Consumerism era in software – they don’t make them like they used to

“They don’t make them like they used to”. This phrase is normally applied to physical things: cars, houses, kitchen appliances, men. All of those things (well, perhaps, except for men: that’s a topic all of its own.) fell victims of the ever growing and demanding consumerism of our society. The average ownership expectancy of many [...]

How was your weekend?

When someone asks you that question, how do you respond? How was your weekend? What did you do this weekend? Almost everyone chooses one of the standard responses: ”It was OK”, “It was good” or ”Nothing much”.  And then they leave it at that. Most people though, when they ask about your weekend, they don’t really care [...]

It’s great to work with a great team

Every now and then a project comes along to remind me of how great of a team I have the privilege to work with at PSC. Our client had asked us to come up with a custom solution to secure large PDF files.  They have a DRM solution, LockLizard, but, considering the large number of [...]

There’s always someone better than you

The other day, cruising down the I-290 at about my usual speed of somewhere around 80 miles/hour, I was suddenly overtaken by a Cadillac Escalade. The Escalade passed me like I was standing still, I don’t even want to guess how fast he was going. Up until the moment when the Escalade passed me I [...]

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