Jack of all trades; Master of one.
Robert McLaws responded to my post from yesterday about the responsibility of component vendors. Robert’s comment reflected his view as a vendor (Robert sells components too, though my company hasn’t currently established a relationship with his company via Xtras.Net for no other reason than I just learned about his products.) Robert states: I believe that …
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I often read about buggy software and how vendors should be held accountable. Usually it is from someone writing is USA Today or the Wall Street Journal probably quoting a lawyer or policitian who has never programmed a day in their life, but I also hear it when the Linux zealots blast Windows. However what …
I just read a disturbing post over at Robert McLaws‘ blog about ComponentOne. Full disclosure for those of you who are unaware, I run a component reseller that sells ComponentOne’s products as well as many vendors. Our websites are located at Xtras.Net and VBxtras. Robert was upset because he had received a free copy of …
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Numerous people have (ahem) commented on my blogging style using words like “long winded.” Well, yeah. I’ve always felt like if I’m going to write, I need to completely cover a topic. However, it seems blogging follows a different set of rules. So I’m going to try a new style; shorter posts where I revisit …
It has been one hell of a week, as the title suggests! After getting back from VSLive I had over 300 emails in my inbox after the spam filter did its job, most of which required much more than just a read and delete. Hopefully this weekend I’ll catch up enough to start posting again. …