Jeffrey Wall's WebLog : Non Computer Related

Double Buffer

Jeffrey Wall — Wed, 22 Sep 2004 19:27:00 GMT

In a project planning meeting recently, I heard a coworker say "Double Buffer". I figured that he meant a performance technique for animation or networking:

http://www.codeproject.com/java/javadoublebuffer.asp

or like:

http://www.usenix.org/publications/library/proceedings/osdi99/full_papers/pai/pai_html/node20.html

But he actually meant doubling the time estimate for each task in our project. I couldn't stop myself from immediately suggesting that he read the book 'Critical Chain':

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0884271536/104-9443640-3586327

Or for a quicker overview:

http://www.processimpact.com/articles/rainyday.pdf

bloggerpreneurs

Jeffrey Wall — Mon, 15 Mar 2004 17:16:00 GMT

I try to scan the WSJ every day. It helps me keep in touch with the world outside of technology. Today there was a good article about advertisements in blogs - and it had the word: bloggerpreneurs. What a cool word.

Sorry about the big ugly URL. Ugh.

http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB107930372750054907,00.html

Wow, my name is famous even if I'm not

Jeffrey Wall — Fri, 09 Jan 2004 22:23:00 GMT

In Korby Parnell's “GoogleGreatness” http://weblogs.asp.net/korbyp/archive/2004/01/09/49145.aspx he mentions that he is currently ranked number three for his last name.

I couldn't resist finding out where I rank at- and entering Jeff Wall into google didn't turn me up at all. Instead I learned about an artist http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/wall_jeff.html and I just purchased a collection of his work for the coffeetable from amazon. Hey, support someone with the same name as me!

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/3882438673/102-1155777-5710505?v=glance