Monthly Archives: January 2007

Whatever happened to sex, drugs, and rock & roll?

Posted on January 26, 2007 by bobbycjones

For Christmas my wife gave me a Zune, the new MP3 player by Microsoft.  I immediately ran to the basement and excavated my box of CD’s, and a few cassette tapes, from beneath a mound of dust that had built up undisturbed over … Continue reading →

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Technology Mishmash

Posted on January 23, 2007 by bobbycjones

I don’t know about you, but I tend to keep an eye on a lot of tech projects that don’t currently affect me, but have the potential to do so, directly or indirectly, sometime in the future. One of them is the Mono Project.  … Continue reading →

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Autodesk University 2006

Posted on January 18, 2007 by bobbycjones

I realize that it’s rather late to post something on AU 2006, but I just received an email that reminded me of the experience, the good and the bad. Let’s start with the bad.  This year I registered late and … Continue reading →

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Visual Studio 2005 Code Snippets

Posted on January 13, 2007 by bobbycjones

In my last article I let the cat out of the bag and told the world that a key of some, if not most, successful programmers is laziness.  And lazy programmers enjoy nothing more than tools that make their jobs easier.  … Continue reading →

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Programmer’s are lazy

Posted on January 11, 2007 by bobbycjones

Programmer’s are lazy, and without a doubt I’m somewhere near the top of the laziness heap.  I’ve known this for a long time, but just thought about it today while reading Owen Wengerd’s adventures in blogging. My blogging adventures started with … Continue reading →

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CAD Manager Mistake #1

Posted on January 10, 2007 by bobbycjones

Don’t make yourself too valuable. When I took my current position we had a small corporate staff, less than 10 designers and drafters.  I was supporting nearly 50 users, but most were in satellite offices, many of which had senior … Continue reading →

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Role With it Baby, or lock those AutoCAD documents in a safe place.

Posted on January 9, 2007 by bobbycjones

Today was just one of those days.  I tried counting the hats that I wore. Teacher Technologist Accountant Programmer Draftsman Technical Writer Forecaster Mover Motivator Politician I’m sure this list is missing an item or four, and it certainly doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Squirrels in the attic, or dispose those databases

Posted on January 9, 2007 by bobbycjones

I hope everyone has had a good new year so far.  We took a two week tour of the southern states and I’m glad to be back at work and sleeping in my own bed.  Not that I’m sleeping much.  … Continue reading →

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I don’t play golf

Posted on January 9, 2007 by bobbycjones

Since moving to Atlanta I am asked at least once a week if I play golf. I don’t. And I wasn’t named after Robert Trent Jones. My real name is Bobby. I’m named after a great uncle who stood between … Continue reading →

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