tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50611042011-11-27T16:02:58.707-08:00Brandner blog - technical web related material on ColdFusion and CFML, as well as some family stuff.Brandnernoreply@blogger.comBlogger3111100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-5980179864811303512010-09-01T19:57:00.001-07:002010-09-01T19:57:06.024-07:00

Took son to his first soccer gathering - turns out they don't have a coach. Guess who got roped into coach, asst coach, manager, etc...

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-54791679772972803762010-01-14T16:26:00.000-08:002010-01-14T16:30:48.285-08:00

A friend (acquaintance) posted recently about how much he hated Twitter. Over the last few weeks I've jotted down some thoughts and I figured I'd share.1 - You point to Twitter as 'a problem' with our society and finger spam as a sign. Why is Twitter the problem? It is blogging on a small scale, requiring less effort and therefore cost. Blog spam is huge too, that doesn't stop blogging.Are you

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-86368438597838918252009-12-23T07:16:00.000-08:002009-12-23T07:16:00.845-08:00

I posted this recently to our Vancouver User Group blog, I thought I'd repost here. I'd love feedback!In my main gig, we've been working on this particular enterprise application for almost two years.Like any development team, we took the lessons that we learned from our previous applications. We were quite fortunate that we were able to start pretty much from the ground up, and tried to make

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-24511913979581934182009-08-18T22:26:00.001-07:002009-08-18T22:56:21.497-07:00

I'm a bit late with my last day post - the lack of sleep caught up with me and I have a bit of work backlog to deal with.I didn't get a lot of sleep the last night of the conference, so I struggled to get up and checkout of the hotel. I decided when I got to the conference that I would try to attend the sessions that were put on by the major speakers.I snuck into Ben Nadel's "Extending Custom

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-71162666810294676942009-08-15T04:45:00.000-07:002009-08-15T04:45:00.545-07:00

... And the conference only gets better.It was another day of free coffee, a great lunch and better company. The vibe at day three of CFUnited was a bit different today, since quite a few people seemed be headed out while a new batch of people were arriving for the weekend session.Paul and I managed to bump into Sam Farmer and Ben Nadel and a whole bunch of other exciting members of the community

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-39985407336083274452009-08-14T22:22:00.000-07:002009-08-14T22:56:41.457-07:00

I haven't written out my CFUnited Day three notes yet, but I thought I'd quickly write some notes about my evening trip to Washington DC.After the demos, I walked to the front of the Lansdowne resort. No other CFUnited attendees had responded to my tweet about heading into the city, so I was a bit torn. I'm not a traveller, and I feel so lost - I would be kicking myself if I didn't at least try

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-81192240416340363212009-08-13T16:13:00.000-07:002009-08-13T16:30:58.625-07:00

Another really full day - composing this as I sit in the resort lounge waiting for the "pool party" to start. I'm not a pool party type of guy, but I'm really enjoying talking to some of the people at this conference. So much excitement, so much information to absorb.Today started nice and early with a CFBuilder lab. Other than the fact that the audience was woefully unprepared and a bit rude to

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-10405905465092327142009-08-12T19:35:00.000-07:002009-08-17T17:06:45.005-07:00

Wow. What a day. In the opening keynote, organizer Liz mentioned that despite a few small issues, this conference was setup exactly as she imagined. I haven't attended CFUnited before, but I can believe it.The snacks, coffee and refreshments were everywhere, the people friendly and the venue fantastic. The sponsors were excited and talkative, and the food that was served was top notch. If the

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-18776443535189892652009-08-12T05:59:00.001-07:002009-08-12T05:59:55.243-07:00

Ready for the CFUnited keynote. Forta speaking. Great conf so far, it sure is warm here!

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-35513873550237821672009-08-11T11:53:00.001-07:002009-08-11T11:53:49.762-07:00

Made it to Vegas for the first flight, got lost. Big airport, had to take monorail. Now waiting for my flight to DC.

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-77083603386986155392009-08-08T21:21:00.001-07:002009-08-08T21:21:04.699-07:00

Big family gathering for father's 60th. Couple unexpected guests, good times.

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-84064632145513972812009-08-07T21:41:00.001-07:002009-08-07T21:41:45.288-07:00

What started as a disappointing BC Lions game has become pretty sweet. BC up 22-14.

