Radical Development

October 28, 2010
by Steven Swafford
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The Fun And Sad Times Of A Software Developer’s Life

If you’re thinking of joining the ranks of developers’ let this be a warning to you. I will leave the decision up to you as to if you think becoming a developer is still a good idea after you watch the following videos. I can speak to my own experience that the life is a mixed bag of tricks and definitely has its ups and downs, but I would not trade it for anything in the world. Well except for maybe a promotion! Sadness Removing Barriers Fun Real Intelligence Working With Others Skilled Communications Life And Death Decisions As you …

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August 28, 2010
by Steven Swafford
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How To Use Calibre eBook Manager and Your iPad

If you’re anything like myself you have a number of ebooks that you have collected over time and organizing your content can be difficult at times. Over time I have tried an number of both commercial and open source products and most recently I gave Calibre a look primarily because I needed a way to easily converted my ebooks and sync them to my iPad. The software is very user friendly and installed easily on my Windows x64 based operating system. Once installed, I begun adding books to my collection and ultimately sync them to my iPad for portable reading. …

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July 16, 2010
by Steven Swafford
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The iPhone Antenna Song

Jonathan Mann posts a song here every single day. It’s a mixture of folk, happy pop, dirty rock and other stuff. Take a moment to listen to a couple of his videos and I am sure you will find his work extremely entertaining. What is interesting is that the recent Apple press conference today Johnathan’s video was played. Nice to see Apple has a sense of humor. Song A Day #561: The iPhone Antenna Song So what do you think?