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You may want to check the shortcuts that you have for Firefox. I've encountered this case before with Conduit. it adds the URL onto the end of the shortcut string, automatically calling the Conduit page. Most conduits can be cleared with a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) remover like ADWCleaner, although I don't know exactly if ADWCleaner clears the URL ending on the shortcuts. Best of luck. :)
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Rob Philpott wrote:
I think it would be better to ask if people had never worked in a place that they hated.
How would one know if they hate a job on an exact point? I only hate development when my Senior Developer forces work on me, making me stop whatever I have to do for the Project Managers and the clients I currently have (which are quite fussy too). I hate having tasks forced onto me at a certain point because it breaks the flow of how I work.
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Possibly better to work in the office where I've got a more controlled mind, Working at home gives opportunity for my mind to let loose, which is possibly the cause of why I wrote this up.
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I think the thing that really gets in my grill is submitting a project or task at 4:00PM when it's time to do system maintenance and administration for the clients. Can't help but to make a stick-it and leave it until first thing the next day, even if it's urgent. I can forgive those circumstances, but last minute changes to a project can cause my nerves to shoot completely.
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kArViD0tnEt wrote:
If I know that my boss is a bad-tempered man, I won't argue with him with just one piece of code.
I think it's more likely where that piece of code should lie (since the integrated software is very hard to sparse) instead of what code to use. Most of the times my boss and I see eye-to-eye, but he can't take how slow I can be while coding. Sometimes I'm already in the spot he wants me to make an edit into and he shouts at me, in which I tell him I'm already there. I just need to pace myself most of the time. a Subset of Pascal isn't my native language (Learned C# in college, go figure) so it's sometimes a little weird to work in something integrated instead of a generic IDE.
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Often times when there's a serious situation I've been able to keep a level head, which is strange since I focus under pressure. Guessing working from home isn't healthy for me and I'm suited for an office environment.
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JimmyRopes wrote:
May I remind you of an often quoted retailing quip "the customer is always right".
Hence the cursing stays internal. Always a useful quip. I still think I'm not alone in the outrageous bits, even though I try keeping my calm. Perhaps some of this advice can come in handy. I'm not quitting my job though until I've done what I need to and got a better and less stressful line of work. I think it's also the environment of where and how I work, oft times my frustration builds while I'm working at home, but at work it's more levelled. I noticed that going to Head Office it was very chilled, so perhaps moving there would help?
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JimmyRopes wrote:
You are in the wrong profession if you have a short attention span. :doh:
Don't get me wrong. I love my job as a database dev. It's one of the jobs in which I can actually focus in. Patience wades thin often when you have to deal with stupid or arrogant clients, and you just have to breathe deep and take it all in. I only let loose on a personal level though.
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I think it's mainly a patience worn out. Surprisingly these short bursts of aggression and anger don't last long. Before I came in, my boss' laptop was being completely slow. he smashed the hard drive in such a state that the hard drive needed replacing. Eventually, when I became part of the project team, he handed the laptop down to me in a slightly better state. I've been taking good care of it, but I think my patience is much better on a professional line. Personally, I can get mad very quick due to a short attention span (and I have Attention Deficit Disorder, which makes things worse) and my patience wears thin. I can keep it in to a certain point, but it always has to get out somehow.
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My boss and I share a trait of being heavily bad tempered. Almost into a point of getting loud at a verbal argument against one piece of code. Recently I lost my temper and smashed my personal laptop after a few coding mistakes and frustration buildup on the coding source engine I was doing for fun. So here's my question... Is it just me? Or are there really just a lot of developers with bad tempers? Edit: I think it really boils down to how I'm being handled on my projects and work. if the clients have a decent attitude towards me then I'm acceptable to them, otherwise if not, then I grit my teeth and work with it. I think my temper is ill only once there's been a lot of stress. If all is well and well-maintained then I'm happy as can be. I really love my job, but sometimes it's hard to accept that these guys are willing to break rules just to get on my nerves. Opinions on this?
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Nagy Vilmos wrote:
Go on then, trivialise the whole thing and suggest I just call them John, Paul, George and Ringo.
I'm curious as to know why you chose "Ringo" (Translates to Apple as far as I recall) as a name. Basically, Naming conventions need to be clear and concise. When naming Variables that might be confusing I comment them in. BillWoodruff seems to have the same idea I have with naming my handles.
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Broker => MessageDispatcher Service => MessageManager Agent => MessageHandler Process => MessageTemplate
As you can see, it's simple and concise and it actually works. Easy to understand variables = easy to understand variables.
Actually, I find the most important factor to be the demand and availability of a Programming language. At college I always wanted to learn C++, even when they said "Yeah, we have C++" they did not. They lied to me and then flat-out gave me C#. Honestly, after finishing my studies on C# this year in December, I'll probably get myself a course on C++. After all, the more program languages you learn, the better your scope is. It all comes down to scope in my opinion. Different languages (like the variation of Pascal we have at work) have different scopes, therefore once learning a scope, you're able to do more in a language. I think my logic is a little confused (Haven't been coding all that much lately, company has given me formwork to do most of the time.) but I'm sure to take my final C# test in about January/February next year.
I think I was about 15 when I was messing around with Delphi 7. Made a nifty object color changer based off a timer once that same year. Did it for the kicks. The first time I wrote serious coding was about 2011, when I was in college (Pseudocode, SQL and then C#).
I moved to Lubuntu when Unity made my laptop sluggish and slow. Not a single problem in sight from there on, and I'm quite satisfied with the product. My Windows OS is out of commission for now however, so I've been taking the liberty to install other Linux OS's to restore my data. Lubuntu is light and fast mind you, but you still have a lot to install after that, since it comes with bare minimals, I had to install GCC in order to install some applications as of late, and have been making great progress in coding Python without the Lag that Ubuntu 12.10 gave me.
Hi Everyone. When scrolling through the Forum news and opening a page for a thread, Which is better to use? I have a problem with my Firefox where CTRL+Right and CTRL+Left don't move the threads, however CTRL+Shift+Left and CTRL+Shift+Right work to move the pages. In Chrome, I don't have this issue and the layout works quite well, but my laptop suffers CPU Hogging in Chrome. Would there be any way to fix this? Is there a GreaseMonkey Script that I can run or do I have to stay with Chrome? I use Firefox for home purpose, but Chrome when at work. I'm expecting a new laptop next month, so I won't have to worry too much with the issue here.
One thing that bothers me is SQL Intellisense. It's so random it doesn't work sometimes, then other times it springs up. Even Ctrl+space doesn't even work. C# Intellisense works quite well though, I only use minimal system usage for it though.
I've tried a Windows 95 VirutalBox to download some packages for running Windows 95 games (Running a Windows 7 host doesn't help) Internet Explorer 6 was hilarious when I ran through the Virtual OS. Downloads work slightly slower, but they have an added layer of security. From what I see, Running Virtualbox and loading an internet page is just the same as a remote Desktop with an internet page, just more secure with the VHD.
Exotic indeed, but true enough...
Truth be told, I have ADD, and Coffee isn't too bad on my system, I just have to modulate my intake. Usually, I'd drink about 2 cups a day, one at the beginning of work, one Midday. If I'm feeling in the mood for a cup at home, I'd grab one while the database is initialising its sessions. Just plain ground for me, nothing more, nothing less. On the other hand, I do like drinking rooibos tea (doesn't have as much caffeene and also helps calm my nerves) so that's probably why I can regulate my coffee intake so well. Hope this helps.