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Approaching Inbox Zero in Gmail
Earlier this year (yes I meant to send this out much earlier) I went to a meetup hosted by my local PyLadies group. There Tracy Osborn of Wedding Lovely and Hello Web App fame gave an amazing talk about marketing for developers. I was truly inspired by the talk, and I feel it was very…
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Spring Cleaning for 2013
With Easter just around the corner and possibly spring coming shortly after–Canadians have to wait a bit longer for spring t0 properly arrive and winter to make her final exit–that it would make sense to update my blog. Many things have changed in the past few weeks . Like we have a new pope, Pope…
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Keeping Track of Time – Part 1 – Recognizing the Problem
I have a confession to make. Like many other software developers, my time estimates are seem to vary from real time. Yes, giving accurate time estimates are a difficult task, especially ones that are over long extended periods of time. Add on top of that time seems like an illusion at times, and you have…
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Nokia N900 – The Penguin Has Landed
You may have noticed that I’ve dropped off the side of the Internet somewhat. Life can get busy at times, especially for someone who sometimes gets muddled up with time management and priorities. Another compelling reason for this is that I recently bought a Nokia N900. And I’m still getting used to incorporating it into…
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Welcome to 2010. Where the Hell is My Robotic Servant?
Happy New Year to all my readers! 2009 was quite an emotional year: the first batch of my close friends got married, a death in the family, the ups and downs of dating, professional life and all that jazz. Last year I’ve felt I’ve grown like no other year. I started work in 2008. But…
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Tired but Catching Up
Stayed up late last night, and feeling rather tired today as a result. Still I’m pleased to have caught up on an important task. Next time there will be less hassle if I keep things up-to-date on a daily or almost daily basis. A systematic, disciplined and regular approach to tasks has certainly meant that…
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What’s Next?
The weekend turned out hectic but productive enough. I enjoyed the company Christmas party on Saturday night. Great venue, pretty fun, love the concept of an open bar. 😛 This morning marks the start of a hectic week, which I hope will mean my finally catching up on all my overdo communications and organizational work. …
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Update – A Week in Review
This has been quite a busy week in hindsight. I managed to build up my portfolio and work on my professional image. I managed to restart my coding and writing projects. And I’ve finished up on my correspondences. I look back and I’m quite proud of my achievements. I just wish I could move such…
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Hectic Day
I guess this comes of procrastination and of enjoying one’s weekend. All that work that accumulates, and now I look in fear at the height of the pile. What can I say, inbox anxiety is a very real syndrome even if the inbox is virtualized. The cost of adding to the pile has decreased thanks…
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Its Been a While
Wow, its amazing much one can do if one sits down and just concentrates on a single task. Yesterday proved a rather productive day, in terms of writing correspondences. Also I managed to get a fair bit of writing and coding done too. I apologize for everyone who expected me to answer back sooner. Some…