Archive for September, 2008

Houston Alt.NET Geek Dinner on Thurs. Oct 2nd

On Thursday (Oct. 2) the Houston Alt.NET Group will meet at Ziggy’s Healthy Grill for their latest Geek Dinner.  Come join us as we eat some more healthy dishes and talk about improving ourselves in the realm of .NET development.
What: Houston Alt.NET Geek Dinner
When: Thursday, October 2, 2008 at 6:30pm-8:30pm
Where: Ziggy’s Healthy Grill (2202 West [...]


links for 2008-09-30

Step By Step: How to Use Custom Windows Visual Styles
(tags: windows themes lifehacker customize)

Caroline Collective – a coworking space in Houston Texas catering to artists and the tech community. Rent an office like an Executive Suite or stop by for a wifi enabled work space for the day! ::
(tags: houston work workenvironment)


links for 2008-09-29

Vincent Sibal's Blog : Check out the WPF Application Quality Guide v0.3
(tags: .net microsoft wpf guidelines)

.NET Coding Standard & Code Review Points
(tags: .net standards programming)


Daily Photo (2008-09-28)

Restarting the vanity that is daily photos (going to try to stay up on this)
Daily Photo (2008-09-28)
Originally uploaded by mkoby47


links for 2008-09-27

Radical Approach to Therapy for Anxiety Disorder — Anxiety, Panic & Health
(tags: anxiety depression medical)


links for 2008-09-26

Amazon AWS vs. Rackspace and Akamai - Scott builds Software
(tags: hosting amazon)

Mike Brittain » Blog Archive » How We Built a Web Hosting Infrastructure on EC2
(tags: web development architecture amazon hosting aws)


Consulting Consultants: Expanding Your Skillset

Your skillset is your most important asset in consulting. You want to keep it honed and you want to be constantly expanding it. If one area of your skillset becomes unmarketable, you want to have other things that can get you hired and/or keep you billing. Expanding your skillset is one of the best investments you can make in yourself and in your future.


Consulting Consultants: What’s Your Skillset?

A skillset is like you own personal toolbox. In construction you have guys that specialize in concrete, sawing, and even high buildings work. Each has their own set of tools for their specific task. You as a consultant will have your own toolset that you developed overtime.