Cubeland released!

Cubeland is out! Mark makes the journey from the lavish marble offices of Banker's Hall to the neo-plastic cube farm in the Scotia building. Adjusting to the cubicle and a life without walls is not the only challenge awaiting our young software developer: No monitors for you!

Downturn and Play Nice published!

It took a little bit but "Play Nice Now" is edited and enhanced to be "Downturn" and "Play Nice." Both are published on the usual three eReaders. When I get to episode 10, I will publish the chunk of five on iTunes. The next episode, "The Nth Reorg" is almost done. Might be the most exciting yet. (Thanks for your support! Spread the word.)

But how will I warm my soup?

Replacing a monitor a few years back; the client had a huge 17" CRT.  The thing weighed about 60 lbs and could likely survive a nuclear blast.  Heck, it was probably irradiated itself and it was giving off tons of heat.  It was about 22" long and pretty much a big crate. I was replacing it with a newer flat-screen monitor, also 17", nice, slim, and cool.  The client at first was "Oh this is great, I have so much more room on my desk," but after a few moments, she said (surprised) "Wait!  You can't take my monitor."  "Why?" I asked puzzled.  "Because the new one doesn't have anywhere to warm my soup."