. Here ar....   >>         Al, YOU are missing the point. Read the book. The ....   >>         Again, I ask Read 'Next: The future just happe....   >>   11 Apr 2003   Professionals .... bah   >>   11 Apr 2003      They have. The govt let's them establish what is ....   >>         The lack of standard accounting practices should n....   >>      The Joy of Linux   I love linux, and I have it as the primary boot on....   >>      best programmers in ....   laws are quite different from country to country. ....   >>   09 Apr 2003   On the Fly JPG to BM....   try http://www.irfanview.com very simple very ....   >>      If you were not a de....   I am already not a developer.   >>   05 Apr 2003   Server Naming Scheme....   This place names work stations after users... serv....   >>   04 Apr 2003   Memory/Concentration....   'But Lisa, that's why we have government officials....   >>   02 Apr 2003   Net 30 argument - ch....   M&M If a company wanted to charge me 2.5% for p....   >>         Does your contract with BigITCo stipulate the paym....   >>   30 Mar 2003   6 Degrees of Kevin B....   Just to split hairs, infinity is not a number. ....   >>      Memory/Concentration....   Tim is not being irresponsible. I was asking for p....   >>   28 Mar 2003      Have you been robbed by a nicotine addict yet?? ....   >>   27 Mar 2003   Personal Projects   Philosophical discussions on Joel on Software   >>      Minimimum system req....   Depends what you are coding. If it is a mission....   >>      Memory/Concentration....   Ged, don't get me wrong. I am not disputing X.J's ....   >>         X.J. Don't really want to get into this here, b....   >>      Greed and Total Cost....   Stuff income guarantees. I am a bit drunk, but....   >>   26 Mar 2003   Do you own a website....   http://www.tapiwa.com Was supposed to have bee....   >>      Memory/Concentration....   Thanks Tim.   >>      Greed and Total Cost....   >>where those interests would cause significant ha....   >>         great! I propose that we fix it at 0%   >>         Stephen I totally agree with you. There are a n....   >>         Kyralessa The size of the increase is not the i....   >>         Let me ask another question. Do all you advocat....   >>         Hi folk I am TOTALLY OPPOSED to a minimum wage.....   >>         T Norman. I recommend that you read an essay by F....   >>         forgive me for mentioning Nazis.... I get reall....   >>         >This is actually what democracy is. For it to fun....   >>   25 Mar 2003   Memory/Concentration enhancing drugs   >>   25 Mar 2003   Memory/Concentration....   that second http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~hiros/....   >>         This is not supposed to be a quick fix, but an aid....   >>      Lunch At Cubile or A....   Eat at my desk or down to the pub.   >>      Greed and Total Cost....   aaaarrrrrrrgghhh!!!! Sorry folk, but I had to g....   >>   24 Mar 2003   Tech hubs around the....   Microsoft has been putting money in Cambridge (as ....   >>   22 Mar 2003   Bella's Pet Peeve #5....   Sometimes it is making lemonade when life dishes y....   >>   21 Mar 2003   The importance of pu....   Join your local Toastmasters. I remember we use....   >>      Remember "don't give....   Having gleamed your requirements from the existing....   >>      politics   'I am neither for or against this war' ... The pro....   >>         So the US want's to play prefect and grand protect....   >>   20 Mar 2003      'Following this idealistic logic, since my left fo....   >>         Looks like we are now at war.   >>   19 Mar 2003      My point really, is that Lenin et cie were convinc....   >>         Real PC Who decides the balance?? You have ....   >>   18 Mar 2003      Mark, more for you ... 'The leader of genius must....   >>         'National Socialism as a matter of principle, must....   >>   17 Mar 2003   Going from on-line c....   Actually, speaking of which. Might any of the Lond....   >>         Yo Alex Thanx for the link. Looks really intere....   >>      politics   my point was that Hitler's Nazis and Bush's Patrio....   >>         Real PC .... how does this compare to the rhetoric....   >>      Terms   I studied Corporate Finance and Strategic Manageme....   >>   14 Mar 2003   The Real Problem   Maybe one day programming talents of sorts, will b....   >>         Xylaphone, I am going to play devil's advocate for....   >>   10 Mar 2003   Money, taxes, and wh....   Oops, forgot the url http://bastiat.org/en/the_....   >>         In defence of tired of tedium... Name: Tapiwa Ag....   >>      "shmatta"?   That's what you ask the policeman who stops you fo....   >>   06 Mar 2003   My name is Jonah.   I haven't read the book, but I usually tend to hap....   >>      Software Development....   I totally agree with Eli. Why the need for analogi....   >>      Oracle or Sql Server....   ERP - Enterprise Resource Programme.... basically ....   >>   04 Mar 2003   Selling non existent....   I would suggest two things.. Never show the sal....   >>   03 Mar 2003   Not Programming   Another vote for Calvin and Hobbes... that kid is ....   >>   01 Mar 2003   New Forum for New Yo....   me in London, UK too   >>   27 Feb 2003   Heisenberg effects   Yo Joel, thanks for the post on moderation policy.....   >>      Computer Programmer'....   Seem to have forgotten about this thread .. :( ....   >>   26 Feb 2003   Future of the heavyw....   This week's cover story on Business Week is Linux.....   >>   24 Feb 2003   Portals   what  exactly do you mean by portals. I have ....   >>   22 Feb 2003   Don't let your wife ....   42   >>   21 Feb 2003   Database Platform In....   I agree with Patrick. More often than not, the....   >>      Least admirable peop....   I think you misunderstood. I should have said a....   >>         One more ... anyone that does HTML Programming   >>         One more vote for Gartner. We paid £50k for a r....   >>      Music   I agree with some of the posters. Music provides a....   >>      Discrimination: Lear....   GLG I am behing you one hundred percent. You ar....   >>   20 Feb 2003   Calling all Nerds   I was a solid D through high school. This is despi....   >>   19 Feb 2003   Who dropped the ball....   We still do not know what the moderation policy is....   >>         I too, on more than one occassion, have asked abou....   >>      Do we want women to ....   'tired of tedium' - you are the sole voice of reas....   >>      Computer Programmer'....   <> Daniel, let us ....   >>   17 Feb 2003   Worst interviewer ev....   interesting read ... http://www.exp.ie/advice/pate....   >>         In the UK it is. I think it is on a sliding scale.....   >>         'cost almost twice what a single man will cost.' ....   >>         I have had this discussion with colleagues, and I ....   >>         I'm with Bella on this one. I hate the way the law....   >>      interview related qu....   <> ....   >>      Computer Programmer'....   Here is a great petition http://bastiat.org/en/pet....   >>         The only right we have is the right to offer our s....   >>      Work hours/week?   It's not about feeling sorry for anyone. It is abo....   >>         They haven't. They have just flipped the coin. ....   >>         Hard as it may be to believe, you are only worth w....   >>   15 Feb 2003      Quick response before I dash out. I believe in ....   >>         <>>         <>>         <> I hav....   >>         <>>         Jeez, I did not think I would stir this much emoti....   >>   14 Feb 2003      Stop whining. If you do not want to work 80 hours ....   >>      New Computer   Whenever people talk of getting laptops, I tend to....   >>   13 Feb 2003   What were your first....   at school:: BBC micro at home:: 286 with 640k r....   >>      Out of work? Don't t....   The BW site seems to have added a dedicated B scho....   >>         I attended a few of MBA roadshows by some of the t....   >>   11 Feb 2003   Career Strategy   Current Title:: Financial Analyst Strategy:: avo....   >>   10 Feb 2003   Universal Business A....   Snake Oil The site screams scam. Then you read ....   >>      ...another reason no....   Philip, I too will repeat what I said earlier. ....   >>         One more thing.... How many of the 1200 databases ....   >>         The assumption that controlling access to the data....   >>   08 Feb 2003   Nice software compan....   I hate buttons. I hate them as a user, and I ha....   >>   07 Feb 2003   T1 line is outdated!....   Joel Direct question - do you moderate these bo....   >>      IT Outsourcing Overs....   Daniel, I sort of agree with you. The article does....   >>      Space Shuttle Columb....   A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a....   >>   06 Feb 2003   Discussion board sof....   that was supposed to be http://www.hotscripts.co....   >>         without a bit more detail, it is quite hard to rec....   >>      IT Outsourcing Overs....   All those who have problems with IT jobs moving of....   >>      Max # of Columns in ....   just out of interest, why is db not an option?   >>         I totally agree with Albert on this one. My fir....   >>      Website statistical ....   I have used awStats before, and I found it more th....   >>      How fast is your int....   note to self ... leave london and move to US. w....   >>   05 Feb 2003   Free database modell....   there are a number of tools that could fit your bi....   >>         http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/results.aspx?pr....   >>   04 Feb 2003   Work Dress Code   Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or ....   >>   24 Jan 2003   Light, open-source w....   openacs also has a university program called dotLR....   >>   15 Jan 2003   Years of experience   companies are happy with xyz. If you think they ar....   >>      Mad   I totally agree with TonyE. When the PHB decides t....   >>   14 Jan 2003   What do you guys mak....   To be fair to Case, I think he did what was best f....   >>      Joel on Software For....   the slashdot first post syndrome :)   >>         one line posts, which are not too dissimilar to   >>         I hope this does not lead to   >>   09 Jan 2003   Supporting a Web sit....   John C. I would second what a lot of other user....   >>   08 Jan 2003   How do you get a pro....   Yo angry I totally agree with Sam. 1. You ar....   >>   07 Jan 2003   best way to learn SQ....   (I purposely left out a PK in the child ta....   >>   03 Jan 2003      Albert, there is a small problem with your data mo....   >>   28 Dec 2002   Pie Splitting in a n....   IANAL= I am not a lawyer   >>   23 Dec 2002   changing skill sets   <> - Do you even work in America? NO. I ....   >>   21 Dec 2002      Bella, in the past, you have posted wierd comments....   >>   20 Dec 2002   I'm Peeved ...   In rip-off-britain however, the 'used' prices on a....   >>      changing skill sets   Bella, get a clue. IBs have been laying off, bu....   >>   19 Dec 2002      sroy check out this website... http://www.w....   >>         sroy, 1. buy a book on advanced finance... so....   >>      Pie Splitting in a n....   Not too informed on corporate law in the US (where....   >>   18 Dec 2002   unprofessional progr....   degree in Finance and Strategy -> mgmt consultancy....   >>      Similarities between....   Both programming and prostitution learned by watch....   >>         I think prostitution more akin to XP. Some basi....   >>      Total Information Aw....   Dude, its already happening. The cool thing abo....   >>      Pie Splitting in a n....   I am going to throw a spanner in the works, and pr....   >>   17 Dec 2002   Designing a huge doc....   KJKJ, I agree with a lot of what you are saying, b....   >>      Mr. Moneybags   Anyone here read Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand?   >>   16 Dec 2002   Designing a huge doc....   I totally agree with Bill. The only problem wit....   >>   13 Dec 2002   Recruitment is just like dating   >>   11 Dec 2002   Naked Objects   Richard ... my bad (sort of). I had not tried t....   >>   10 Dec 2002   Looking smart   Yo Dodo. You really do sound a bit dodo, or pos....   >>      Naked Objects   Neil... can you use Visual Studio for GPL projects....   >>         When I was playing with the framework, I kept thin....   >>   09 Dec 2002   Success in Life =   s e x   >>      Your favorite tool t....   openACS is tops. I have not used zope, but open....   >>      Naked Objects   I agree with Ged. I downloaded it, and it makes....   >>      Intelligence   'You don't seem to realize that a poor person who ....   >>   06 Dec 2002      the delphi oracle said of all the greeks, I was th....   >>   05 Dec 2002   Hiring   All I am suggesting is that we *ALL* have to be pr....   >>         'Don't worry, I won't hire overseas when people in....   >>   04 Dec 2002   Reverse Engineering ....   Check out Win Design. It automatically groups tabl....   >>      Handling the telepho....   The same applies to SMS on mobiles Two great thin....   >>   03 Dec 2002   When are web-based a....   Remember security.... Web apps with data on your s....   >>   25 Nov 2002   Trial-ware expiratio....   Whatever you do, do not disable the save function.....   >>   22 Nov 2002   How many gas station....   Just read the Joel article... he says 'Of course i....   >>   17 Nov 2002   OT? Source control f....   my bad... the dotLRN url is http://dotlrn.org and ....   >>         If all they did was copy files to the server, then....   >>      Dead wood II   I would second Alberto... provide a weekly progres....   >>   16 Nov 2002   Competing Offers -- ....   Simple, tell your manager that you want to stay, b....   >>      Mathematics Software....   I would tend to agree with a lot of the previous p....   >>      Software Quotations   one of the more interesting things I have ever com....   >>   14 Nov 2002   "Next Big Thing."   next big thing ... ... overweight Americans ....   >>   13 Nov 2002   Graduate school   most top mba schools will ask two key themes when ....   >>   11 Nov 2002   how do you manage yo....   Like Jack, I have what is known as the Bachelor's ....   >>   10 Nov 2002   Revenue   I'm another one backing Greenspun. The man was ....   >>      Filemaker And cowork....   Like someone said earlier on. Concentrate on the d....   >>   06 Nov 2002   good catch Joel   First thing that came to mind, was this quotation....   >>   04 Nov 2002   Version of ms-office....   to be honest, I don't think you will find too many....   >>   30 Oct 2002   Enjoyable experience....   As a non developer - McKinsey Inc. (yes the consul....   >>   29 Oct 2002   Making life make sense   >>   23 Oct 2002   What kind of PDAs yo....   pb, on the contrary.... I think with increasingly ....   >>   22 Oct 2002   Beware of the UML snake-oil salesmen   >>   22 Oct 2002      Palm Vx, although I am looking into the new all in....   >>   13 Oct 2002   Nobel Prize-winner h....   J.D. Apologies for misunderstanding you, but you d....   >>   12 Oct 2002   How is the SAP R/3 A....   depends where in the world you are.... In the UK, ....   >>      Evolt Article: Macro....   for most people out there, wyswig is the way to de....   >>      Nobel Prize-winner h....   Just adding to what Robin said, I still find it ha....   >>   08 Oct 2002   Buying hardware in E....   Ben: you are right, it is http://www.cdwow.co.uk o....   >>   07 Oct 2002      Ditto for music... if you are in the UK, and are l....   >>      Volunteer Programmin....   Bella, looking for a job involves not only trawlin....   >>         I'll play Devil's Advocate, but I think 1-2 hours ....   >>   03 Oct 2002   Why you should (not?....   Just me (Sir to you), 'Now I can sell you a licens....   >>   02 Oct 2002   Tools to support bra....   I agree with anon. Some users are truly brain dead....   >>   25 Sep 2002   Good FAQ manager wit....   Hi Fred Check out http://www.hotscripts.com/PH....   >>      Appalachian appellat....   Where I come from, a lot of places were named by t....   >>      Why you should (not?....   Just me (Sir to you), what planet are YOU>>         Hey Jeff, Thank you for the Baen Library link.....   >>   24 Sep 2002   Programming for the ....   Check out Philip Greespun'ssite. http://philip.gre....   >>   23 Sep 2002   Make it too easy, an....   Well put Geoff!   >>   20 Sep 2002   Favorite Science/Mat....   