Monthly Archives: January 2006

Stay Negative and Succeed

Posted on January 30, 2006 by Richard Rodger

When I started my business I never used to hear “no”. Now I hear “no” all the time, and I’m much happier. As you get deeper into running your own business you change. You start to understand the business advice … Continue reading →




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Friday Fun: Are You Ready?

Posted on January 27, 2006 by Richard Rodger

Corporate videos. Gotta love 'em. I have no idea what it's all about, but those guys rule! Definitive proof that IDEs rot your brain, by the way.




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How to convert CSV into XML and XML into CSV using Java

Posted on January 26, 2006 by Richard Rodger

I've put up a new article on the Ricebridge site: How to convert CSV into XML and XML into CSV using Java. It does exactly what is says on the tin. I explain how to get XML Manager and CSV … Continue reading →




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A Big Little Idea

Posted on January 23, 2006 by Richard Rodger

Send your customers a hand-written thank you note. It's as simple as that. I'm a regular reader of Duct Tape Marketing, and I think John Jantsch is really on the ball. If you run a business, go check him out. … Continue reading →




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Dojo: Progress!

Posted on January 19, 2006 by Richard Rodger

NOTE: Please see Bob Leurck's example for some updates on this code. The last time I posted about dojo we looked at creating a simple dojo widget. The final aim was to produce a web-oriented progress bar. Well, now it's … Continue reading →




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Friday Fun: Math Nerdism

Posted on January 13, 2006 by Richard Rodger

WARNING: danger of mathematically-induced mind-body separation. The Number Spiral. No. Seriously. You keep reading because you want to know “why! why?”




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Tragic Typing

Posted on January 11, 2006 by Richard Rodger

Since starting this blog, I've realised that my abysmal typing is holding me back. I've come to think that you need to type well to write well. I just have to hit the delete key way to much. I'm fast, … Continue reading →




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Friday Fun: Song Tapper

Posted on January 6, 2006 by Richard Rodger

Got some stupid melody stuck in your head? Well go find out what the song is!




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Document Delight

Posted on January 4, 2006 by Richard Rodger

I've been following this blog called Creating Passionate Users for a while. It's by the people who write the “Head First” books. Now I've never actually read any of their books, but I did use the amazon preview to check … Continue reading →




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Dojo: Learn By Doing

Posted on January 2, 2006 by Richard Rodger

Do you dojo? Dojo is the JavaScript toolkit that I'm going to use from now on. Why? Well I did a quick eval of most of the toolkits out there, and it made the best impression. I wasn't looking for … Continue reading →




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