The personal website of Matt Henderson.
22 June 2010
Yesterday, the SSD startup drive in my OS X MacBook became extensively corrupted, such that the computer would no longer boot from it. The process of recovering and repairing the drive revealed a number of important lessons related to recovery preparedness.
17 June 2010
After an unbelievably bad experience trying to get an iPad microSIM from Vodafone, I decided to change gears and go for a pre-paid microSIM from Orange, as advertised on theirspecial iPad web page.I visited a local Orange store, bought the microSIM, loaded it with 50, took it home, installed it in the iPad, and verified that it all worked.
I am about to tell a story that, for me, is simply surreal. If it hadn'tactuallyhappened to me, I probably wouldn't believe it. It's about my recent attempt to acquire a microSIM card for my iPad, from Vodafone Espaa.
03 June 2010
Dr. Burton Malkiel, professor at Princeton university, is one of my favorite authors on the subject of investing. His book, A Random Walk Down Wall Street, is considered one of the cornerstones of personal investing literature. In 2008, Dr. Malkiel published another book, From Wall Street to the Great Wall, in which he makes the case for investing in China. Having read both books, I was puzzled by the apparent conflicts between the two.
12 May 2010
Its always difficult to tell potential customers that we simply dont know how long its going to take to build a software system, if said system is moderately complex. This is one reason we avoid fixed-priced projects when the cost of building something is unknown, you want to make sure both you and the customer are on the same side of the table. Its also why the principle of building the simplest system possible is so important.</p>
09 May 2010
This Saturday we visited another intriguing and spectacular area of Andalucia — the city of El Chorro, and its historic “Caminito del Rey.”
01 May 2010
This article describes a wonderful hike we did to the Cañon de las Buitreras in the Ronda area of southern Spain.
24 April 2010
This article describes a wonderful hike we did from Benaojan to Montejaque, in the Ronda area of southern Spain.