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Review: Homax Caulking Tool
A few weeks ago, my father mentioned that he got one of the best tools for his tool box, a Homax Caulking Tool
for smoothing a caulk joint. When I was at Wal-Mart, I picked up one of these tools (as part of a Homax kit) and put it away for the next time I did caulking. Caulking is one of those things that I hate as I always make a mess.
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When do you give up and start over?
I've worked on many, many projects in my career. Some of the projects I've started, some I've inherited. There comes a time in every project, not just software, but also home projects and car repairs, where I have to decide to scrap what I have and start over. This decision is never taken lightly as I'd be throwing away something that works in exchange for a clean start.
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Paperless 2.0 Released
As my loyal readers know, I sold ReceiptWallet to Mariner Software about 2 years ago and they renamed it Paperless. Yesterday, Mariner released Paperless 2.0. I couldn't keep away from the product that I started over 4 years ago, so I've been helping out with this release. This release is, in my very biased opinion, a killer upgrade. It has so many features in it, that the list on Mariner's website doesn't it to justice!
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SeaWorld hasn't gotten the privacy memo
Today my family and I visited SeaWorld as we do fairly often. As I was waiting at the parking toll booth, I heard the attendant ask a guest for his zip code while swiping his credit card. Apparently this guy and SeaWorld staff don't read the newspapers. This action is in direct violation of the recent (February 14, 2011) California Supreme Court decision of Jessica Pineda v. Williams-Sonoma Stores, Inc. In a nutshell, merchants cannot ask for a zip code when processing a credit card transaction (with a few exceptions). The zip code can be considered personal information and is a violation of California consumer protection laws.