geniosity » arbitrary

Creating a CON folder

james — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 15:09:26 +0000

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

james — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 17:01:53 +0000

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

james — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 16:03:05 +0000

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

james — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 13:33:37 +0000

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!