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Converting Delphi enumerated values to strings

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It’s pretty easy to converted Delphi enumerated types to string and vice versa, but I can never remember the syntax.  The good thing about having your own bl...

Little Bobby Tables

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Not too long ago, the online comic xkcd ran a strip that just killed me.

I used to use Yahoo…

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Steve Trefethen’s posting about Yahoo is pretty dead on.  I used to use the various Yahoo apps and services, but I have slowly replaced them with the various...

What happened after I emailed Sears

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Earlier today, I posted about what I went through with ordering a vacuum cleaner from Sears.com.  My first inclination was to just call the store.   But I wa...

How not to handle Black Friday: Sears.com

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On Saturday I was vacuuming when I noticed a burning smell coming from the vacuum cleaner.  It wasn’t the burning rubber smell you get when the belt gets cau...