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Think first, code later
Several weeks ago, I was working on reports for ReceiptWallet and thought I had it all done in one weekend. The following Monday I realized I missed a part, handling sub items. I poked at it a few times and got nowhere. I then thought about the problem for 3 days and figured it out (all without coding). I told my wife that it would take me 1 hour to finish it. So the following Saturday, I got up, coded for 1 hour (exactly) and said that I was done. I went to test it and it didn't work. Damn. I had breakfast, thought a little more about the problem, came back, added one line of code and then everything worked.
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Childhood obesity
Several months ago I started seeing and hearing numerous ads about childhood obesity. It kind of surprised me that there was a huge campaign to fight it that just appeared when this problem has been known for years. It sickens me to see overweight children. People blame computers and video games for many of the problems. While I'm not going to disagree with that, I think the problem lies in the habits parents teach their children. I use a computer 10+ hours a day for work and other things; however, I make it a point to go for a run 4-5 times a week and carve out that time in my schedule. In addition, I watch what I eat. I was never raised to drink soda all the time or have chips everyday for lunch. Society can be partially blamed for this, but maybe parental influence can also play a factor in preventing this. I don't have children, so I don't know how hard this is, but it would appear (from an outsider's point of view) that good and bad habits start in the home.
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DocumentWallet Released
Today I released DocumentWallet, a product similar in concept to my ReceiptWallet program. The two programs share much of the same code, but I felt that they needed to be separate applications. The market for this type of program is quite crowded and I own a few of the "competition", but didn't find any one of them to meet my needs. I hope that others feel the same way. I think I've done some clever sales tactics by offering it for 50% off for ReceiptWallet customers. I also decided not to penalize people that buy one and then want to buy the other. Some vendors give you a great deal for a bundle, but if you don't buy it then, tough luck. I now choose to run my business in a way that my customers want to come back. Having an easy to use product should make it easier to sell than some of my past products. I hope it sells well.
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Upper body pain - huh?
Today after my run (training has begun for my 2nd marathon), I started to feel pain in my upper body. This doesn't happen after a run so I started thinking, what could cause this? Then I remembered I started playing my Nintendo Wii 2 days ago. While I haven't played with it much, the swinging action is doing a number on me. I thought I was in decent shape, but it's making me work in a way I didn't expect. Thanks Nintendo!