2010 – My goals
My idea for 2009 was to have no new year’s resolutions, just a keyword for the year, #create. That didn’t work out too well, I can think of countless excuses, one being the birth of my daughter in Jan, which played havoc with the amount of free time I thought I may have. But the reality is that without clear goals, you’ll never accomplish much. So for 2010 I ‘ve decided to set clear goals, and make them public, so that I don’t have any excuses to back down on any of them. Continue reading 2010 – My goals
Wordless Wednesday – Abigail’s hand
Another daughter
I have no excuse for publishing this post so late, other than the fact that I’ve started new employment in November, and have a 10 month old daughter, that demands some attention every now and then. We’ve been busy, and when I’ve had the time to post, I’ve been lazy, but here it is now. Continue reading Another daughter
Standard Bank Internet Banking problems
Seeing that I’m not entirely happy with the response time I’m getting on Twitter, and the fact that the website that Standard Bank lists on their Twitter profile has a broken communication page (it is broken in my browser of choice, Chrome), I’ve decided to list a few minor issues I have with my internet banking here. I dare them to respond, and actually fix the issues, because I’m convinced I’m not the only one with these issues. Continue reading Standard Bank Internet Banking problems
Always implement the simplest solution
I learnt this from hard experience. Any programmer’s natural instinct is to design the most robust & generic solution they can conceive. But once you’ve done it, you can then think of 20 ways to improve it and make it even more generic. Continue reading Always implement the simplest solution
Rant: What government is doing to combat corruption
When our new president mentioned in his opening address that he would be rooting out corruption, I thought it would be a positive thing. Not in my wildest imagination did I think of the approach he finally took. Continue reading Rant: What government is doing to combat corruption