Author: Vince Kimball

Indeed is search engine for finding a job. Looking for a job? (A guy I know was laid off right before Christmas, so you aren't alone). Well, Paul Forster has started a search engine to help you find a job: indeed. There's an Indeed blog too.  [Scobleizer: Microsoft Geek Blogger]

MsgCommunicator: Delphi Instant Messaging SDK. SDK for the easy creation of custom client/server instant messaging applications (like ICQ, AIM, etc.) with data compression, strong encryption and advanced networking technologies. By Andrew Harrison. [CodeCentral Delphi entries]

Installing Mono on SuSE Linux with Red Carpet. In most of the articles and forum entries everyone always mentions that installing Mono is greatly simplified by using Red Carpet. Now with this article I hope that it is easy. [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service]

Weather, Computers and Worker Absences Strand Travelers. Thousands of holiday travelers spent much of the Christmas weekend in airport terminals because of a trifecta of poor weather, labor unrest and computer meltdowns. By SEWELL CHAN. [NYT > Home Page]

A great quote for Christmas: Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before! “Maybe Christmas,” he thought, “doesn't come from a store. “Maybe Christmas…perhaps…means a little bit more!”

100 WAYS TO SUCCEED #37:.  To Live Is the Rarest Thing in the World “Nobody can prevent you from choosing to be exceptional.” Call this Success Tip #37, and NYResolution2005 #1. Okay? (Hint: I have tried using this as a Right Breathing Mantra: NOBODY CAN PREVENT ME FROM BEING EXCEPTIONAL. It works wonderfully.*) (*And is… Continue reading 100 WAYS TO SUCCEED #37:

Conversations (and A New Year's Resolution).  Don't want to be maudlin on Christmas Eve, but for me (yes, I've said it before) this will be the Year of the Blog. The Community we have at this site means a lot to me. Moreover (and how Cool!), we've only begun! I've decided—the NYResolution bit— to keep… Continue reading Conversations (and A New Year's Resolution)

How *NOT* to keep customers. Sometimes you have to wonder why companies can stay in business. I use Veritas Backup Exec 8.6 on my home network to take care of my backup and data recovery needs. It's worked great for years and saved my behind on numerous occasions. Tonight I needed to install their remote… Continue reading How *NOT* to keep customers

Don't call me a solo. One lawyer's journey away from a cushy job at an established law firm and into the brave new world of non-solo practice. The message of this anonymous lawyer is simple. Take your talents to the street. Become part of the community of non-solo practitioners. The Greatest American Lawyer intends to… Continue reading Don't call me a solo

Molly reports on Web Design World. Molly Holzschlag's “Web Design World cool-down” is getting linked and a decent number of comments. Blogs are big in Web Design? Cool. Speaking of which, I really do need to hand out a prize. Will do one more look over the contestants and pick one.  [Scobleizer: Microsoft Geek Blogger]