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- Duane
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February 23rd, 2004:
Music news. (Rogerbox update)
We’ve just finished our second practice with our new drummer, Andy. Our previous drummer, Eric, had to move to Ohio for his job. We still keep in touch with Eric and are glad all is well. Andy is a fast learner. As a result, most of our set is ready for a performance. We’ve already booked Scalici’s in Allen Park for a show on March 20th. We might even have a new song in the set. See you there.
February 19th, 2004:
New site at work. Getting warmer outside.
At 3am this morning, we began our rollout of the new site based on PHP. We’re still using servlets and XSLT for most of the applications (forms, validation), but everything else is php. First off, it’s nearly 20 times faster and 1/100th the load on the server (no exaggeration). Second off, the php part of the deployment now takes roughly 5 minutes, including transfer time to the servers in another state. (Java/XSLT deployments averaged 1.5 to 3 hours.) The only issues we have had are with network settings and XSLT/Java uptime/speed. PHP is officially rock solid in an enterprise environment. Oh… I almost forgot to mention that we haven’t even turned on ZPS yet. I’m just glad that Gina hasn’t gotten sick of my ~12-16 hour/day (+ weekends) work schedule in the past 6 weeks.
It officially above 40 degrees in Michigan! If I don’t get outside soon, I may pop.
It officially above 40 degrees in Michigan! If I don’t get outside soon, I may pop.
- Duane
February 9th, 2004:
Chance to catch my breath.
Our big project at work is finally starting to come together. Although I did work a bit over the weekend, it wasn’t the usual 8-10 hours per day. A perk of the “accelerated” schedule is that I got some new, faster hardware. Me likey g5!
Hopefully the weather will break soon. This about the time every year that I start to get cabin fever. I have a pile of relatively small projects I’d like to complete around the house and in the garage.
Hopefully the weather will break soon. This about the time every year that I start to get cabin fever. I have a pile of relatively small projects I’d like to complete around the house and in the garage.
- Duane
February 3rd, 2004:
Busy as hell.
Work has been beyond insane. I estimated that our new site would be done by the end of February. Apparently, the only part that “another department” heard was February… so that’s when they set our deadline… February 4th. Due to delays in that “other department”, we got details and specs 6 weeks late. Yet, they tried to keep us to that deadline. As that day approached, the “other department” continued to add and make changes to their spec. On top opf that, some of the execs wanted to change a few things. So, we’ve been able to push the deadline back two weeks. Great. All in all, we would have the site “done” on the 4th, but not tested. Not a good thing to throw into production. Total development time: 3 weeks, 4 people. Complete financial website.
Gina and I took a break last Friday and Saturday adn attended the Sno*Drift Rally in Atlanta, MI. Good times. The roads were bad… we ended up in 2 7-foot snow drifts. No damage… just some digging. The action in the race was just as good, even without the factory sponsored rally teams. [Pictures Part 1] [Pictures Part 2]
Gina and I took a break last Friday and Saturday adn attended the Sno*Drift Rally in Atlanta, MI. Good times. The roads were bad… we ended up in 2 7-foot snow drifts. No damage… just some digging. The action in the race was just as good, even without the factory sponsored rally teams. [Pictures Part 1] [Pictures Part 2]
- Duane
January 12th, 2004:
Busy, busy, busy.
We’ve been searching for a new drummer. Eric was given a contract job in Ohio for 3 months up to several years. We talke d to him about it and he’s fine with us looking for a replacement. If we’re unable to find one suitable before he gets back, he’s back in the band.
In addition to playing band secretary, we’ve been doing a lot around the house. We more or less live in our basement. Since we spend so much time down there, we finally replaced the existing carpet, as well as carpeted the bare concrete areas. It’s quite a nice home theater now.
Both of our workloads have been incredibly heavy recently. Holidays, home projects, and work all add up to a lot of stuff to get done. I did, however, find a couple of hours to update the gallery code on this site, as well as play a little more NFS: Underground… even though there’s snow on the ground, I can pretend I’m doing car stuff.
In addition to playing band secretary, we’ve been doing a lot around the house. We more or less live in our basement. Since we spend so much time down there, we finally replaced the existing carpet, as well as carpeted the bare concrete areas. It’s quite a nice home theater now.
Both of our workloads have been incredibly heavy recently. Holidays, home projects, and work all add up to a lot of stuff to get done. I did, however, find a couple of hours to update the gallery code on this site, as well as play a little more NFS: Underground… even though there’s snow on the ground, I can pretend I’m doing car stuff.
- Duane
