Monthly Archives: April 2013

“Effective C++” : Part 2

Posted on April 15, 2013 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

In this post I bring you back to Scott Meyers book on effective C++ programming. We will consider the next four tips and hopefully add them to our programming arsenal. What follows is my take on the next four tips: … Continue reading →

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What is an ITSP?

Posted on April 12, 2013 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

An ITSP is an Internet Telephony Service Provider which means that they have gear that can translate phone calls from packets that travel over the Internet to audio calls that travel through the PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network). The PSTN … Continue reading →

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“Effective C++” : Part 1

Posted on April 11, 2013 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

Effective C++ is a book published by Scott Meyers that is currently in its third edition. The first time I heard of the book was when I toured a gaming company in London Ontario. The company in question, purchases a … Continue reading →

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Virtual Employees?

Posted on April 10, 2013 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

So here’s a new twist. http://www.virtualemployee.com/ is a site where you can setup a virtual office in India. They claim to be able to pair resources with each customer so that you have you own virtual office staff. Your virtual … Continue reading →

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The news media

Posted on April 9, 2013 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

I was recently in Oklahoma city where I was visiting with my wife’s family. We talked about a great many things, but one thing that we talked about was how the media never really seems to get the story right. … Continue reading →

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Reader feedback

Posted on April 8, 2013 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

Hey readers, I passed my second degree black belt physical and written tests (Tae-Kwon Do). It started with a one hour written test, then three sets of two minutes of skipping, then five sets of fifty pushups, five sets of … Continue reading →

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How the changing workplace stays the same…

Posted on April 5, 2013 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

For the past five weeks I have been testing the waters with respect to the job market in the Ottawa area and I was pleased to find that tech industry is growing. Growth presents it’s own challenges though and hiring … Continue reading →

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What are design patterns?

Posted on April 4, 2013 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

Design patterns are elements of re-usable object oriented code that were first defined by Gamma, Helm, Johnson and Vlissides in 1995. These four authors are sometimes referred to as “the gang of four”. If you have looked at any recently … Continue reading →

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A second career ??

Posted on April 3, 2013 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

I know a number of people who for one reason or another, have decided to search for a second career. In many cases these people had decided on a first career that was something that made an income, but was … Continue reading →

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Server Down

Posted on April 2, 2013 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

Sorry about being off the air for a few days. I was out of the country and my service provide managed to mess up my server’s connection. I’m back and so is the server so hopefully all will be good … Continue reading →

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