It’s a universal truth that 2020 has been a year that will be recorded in the annals of history and talked about for a long time. There are a few keywords that get thrown around […]
Category: Keep IT Real

WOW – 2020 #covid-19 and life
Okay, 2020 didn’t quite start out the way we were expecting it. What does that mean as we move forward?

2019 The Road Ahead
What should we look forward to next year?
DDD Perth: Lessons learnt
DDD Perth was held last weekend in, you guessed it Perth, a sleepy little city in Western Australia. It still makes me smile when sharing with overseas friends that they don’t quite understand the size […]
Inbox:Zero
Over the years, I’ve subscribed to a number of different productivity philosophies. Being in the IT industry has meant adopting and then tweaking certain aspects to meet my needs. There has to be a balance […]
I’m DXcited !
And so begins a new chapter… Evident in the pages of this blog is my passion for cool tools, with a definite bias towards the DevExpress tool set. Well today, I am proud to announce […]
110% DX ? DXTREME
Before everyone starts messaging me and telling me 110% is not possible, just listen ! For weeks I’ve been watching the countdown over at DevExpress promising to announce something cool. Well tonight 6pm AEST all […]
What? You mean I have to *Pay* for that?
I was answering posts in a community forum on the weekend when I came across an entry asking for help to build a data grid. The requirement was complex. The poster had expressed at the […]
100% DX – XtraReports : bye bye Crystal, sorry ActiveReports
What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when I mention reporting? Crystal? ActiveReports? I have used these and others on numerous projects, but then I learnt about Developer Express XtraReports, lets see if […]