Codepage Web Meeting

If anyone has a question that they would like to review in tomorrows CodgePage Web Meeting just make a post here or email the question along with any related sample code to Support@quixor.com

See you at the meeting!

Office 2010

Office 2010 is scheduled for release in June and I've just begun to play around with the Access module. No conclusion has yet been reached, but my one request would be designer integration with SQL Server 2008. Unfortunately Microsoft seems to be pushing Sharepoint for distributed & web applications but this is definitely not an migration path to move a small project into the big leagues.

Web is the Word

Since social media is such an excellent way to burn through a day, it is high time to make these sites work for me instead of against me. Twitter, LinkedIn and CrossLoop have been added to the QFS contact page in an attempt to make time spent in online chat pay off. Well it may or may not work but at least now I can tell the wife "I'm working" whenever she asks me what I'm doing mid-tweet.

Google to China: Don't be evil
After thwarting an attack by Chinese hackers, the company declares it will no longer self-censor its search results

Now I'm even more enthusiastic about Google. This sort of stand is all too rare in business. I hope more companies take the high road in the future.

Multi Media Mogul

For some time I've had a web cam and also a cannon PowerShot that also does web video recording. Sure it's fun to play around with them, but why not put them to use as a business tool? So here is a short introductory video to introduce myself and promote my software consulting business. I've also created some screen casts that demos my base library the I use when starting new projects.

Hope you all have a Rockwell Thanksgiving!

Video Production Rewind

The new online video demos have gone well. Camtasia screen capture and editing software is great, it has a bunch of features yet to be tried. There are cheaper alternatives but if they are missing features or are not well documented then then savings will be lost in time costs. I do hope this effort has some benefits. One thing that is now possible is training videos instead of the traditional printed documentation that nobody reads. The experience has been very empowering, and is also a great creative outlet.