Currently I have this decal for my MacBook Pro, from Etsy, which I really like and get complimented on and asked about all the time. Plus it has a nice rebel feel to it. MAVERICK! But, this new decal, I’m thinking, blows it away. I’m no huge Iron Man fan, of either the movies or comics, but this is pretty damned awesome, especially with the use of the cutout glowing Apple logo in the Iron Man suit.

Unfortunately, they are all sold out right now (rightfully so, with this level of badassery), so I can only hope that more get into inventory soon, since I’ll order a few of these in a heartbeat if I can (and trust me, getting just one vinyl you want is suicide: unless you’ve put one on before, you’ll horribly screw up the first attempt…if not more).

See more at skinat’s Etsy page for this decal.

Let me preface this by saying I have been waiting for a tablet, of some sort, to come out from Apple for years. I’ve used PC tablets (even while being strictly on Macs, other than VMs) in the past and loved them for being able to take notes in meetings, or create mindmaps with tools like MindManager with extreme ease and intuitiveness. But I will not be buying or supporting the recently announced iPad in any way. Why? Because I am sick of Apple’s bullshit app store control process, amongst many other issues with the device itself.
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At some point, if you’ve been in the technical industry (software engineering, architect, DBA, Flash, Web Dev, etc.) long enough, you’re bound to realize (if you already haven’t) that all too often what happens in an interview is in no way indicative of what real life was or is. That’s because most interviews suck. They fail miserably at their intended purpose. And there are a few key reasons why that is, and they can be fixed.
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So another year has gone by, I haven’t posted as much as I’d like, though I have plenty of plans for a series of posts related to various things this year. But, to start it all off, I’m recapping the top music I’ve been listening to over the last year. Mainly for me, though perhaps one of you will find some new music you like, but I also just like to see how my tastes change over time and different uses (especially compared to my top music for last year). So here it be. Continue reading »