Archive for December, 2006

Merry Christmas!

Posted by Johan Cyprich on 25 Dec 2006 | Tagged as: General

I want to wish all of my readers a Merry Christmas. This is a time of the year to reflect on our blessings and be thankful for them. Remember to love your family and also show mercy to everyone, even to those who don’t deserve it. Christmas isn’t about giving gifts and eating turkey. Its [...]

The 80/20 Rule in Canada … sort of

Posted by Johan Cyprich on 16 Dec 2006 | Tagged as: General

The National Union of Public and General Employees recently reported that in Canada, 20% of the population owns 75% of the country’s national wealth. This is a bad thing according to the union, but should the statistics be a surprise? This seems to be in line with the Pareto Principle (more commonly known as the [...]

Bill Gates and the Computer Man

Posted by Johan Cyprich on 13 Dec 2006 | Tagged as: Videos

I found a couple of videos on the Macintosh. The first is a young Bill Gates praising the Mac, followed by a very funny commercial. I don’t know who made this ad, but its one of the best ads made for Macs. I have to note that I’m not a Mac user and I’m a [...]

Do You Have the Right Stuff?

Posted by Johan Cyprich on 11 Dec 2006 | Tagged as: General

All of us at one time or another were forced to take IQ tests and aptitude tests. The purpose of these tests were to identify where we belong in society. Just imagine. Our destiny can be determined just by taking a few tests designed by people who claim to understand human nature and psychology. One [...]

VB to C# Translator, and Vice Versa!

Posted by Johan Cyprich on 09 Dec 2006 | Tagged as: Programming

Let’s face it. There’s a lot of Visual Basic .NET code out there. I haven’t programmed in Visual Basic since version 6 and I don’t want to take the time to learn VB .NET 2005. It’s not that it’s a bad language but I want to focus on C#. The owner of a software company [...]

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