Joe Stagner - Frustrated by Design !

In this months Linux User & Developer Magazine (that’s right I read lots of non-Microsoft Technology), there is an article titled “Patents, the commons & and theft of ideas. The article is written with enigmatic comments by Richard...

About a year ago I posted an enthusiastic complaint about the customer service I had been receiving at Verizon Wireless . I had been going to THIS STORE as it was the only Verizon Wireless store in town . The people there SUCK. Every time I went...

Recently I’ve been getting hammered with blog spam on www.JoeOn.net . My blog mirror blogs.msdn.com/joestagner runs on Community Server which does a better job of spam blocking but I don’t want to switch www.JoeOn.net to Community Server because...

When it comes to High-Tech-Gadgets I tend to be a pragmatist. I’m not a gadgets because they’re cool guy. For years I’ve tried to make the move to Windows Powered Phone devices. ….. and failed. I have kept coming...

The Code Room – Breaking Into Vegas – Is LIVE !!!! AIn December I wrote and co-produced a TV show. The burb is below – PLEASE watch itm blog about it and TELL EVREYONE !!! As part of our developer security campaign this year...

There are a number of items in my professional life that I would really not like to try to live without. One of them is my Garmin GPS. 4 ½ years ago I purchased my Garmin StreetPilot III at a local Computer City. My wife thoughts I was NUTS...

My experience with Oracle long predates my eployment at Microsoft. I never liked Oracle. Never liked their products, their business ethics, or their CEO ! Normaly I’m hesitant to laugh (at least publicaly) at a competitors difficulties...

I’m a HUGE fan of integrating 3rd party tools and libraries to the development process. All too often I find development managers that are penny wise and pound foolish. Opting not to let their development teams buy and try 3 rd party libraries only...