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-5736468699212982052009-08-07T18:13:00.001-07:002009-08-07T18:13:50.544-07:00

Walking down Hornby from work, headed to BC Lions football game with MikeI and the boys. My son's excited.

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-82520826491233756822009-08-06T16:30:00.001-07:002009-08-06T16:30:26.323-07:00

There is a restaurant in Berkley called Dig's Bistro that watches and feeds your kids while you dine with spouse. Awesome idea.

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-24496777269734076002009-08-06T16:13:00.001-07:002009-08-06T16:13:43.805-07:00

Got to watch the Snowbirds and a fighter jet fly in formation over Lions Gate bridge and our office building. Crazy tight together. Cool.

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-57724901461729738172009-07-12T21:04:00.000-07:002009-07-12T21:18:12.732-07:00

After I tweeted about my old Symantec GoEverywhere OS article, I got a reply from someone talking about the G.ho.st Virtual Computer OS. I gave it a quick spin and I have to say I was was really impressed.First of all, to clarify, a "virtual OS" (I've heard it called a "webtop") is an application where your entire desktop lives on the Internet. G.ho.st is free, and feels quite secure. They give

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-36619606073442503982009-06-19T17:39:00.001-07:002009-06-19T19:25:08.120-07:00

Preg sister is in hospital. Doing totally fine, but interesting blood work, small chance of being induced this weekend. Wish her well!!

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-36047280723541689662009-04-04T13:12:00.001-07:002009-04-04T13:12:18.018-07:00

Great morn with kids, walked in sun, first time Baby T went in mall play area.

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-42733723269647429522009-04-04T13:10:00.001-07:002009-04-04T13:10:51.282-07:00

Great anniversary dinner and movie. Saw Knowing, odd but good movie. Steak for dinn. Yay!

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-52617732300016604772009-03-12T09:47:00.001-07:002009-03-12T09:47:05.467-07:00

We have five kids in our house, crazy fun. They all slept so well, funny listening to their chatter and conflict, older three off to school.

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-52934166516406337492009-03-07T09:53:00.001-08:002009-03-07T09:53:33.960-08:00

Bye Vegas, twas fun. Missing the kids.. ready to head to airport.

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-2261451802040099042009-03-06T20:58:00.001-08:002009-03-06T20:58:25.114-08:00

Another good day, sunny Saw Excaliber show, lots of casinos. Paris is nice. Headed to Blue Man now.

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-32407729808562943722009-03-06T09:45:00.001-08:002009-03-06T09:45:10.420-08:00

Great sleep, off to grab quick bite and work our way to Paris and Luxor. Missing kids a bit.

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-66729269937815022122009-03-05T22:07:00.001-08:002009-03-05T22:07:59.527-08:00

Mystere show was intense, dinner at The Steak House was amazing and expensive. Great night.

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-5492899541153909062009-03-05T17:35:00.001-08:002009-03-05T17:35:04.583-08:00

Wife has great haircut and makeup, going to get dressed up for show and dinner. Yay!

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-57661202485569986342009-03-05T13:43:00.001-08:002009-03-05T13:43:53.663-08:00

Good day, great weather in Vegas. Saw Secret Garden and had buffet breakfast.

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-28001397785805049252009-03-04T23:49:00.001-08:002009-03-04T23:49:54.276-08:00

Walked much of the strip by Mirage, very cool. Casinos not inspiring, buildings very fancy.

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-9042381972373406792009-03-04T20:35:00.001-08:002009-03-04T20:35:31.997-08:00

Touchdown! In taxi to hotel. Cool place so far, great flight.

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-66764176328764832212009-03-04T16:42:00.001-08:002009-03-04T16:42:32.076-08:00

Made it to Seattle airport, relaxin in terminal w wife, coffee, nice view. Vegas or bust.

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-19624127433963461832009-02-27T17:44:00.001-08:002009-02-27T17:44:27.736-08:00

Finished Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. Great book, amazingly well written compared to the average novel these days. Long, but satisfying.

