Posts from February 2001
Visual Basic and Crystal Reports
For two days now I’ve been trying to get a report to run from my Visual Basic application. The report calls a stored procedure on the SQL Server from a Crystal Reports ocx in the app. I needed to pass two simple parameters through the ocx, from the app, to the storedproc so the report
SixKill
<fanfare> Announcing the triumphant return of Billy! The Ego Has Landed. </fanfare>
WeatherBug
WeatherBug is a cool little app that runs in your system tray (the little thingy next to the clock in Windows) and tells you the current temperature and other shtuff.
Kelly Bakst
My boss just walked over to my cubicle and exclaimed, “Everybody works but me!” This is why I enjoy working here. About a half an hour later he was walking through the cubicle farm and yelled, “I’m still not working!”
Experts Exchange
Experts Exchange is an incredibly useful resource for computer professionals. Tell ’em GatorDavid referred you.
Saint of the Internet
On the patron saint of Internet users
horoscope
Here is my [pretty cool] horoscope for today: Your voice carries in tones that are both commanding and compassionate. Your wisdom moves people who might otherwise go their own ways. For the next day or so, wishes actually do come true.
Vegetable Slicer Thumb
Officials determined the thumb piece belonged to a cafeteria worker who had severed the top of her thumb in a vegetable slicer this week.
Marketing 101
I bought something from amazon.com a few days ago and it just arrived. Included in the package were ten one-cent stamps with a nice little note about how they were saving me the hassle of going to the post office to buy more stamps (because the rates increased a penny). It is a ridiculously silly
Groundhog Day
My boss is not at work today. Apparently Groundhog Day is some sort of big holiday for his family. I’m wondering how concerned he’ll be when he returns Monday to discover that one of my coworkers just used his office for personal business. She needed to change a baby’s diaper.