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Interview technique - crash logs
I periodically have to interview people and I find that I struggle to come up with ways to adequately determine a candidate's technical knowledge. While they can present their resume and what they've done in the past, it is hard to tell how they really think. I don't ask questions that I couldn't answer myself as I don't think that is fair. Many people ask basic computer science questions that I'd probably get wrong as I don't have a computer science background; so I tend to ask questions to see how a candidate would handle a situation.
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Review: LaCrosse Technology Wireless Weather Station
Everyday my son comes in first thing and asks "what is the weather going to be?". He wants to know so that he can pick his clothes. Granted, we live in San Diego, so the weather doesn't change drastically one day to the next, but I always answer him. We were in Costco several weeks ago and I saw an inexpensive weather station, so I picked it up and decided to give it a try.
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Review: MobileMount
I've been looking for the perfect way to hold my iPhone on my desk while I work so that it is in reach and screen is visible. A lot of times, I need to test on a device, so this is crucial. There have been a number of stands on Kickstarter and I've back a few. I wrote about the poorly designed Oona which I threw out and then about The Jack I've been using because the Oona was a waste. While The Jack works well, I was looking for something adjustable and came across the MobileMount on Kickstarter. It looked well designed and the twist lock to push the extra air out of the suction cup seemed like a great idea as it works well on my RAM mount in my car.
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Review: Winegard FlatWave Antenna
Many years ago, I had no desire to get cable TV, so I suffered with various antennas trying to tune in a picture. Of course, I never had a great signal and was always fiddling with the antenna to watch TV. At some point, I got tired of this game and subscribed to local basic cable which was the over-the-air channels, but delivered to a cable. My hassles of trying to get a clear picture were over. However, this convenience cost me about $15 per month.