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I just interviewed someone, so this is my usual rant about interviews. (It's not specific to the candidate who just came in.)

Also, @rands pithily quipped, "What I'm really asking during the interview - are you nimble, honest, and tenacious?"

So here's how to do better at your interview.

1) STUDY! Use latest compiler/OS features!

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If you are not already a programmer, JOIN CODEYEAR and become a neophyte programmer. http://www.codecademy.com

(I am doing it even though it's a bit too easy for me.)

There exists a kind of plastic coated, adhesive-backed, posterboard marketed for being a dry-erase surface ( Read more... )

DISCLAIMER: I am NOT a spokesperson for my employer. I am almost never allowed to comment on issues related to my employer, and not generally allowed to speak to the press. I have a good job that supports my wife and son; please don't get me fired.

I recently tweeted that my employer is looking for iCloud developers. To be a successful candidate, ( Read more... )

I am not a fan of the earbuds that come with Apple i-devices. I have since purchased some expensive headphones (BeyerDynamic DT770, which are full-size, over-the-ears, "closed cans"), but they can't really be used while bicycling. In addition to looking like a crazy person, they'd block out all the surrounding noise and I'd get run over. Also, I ( Read more... )

Radio Shack has posted a video asking for customer input from the "Maker/DIY Customer ( Read more... )

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In the past 30 years, I've been stunned speechless by computers on several occasions. I remember the first Macintosh, the first computer speech, the first time I was able to chat, via computer, with someone thousands of miles away -- and the first time I saw Graphing Calculator. By now, most of these feelings have dulled, but I'm still in love with ( Read more... )