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I'll bite, because I have an application that does change the toolbar icons based on context. This might not match their case, but what happens when you have lots of actions based on context. You have various different element types, and displaying all the icons (with most of them disabled) could take up more space than we have allocated on the taskbar.
But if you change the icons based on context, the user can quickly see what actions are available, instead of having a sea of disabled icons that they have to mouse through. And keeping their relative actions close to the working area could be more ergonomic.
I'm not sure if this matches the dynamics of the Solution Explorer. It may not have enough operations that warrant the change. But if it does, its one way to make better use of the available space.
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Chris Maunder wrote: At the top of the Solution Explorer in VS10 there are icons. One of them is "refresh" which really seems like it should never be needed, given the capabilities of a directory watcher,
You're right directory watcher functionality should render the refresh useless but I find myself using it all the time. Imagineering at it's finest?
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Yep. Nothing annoys me more about design than people's attempts to be fancy that just make things worse.
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I have one thing to say
"Solution Navigator"
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Not even close to be as confusing as the UI changes for the report builder of SSRS.
To alcohol! The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems - Homer Simpson
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Our heads are round so our thoughts can change direction - Francis Picabia
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‹see signature›
"Microsoft -- Adding unnecessary complexity to your work since 1987!"
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Has anyone used, or know of, an online 3d printing service?
I want to make a small 3D model (4"W x 2"H x 3"D). I'm trying to find somewhere online that I can upload the model to and have them ship me the 3D printed version.
Any ideas on pricing?
Brad
If you think you can, you will.
If you think you can't, you won't.
Either way, you're right.
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Google will give you lots of them. You can also try the term rapid prototyping. This place will give you lots of quotes mfg.com. This place can do it too quickparts.com. You'll need CAD drawings though.
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This data collection had to be a bore:
(Table 2)
Sample N Mean SD Data collection time frame Gaussian (χ2) Paretian (χ2)
AVN nom. actor 132 1.83 1.36 2008 480 160
AVN nom. actress 245 1.77 1.38 2008 1.03E+04 251
AVN nom. actor 135 1.82 1.66 2009 4.29E+04 78
AVN nom. actress 302 1.82 1.50 2009 3.61E+07 153
AVN nominations across a wide variety of categories counted towards the performance total
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Given that most of them is rated us under-performers, it must have been pretty bad ...
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Good article, and perfect timing. I'm just finishing a course in Statistics, and received an email from my last teacher, a specialist in motivating technical employees, who taught me about Engineering Management. Both will receive copies of this report, and I'm certain that both will enjoy it. Well, maybe not the last, so much; she's built a whole career on the notion that behavior follows a normal distribution. Oh well, they say it's never too late to learn something new. 
Will Rogers never met me.
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Roger Wright wrote: they say it's never too late to learn something new
Certainly not – still most people stop …
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I've made my decision I think. I think I've worn out my welcome here at the office and I want to get into working for myself. I don't know which term to use [contracting/freelancing].
anyone point me in the right direction to find this type of work? I've no idea where to start.
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I've tried a website or two where you bid on jobs. Seems like nothing comes from it.
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If it moves, compile it
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Well...I have heard there's good money to be made down at the docks... doing..."favours" for sailors...
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
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Cleaning their kit, doing a bit of needlework, etc. He'll have to apply to join the Guild of Seamstresses first though.
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And squrrie the squirrel went neep neep neep and they all went to bed.
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It depends on what you've got on your CV.
If you're not long into your career you might be better off bidding for work to try and build up your profile. If, on the other hand you've got some experience and maybe a certification or two, recruitment parasites consultants should be fighting each other to place you somewhere.
Try posting a comprehensive profile on something like linkedin and see what happens. Contract recruiters trawl there all the time.
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loctrice wrote: I don't know which term to use [contracting/freelancing].
They are basically the same thing; as a freelancer you would work for yourself by fulfilling a contract between yourself and your customer.
loctrice wrote: I've no idea where to start.
Read Pete O'Hanlon's Articles[^] on the subject. Find out which agencies in your area deal with contract work. Try some local businesses to see if they have any requirements for freelance work.
loctrice wrote: I've tried a website or two where you bid on jobs.
It never will; they expect the moon on a stick for a few dollars.
Binding 100,000 items to a list box can be just silly regardless of what pattern you are following. Jeremy Likness
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Richard MacCutchan wrote: It never will; they expect the moon on a stick for a few dollars.
I've noticed that. I can't believe what they put on there for a budget less than $250. Even worse, they get tons of bids.
If it moves, compile it
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loctrice wrote: Even worse, they get tons of bids.
From people who immediately post in Q&A.
Binding 100,000 items to a list box can be just silly regardless of what pattern you are following. Jeremy Likness
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Richard MacCutchan wrote: It never will; they expect the moon on a stick for a few dollars.
If it makes things any easier, Vilmos has a stick[^].
Henry Minute
Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?"
“I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus!
When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.
Cogito ergo thumb - Sucking my thumb helps me to think.
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Some recruiters specialize in this. Also, make a site and portfolio, it makes you stick out.
There's also craigslist, under computer gigs?
You'd be surprised at how well word of mouth will work once you get a few contracts done.
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If you want to do contracting, you just go to normal job sites (like careerbuilder or dice.com) and look for contract jobs in your area. They are usually offered by recruiters, and if you apply for one, the recruiter will usually tell you about other jobs they have available, too.
Contracting has its plusses and minuses, but if you're not very good at getting along with people, you won't do well with contract or full-time work. You might want to first consider just getting another regular job if your current one is not working out.
The bidding-on-jobs websites are worthless for people who live in first-world countries, both for developers and people posting work; they inevitably degrade into places where the most incompetent developers and the most clueless job offerers can jointly make each other's lives miserable. If you want real work, go to a real job website.
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I've written a few articles on contracting[^] which is a little different from freelancing.
Contracting: you work for a single company for a set period and, very often, get paid through an agency.
Freelancing: you pitch for as much work as you can do with a variety of companies and work on your own, at home.
You may find it easier to contract first whilst building up contacts and knowledge.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
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