Meno - Plato Pi in the sky - John D Barrow    >>   19 Sep 2002   software secrets exp....   Time to pull out my baseball bats and get mediaeva....   >>   18 Sep 2002   One Stop Platforms v....   'can the software industry keep up with itself' ....   >>   17 Sep 2002   Make it too easy, an....   Paulo A word, ... Honour, and an unquestioned f....   >>      New Articles   Sammy wrote 'be motivated by profit, workers just ....   >>   16 Sep 2002   Make it too easy, an....   I totally agree with Erik. If you are the manager ....   >>      New Articles   Ged, I think that you missed the spirit of my post....   >>   13 Sep 2002      Hi Ged All I am saying is that so many companie....   >>         Matt H. It's 7:30 am on a Friday morning and I ....   >>   11 Sep 2002   Outsourcing limits i....   _The apology of Tapiwa_ Driver wrote. 'tapiwa, ....   >>   10 Sep 2002      These chaps say it more eloquently and succintly t....   >>         One of the themes I almost see running through thi....   >>   09 Sep 2002      Dunno, the very reason you give: 'they care about ....   >>         I totally agree with anon. I actually think that o....   >>      Job Interviews   silence != no I remember reading Liar's Poker b....   >>   07 Sep 2002      Hiring in internal companies is fraught with inter....   >>      Marketplace Research....   Hey Robin, I will remember the anal-ists jibe ....   >>   06 Sep 2002      David, trust no one. Robin, they might not pull th....   >>   30 Aug 2002   Weblog Tools   Greymatter is by a long way the best 'script' I ha....   >>      High Stakes no priso....   thought to self - can't wait to see the Phil Green....   >>      What would you?   throw a party and invite us all :)   >>   24 Aug 2002   how can i protect my....   have a name like Tapiwa ... http://www.tapiwa.com ....   >>   21 Aug 2002   Top programming lang....   Mr Jack... think of all the huge 4x4s (landcruiser....   >>      dead trees versions?....   Jagdish, JD this is so true. I have seen that happ....   >>   20 Aug 2002   dead trees versions??   >>   20 Aug 2002   Paper-and-ink beats ....   easy on the eyes and can take it anywhere. Unt....   >>   17 Aug 2002   Hiring Project Manag....   The first lot I would eliminate the ones that have....   >>   16 Aug 2002   non-tech books you r....   Meno by Plato What is man?? by Mark Twain    >>   15 Aug 2002   MS Content Managemen....   http://openacs.org and http://dotlrn.openforce.net....   >>         CMS is I think the only IT area where people are s....   >>      Why you should norma....   I agree with Albert.... right tool for the right j....   >>   14 Aug 2002      if free form text rather than combo boxes is your ....   >>      CS - MIT, Stanford, ....   What follows is a transcript of the speech deliver....   >>   05 Aug 2002   Estimating Softare D....   whatever you do, make sure everyone understands th....   >>      What if smart people....   MBAs from Harvard are not necessarily the smartest....   >>      how to get respect f....   Like Joel says, your job is to make their's easier....   >>   01 Aug 2002   WhatTimeisit   they even have the UK wrong! Eight hours behind. ....   >>      Where to get ideas?   Hey Steve. I think the oil company execs deserv....   >>      Beyond coding?   every senior manager needs to read the dialogues o....   >>      So, Joel, what did y....   that was supposed to be T-Bone. I figure if my ....   >>         if it did not bleed on the way to the table, I am ....   >>      Being Better Organis....   what's with this phobia of overtime?? I beleive....   >>      Are you working for ....   beware of the anti-cargo-cult. This is where so....   >>   23 Jul 2002   Knowledge work this!   a knowledge worker is someone who has interesting ....   >>   19 Jul 2002   re: Listen.com..   to be honest, with a lot of the music the record c....   >>   17 Jun 2002   Palm-capable web-bas....   http://openacs.org openACS might fit the bill. ....   >>   28 Jan 2002   Paying Double Salary   I remember reading somewhere on Phil Greenspun's s....   >>

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