I recommend Brubeck... Take 5

http://dilbert.com/strip/2015-01-21[^]

I have seen this in Wisconsin... What great fun unincorporated addresses are.... formatting is an issue as you will see it written a variety of ways (EX: 2150e13400s)... worse yet, sometimes the addresses will also have an incorporated address (123 Logrun rd, this happens as towns expand into areas).

David Days wrote:

It's dangerous--like modifying an airplane while it's still in the air--but when given impossible demands, you have to start with the small possible bits.

And there really isn't anything quite like developing on a live system. :-D Just be sure you can get yourself out of trouble if the worst happens.

I have been an "only in-house developer" for most of the last 15 years and here is my advice: Your boss does not know or care how the software works, only that it does. Knowing stuff is your job. In order to do that, you must first figure out what they have now... if you need to draw it out, do it for yourself at your desk. Watch the office staff.(Be a fly on the wall if possible.) Look at all the inputs into the system and the outputs. Structure the data as you see fit (just be sure you understand when, where, and how the data is used). When you design the interface... DO NOT GET CREATIVE. Even if you have a design that is 100 times better, it will be met with resistance if it is too different from what users are used to. You will do better by modeling your layouts off the old system, only making minor changes to make the user experience better(this means fewer key stokes, remove unneeded fields, automating tasks, ...). This will allow the company to implement your system with little to no training of the users. The only times your boss wants to hear from you is: if you are coding an 'edge case' and want to know how he would like to handle that situation(best to do this by email if you can, or do a paper sheet of some kind, make him sign off and keep it. That will save you in years to come if you're are still around there) Or... You just implemented something.

Long time, only, lonely, in-house, developer.

Dave Kreskowiak wrote:

I thought people in Ohio stood up in the middle of a Bob Evans and did that?

Bob Evans is where you have your wedding reception. (Least it's where I had mine... after a courthouse wedding.)

- Life long resident of the Columbus Ohio Area.

http://vapeitnow.com/products/ego-starter-kit/blue-ego-ce4-starter-kit.html[^] This is more common. I have been using one like this for about a month or so. Stage smoke infused with nicotine, costs me about $3 a day to use it, was spending about $8 a day on cigarettes. I doesn't stink, I can smell again, don't wake up hacking up a lung... Not a perfect solution as nicotine is still bad but at least I'm getting it without most of the effects of smoking. (Oh... and it comes in any flavor you can imagine. Puffing stuff that tastes like Vanilla Latte at the moment.)

This is just a simple reminder that things may not always be what they appear to be at first glance.

A "boss button" is almost always a good idea!

The Gates[^](EDIT: Just a song that says basically the same thing... I apologize if this is a re-post.)

SoMad wrote:

What kind of plywood did you use...

"Furniture Grade" plywood works best for a project like this. (It doesn't have any voids in the layers which makes it stronger, less prone to warping, and the edges(although clearly plywood) can be finished without them getting ragged.) An alternative is to buy a counter-top (cut to size... anything from marble to cheap plywood with a veneer.). If you own your home and don't plan on moving soon, you may consider building the desk into a wall. Simple 2x4 frame attached at the right height. (remember to use a level, not strictly the height from the floor) Use either table legs with adjustable feet (available pre-made, just attach) or support the top with 2x4 braces that run from near the edge to the wall. This can look like almost anything depending on the materials used. Nice, functional, classy, hillbilly.

I had an "auto-dialer" system call 911 about 800 times in about 5 minutes... effectively crippling 911 service in the area for a short time.

You may look at corona-sdk[^]. I have not used it in over a year but is a great concept. Write everything in Lua and it gets compiled for most any mobile platform. Just make sure you can do what you need it too before buying it. (I ran into a few gotchas, mostly with device specific functions like GPS)

lewax00 wrote:

I'd be more worried about learning the scriptable program's API.

I agree. Lua is easy to learn, fast and powerful. Just remember that it is a loosely typed language.(That will bite you if you are not careful.)

Tested the hotfix.... doesn't seem to change the way outlook handles the hyperlink. X| Still, links were useful. It will give me a starting place if I decide to revisit this issue later. (Was just a 'would be nice' feature for the project I'm working on. It looked like it would be easy, should be easy but is not.)

Thank You. I was not expecting a useful reply, I just had to vent. But your response is useful. Ya!! :-D

Richard Deeming wrote:

Is Outlook struggling because your protocol ends with "file"? Maybe it thinks you're sending a file:// link.

Nope. After some investigation, it looks like microsoft has been behaving this way for over 10 years..Office XP modifies what you type: Peter Deegan in Woodyswatch[^]

Forogar wrote:

...and what do you get if you leave off the localhost or the third slash?

An error. (I can send it as plain text and it gets formatted as a link that works on the receiving end but it doesn't work well and often parses the link wrong. Also have tested link by typing it directly into safari and it works fine.) Microsoft seems to change any "//" to a "/" and any ":///" (add as many / as you like here) to "://". Just their way of being helpful.

Working on a project using PDF forms and an iPad... wanted to transfer data to a local form through a hyperlink in an email... The link that will work is something like: pdfexfile:///templates/Packet10_14_13.pdf?Name_1=Testname&Address=123testdr or pdfexfile://localhost/templates/Packet10_14_13.pdf?Name_1=Testname&Address=123testdr Either hyperlink (when sent through outlook) ends up like: pdfexfile://templates/Packet10_14_13.pdf?Name_1=Testname&Address=123testdr (Notice the slashes, without the 3rd or the localhost parm it will never work) Evidently, there is no way to override this behavior and is considered a "feature". :doh:

Inductive Charging[^] is what you are talking about. It is a good idea but there are some disadvantages too, so maybe not every phone but I would like to see it done in a standard way and adopted widely. (Wouldn't it be nice to set your phone on a table at a restaurant or coffee shop and have it charge it.) Oh, anyone talking about health concerns from the magnetic fields should follow the link and read what this is. (The fields are small and localized. It's NOT some gigantic field to cover your house/office/...)