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August 2008

Samurai Commissariat

Shōgun by James Clavell has been on my reading list forever. I was curious to read it mainly because it’s been hailed as one of the best literary works of the 20th century. Some put it in the category of fiction novels which are mandatory reading for business people, with Atlas Shrugged inevitably leading the list. Read this blog post

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Sucky Usability of Country Pickers

Recently, I had to rework a submission form which had a country picker—the kind you see on almost every e-commerce site. Besides the traditional long list of countries, the old picker attempted to be smart by also listing regions / prefectures / states / provinces. Read this blog post

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3.5 SP1: All the Drag-and-Drop You Can Eat

Last night the Microsoft Traveling Circus rolled into town for a special session of “What’s new in .NET 3.5 SP1.” Read this blog post

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