Powers Unfiltered

I like living in Lafayette, but occasionally its suburban-to-semi-rural nature reminds us that various other species think we’re on their property.  Deer eat most anything we plant, gophers re-engineer the yard from time to time, turkeys by the dozen wander by pooping on everything in sight, woodpeckers eat away at the exterior of the house, […]

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Just saw a good article in Dr. Dobb’s about multicore OO development by John Gross and Jeremy Orme of Connective Logic in the UK.  A very different approach from Digipede’s; it may be possible to combine the two (haven’t dug any deeper yet). For our now-classic discussion on a closely-related topic, you can start here.

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OK, it’s “Blog Against Poverty Day,” and while I rarely participate in such blogging “days” (mostly out of disorganization), this seems a good time to share my experiences with Kiva. This month, we are all learning (often to our dismay) just how connected our financial well-being is to decisions made by far-off strangers.  We can […]

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As I wrote earlier this month, the Powers household is now generating some of its own electricity, via photovoltaic panels on the roof.  Soon after the installation, our local utility PG&E installed a spiffy new digital meter and certified the system for use.  I turned it on last Thursday afternoon.  Yesterday afternoon (one week later) […]

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Late this winter, we had a whopper of a Pacific storm, and it became clear that the Powers Roof had reached the end of its useful life. (The weather inside may not have been as bad as the weather outside, but it was bad enough.) This wonderful opportunity led to the “while-we’re-at-it” syndrome that plagues […]

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OK, it’s mildly annoying that iTunes and Quicktime want me to install 60-MB updates pretty much weekly these days, but no big deal, I can ignore their nagging messages. But I actually wanted to upgrade today — and here’s what I got when I hit “Install 1 item:” My Martian is a little rusty, so […]

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I got an email from the VSIP program last night, requesting that I fill out a satisfaction survey.  I did so happily — there’s nothing like a quick dose of VSIP to wash away the taste of a bad MSPP experience. (OK, too much jargon — sorry. Let me explain.) The Visual Studio Industry Partners […]

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I am on vacation in Oregon with my family.  (As some of you know, I’m a closet Oregonian — the seven years I lived here left a big impression, and I come back here a lot.) At first I thought “hey, this will be a great time to catch up on all the blogging I didn’t […]

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Digipede is the 2007 ISV Innovation Partner of the Year! A huge thank you to all our customers, partners, and the increasingly large, vocal, and supportive Microsoft chapter of the Digipede Fan Club. I will have more details on this announcement, and on our experiences at this year’s Microsoft Worldwide Partner conference some time soon, but I […]

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It’s been a year since I started blogging.  Powers Unfiltered has provided me with a number of unexpected benefits and consequences.  First, it has put me in touch with more customers, partners, and prospects.  Given how erratic I’ve been with my posts (in timing, topics, and quality), I’ve been pleasantly surprised by the real business benefits I’ve seen.  The […]

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