Category Archives: rants

The Flying Developer Hates Mouldy Food

Posted on July 8, 2010 by David

There is a problem in our household. My wife and I have a terrible time keeping track of what’s in our fridge and more importantly, when it will go off. On many occasions we have bought meat, fresh veg or … Continue reading →

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The Flying Developer Is Not A Designer

Posted on April 4, 2010 by David

Anyone who follows this blog will notice that I’ve changed the theme recently. This was done because I finally admitted to myself that I’m not a particularly good web designer. Whilst I understand HTML, CSS and javascript I lack the … Continue reading →

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Complicated vs. Simple

Posted on February 18, 2010 by David

As a software developer, I’m used to being given tough problems and I’m not shy about building custom solutions from scratch to solve them. However, this is not always necessary. I recently learned that taking a step back and considering … Continue reading →

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The iPad Doesn’t Need Multi-Tasking

Posted on January 28, 2010 by David

Lots of people have been quick to point out that Apple’s new iPad (a name which could have been better chosen) will lack multitasking support – just like the iPhone. I don’t think that this is going to be a … Continue reading →

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Maxto goes commercial, makes me sad

Posted on June 9, 2009 by David

One of my favourite little desktop apps that I discovered a few months ago is MaxTo. It allows you to divide your Windows desktop into regions and then maximize applications to those regions, allowing perfect and practically effortless tiling. However, … Continue reading →

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