Monthly Archives: May 2013

Learning from those who came before us…

A couple of days ago I wrote a post on respecting our elders. Since then I have been thinking about how we could change what we do to encourage and benefit from elder participation. Many companies have adviser positions where … Continue reading

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Being an Independant contractor

I did some reading this week to try to determine what it means to be an independent contractor in Ontario. It turns out that the Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA) has a different view than most of the industry and it … Continue reading

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Respect your elders…

Hey Readers, It’s spring in Canada and although the weather could be a bit nicer, it’s time to follow my mother’s advice and “Go outside to blow the stink off”. I’m not sure where that saying came from or what … Continue reading

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“Effective C++” : Part 5

In this next section we will look at C++ interfaces. With any programming problem we must first understand the use cases and the problem. Once we have a handle on what we are trying to accomplish we need to define … Continue reading

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A life moment…

Hey Readers, My mom (Mary Eileen Teresa Wood – Gillette) passed away today (Saturday May 11) at St. Joseph’s Villa in her home town of Cornwall Ontario. She is survived by her children Alfred (Me), Paul, Nelson and Karen. Her … Continue reading

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Making money writing apps

Over the past few years I have been lucky enough to be paid to learn how to write mobile apps. I already was a trained and experience software designer, but mobile apps were something new and refreshing. Over the course … Continue reading

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Contracting

Over the course of my career I have always been a fan of hiring R&D staff. Many people feel that the true value of a Tech company is it’s people. There is allot of truth to that statement, but it … Continue reading

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Becoming a GIT master :Step 1

Version control systems come and go. I started with CVS then moved to subversion and now GIT. Apple uses GIT for all of it’s x-code projects but remember that one of the primary rules of a generalists is to stick … Continue reading

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Will India and China rule the world?

The shear numbers with respect to population would seem to indicate that the most brilliant minds in the next few generations will come from the places with the largest population. I know that I have BLOG’ed about this before but … Continue reading

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Positive forces in life and business

Sometimes I worry about the next generation because they seem to have more negative forces in their lives than positive ones. The six o’clock news, politics at work, competition in its many forms and the Internet with its unfiltered view … Continue reading

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