May 2006 - Posts

Big Brother is dying! It's the effect of producing "Reality TV"!
28 May 06 09:45 PM | davidlem | 10 Comments   

Anyone been watching Big Brother lately? I have to admit, I really enjoyed the first season of BB, and every since then, it has got progressively worse. Now, the sceptic in me always believed that some part of the show was produced, if even just to smoothen Read More...

Who writes the "computer" lines in movies!?
24 May 06 10:52 PM | davidlem | 8 Comments   

I can't take it anymore, seriously. I'm watching an old episode of NCIS , and the character Gibbs is visiting a naval "computer" facility with the "rookie" McGee, who has been identified through a very loose implication as some form of "geek". Anyway, Read More...

It's Sleet Geek 2006 at Perisher! Career development to your boss, boondoggle for everyone else!
23 May 06 07:23 PM | davidlem | 1 Comments   

Rory is organising a catch-up at Perisher around August. Sounds like a good way to network with he broader community, while having a bunch of fun at the same time! Cruise over to his forum and say thy peace! I’ll be there for sure, pass the word Read More...

Tech.Ed 2006 Australia Site! I know famous people!
23 May 06 07:12 PM | davidlem | 4 Comments   

You know when you know someone of celebrity status, you get to claim a certain level of separation degree? Well, I was checking out the Australian Tech.Ed 2006 site, and recognised a few faces! Based on their success and celebrity, my lunch box just grew Read More...

Innovation 2006! Kind of like Eurovision for Developers!
16 May 06 06:48 PM | davidlem | 1 Comments   

Deeps (who’s blog hasn’t been updated since October 2005 because of the little known “Blog Strike” of September 2005), pinged me about Innovation 2006 . What is Innovation 2006? It’s a technical training event for Vista and Read More...

What's with the "programming test"!?
16 May 06 06:29 PM | davidlem | 44 Comments   

I was having a chat to a mate of mine this morning, who had just returned from a job interview where they had asked him to conduct a programming test. I asked him what the test entailed, and what more importantly was the point of said test. His answer Read More...

SQL Server Express with Advanced Services! Rock your Kasbah!
16 May 06 03:56 PM | davidlem | 1 Comments   

Check this out: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=4C6BA9FD-319A-4887-BC75-3B02B5E48A40&displaylang=en So you can install SQL Server Express with Advanced Services, and now get access to: SQL Server Express Management Studio Read More...

"S" Plates for Oldies!
15 May 06 02:28 AM | davidlem | 9 Comments   

I was driving home from the shops on Saturday, and something occurred to me. Senior drivers should be made to display “S” plates on their cars. Now before I attract the ire of the elderly community, allow me to expatiate ;{o I was driving Read More...

Scrimmage Outcomes - Session 1!
15 May 06 01:50 AM | davidlem | 3 Comments   

In a previous post , I mentioned I was working with a customer on migrating their codebase from classic ASP and VB6 to ASP.NET and .NET using a technique I call “scrimmages”. Well, Friday was the first training session, and the format was Read More...

How to fix the comment spam problem!
09 May 06 06:27 PM | davidlem | 3 Comments   

I’m thinking out loud that someone must have thought of this already, but I reckon their should be an option in blog software to classify a post for contribution. What I mean is, sometimes I post stuff, that has no contribution value, as in, it’s Read More...

Why you should get a degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering!
09 May 06 06:10 PM | davidlem | 15 Comments   

Well firstly, let’s cover off the obvious, because you will be the envy of your friends and also become more good looking. No, seriously! Anyhoo, why post such an article? I’m back on the train (jeez, the ole’ VLine is definitely getting Read More...

Customer Consiglieri! It's all about R E S P E C T!
09 May 06 05:37 PM | davidlem | 6 Comments   

I’m on the VLine train on the way to Geelong, for my second day of guest lectures at Deakin University. I decided to catch the train yesterday for two reasons: 1. I need to build muscle around public transport before Microsoft Melbourne’s Read More...

Tim's Top 5 of SharePoint 2007 Business Wants!
04 May 06 04:58 PM | davidlem | 0 Comments   

Great article by Tim on what he thinks will be the Top 5 of What Businesses Want from SharePoint 2007!! http://timwragg.blogspot.com/2006/05/sharepoint-2007-top-5-of-what.html And there is even a picture! http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3160/858/1600/workflow.jpg Read More...

Get Little! It's MEDC Time! And it's in Melbourne!
03 May 06 03:06 PM | davidlem | 1 Comments   

OK, so Scotty (pictured left, doing his “I want your money” gesture) just clued me up about MEDC , or the Mobile and Embedded Developer Conference to the unwashed (like moi). It’s on this year in beautiful sunny Melbourne on the 25th Read More...