I have finally found the bread recipe that yields the "right" texture!!I really like my bread to be cottony soft and fluffy. I found this recipe from this site sometime back, but didn't get to try it till now. I have seen [...]
Hokkaido Milky Loaf
Diposting oleh good reading on Sabtu, 28 April 2007
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Mentoring
Diposting oleh good reading on Jumat, 27 April 2007
I wouldn't be where I am now if not for Peter Morrone. I began working with Peter after leaving a consulting firm where my days mostly consisted of c++ hacks, boring installers and c# bug fixes.Peter and I set off on a mission. It seemed impossible. [...]
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Durian Muffins
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I have been wanting to take part in the Muffin Monday (MM02) blog event but was too busy making bread over the past week. I finally managed to find some time to get the main ingredient for my muffins...DURIAN!The durian [...]
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Vista drag and drop
Diposting oleh good reading on Kamis, 26 April 2007
Can someone please help me out?Application A runs with medium security permissions on Vista.Application B runs as a Browser Plugin in IE on the same machine.IE runs with low security permissions on Vista.Application A will not accept "drags" from application [...]
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Everyday Bread
Diposting oleh good reading on Rabu, 25 April 2007
I have been mad about baking bread for the past week. This is already my third loaf this week! The bread maker has really transformed bread making into something so simple that I can't help but keep trying out new recipes. [...]
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Nutella Milk Loaf
Diposting oleh good reading on Senin, 23 April 2007
I made another loaf again! I will be trying out different bread recipes for the next few weeks so that I can get one that's easy to make, with little shaping, with the use of minimal ingredients and most importantly comes [...]
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Butter Loaf
Diposting oleh good reading on Minggu, 22 April 2007
Borrowed a few cookbooks on breadmaking from the library and I'm now more familiar with the functions of my new bread machine. At least I know that you could actually open the lid while the machine is kneading the dough. [...]
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Homemade Buns
Diposting oleh good reading on Kamis, 19 April 2007
Made this ham bun with my brand new bread machine. Thanks to fellow blogger pal, Elyn, for sharing her tips on how to use the machine! I didn't use the full function of the bread maker yet, for a start, I've only tried the [...]
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Smiles from the 100 Aker Wood
Diposting oleh good reading on Rabu, 18 April 2007
It was really very nice of my husband, who took the trouble to get these cookie cutters for me, during his recent business trip to Tokyo. Several months ago, when I found out that these cutters are available at Tokyu Hands, [...]
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Xbox broken
Diposting oleh good reading on Senin, 16 April 2007
Again...And I finally ordered Guitar Hero :(Hopefully it will be back by the end of next week. Customer support was fast to respond and very helpful. Since this is our third repair, they assigned a supervisor to track its progress.Its only been a day [...]
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Another Layer Cake
Diposting oleh good reading on Minggu, 15 April 2007
As I had some left over whipping cream, I decided to have another go on a layer cake. I made this Mixed Fruits Sponge Cake with the same recipe as that of the strawberry sponge cake which I did last week. I am proud to say, [...]
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The value of user testing
Diposting oleh good reading on Rabu, 11 April 2007
There is great value when you let your users try out your application as it evolves and allow their feedback to inspire you further.Here's a great demonstration:Halo 3 Documentary (I recommend downloading the HD version onto your 360 from the marketplace)Did [...]
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The developers responsibility
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What is our responsibility as developers?1. Build the best solution2. Maintain visibility3. Uncompromising ethics4. Continuous learning and sharingWe are an engineering discipline, but at an early stage, there is much to discover, too much reinvention, [...]
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Oreo Yogurt Cake with Chocolate Crumble
Diposting oleh good reading on Senin, 09 April 2007
Made this cake for my husband's birthday. His birthday falls on the later part of the week, but as he will be travelling (again!), we celebrated the occasion earlier. Well, this is the first ever birthday cake I have baked [...]
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Chirpy Breakfast
Diposting oleh good reading on Sabtu, 07 April 2007
Yesterday morning, while having our breakfast, my elder boy requested for a "full" English breakfast for this morning. We don't usually have English breakfast as I find bacon, sausages and ham too high in sodium. Since the [...]
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Colour My Day!
Diposting oleh good reading on Kamis, 05 April 2007
My kids have been pestering me for brownies for weeks. Since Easter is round the corner, I baked a batch of Rainbow brownies for them yesterday.I followed a simple brownies recipe from Hershey's website, frosted it with [...]
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Thanks for the Scrum Training
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I'm a certified Scrum master; I learned the secret handshake and everything!I highly recommend taking the class, even if you have read a lot about scrum or are working in a scrum organization. Ken had very good insights, was thoughtful in answering questions [...]
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Scrum and the product owner
Diposting oleh good reading on Rabu, 04 April 2007
Oksana and I (do we ever do anything alone?) are in Boston for Scrum training with Ken Schwaber this week. The class is interesting; I know a lot about scrum and have been practicing (or trying to practice) it since 2003.One thing that I kept reflecting [...]
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A call to women developers
Diposting oleh good reading on Selasa, 03 April 2007
An Italian blogger, rosalba, has started a collection of blogs, articles, books, code samples and anything else development related written by women.I think its great; if you're out there, you should let her kn [...]
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Strawberry Sponge Cake
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I attempted to bake a "proper" layer cake that is fully frosted and decorated with fresh cream today. Although I know that piping with whipped cream is not as easy as buttercream, I went ahead with my little project as I [...]
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Empty Interfaces
Diposting oleh good reading on Senin, 02 April 2007
A recent practice I've taken up is empty interfaces.Why you ask? Generics!I love generics, they've added a whole new world to my design, but when it comes to using a generic interface, I find it best to wrap it in another interface, even if that interface [...]
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