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Making a first impression
When applying for a job, the standard thing to do is to submit a resumé and that becomes the first impression that a potential employer has of a candidate. Many years ago I came up with a basic, clean format for my resumé and periodically have updated it (luckily not lately), just in case I needed it. While I'm not sure a resumé ever helped me get a job (I was referred by a friend to the one job that I landed where I submitted a resumé), I've been in the position that I've had to read resumés of potential candidates. I look for a number of things on resumés to see if the candidate is worth pursuing. These include the basics like:
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Jumping on the upgrade treadmill
Now that Apple has announced the iPhone 5, it's time for me to upgrade! Yes, I did just get an iPhone 4S last year, but luckily for me, staying on top of iPhone technology is part of my job. Now that my wife has an iPhone, it's easier for me to justify upgrading as I can give her my old one and get the discounted pricing. Would I pay full price for one? That's a tough question that luckily I don't have to answer.
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Bulk updating of git repositories
As I've written in the past, I have mixed feelings about open source, so I take a close look at a lot of it, especially for some side projects that I have. There is a lot of decent code out there, or at least ideas that I can build on, so I've flagged code to look at and cloned a bunch of repositories from Github. The problem I've been faced with is that I have a folder filled with open source that becomes out of update quickly and updating each repository is cumbersome. I want to have the latest and greatest so I don't have to think twice about the code when I go to evaluate it or use it.
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Review: Monoprice Aluminum X-Form Rotatable Desktop Stand
A few weeks ago I wrote about the MobileMount and how it worked well for the iPad, but not the iPhone. After using if for the iPad for over a week, the suction cup stopped sticking and my iPad kept falling. So it looked like another failed KickStarter project (I'm a sucker for trying new things). I did like using it with my iPad as it was convenient to have my iPad easily accessible on my desk.