Author Archives: Bill

Think Weeks Approaches

Posted on May 15, 2007 by Bill

I read somewhere that Bill Gates retreats for a few weeks to read whitepapers and books in order to strategize for the future.  I know there are fewer Bill Gates fans out there these days, but idea has definite merit.  … Continue reading →

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Your questions about hire.billeisenhauer.com

Posted on May 13, 2007 by Bill

A few people have asked about my “hire me” site, so I thought I’d answer them here for everyone. The first question was how did what I put together differ or distinguish me from what anyone could do with a … Continue reading →

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Job Seeking 2.0

Posted on May 3, 2007 by Bill

As many of you know, I’m looking for employment now while my Nokia days come to an end. I thought I would post some thoughts on how you find a job in the current job market. Nevermind that I don’t … Continue reading →

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Final Word on Media Temple

Posted on April 27, 2007 by Bill

As we speak, I’m now probably 7 minutes into rebooting my Rails container. Why? Because all my apps went down and won’t restart and that’s the only thing I can think of to do. Why is it taking so long? … Continue reading →

Posted in Ruby on Rails | 4 Comments

Why Why?

Posted on April 26, 2007 by Bill

I have subscribed to Why the Lucky Stiff’s Redhanded blog for quite some time, but lately I’ve been unable to fight through the distractions.  I present to you his latest performance.  Is anyone else wishing he’d kill the noise, so … Continue reading →

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AppConfig Plugin for Rails

Posted on April 26, 2007 by Bill

Its probably because I come from the Java world that I felt compelled to create an app configuration mechanism which enabled easy externalization of app properties.  This is not an Earth-shattering, whiz-bang plugin, so I’m not going to oversell it.  … Continue reading →

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Media Temple & Rails: Failed?

Posted on April 26, 2007 by Bill

Today I woke up to find that every single one of my Rails apps hosted at Media Temple were down and would not restart.  I received no notifications whatsoever and am somewhat baffled as to why this is the case. … Continue reading →

Posted in Ruby on Rails | 3 Comments

Advanced Rails Studio

Posted on April 24, 2007 by Bill

advrailsdallas_5 Originally uploaded by pragdave. This past week I attended the Advanced Rails Studio in Dallas and had a fabulous time. The picture you see is from our lunch outside on Friday — I am in mid-gesture at the near … Continue reading →

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RIFed!

Posted on April 11, 2007 by Bill

To the uninitiated, RIF means reduction in force. On February 15th, Nokia announced that they would be reducing staff in their IT organization.  A total of 90 people globally were said to affected.  Finland was to be affected first, then … Continue reading →

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GeoKit: UK Geocoding

Posted on March 20, 2007 by Bill

For those of you interested in UK Geocoding, I just saw this post come across the wire.  If you aren’t doing anything of high-volume or with high-availability needs, maybe this is a temporary answer for you. I’ve received quite a … Continue reading →

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