Nine More Minutes will be attending the Triangle MLS Tech Fair as an exhibitor this Thursday, March 11, in Cary, NC.  The tech fair runs from 9:00am to 4:00pm at 111 Realtors Way, Cary, NC.

We’d love it if you could stop by our booth (either #23 or #22 depending on the diagram you’re looking at) and say “hi”.  We have plenty of candy and pens to give away, and would be happy to discuss how our software development and IT consulting services could benefit your small business!

I’d like to wish a happy (30th) birthday to my good friend and now employee David Horton!

He’s been helping me out on occasion since May with some IT work, and he’s been diving into some WordPress customizations and even a little Python code recently.

As you can see, I’d found him wandering around on a riverbank, trying to catch fish by hand, and to my surprise he’s much better suited for sitting in front of a computer writing PHP code.

I really can’t say it any better than Paul Graham himself, so I’ll just refer you to to his most recent essay as a starting point. Go read it. Do it.

Now with that in mind, here’s how my days usually go, or at least here’s how I’d like them to go, barring any major distractions or interruptions.

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No, it’s not that time of year when I teach my cat new computer tricks. In this one, from over a year ago, she’s learning how to update Internet Explorer on a new install of Windows XP, running in a VM, of course. She’s since lost interest in operating systems, and moved on to more exciting hobbies, like destroying my Christmas tree.

It’s actually that time of year when my nocturnal productivity is at its best. The extra darkness and coldness just make me want to stay inside, and I end up on the computer most of the night. Instead of becoming lazy and turning into a couch potato, I’ve decided to work on some of my side and personal projects.

So here it is, the first post on the new ninemoreminutes.com! I’ve customized the default WordPress theme and turned this site into a blog and a few other pages of information about my little one-man company. This blog will be a place to write some technical articles related to the kinds of work I’m doing. Stay tuned!