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A Third Experiment In Video Screen Capture

The third experiment involved finding tools that would allow me to process video in arbitrary resolutions. The only unpaid editing tool I was able to locate in a reasonable amount of time (defined as two hours of reading, but not … Continue reading

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A Second Experiment In Video Screen Capture

Yesterday I learned a few things about capturing video using Roxio Creator NXT Pro 3, and made a list of things to do that would simplify the process. The first item on that list was to set the capture area … Continue reading

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A First Experiment In Video Screen Capture

Capturing video of older, running software can be a bear. A link to the full-size YouTube video and a smaller in-situ version are included directly below. I kept things simple for this first evening just to see what issues I’d … Continue reading

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Multidimensional Arrays in Javascript

Defining arrays in Javascript turns out to be a bit tricky. You can’t just predeclare the dimensions, you have to initiate them by defining the actual values for each element, dimension by dimension. For a one-dimensional array with three elements … Continue reading

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Starting to Learn About the Java Memory Model

While out for a walk today, and while listening to lectures about economics, my thoughts wandered to the structure of the Java language. (They do that. I don’t always know why…) From writing assembly for various processors and also from … Continue reading

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If You’re Going To Use That Time on the Road, Here’s How

So you’re on the road and have some time on your hands. You decide to buff your skills or do some research or work on a demo project. Here’s how you might go about it. Work on a certification: There … Continue reading

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Scrum Product Owner – Basic Outline

I found it helpful to review my notes on the role of a Scrum Product Owner and place an outline here to which I can refer quickly. Three Pillars of Scrum Transparency Inspection Adaptation Iron Triangle (from Project Management) Scope … Continue reading

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A Recommended Course on Udemy.com

Upon completion of Rob Percival’s course, The Complete Web Developer Course – Build 14 Websites on Udemy.com, I’d like to give the course a positive recommendation. The course guides you through setting up all the behind-the-scenes parts of a website … Continue reading

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High Overhead vs. Lean and Mean

A company I worked for some years ago tended to work on projects of a certain size. They weren’t what anyone would call large projects but they weren’t small ones, either. They carried a certain overhead: discovery, requirements, development, application, … Continue reading

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Knowing What’s Under the Hood and How It Got There

The downside of having been involved in software for a long time is that it’s easy to fall into the trap of not knowing all of the latest languages and techniques. One gets off into analysis and management and discovery … Continue reading

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