Five for Friday – January 26, 2018

I just got back from (yet another) vacation with the family – it’s been fun spending some extra time with the family this summer, but I think we’re (almost) done now, and it’s time to get back to work and to start thinking transitioning the kids into sleep schedules that accommodate school hours. With the…

Back for another week full of random links from everyone’s second favorite mad rodent. It’s no secret that I think no-code solutions for UI automation is the only viable path. Autify is one of my favorite companies in this space – and now they can afford to do even more. My newfound love of Ted…

Here are five possibly interesting articles I read this week. Other than my Xbox, the only Microsoft product I still use regularly is VS Code. While the “super secret” tips in this article aren’t necessarily that secret, they are all really cool and valuable. In a similar vein, since my only console windows are Bash…

When I meet new people, they often ask, “what do you do?” The answer I give initially, and the one I hope to get away with is, “I work at Microsoft.” It rarely works. They inevitably follow up with, “what do you do there?” – which, for better or for worse is a much more…

Oh my – another quality post. I’m afraid I’m starting a trend for myself, but I have a story to share. As all gainfully employed workers in the tech field will tell you, we all have side jobs as tech support for all members of our immediate and extended families. This weekend, my mother-in-law opened…