Category Archives: Technology

Where I talk about anything technology-related stuff that non-technical readers may become lost and disinterested in.

Technical Reading… for fun…

I got two technical books this Christmas dealing with Agile development: Craig Larman’s Agile and Iterative Development: A Manager’s Guide and Scott Ambler’s Agile Database Techniques. Although I haven’t sat down to read them cover-to-cover, I think that the subject material they cover is quite useful, especially if you are looking at getting into Agile software development, or would like to just know what it is.

One thing I noticed is that some of Ambler’s chapter content is much the same as his articles posted freely on his web site. So, if you’re hesitant to buy Ambler’s book, look through some of his vast collection of writings and see what he has to say for yourself.

Shifting Focus

I haven’t had anything worth mentioning for a while now, mostly because I haven’t had much going on worth mentioning. Yes, I’m super busy at work and, yes, I am enjoying it (as much as one can enjoy work), but that leaves little time for other things in life. At least for now.

So, I’m shifting focus of this blog (after only a few short posts…) to topics that surround my work. Maybe I’ll have more to write about now that I’ve defined a scope of topics with which to write.

We’ll see how this goes.

The Guide to Googling

Yes, you heard right. There is a tutorial from Google on how to Google. Now, which “Google” was the verb?

Google has provided Google Guide for users who are new to search engines or even us veterans who never really learned formally how to use the search box. As an added bonus, the guide also has two sections, one for beginners and another for experienced users who are just looking for some neat tricks to show off to friends.

While Google Guide is specifically aimed at the proprietary search features of Google, it is possible to get some useful tips that may also apply on other search engines (for instance, Building Queries with special characters).