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-39198198630338168712009-02-23T08:52:00.000-08:002009-02-23T18:27:36.127-08:00

Little T developed a fascination with spreadsheets recently, and wanted to make lists of everything. I remember "back in the day" * when someone gave me an old banking computer that had nothing on it except some sort of basic spreadsheet program. I catalogued everything I owned. Which wasn't much. I guess he comes by it honestly.I use Google Docs for much of my document and spreadsheet work, so I

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-85367838935123847562009-02-20T22:54:00.001-08:002009-02-20T22:54:35.298-08:00

Not sure where to stay in Vegas, never been. Considering Treasure Island, middle of strip, sub $100 per night. Any thoughts?

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-84697262408460950302009-02-20T21:27:00.001-08:002009-02-20T21:27:34.801-08:00

Just pulled up carpet in most of the upstairs, wife did much of the work while I was downtown. Just cleaning now. New flooring tomorrow!

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-6103570749971271582009-02-20T06:33:00.001-08:002009-02-20T06:33:45.084-08:00

Woke up and heard sirens and copters. walked to bus - there must be 10+ firetrucks on 100th, cops everywhere.

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-26060169204609419232009-02-12T11:15:00.000-08:002009-02-12T11:15:14.051-08:00

So, what is Cloud Computing?First, what is "the cloud"? The term "cloud" is often used to describe the Internet. It is a complex structure that wraps so much of what we do with computers, yet it remains separate to some extent from our desktops.From Wikipedia, Cloud Computing is defined as:... Internet-based use of computer technology, whereby dynamically scalable virtualised resources are

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-49860077079773072222009-02-12T10:00:00.000-08:002009-02-12T10:19:41.469-08:00

OK, so those who know me know I sign up for everything online. If it's Google-related, I'm usually trying to be the first in line like a greedy kid in an ice cream shop.I recently was approved for a beta account with Symantec GoEverywhere. It's another one of those "webtop" applications where your entire desktop lives in the cloud. GoEverywhere includes integration with the major webmail vendors

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-2554435809719313642009-02-11T16:01:00.001-08:002009-02-11T16:01:30.907-08:00

Upgraded to latest TitanReloaded ROM for my phone, working great. Add Google Latitude and new Google Sync... awesome.

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-76866564382615778262009-02-11T12:53:00.001-08:002009-02-11T12:53:48.971-08:00

Interesting seeing Symantec getting into the 'webtop' / cloud hosted desktop market with GoEverywhere http://ping.fm/C4nFn

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-63561063725598592982009-02-11T10:33:00.001-08:002009-02-11T10:33:07.880-08:00

New windows going in right now, thanks to Centra. Great company, enthusiastic to get your business and nice installers! Windows look great!

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-85118325675899642102009-02-11T10:27:00.001-08:002009-02-11T10:27:11.363-08:00

Received my [free] gmail stickers today. Pretty cool - thanks #google! http://ping.fm/dM9Ci

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-57939583777517387322009-02-08T11:57:00.001-08:002009-02-08T11:57:59.247-08:00

Wife and Little D getting ready for baby N's shower. Pink and lots of flowers. Congrats Mike & Carmyn!

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-76392359586173509212009-02-05T15:34:00.000-08:002009-02-05T15:38:03.643-08:00

So many people like those little Flash games, I have to admit I'm not a big fan. However, with Little T growing up, he's at the age where creating his own games would be a pretty big thing.Compiled this list of free online game creators. They all look very cool in their own way:http://www.playcrafter.comhttp://www.sploder.comhttp://www.popfly.com (Silverlight)The cool thing about these sites is

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-32311405379779779762009-02-05T13:18:00.001-08:002009-02-05T13:18:07.747-08:00

Someone sent this timelapse video of baby playing over 4 hours. Awesome & funny. Baby T is like this. http://ping.fm/bK93o

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-72716457997157504812009-02-04T14:30:00.001-08:002009-02-04T14:30:35.401-08:00

Chance to upgrade cell plan... wondering if $55/mo for unlimited web/txt, callerID, VM, 6pm evenings and 200 daytime minutes is good enough?

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-62206928461754915602009-02-04T12:48:00.001-08:002009-02-04T12:48:10.900-08:00

Epoch countdown - coolepochcountdown.com, the next y2k? Feb 13th, the epoch time will be 1234567890.

