Archive for June, 2008

Tales of Gargantuan Business Stupidity: A Spreadsheet (Excel) IS NOT A DATABASE.

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

I’ve seen a lot in five years of being a software ‘consultant’. Most of my assignments boil down to rent-a-body type deals where some empire-builder manager who bases their political clout and success on the number of people they manage, not how much work they effectively get done. Once in a while, I actually get [...]

Door Double-Down & Poly The Lap Dog

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

I doubled-down on finishing doors.
Two at a time, baby!

All the doors left to do are small enough that I can fit more than one at a time on the spraying rack.
Totally unrelated, but Poly makes a great lap dog for when I’m taking a break from working. She jumped up in my lap the other [...]

It’s about time…

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

SourceForge finally got the webspace for shimaging in place.
The Shimaging website is alive! Complete with API (javadocs) & usage documentation, screenshots, class diagrams, etc.
Kylene did a lot of baking today — for a customer. So I didn’t get to stain the two doors yet — I didn’t want the place to smell like stain (or [...]

The utility closet door is done.

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

It’s installed. It’s plum and level. It looks fantastic.
I sanded a 26″ door tonight for the front bathroom. That gives me a 24″ closet and a 26″ bathroom door to stain and finish over the next five days or so.
Fantastic.
I figure I’ve got 8 weeks worth of work left on doors. Which means that I [...]