Being quite a softy, sometimes when a client would call me to ask me for help, I would give them my time and attention, and never broach the subject of payment. They would assume that if I didn’t mention anything, it was a freebie, and I’d be left with a feeling of being used and [...]
Archive > May 2006
I’ve learned… that good friends tell the truth
I had lunch with a friend today, and we talked about some of the issues that have been troubling me recently. Being a good, loving friend, he spoke honestly, and corrected me in a few areas where I was being immature.
Thanks to his willingness to step out and confront me on these areas, I’m now [...]
I appreciate… electricity
Funny how you don’t appreciate something until you loose it. The past two days, and today in particular, we’ve been having serious power problems here at the Funky Penguin offices. We’re no closer to having them resolved, and I’ve taken to keeping a 5m extention cable at my desk, so that I can switch my [...]
The value of accurate record keeping
Today I learned the value of accurate record keeping. I started recording my finances using MoneyDance, and was able, last night, with the “touch of a button”, to pull a report on my reimbursable credit card expenses for the month.
With a flourish, I zapped the report into Excel, make the necessary comments, and emailed it [...]
SyncToy 1.2 Available
Microsoft SyncToy 1.2 is now available! I stumbled across it when trying to link my previous post to the download page
Apparently, the new features are as follows:
In March 2006 we again listened to feedback and release v1.2, which fixes a bug caused by Daylight Saving Time changes, and also added some documentation updates.
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Backups
Today I realised (again) the importance of having backup procedures in place. A client’s laptop crashed, he’s leaving the country in five days, and all his work for this overseas project is stored on a now-deceased hard drive.
I’ve never been good at manually doing backups - at the moment, I use Microsoft SyncToy to run [...]
Harvest Moon
This was my first attempt at creative writing - I entered the montly ACWClub writing competition. It was finished with about 30 seconds to spare from the 12pm DST deadline, without even the chance of a proofread. Enjoy!
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Michael Jeffreys rocked back in his chair, his feet on the desk, and a mug of coffee in [...]