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-91009543311372996702009-02-02T09:59:00.001-08:002009-02-02T09:59:48.729-08:00

Today is #ColdFusion on Twitter day (#CFotd), see @andyj. Spread the word, join twitter and the CF twitter groups - http://ping.fm/abPiz

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-33888225463636047362009-01-29T15:17:00.001-08:002009-01-29T15:17:24.892-08:00

Hoping to do CF9 beta demos and a coding contest at our next Vancouver #Coldfusion and Flex User Group meeting http://ping.fm/3Q788

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-20061072618027707642009-01-29T14:55:00.001-08:002009-01-29T14:55:42.876-08:00

For two days I haven't been able to escape my main contract to look at the small contracts I have on the go... stuff starting to pile up!

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-69001046423220905202009-01-28T18:29:00.001-08:002009-01-28T18:29:40.500-08:00

Watching my son graduate to green belt. He has his lazy moments but his sparring was great! Packed house, lots of kids moving up a belt.

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-83762790859107941952009-01-27T18:50:00.001-08:002009-01-27T18:50:44.195-08:00

C'mon #coldfusion people... come to Ceili's for a drink! Enjoying the time with CF coworkers...

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-90040275739203103492009-01-27T07:20:00.001-08:002009-01-27T07:20:44.408-08:00

Due to the snow last month, the small amount of snow in Greater Vancouver seems to have people in a bit of a panic.

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-11770266769998215132009-01-27T07:19:00.001-08:002009-01-27T08:16:43.955-08:00

Vancouver #coldfusion and flex user group casual meetup is tonight. Yay! http://ping.fm/kKUMe

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-59791792147834311372009-01-23T19:40:00.001-08:002009-01-23T19:40:16.683-08:00

Help me twitterverse! If I had 2 free tix from Vanc to any US location for wife and I in Spring... where? Hawaii and FL not incl...

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-7828046447919248412009-01-16T13:33:00.001-08:002009-01-16T13:33:29.544-08:00

Co-workers took my to birthday lunch - I chose Fajita Salad at White Spot. Thanks everyone!

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-66459256632006817562009-01-15T12:13:00.001-08:002009-01-15T12:13:23.887-08:00

Meetup for the Vancouver #ColdFusion and Flex User Group - http://ping.fm/cYqtl . Looking forward to meeting and planning next event.

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-81870650700246454482009-01-15T11:57:00.001-08:002009-01-15T11:57:49.418-08:00

Just placed Facebook and LinkedIn ads. Both easy and cheap, but will it be effective? FB easier to post, but LinkedIn targeting very cool.

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-10533192545122215542009-01-13T10:08:00.000-08:002009-01-13T10:09:00.403-08:00

It's "Middle-name Day" at the office today - working alongside Andrew, Celeste, James, Jonathon, Denise, Paul and others. Call me Chuck.

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-78734503681587489042009-01-12T15:56:00.001-08:002009-01-12T15:56:01.812-08:00

Looking for 3rd party chat tool for integration in #coldfusion app - know about 123flashchat, Meebo, Userplane, Cocomo - anyone have others?

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-57662657359348796212009-01-12T14:19:00.001-08:002009-01-12T14:19:31.652-08:00

Posted an Ajax and Google Maps task to SerebraConnect: http://ping.fm/Asny5 - wonder if I'll get any bids?

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-22124006215291326602009-01-09T17:37:00.001-08:002009-01-09T17:37:17.509-08:00

Long night at work, shrinking a database that bloated to 11GB after 8 years. Lesson = better maintenance procedures, keep less raw data

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-75023448061066416912009-01-09T11:47:00.001-08:002009-01-09T11:47:01.522-08:00

Having a delicious turkey wrap at Urban Fare w coworkers. Yay.

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-79071697292817083332009-01-08T21:36:00.001-08:002009-01-08T21:36:39.771-08:00

Someone called Baby Einstein videos crack for babies. Wow, Baby T doesn't know how to react! Crazy!

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-32721620427480159212009-01-08T12:50:00.001-08:002009-01-08T12:50:19.036-08:00

Anyone else see the Palm WebOS data coming out of the CES in Vegas and think Palm might just be able to pull this off? http://is.gd/eTMY

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-42374851949292563782009-01-08T11:03:00.000-08:002009-01-08T11:08:03.728-08:00

We all have talents.There's this guy at the office who is like Red from the Shawshank Redemption. He's the guy who can get stuff. If you need to find anything, or you need to get a deal on something, contact him.Seriously, he can get anything. Odd batteries? Done. Mario Kart or Wii accessories? No problem. Deals on paper towels? Probably.His e-mail is... nah, I can't do that to him.

