By Johnny Canuck •
@JohnnyCanuck
Photo taken by the Burg and permission has been granted to use this shot under Creative Commons.
It’s funny but I tend to disagree. As a kid I used to walk around using my hands to frame a rectangle that way I would know what to take a picture of once I got my hands on my Dad’s Minolta Range Finder.
You have to first be able to see, know what you want to take. Frame it in your mind.
Continue reading You NEED a dSLR to Take Great Shots!
By Steven McGurn •
@mtl_steve
I’ve been interviewing candidates for some job openings both for one of my teams and for a colleague’s over the last few months. Now when I interview, I tend to want to see many candidates. I want to be sure that the person I am hiring is not only a good match on paper, but also someone who will gel with the current team, bring zeal and new ideas to the job.
I am from the Joel Spolsky school of thought. His blog post on hiring (See his Guerilla Guide to Interviewing) is a must read for anyone running an interview.
Continue reading The cost of hiring the wrong person, a cautionary tale
By Johnny Canuck •
@JohnnyCanuck
I have been looking for a small Windows app that freeze the position of my icons on the desktop on Dell notebook even after I disconnect from my big 22 inch screen to go into meeting or to hook up projector. I actively use my desktop as a “cork board” as I try [...]
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