Creating a CON folder

Posted by james on Feb 2, 2007 in arbitrary | 0 comments

Have you ever tried to create a folder named “CON” or “con” on your Windows PC?

Go ahead. Try it. Rename an existing folder or create a brand new one…

Let me know what you find.

THE geniosity

Posted by james on Jan 15, 2007 in arbitrary | 0 comments

Seth Godin asks a good question: Are you an “a” or a “the”?

What does he mean? By way of example, you’ve just arrived at THE blog of THE geniosity.

Are you THE …[FILL IN BLANK]…?

Hopefully you are aspiring to become a “the” at something. Here’s my list for now:

the husband
the father (in the future)
the creator of something EVERYBODY uses

What about you? Aspire to become something other than ordinary…

Stinky meat project

Posted by james on Jan 5, 2007 in arbitrary | 1 comment

Ok, I’ve just wasted an hour of my life. It’s your turn. Go read about the Stinky Meat Project… If you can handle looking at rotten meat.

I found this via this post: “January 4 links“

Using a keyboard and no mouse

Posted by james on Jan 4, 2007 in arbitrary | 0 comments

Coding Horror: Logging in with the Keyboard

Go read the above article. PLEASE! As the writer (Jeff Atwood) says:

Here’s what I’ve observed users doing, over and over again:

1. Move the mouse to the username field.
2. Click the mouse button.
3. Type a username.
4. Move the mouse to the password field.
5. Click the mouse button.
6. Type a password.
7. Move the mouse to the login button.
8. Click the mouse button.

Every time I watch someone do this, a little part of me dies inside. And I see it all the time.

My colleagues KNOW not to let me catch them doing this because I have a compulsion to teach them how to do things quicker.

I once got so frustrated I actually asked my boss if he knew the shortcut for copying and pasting…! It was all down-hill from there!