Month: July 2007
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Inbox Zero
There’s an e-mail concept called Inbox Zero, the term was coined by a guy named Merlin Mann who is somewhat of an expert in practical GTD (getting things done) and generally improving how you work. Or at least how I work. He has a website called 43folders where you can find some good posts and…
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Ohio Ramblings
I’m back in Columbus Ohio, finishing up my third and final week on site at my new job/new project. I’ll be honest, I can’t wait to get home. I’ve only been home for 1.5-2 days a week, for the last few weeks, and that’s sandwiched in between all day travel on both ends, and massive…
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Why Oracle makes me nuts
When left to my own devices I tend to use PostgreSQL or MySQL. They’re both free, open source, run on every platform I use, and I understand how to use them, tune them, etc…. However, when I’m building an application and database scripts that will be deployed on Oracle, and using an application which doesn’t…
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Tom Bihn Id bag
Some forum posters wonder about the capacity of the small-ish Tom Bihn Id bag. I just used mine to travel all day. This is what I had in it: It wasn’t full. I could have easily added more books or a fall weight coat, or…. It’s the perfect bag for traveling as far as I’m…
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Odd Video Store in Columbus
This was next door to the grocery store:
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Columbus
It’s hot here. I’ve taken my third shower today. The apartment I’m in is very nice, although has some oddities. For instance, there’s no soap. There are about 20 small conditioner bottles. And zero shampoo bottles. Things like that. So I had to go shopping. Unfortunately the closest grocery store was just over a mile…