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Hello. I am Joel Marcey, author of this personal blog.
Check out my joint venture with acclaimed programming language instructor, Rex Jaeschke, called Programming Classroom
I am also owner of Twin Roots, a consulting and software development company.
Monthly Archives: November 2007
When Is It Inappropriate To Blog?
I came across an interesting blog post today about Google’s Intranet infrastructure. You can read the post for yourself, but let’s just say it gives what appears to be inside information about how the Google intranet is structured, some of … Continue reading
Is Changing the Look and Feel of a Blog a Good Idea?
If you have kept up with my blog with any regularity, you will notice as you read this post that I changed the look and feel of the blog(this assumes you are reading this at http://joelmarcey.com and not from an … Continue reading
Micro-ISV: Working on Multiple Projects at the Same Time?
I believe I have decided on my first Micro-ISV projects; three to be exact. One is a primarily web-based effort. Another is a primarily desktop application. And one is just a fairly simple tool. My contracting work supposedly ends in … Continue reading
Westward Bound
Well, it is official. We are heading back West; California to be specific. This is going to be happening in mid-late December. California has appeal for many reasons: My wife got a part time job at our old company. She … Continue reading
10 Types Of Programmers
I read an interesting, and rather humorous, commentary about the 10 types of programmers you will find out in the field. My thinking is that many software developers fall into more than one of these camps depending on the situation. For … Continue reading
Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) – Initial Impressions
OK, I have been able to “play” with Leopard a little bit and here are my initial impressions: My System MacBook Pro 15″, 2.2 GHz Core 2 Duo, 2 GB RAM, 100 GB Hard Drive Best Feature Spaces. Having different … Continue reading
Why is Gmail Still Called Beta Software?
I have been using Gmail since early 2005. I believe I was an early adopter. It was called “beta” software back then. Perfectly sensible. OK, it is late 2007. I have over 5000 messages in my inbox (and that is … Continue reading
Pirates of Silicon Valley
I just watched Pirates of Silicon Valley (again). It was originally a TNT made-for-TV movie, it came out on DVD/VHS a few years back, and apparently it is on YouTube as well. For a techy person like me, this movie was … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Gates, Computer History, Movies, Steve Jobs
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