October 2024 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Now Reading
Planned books:
None
Current books:
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Mathematics for the Digital Age and Programming in Python by Maria Litvin and Gary Litvin
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Statistics In Plain English by Timothy C. Urdan
Recent books:
- Practical Machine Learning in R by Fred Nwanganga, Mike Chapple
- Statistical Inference via Data Science: A ModernDive into R and the Tidyverse by Chester Ismay and Albert Y. Kim
- The Nature of Code by Daniel Shiffman
- Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting by Robert McKee
- The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature by Matt Ridley
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Category Archives: Business
Office Equipment Status
If you are going to run a home office and do freelance web development then you need to invest in your own office equipment. When I left my old job there were a lot of things I needed to buy … Continue reading
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Business Status Report
So what is the status of my business these days? My pool of clients is shrinking. I now have only two paying clients and one of them hasn’t been paying my invoices. I may need to concentrate more on my … Continue reading
Technology Skill Building
Yesterday I read an article that contained a perfect description of the work habit concern I’ve been trying to express: “You could potentially get caught up in research and skill building rather than doing or seeking paid work.” That is … Continue reading
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Silverlight Aggravation, Accounting Basics For Programmers, And Storefront
Last week I wasted a lot of time on Silverlight. I used the word “wasted” because after putting a lot of time in a project I discovered that it is impossible to create a simple hyperlink! I could scarcely believe … Continue reading
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Tagged Accounting, jQuery, Silverlight, Storefront, XEUITools
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Getting Back To Work
I’m slowly getting back into the groove of things. The Spring Forward daylight savings time change occurred while I was on vacation and it really threw off my sleep cycle. I’ve also remained really buzzed about my dream vacation. However … Continue reading
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The Entrepreneurial Developer
I’ve been reading many programmer blogs looking for hot tips and tricks. Several blog posts that seem to get the most reaction concern the different types of programmers. Some programmers are pragmatic and focus on solving business problems. They don’t … Continue reading
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AJAX Control Toolkit, IT Toolbox, Flash Content
Yesterday I turned off JavaScript in my browser and saw what my web site will look like without JavaScript. You won’t see the Flash header without JavaScript and you will not be able to navigate to any of the web … Continue reading
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Williamsport Media Developer – Site Redesign Is Finished
This afternoon I finally finished my web site redesign and published the changes. I changed the name of the site from Williamsport Web Developer to Williamsport Media Developer because I wanted to emphasize my interest in new media. I did … Continue reading
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Blog Matters
I have deleted my blog post about Hanna Auto Mart because it was based on a misunderstanding. Please note that a Captcha has been added to the blog to prevent spam comments. If you are unable to leave a comment, … Continue reading
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Web Site Redesign – Amazon Video Reviews
I have begun the redesign of my web site using the template I bought. I wish I could upload it now but I still have to write a lot of content and do a lot more work on it. My … Continue reading
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Web Parts, YAML, Washington DC
This blog post is going to wrap up a week of activity that didn’t give me time to blog. This week I worked on an important web part that creates a parent / child relationship between two database tables. I … Continue reading
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Social Isolation And Online Communities
I’m reading David Silver‘s book Smart Start-Ups which is about building online communities because I am very active in the YouTube community. There are actually many videos and discussions about online community. Some people insist there is no community and … Continue reading
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Things That Are Consuming My Time
I’ve been very busy the past few months and can’t seem to make much progress in getting things done to reduce my work load. Therefore a blog is in order to explain why. First, the USPS changed their shipping rates … Continue reading
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