Category Archives: Computing

Google: So Bad, It’s Good

June 5, 2006 – 9:06 pm

Google’s coming out with a web-based spreadsheet and Tom Foremski is not amused:
[Is] it okay for Google to compete with many smaller companies, using its massive scale, integrating the applications into its platform - and not even bother to try and monetize those applications? And it is not even in its mission?
It is certainly not […]

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Becoming an Expert: Mindful Practice, Constant Improvement, Again and Again

May 24, 2006 – 5:35 pm

Is there something you wish you were expert at? Tennis or golf? Web design? Coding with Ruby or Ajax, perhaps Java? Writing, fiction or non? Parenting, maybe? The most exciting news I’ve read recently says that if you want to be an expert and you put in the time and effort, you can do it. […]

By Anne Z | Also posted in Coding, Mindfulness | Comments (23)

My MacBook Is About to Launch… Or Maybe Chew Some Cud

May 13, 2006 – 5:26 pm

I guess I just hadn’t exercised it enough, because up until today I hadn’t been bothered by noise or heat. Today, as I prepare my portfolio and biography pages as a continued press towards Release 2.0 of my technology career, my MacBook is mooing and revving its engine. I’m not sure whether to keep working […]

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Can’t-Do-Without Blogging Tools

May 5, 2006 – 5:11 pm

Scott Mark is curious about what offline blog tools people use and mentions w.bloggar and Qumana, neither of which I’m familiar with. However, I’m working every day getting my blogging and development and general computing environment set up for maximum production of hot air, so I’m curious what tools you can’t do without.
Here’s my setup […]

By Anne Z | Also posted in Blogging | Comments (10)

Macs: The Good, The Bad, The Inexplicable

April 23, 2006 – 9:19 am

My old eMachines desktop arrived in Denver shortly after I did. Unfortunately, I apparently hadn’t packed it well enough for the plane and truck trip, because it was clear when I booted it that the hard drive was suffering from Alzheimer’s. I took that as a sign from the gods of geekdom that I should […]

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Gone to the Beach

February 28, 2006 – 5:00 pm

God, Maui is beautiful, isn’t it? I took this picture on Keawakapu Beach at midday yesterday when I decided to go to the beach instead of writing a blog post. In one month I am moving with my husband, three kids, and dog to Denver. My priorities now are making a smooth transition for my […]

By Anne Z | Also posted in Personal, Web Design, XML | Comments (9)