Segovian Chronicles
scribbles of the perennial debugger…
Useless piece of M$ software – part 2
Sep 27th
For a very simple reason and procedure for me to enable sharing file sharing between my machines at home, Vista just simply refuses to enable me to access. Maybe, I am not techie enough (which I doubt) or… Microsoft hear this, VISTA SUCKS!
2009 Singapore Grand Prix
Sep 27th
Disappointing run from the scarlet team! But here are few pics of my fave drivers:
BAR
ALO
RAI
Here’s few more:
Fisi driving Massa’s Ferrari
View from junction of Nicoll Highway and Stamford Road
View from the Padang
One of the giant screens… Here’s showing Alonso
crowd
and more crowd
Suntec City beyond the wire mesh
Raffles Place at night
Here’s a view of Qualifying sessions (Q1)
Old CFs
Sep 27th
I was one of the early adopters of CF when it came out. I was one of the first owners of a digital camera. Time flies so fast, here I am disposing them as 16 and 64MB would get me nowhere. And the speed of the flash media is insanely slow.
PMA – Leadership
Aug 23rd
Something I have picked up on Leadership. I have always dreamed of becoming a military officer. Here’s the closest it can get.
Values build character
Character breeds leaders
Leaders make a difference
Source: www.pma.ph
Some note on technical debt
Aug 16th
Technical debt is a metaphor used for describing left-overs from hasty designa dn development process. The hasty process could have been a result of valid business-driven factors. However, this could be a result of unhealthy developer factors such as procrastination or myopic design tendencies. From a simplistic TODO, FIXME or my own favorite, XXX annotations, technical debt could be larger than expected. A stovepipe architecture may well be a result of such debt. An excellent architect, a dedicated team of developers, a scalable development process and a decisive resolve are the factors that will lessen if not eliminate technical debt. Been there, done that. Hope I and my friends matured enough to not fall into these kinds of trap.
Windows 7 shows promise
Aug 16th
Installed Windows 7 today on my spare laptop. For an original hardware specs which was not meant (or advised) to run Windows Vista, it is amusing to know that it runs Windows 7 smoothly, with a good performance (ie comparable to the old XP that it had). Installation was a breeze compared to what I usually experience with Windows XP or Linux distros. The look and feel is great. Sleek and simple. Looks like M$ got the clue this time. Even for an RC, it’s far superior to Vista. Just hoping that I’ll get a free upgrade from Lenovo (my ThinkPad) and Acer (my desktop).
The Think Red Dot
Aug 15th
Aside from the legendary ThinkPad quality, IBM or Lenovo alike, the TrackPoint is the other thing that keeps me glued to ThinkPad. Not unless other laptops have a trackpoint, I won’t probably switch sides. My ThinkPads were indeed ugly but exudes elegance and computing power. In my belief, the TrackPoint is more usable and accurate over trackpads.
Laban!
Aug 10th
Being far away from the Philippines, both technically and geographically, here’s the closest thing I can do to show solidarity with the Filipino Nation when Cory was laid to rest. 