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I'm Michael Koby, and I love technology. I'm also a programmer, currently doing Ruby on Rails development for a small Houston startup. Here I talk about technology, programming, politics, movies, music, and anything else I feel I need to talk about. If you would like to know more, you can check out the About page.Popular Series
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Consulting Consultants: Commitment
In consulting your commitment is important. Your commitment to your job, your client, and even yourself are all extremely important. Without commitment, a client would not know if you can be trusted to complete the job. Future clients will look at your commitment on other jobs to determine if you are worth both their time and their money. So to remain commited is important. Continue reading
Google Chrome, It's a Start
So here’s what I predict (since everyone else is making their own predictions): Google Chrome will not take massive amounts of users from Internet Explorer or even Firefox. But through Chrome, Google will prove that web applications can be rich, feature filled, and fast. Chrome is the first step in proving that if you have an internet connection, what operating system you are on is irrelevent. Continue reading
Google Chrome, It’s a Start
So here’s what I predict (since everyone else is making their own predictions): Google Chrome will not take massive amounts of users from Internet Explorer or even Firefox. But through Chrome, Google will prove that web applications can be rich, feature filled, and fast. Chrome is the first step in proving that if you have an internet connection, what operating system you are on is irrelevent. Continue reading
Power of Information Sabatical
As of Show #93 I will be on sabatical from the radio show I have spent almost 2 years co-hosting, Power of Information.
This was a decision reached by both myself and co-host Derek Alfonso. Due to the time requirements of my job, personal goals within that job, and my wife carrying our new child we felt it best that I step away from the show for an undetermined period of time. Continue reading
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Houston Alt.NET Geek Dinner #3
This Thursday the 3rd monthly Houston Alt.NET Geek Dinner will be held at Star Pizza beginning at 6pm. If you are interested in continuous improvement in your development or for your development team, come to the dinner. You’ll meet others … Continue reading
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The Case for Stored Procedures
Almost nothing in development is a hard and fast rule. And “best practices” are not always best. Everything is dependent on the exact situation you are in. Sometimes it can be your client who sets the ground rules. And while most clients are reasonable, sometimes they come from a time when things were in fact, done a certain way and they don’t really have a desire to deviate. Some clients will hear you out and make a shift to a different method if proven that the new method will work better. Sometimes, the situation just calls for things to be done a certain way. Continue reading →