How to Scalp a Watermelon
A while back, a friend of mine showed me a technique for preparing watermelon that I've come to call "scalping" a watermelon. It gets rid of all the rind, and makes it easy to cut servable pieces. Check out the video for a demonstration:
Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist
This past weekend, I took my first Microsoft Certification exam: Accessing Data with Microsoft .NET Framework 4.
How to Properly Peel a Pineapple
Today I finally cut up a pineapple that had been sitting atop my fridge for the last three days.
"So what," you say; "it's just a pineapple," you say? Well, the reason this is exciting is that I learned the proper way to peel and cut a pineapple in the process. Thanks to this video that I found via a Google search, I'm on my way to become a pro-pineapple peeler:
Moving Light Years Ahead: My New Career Opportunity
Officially as of today, I will be resigning my position as lead software developer with Independent Printing Co., Inc. My last day with them will be May 18th.
I'd like to thank Independent for being a great employer for the past three years (I started in 2009 as an intern). The people there are great, and the culture is enjoyable to work in. Thanks to them, I was able to get my foot in the door in the world of software development, and was able to make a fairly large impact within their organization.
Developing Software for the Future
This is a response to Jim Cloudman's recent post regarding the new Windows user environment, Metro.
As software developers, we have one main purpose: to solve problems. To accomplish this, we have a vast array of technology, languages, tools, platforms, frameworks, and everything in-between. In this golden-age of development, we are extremely lucky to have so many resources available to us.
A Weekend Project: Refinishing a Toy Chest
Over the weekend, Joy's sister brought over an old chest for Seth to use as a toy box. Overall, it was a nice solid chest, but it had been worn from age. I decided I'd put my minimal-woodworking skills to the test and refinish the chest.
Sadly, I forgot to take a before picture (no idea what I was thinking), but this is essentially what the outside of the chest looked like:
Time to Stand Up
For the past few months, I've been intrigued with the idea of a standing desk. After looking into several examples, I decided to modify my current desk to a standing position:
Grilling the Perfect Steak
The weather has been getting very nice the past few days, so why not put it to good use? Time to grill!
Coffee Drinks Illustrated
An oldie, but a goodie, Coffee Drinks Illustrated by Lokesh Dhakar, is a great illustrated guide for the different types of coffee drinks.
My personal favorites are the caffé mocha and the caffé latte (though, I do tweak them a bit):