Friday, November 03, 2006

FRIDAY BRAIN DUMP

Been busy not being busy these last few weeks. I wrapped up my latest client engagement last week and I’m looking forward to a few months’ respite. Professionally, I intend to delve into the pain points faced by the transition between Lotus Domino development and Java Server Faces (JSF/J2EE) development. Hopefully, I can learn something and come up with enough material to create a seminar. Otherwise, I may just throw myself back into the consulting field or cast my net for full-time employment (egads!)

I’m hearing that Microsoft’s next version of Windows (Vista) doesn’t allow you to save to the desktop. This sucks for me as saving my current work to the desktop is a part of my work habit –I “archive” my work to its eventual permanent location when I’m done.

Getting our eldest into a quality playgroup for next fall meant making decisions and placing a deposit this week –a traumatic experience for Casa Del Gimlet as we now have to contemplate sending our little poozle out of the nest and into the world. It’s still the better part of a year away, but sobering, nonetheless.

I still pine for the day Sprint releases the Q on its network.

My friend M runs the marathon for the umpteenth time Sunday, go Bodie!

Do Whiskyfest tickets come with a designated driver? Tune in Tuesday morning for the answer.

Welcome to the right coast, Ellen, Stuart and Judah. We look forward to making introductions all around and catching up. Ellen, for ye uninformed, was with me from the beginning.

Mennu is a mensch. (crazy shades notwithstanding) visit his blog. Heed his advice. Listen to his mix.

1 comment:

mennu said...

Thanks for the plug. I actually have a new mix in the works right now. Give me a week or two on it.

It was truly a pleasure running around our hometown two weeks ago through a misty rainfall. The scotch wasn't half bad either.

As to your desktop issue: I hate files that get stuck on my desktop. In real life I'm a messy desk person, but I keep my virtual world up to starfleet regulations. So, my method is as follows: I have a folder in "My Documents" called "Desktop Stuff" (at least that's what I call it at work, the one at home has a Desktop Schist folder) and all my downloads go there by default.
Just one man's method.

Alright, enough banter!