On Weighing Job Offers…
As my apprentices are wrapping up this 12-week bootcamp, they’ve been interviewing and some are getting multiple job offers. The #1 question I get from those with multiple job...
Sarah’s Must-Have Apps on Windows 8
Tonight, I got my Windows 8 RTM installed on a VHD. I have to admit that I was skeptical of seeing the Metro interface that looks a lot like...
Our Technical Solution for the Baby Monitor
Many months ago, when I was pregnant, my husband and I were talking about baby monitors. While looking at the ones already out there, none really jumped out at...
Google+ Pages SUX
As some of you know, I’m one of the many people behind the various Stir Trek social media #160; Recently, I was asked to set up a Google+ Page...
Microsoft Billing and Account Management SUX
Recently, I wanted to manage my billing options, as I had an invalid credit card tied to my Zune and XBOX Live account. Unfortunately, I had the experience of...
Zune Software + Windows Easy Transfer + Windows Phone = Unhappy
Today, I’ve run into a Zune software + Windows Easy Transfer + Windows Phone unhappy situation. Hopefully blogging about it will help us find a proper solution. Background For...
Spam SUX: Chase threatens…
Waitress: Well, there’s egg and bacon; egg sausage and bacon; egg and spam; egg bacon and spam; egg bacon sausage and spam; spam bacon sausage and spam; spam egg...
Problem with Telerik’s recent geekette shirt…
I have no problem identifying with being a geekette (as is obvious with my domain name). However, I do have a problem with one of the more recent geekette...
SUX Adventures with the Dell Latitude E6520
While in the middle of surfing a web page in 1 tab in Google Chrome, with nothing else in the background, my favorite blue screen came back. It’s frustrating...
Dying hard drives on new laptops SUX
Just a few weeks before devLink, I purchased a new laptop to replace my ASUS G51JX. I ended up getting a Dell Latitude E6520. Within the first few days...