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-84182469972883611922009-01-08T09:51:00.001-08:002009-01-08T09:58:34.537-08:00

I twittered recently about fairsoftware.net - a really neat concept in crowdsourcing where you can find people to team up with for software projects. Shortly after, a new twitter buddy dexin posted this link - How the Virtual Workforce is Changing Everything. It's a good article talking about how telecommuting and outsourcing has morphed into crowdsourcing, also referred to as the Virtual

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-8862461169296682532009-01-06T18:10:00.001-08:002009-01-06T18:10:26.851-08:00

What does it mean that the metal/hard rock song 'Indestructible' by Disturbed is our family RockBand song?

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-11711051912607922012009-01-06T07:54:00.001-08:002009-01-06T07:54:45.558-08:00

Well over 2 ft of built up snow in some places, now it's raining and melting. Welcome to the soup we call home.

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-7428483086335315832009-01-05T11:06:00.001-08:002009-01-05T11:06:48.756-08:00

Spent a lot of time at home lately. Been playing a highly rated board game w wife - Agricola - http://ping.fm/oVz7x . Great game!

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-7290970831829846182009-01-02T15:42:00.001-08:002009-01-02T15:42:49.416-08:00

Updated my HTC phone with Titan Reloaded from http://ping.fm/c4PvC . One word - fantastic! Thanks bitserve!!!

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-55079788235944358352009-01-02T13:30:00.001-08:002009-01-02T13:30:56.801-08:00

Run Google Chrome for weeks without restarting - FF would have hung w mem issue, IE would have crashed my explorer... Yay Chrome!

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-75069314341127887322009-01-02T11:22:00.001-08:002009-01-02T11:22:56.988-08:00

Friend sent me a link to fairsoftware.net - great idea! Build a project alongside other people and revenue share. Like crowdsourcing...

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-40964431474969477352009-01-01T00:23:00.001-08:002009-01-01T00:23:41.723-08:00

Happy New Year to everyone! Kept the (sick) kids up, played games, RockBand and decorated cookies. Good way to end the year.

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-27428675420464255012008-12-30T12:50:00.001-08:002008-12-30T12:50:11.756-08:00

Boss is cleaning his inbox of 1000s of msgs. What does it mean that 75% are from me? Do I send too much or do I have to work towards 80%?

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-48931579468398613352008-12-30T08:25:00.001-08:002008-12-30T08:25:08.078-08:00

Got an accidental e-mail from US military base looking to order stress balls from branders.com. Sorry, wrong e-mail address!

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-27563821311246200452008-12-29T18:13:00.001-08:002008-12-29T18:13:36.516-08:00

Does anyone know if the cameras on the SkyTrain are new? Never noticed them mounted on those center posts before.

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-59002456057856883532008-12-29T18:04:00.001-08:002008-12-29T18:04:25.137-08:00

I think the cleaning ladies play Company of Heroes on our machines when we leave for the day.

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-25443292265356722872008-12-29T13:42:00.001-08:002008-12-29T13:42:25.617-08:00

Reading up on Continuous Integration and Unit Testing for our #coldfusion development environment. Have SVN, we need to do much more.

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-69077856953173789362008-12-29T10:32:00.001-08:002008-12-29T10:32:03.953-08:00

Christmas in Princeton was good - very little snow. Left before the snow dump in Van and got back before the rain turned it all to slush.

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-37511639465878601532008-12-23T16:52:00.001-08:002008-12-23T16:52:55.856-08:00

Wow... only -3 C, but it feels like -20. Might be -30 in the morning.

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-62870898852572630802008-12-23T16:19:00.001-08:002008-12-23T16:19:02.086-08:00

Made the snowy but uneventful trek to Princeton BC. More snow expected soon. Kids excited.

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-40647597272146857772008-12-22T14:36:00.001-08:002008-12-22T14:36:38.657-08:00

Cool! We just started a Vancouver CF/Flex user group! http://ping.fm/kKUMe - looking forward to this immensely! Thanks Adobe!

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-88089914928105259412008-12-22T13:14:00.001-08:002008-12-22T13:14:37.558-08:00

Great part of working from home - having lunch with my family. Snow outside, warm inside, yummy eats. Work = bug fixing like crazy.

