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General Musings (blog)
TinyUrl Improved

by James H. Byrd

 Aug 09, 2008

Free services are nice, but when you want extended features and flexibility, you sometimes have to built it yourself.

Should Is a Two-Edged Sword

by James H. Byrd

 Jun 13, 2008

The word "should" can cause a lot of stress in your life, but it can be an inspirational word as well. The trick is in how you use it.

Making the World a Better Place, One Workout at a Time

by James H. Byrd

 Jun 08, 2008

Rather than exercise for the sake of exercising, try exercising to get something accomplished.

This Release: A Better Way to Prioritize

by James H. Byrd

 May 25, 2008

Assigning tasks a numerical priority is a waste of time. Try the This Release method instead and save yourself some stress.

The LEI Web Site Goes Live at Last!

by James H. Byrd

 Apr 20, 2008

This is a banner day. After several weeks of converting pages, writing new copy, and integrating new programming features, the new Logical Expressions Web site is alive and well.

Rural Broadband Update -- Cellular at Last!

by James H. Byrd

 Mar 05, 2008

A tale of how getting cellular broadband has improved my computing life.

Logical Expressions Web Site Rebuild

by James H. Byrd

 Feb 28, 2008

My current project is to rebuild our company web site, and the experience is producing plenty of fodder for future Nerdy Musings articles. Which topics would you like to learn more about?

ASP Cache Options Debacle

by James H. Byrd

 Dec 04, 2007

Wrong documentation is worse than no documentation. I recently got to experience the frustration of following Microsoft's instructions for an IIS configuration change, only to discover that the instructions were incorrect.

6 Keys to Programmer Productivity

by James H. Byrd

 Feb 02, 2006

This article gives you a few ideas for how you can evaluate and manage the environmental and procedural factors that contribute to poor productivity.

Breathless Development

by James H. Byrd

 Jan 05, 2006

Don't let hype anxiety and career anxiety jeopardize your ability to deliver projects.

The VB Classic Debate

by James H. Byrd

 Oct 03, 2005

Many Visual Basic developers are upset by Microsoft's plans to scrap the very language that put them on top of the development environment heap.

Rural Technology Experiences

by James H. Byrd

 Aug 08, 2005

Setting up a home office in a rural area teaches you to appreciate urban technological amenities.

Oh, the Impermanence!

by James H. Byrd

 Aug 01, 2005

Rapid technological obsolescence takes some of the joy out of building a great application.

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