Step 1: Balsamiq Mockup

Step 1: Balsamiq Mockup

Here's a quick stab at a hyperactive config editor using Balsamiq Mockups:

Matt Lauer "Helps" Unveil Windows On The Today, Sort Of

Matt Lauer on the Today Show this morning had Steve Balmer on to talk about today's unveiling of the consumer version of Windows 7. Unfortunately, around minute 4:30 he starts talking about CEO salaries and bonus payouts. WTF? Seriously Matt, CEO salaries have exactly what to do with the release of Windows 7?

They also show the Sony VAIO L Series all-in-one touchscreen PC which looked pretty frickin cool, I'm diggin' those displays.

Windows 7 House Party Already Started!

I've been running Windows 7 full time since the Beta was released. I signed up to host a house party for the Microsoft promo kicking off the October 22 consumer release of Windows 7. You receive a single license for Windows 7 Ultimate for hosting a house party so Friday night I decided to install the 64 bit edition on my Thinkpad. Everything rocks, here's what I have installed:

Hardware

Software

Windows 7 installed in about 12 minutes. Once the OS was installed, I updated the video and bios drivers only from Lenovo's site and that was it; audio, networking, and any other drivers were left out. The next steps involve getting the machine ready to develop .NET applications, so I start with Visual Studio 2008(and SP1), then SQL Server 2008(and SP1).

After the big pieces of software are installed, I continue with all of this:

I spent from Friday night until Saturday afternoon installing. I'm pleased to say, that given the above list of software, I have experienced zero issues. Windows 7. GET IT.

Pair

I first used the Pair and Triplet classes while figuring out how to recreate dynamic ASP.NET WebForms controls. They came in pretty handy. Since then, generics came out and I created this(I'm sure I'm not alone):

/// 
/// Responsible for representing two values of any type.
/// 
/// The type of the first.
/// The type of the second.
public class Pair{
    /// 
    /// Gets or sets the first.
    /// 
    /// The first.
    public TFirst First { get; set; }

    /// 
    /// Gets or sets the second.
    /// 
    /// The second.
    public TSecond Second { get; set; }

    /// 
    /// Initializes a new instance of the  class.
    /// 
    public Pair() : this(default(TFirst), default(TSecond)) { }

    /// 
    /// Initializes a new instance of the  class.
    /// 
    /// The first.
    /// The second.
    public Pair(TFirst first, TSecond second){
        this.First = first;
        this.Second = second;
    }
}

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Usage includes those times when you have the need for a structure to hold two simple values but you don't want to create a new class just for that. Say you want a dictionary where the key is an int and the value is that structure, you can do this with the Pair class:

var dict = new Dictionary();
dict.Add(1, new Pair("Carter", "Chris"));
dict.Add(2, new Pair("Carter", "Emmitt"));
foreach(var kvp in dict){
    Console.WriteLine(kvp.Value.First + ", " + kvp.Value.Second);
}

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And the output would be this:

Kind of a lame example but you get the idea. I had made a similar one for the Triplet class but that started looking a little messy so I put that on the back burner.

"No Task" Is Way Easier

So the other day I was getting caught up with zenhabits.com and came across this post. It totally made me stop in my tracks. Why? Because I started rewriting the blog again and kept running into motivational road blocks. I just didn't feel like rewriting it. So there it sat, the beginning of a rewrite and it never moved.

Then I read that article and it hit me like a brick. Stop rewriting this shit, go back to the version(that I'm posting with now) and get on with other stuff!

I feel like a huge weight has been lifted. Note to self: If you really don't need to do it, cross it off that list!

 
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