Author Archives: Mike Clark

I’ve Just Published a Book (or Two)!

Posted on March 15, 2014 by Mike Clark

This blog generally deals with technical topics only, but I am going to make an exception in this case. I guess I have that privilege — I make the rules here, after all! I’ve been working on a side project … Continue reading →

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Yesterday’s Sandhills and Bones of My People

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Mike Clark

The Books are DONE! As of tonight, both Yesterday’s Sandhills and The Bones of My People are published! The former made it into CreateSpace just tonight, so it isn’t available immediately on Amazon, but it will be there in just … Continue reading →

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R.I.P. Mikhail Kalashnikov

Posted on December 27, 2013 by Mike Clark

I was startled to find out this morning that Mikhail Kalashnikov, one of the world’s premier small arms designers, has passed away at the age of 94. I was startled because I hadn’t imagined that he was still alive this … Continue reading →

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Alaa Wardi is at it Again!

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Mike Clark

Alaa Wardi is an Iranian muscian based in Saudi Arabia.  He makes some of the best a capella works around.  Many in Engllish and Arabic, but here’s a new offering in French (with a bit of an Arabic flavor in … Continue reading →

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Not Getting Rich On My WP Apps, But…

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Mike Clark

I got started building apps for Windows Phone with the idea that maybe I’d be able to make some money at it. Keep dreaming, as they say… In any case, I wasn’t building games, but more-or-less practical apps, and that, … Continue reading →

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Finding a Publisher: CreateSpace

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Mike Clark

As I said in my earlier post, I tried to get some standard publisher to take on my sister-in-law’s book, but nobody was interested.  I let the matter lie until just recently when I became aware that self-publishing had matured … Continue reading →

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Two New Books on the Way!

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Mike Clark

A long time ago, in 1980, I got lucky and married a very fine woman who made my subsequent life more fulfilled than I ever imagined it could be. Not long after I became acquainted with her, I found out … Continue reading →

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Remember Versioning Before Putting Fist Through Monitor

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Mike Clark

I am currently working on a project with a deadline in my day job, and I am having fun with it. Well, mostly. There was this little problem I was having that was beginning to make me quite frustrated. And … Continue reading →

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So Glad the Royal Baby is Born

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Mike Clark

First of all, I am an Anglophile.  Which, for those of you who have mislaid your dictionaries, means that I like British stuff. I even lived there for almost three years once!  Love the place, and would like to visit … Continue reading →

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Affording New Tech: Somebody’s Feeling Entitled

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Mike Clark

Jenna Wortham of the New York Times seems to think that new technology should be cheap enough for poor people to afford it. My first question is: Why? Headlines are not normally created by the journalist, but are apportioned by … Continue reading →

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