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New adventures in clerical progression

On my way out to work this morning I deposited a freshly signed and dated contract into the post. More details will be forthcoming

2007 07 30 Comments (1)

MacServ deployed

The initial version of my latest project, MacServ, has just been deployed.
MacServ is intended to model the work-flow at Mac-Sys and to replace the existing paperwork.
Deployment was scheduled for close-of-play yesterday and I thought I was home clear: I’d uploaded the scripts, configured the database and at a quick glance things appeared to be working. [...]

2007 05 31 code Comments (2)

New Workspace

Here a quick snap of my new workspace:

You can see my MacBook and the second display with the site I’m current working on along with my lunch and ubiquitous coffee mug…

2007 03 23 Photo Comments (0)

Now With Filter Coffee!

Coffee time came around this morning at 11am just like it always does, but when I got to the kitchen there was no sign of the usual paraphernalia. I was placed in a moral dilemma: do I selfishly get busy with the 1 mug french press or dive into the catering-sized drum of Nescafe Original [...]

2007 01 15 Coffee
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UML For A Laugh

I’m just getting started in the development of my next application: a management system for the Agency’s various resources. The intention of this program is to allow members of staff to book laptops, projectors and so on and to see at a glance what is already booked, when for and by whom.
Not since my days [...]

2007 01 09 code Comments (0)

ClickOnce, yeah right

I’ve just committed vdaExtensions 1.1 to SVN: I had had enough of stressing out about minor aspects of the user interface and just went for it and published the application. Only to discover that ClickOnce wasn’t working on the target desktops, doh!
The problem was with the assemblies for the ReportViewer class. I have SQL [...]

2007 01 08 Windows
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WinForm Woes

I’ve been finishing off the next release of vdaExtensions seemingly forever and have had all the functionality sorted out for ages and without much in the way of trouble but I’ve been struggling with the user interface. The only contents of my main form are a MenuStrip and the meat of the app, a [...]

2007 01 05 Screenshot
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Secret Santa

It’s that time of the year again and is customary at the VDA we had our Secret Santa jollifications this morning. Once again, Paul proved himself man enough to fill the big guy’s boots and surprised us all by making his entrance with a guitar and serenading us with a rendition of Slade’s Merry [...]

2006 12 20 Coffee
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In Pursuit Of vdaExtensions 1.1

The past fortnight has proved fruitful: each weekday I have risen early, went to the gym and spent the rest of the day at the office plugging away in Visual Studio. It’s been good to get back into developing vdaExtensions: it’s first incarnation was completed in August and I asked a few members of staff [...]

2006 12 08 Windows
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Ghan House

Early yesterday morning we were all bundled onto a bus and were delivered to Ghan House, down in Carlingford for a spot of staff team building. Turning up on time meant me getting out of bed earlier than usual, so from the get go I was less than enthusiastic about the whole affair, but I [...]

2006 10 12 Nutrition
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