Rob Garrett - Blogs

March 2005 - Posts

• System.String

  I've been reading some more of Applied Microsoft .NET Framework Programming this weekend . This book covers a lot about the .NET Framework that I already know, but delves deeper into topics, such as what happens at the CLR level, and how C# translates Read More... Posted Monday, March 28, 2005 8:30 AM by Rob Garrett | 0 Comments

• Disabled Hotlinking

  I have disabled hotlinking of images on all of my web sites. What is hotlinking? A good explanation of hotlinking can be found here , essentially hotlinking involves remote web sites linking content directly from another web site via URL. Hotlinking is Read More... Posted Saturday, March 26, 2005 3:05 PM by Rob Garrett | 0 Comments

• Managing Bad Apples

  Continuing on with my theme about managing software developers , and getting ahead in your career as a software developer , this post discusses poor performing developers and what steps can be taken to protect the project. It is a sad fact that the software Read More... Posted Thursday, March 24, 2005 9:17 AM by Rob Garrett | 0 Comments

• Rocketboom

  Rob Scoble mentioned Rocketboom on his blog today (because he happened to be included in today's vLog), so I decided to check it out.... Amanda Congdon presents a daily video log, which is just a hoot. Check out last Friday's vLog about DIY interviewing Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 23, 2005 1:04 AM by Rob Garrett | 0 Comments

• [Ring, Ring] Boom!

  Researched at the University of Kent say that the use of cell phones in gas stations will NOT produce a spark, causing ignition of fuel vapor on the station forecourt. Most incidents involving such explosions are due to static electricity discharging Read More... Posted Monday, March 21, 2005 8:55 AM by Rob Garrett | 0 Comments

• How to manage projects and developers in the software development business

  I recently posted an article about getting ahead in the software development business. The post focused on some key ideas to get ahead as a software developer in the current industrial climate, from the employees stand point. According to my weblog stats, Read More... Posted Saturday, March 05, 2005 10:01 PM by Rob Garrett | 2 Comments

• Suppressing the MODI Popup using C#

  For those of you who have never heard of the MODI acronym it stands for the Microsoft Office Document Image writer, which is a virtual printer driver for converting printed content into Microsoft Document Images or TIFF files. The idea for this virtual Read More... Posted Saturday, March 05, 2005 8:19 PM by Rob Garrett | 15 Comments

• Bill Gates gets Knighthood

  Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft , was given the honorary title of knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II of England. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3428673.stm Is it me or is the Queen handing these things out like candy, and why to non-Brits? Share this post: Read More... Posted Thursday, March 03, 2005 8:18 AM by Rob Garrett | 0 Comments