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-11387427782225058092008-12-22T11:15:00.001-08:002008-12-22T11:15:59.626-08:00

Congrats to @pingfm for the funding! Love the service guys! Merry Christmas! http://ping.fm/6h1z5

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-14371075147825805432008-12-22T09:09:00.001-08:002008-12-22T09:09:12.105-08:00

Snowed in, working at home. Feeling very fortunate lately - we are all so very lucky. Kids play last night was very fun - great job Katie!

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-40427082325426458612008-12-21T00:01:00.001-08:002008-12-21T00:01:06.640-08:00

Late night scrapbooking with the wife. Strange, but fun. Getting in touch with my crafty side? Oh well, long day tomorrow.

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-30156752217549767162008-12-20T16:54:00.001-08:002008-12-20T16:54:28.077-08:00

Celebrating early Christmas w my fam. Kids are excited, everyone has nice presents. Yay!

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-88437765452932344632008-12-19T21:12:00.001-08:002008-12-19T21:12:16.155-08:00

Dinner and game (Galaxy Trucker) with friends. Oh, and yummy ice cream. Thanks M&L!

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-55321819638098856292008-12-19T00:09:00.001-08:002008-12-19T00:09:53.336-08:00

Austin Powers moment - checkout girl turned to friend, holding two yams in front of her chest. "What's the code for these large ones?" Heh.

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-143492465941811362008-12-18T22:15:00.001-08:002008-12-18T22:15:18.774-08:00

Braved a quick trip to the mall for small remaining things for wife. Went pretty well, and daughter Little D was helpful.

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-90046168701074533292008-12-18T15:02:00.001-08:002008-12-18T15:02:15.068-08:00

Like mouse gestures? Just saw gmote http://ping.fm/u4pwr posted to a mailing list, I don't like em, but it sounds cool.

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-43689753199354757302008-12-18T12:09:00.001-08:002008-12-18T12:09:36.721-08:00

Is it too much to ask? 18 hours with no snow and roads haven't really been cleared.

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-53023849502276052482008-12-18T11:08:00.001-08:002008-12-18T11:08:02.079-08:00

Congrats to my cousins M&C - the baby girl they are adopting was born this morn - may get to take her home this weekend. Merry Christmas!

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-1108949767299692342008-12-17T08:02:00.001-08:002008-12-17T08:02:04.461-08:00

Re: work. We have the makings of a great team, why can't we work together? Why can't management work with us?

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-154119292302496902008-12-16T07:29:00.001-08:002008-12-16T07:29:33.596-08:00

Dear Santa, it's freakin freezing. I've tried not to complain about the weather all year. For Christmas I'd like to be able to feel my face.

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-50535713804942541302008-12-16T00:20:00.001-08:002008-12-16T00:20:43.796-08:00

Managed to get TwitterCFC running easily - http://ping.fm/paFBh thanks to Andy's RIAForge project http://ping.fm/8Jgvq and great docs at Twitter

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-32487014483001295572008-12-15T19:49:00.001-08:002008-12-15T19:49:29.292-08:00

Sigh. One more day until we send a major release to QA. Product is looking good, but could be even better!

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-6960390836843992142008-12-15T19:03:00.001-08:002008-12-15T19:03:35.064-08:00

Any #coldfusion folks out there play with twitter integration? Expected to find a twitter.cfc, but nothing obvious via google...

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-18189956127892368042008-12-15T11:49:00.000-08:002008-12-15T11:58:03.738-08:00

Pretty excited these days about JSON... I've used it sporadically in many applications, but every month there appears to be new uses for it. I particularly enjoyed one use where we stored some interface preferences as a small JSON cookie. I also LOVE being able to call a CF webservice and auto-magically return JSON (covered in depth at Ben Nadel's blog here: JSON part II) - it's saved us a couple

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-64064893956700163322008-12-15T01:17:00.001-08:002008-12-15T01:17:25.388-08:00

Just saw Day the Earth Stood Still. Can't give it more than 6/10. Disappointing.

Brandnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061104.post-39394690953004829712008-12-15T01:16:00.001-08:002008-12-15T01:16:04.374-08:00

Great Christmas banquet - got to see Rhythm and News perform.

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