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Month: December 2009

What To Expect in 2010

Last year I attempted to describe what I would be doing with this blog. I am not going to do that this year as I prefer a more fluid approach. Planning what I want to write for this blog is hard because it is a commentary on current tech news in many cases. So I… Read More What To Expect in 2010

December 29, 2009 Robert Diana3 Comments

RegularGeek Most Talked About Posts of 2009

Last year, I wrote about the ten most talked about posts of 2008 on this blog, and I figured it would be a good idea again for 2009. This list contains the posts with the most number of comments. Some of these are the same as those with the most page views, but some are… Read More RegularGeek Most Talked About Posts of 2009

December 26, 2009 Robert Diana1 Comment

Farewell MyBlogLog, You Could Have Been A Contender

So, I was looking at last December’s posts to determine if I had written a standard 2009 predictions post. Instead of finding that, I found that I had written a post regarding the blog community widgets needing to work together. It was written in response to the Google FriendConnect and Facebook Connect widgets being released… Read More Farewell MyBlogLog, You Could Have Been A Contender

December 23, 2009 Robert Diana8 Comments

RSS Readers Are Fine, But They Are Niche Products

Yesterday, Richard MacManus of ReadWriteWeb wrote about the RSS reader market being in disarray. One of the interesting trends of 2009 has been the gradual decline of RSS Readers as a way for people to keep up with news and niche topics. Many of us still use them, but less than we used to. Richard… Read More RSS Readers Are Fine, But They Are Niche Products

December 21, 2009 Robert Diana11 Comments

Are We Simler? A Chat With Ryan Goodwin

You may have heard of a new site called Simler. Wait. You haven’t? Well, the first thing you should do is check Louis Gray’s latest coverage of the site. Why should you check this out? Well, Louis has written three posts on Simler, and normally when you get that much coverage from Louis, you are… Read More Are We Simler? A Chat With Ryan Goodwin

December 18, 2009 Robert Diana1 Comment

Software Engineering Tasks: Design

Last week I mentioned receiving an email asking what a software engineer typically does. In that post, I talked about defending technical decisions. Today, I am continuing this thread by talking about design. In many companies and projects, design occurs before any development is allowed to start. This is considered “Big Design Up Front” or… Read More Software Engineering Tasks: Design

December 17, 2009 Robert Diana2 Comments

The Fight For Data Intensifies

In a not so surprising move, Google finally released a URL shortener. To start, it is available in the Google Toolbar as well as Feedburner. This will likely spell doom for TwitterFeed unless they come up with some seriously interesting features. Earlier in the day, Facebook decided it wanted to get in on the analytics… Read More The Fight For Data Intensifies

December 15, 2009 Robert Diana2 Comments

Happy 2nd Birthday Regular Geek

It was two years ago today that I started this blog and it feels like ages ago. I am not sure if year 2 was more interesting than year 1, but the blog has been a lot of fun. Also of note, this is post 299, so in a few days I will be at… Read More Happy 2nd Birthday Regular Geek

December 12, 2009 Robert Diana8 Comments

Google Shows Us The Future

For whatever reason, Google has been pushing some fascinating new releases and updates lately. I am not sure if this is a rush of work prior to holiday vacations or increased competition, but in any case I like what is happening in most cases. Yesterday, Google had another batch of releases for us. First, there… Read More Google Shows Us The Future

December 8, 2009 Robert Diana5 Comments

Can You Defend Your Technical Decisions?

Some days, you have to search the news and various sites to find something interesting to write about. Other days, the topic appears in your email. Today, there was a blog post and an email that just fit nicely together. The email asked what being a software engineer was like, and I will answer that… Read More Can You Defend Your Technical Decisions?

December 7, 2009 Robert Diana5 Comments

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