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SlickEdit® Tools for Microsoft® Visual Studio®, Engage!

David Christiansen — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:36:03 GMT

(Full Disclosure: I obtained a not-for-resale version of SlickEdit Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio through Geekswithblogs.net in return for me blogging on my experiences)

Given the opportunity to try out any SlickEdit product, I chose to trial their tools for Visual Studio. Quoting the following from their website:

The SlickEdit Tools productivity suite is a powerful collection of utilities optimized for use within the Microsoft Visual Studio environment.
• SlickEdit Tools is organized into two product Toolboxes: the Editing Toolbox and the Versioning Toolbox. Each offers unique utilities to help you write and edit your code.
• The Editing Toolbox provides features that add convenience to common tasks involved in developing software. The Versioning Toolbox provides features that let you easily understand and navigate the history of your source code.

SlickEdit Tools for Visual Studio certainly sounds interesting, and I hope it will behave and plays well with other IDE bolt-ons like DevExpress...

I will write up my findings here in a week or so.

Wanted: Web Application UX Designer @ NetIDme Ltd.

David Christiansen — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:10:18 GMT

Web Application UX Designer

Itching for an opportunity to work in an environment where design and usability really matters? Here’s your chance.

NetIDme are now looking for a designer to help us conceptualise and sweat the details of our web applications’ user experience.

As a User Experience Designer, you will:

Imagine new opportunities to hit the “sweet spot,” that place where our products delight customers while fulfilling our business goals.
Develop a deep understanding of our customers’ motivations and behaviors through user research methods such as field studies.
Lay the groundwork for new products by modeling workflows, crafting personas, writing scenarios, and sketching storyboards.
Design the form and behavior of our products by creating prototypes of increasing fidelity and detail, from concept sketches to wireframes to interactive simulations.
Improve your craft by subjecting your work to rigorous assessment, including usability studies, A/B testing, and web log analysis.

Before applying, please make sure you meet these requirements:

A passion for design. “Design thinking” isn’t something you turn on and off — it’s how you think all the time.
An entrepreneurial and energetic spirit. This is a environment in which things move quickly; you’ll have the opportunity to wear many hats.
Demonstrated experience in designing elegant and highly usable websites and web applications.
A proven understanding of why, when, and how to create artifacts such as workflow and mental model diagrams, personas, scenarios, sitemaps, and wireframes.
Graphic and information design skills. You have a demonstrated ability to make visual design choices that guide users in their interactions with a product.
Experience in communicating design requirements and shepherding products through the development process.
Expertise with Adobe applications such as Fireworks or Illustrator.

Bonus points for any of the following:

Experience in designing for large-scale consumer web applications.
Experience in conducting usability studies and A/B testing.
Ability to code in CSS+XHTML, Javascript, or Flash.
Strong written communication skills, especially for web copy
Ability to understand application development lifecycles
Exposure to ASP.NET applications and Microsoft hosting environments.

About NetIDme

Personal age and identity verification has become critical for our online safety. NetIDme was established in 2004 with the aim of providing a solution for young Internet users. NetIDme is the only authentication service that offers a solution for both adults and minors. We also provide secure solutions in digital communications and instant messaging.

We are hiring! :: .Net Developer wanted @ NetIDme Ltd.

David Christiansen — Thu, 29 May 2008 21:52:00 GMT

.Net Developer

Salary: Competitive Salary + Benefits
East Kilbride, Glasgow, Scotland, UK

We are looking for a .Net developer to join our existing development team and play a pivotal role in further developing our suite of pioneering software products in the secure digital identity and communications arena. The environment is fresh, quick and rapidly changing and as such we require you to have solid technical experience with the ability to quickly adapt to change. You will be working with cutting edge and emerging Microsoft and other leading technologies.

Experience

In order to be suitable for this post, you must offer:

At least 3 years of commercial .NET developer experience using
C# or VB.NET, ASP.NET 2.0, and Microsoft SQL Server 2005
Multi-Tier Application Architecture
HTML, CSS, XML, XSL, and JavaScript
Windows Server 2003 (IIS 6.0) deployment and I.T. experience

Very Strong Communication Skills to audiences of all technical abilities

Impeccable Attention to Detail

Strong sense of reasoning

Strong UX design abilities

Demonstrated ability to produce high quality work

Demonstrable experience in the following would be an advantage:

Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)

Windows Workflow (WF)

Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)

Silverlight 2.0

IIS 7.0

Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007

Windows Cardspace

OpenID

Under the guidance of a team leader you will:

Develop and assist in the development of well tested, robust solutions that fulfil agreed requirements within agreed timescale

Contribute to functional specifications and component designs

Experience proper software development lifecycle and contribute to ongoing improvements to the software products and processes

We’re looking for more than just good software developers - We’re looking for someone with a positive work ethic to join an existing team of tightly knit individuals who believe in the products and are dedicated to a long term vision. All prospective employees must undergo disclosure checking with www.disclosurescotland.co.uk.

Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK.

About NetIDMe and our products

We are a fast growing company with highly motivated employees. Our core product allows individuals to prove their identity to others online. We promote secure user orientated, consented identity exchange between parties. To find out more about our product offerings see http://www.netidme.net/solutions.htm.

Interested?

Send your resume to recruitment@netidme.com (Word or PDF only), including an indication of your salary expectation.

NO 3RD PARTY REFERRALS PLEASE

4 Monitor Setup (Photo)

David Christiansen — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 09:47:19 GMT

My desktop, originally uploaded by DavidChristiansen.

"Seasons", The Collective, Glasgow GFT, 28th May

David Christiansen — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:16:04 GMT

Wednesday 21st May 2008 8.30pm Glasgow Film Theatre, 12 Rose Street, Glasgow G3 6RB
Box Office: 0141 332 6535 From 12 noon daily
www.gft.org.uk
The Scottish Premiere is brought to you in association with www.bikelove.co.uk and www.alpinebikes.co.uk. Being the home venue for the Glasgow International Bike Film Festival, the screening at the GFT will feature a special additional screening, details of which are being finalised and will be announced nearer the date of the screening.

The Glasgow International Bike Film Festival - On Tour have teamed up with The Collective, several UK bike shops and independent cinemas in the UK to bring their eagerly awaited third feature, "Seasons" onto the big screen in a series of special one night only screenings prior to it's release on DVD.

In 2004, The Collective released the self-titled film, The Collective. The film went on to win several prestigious awards and quickly became recognised by mountain bikers around the world as the film that the mountain bike world had been waiting for. In 2006, their second film, Roam, was released to even greater critical and commercial success. The film played to a series of sell out cinema screening throughout the UK.

Now in 2008, The Collective are back with their eagerly anticipated third feature, "Seasons".

Following seven of the worlds top mountain bikers through the course of the four seasons of the year, "Seasons" brings cinematic grandeur to the genre of mountain bike films. From the heat of competition downhill racing to riders ripping singletrack against the backdrop of a summer sunset, "Seasons" is a must see for film fans and bike fans alike. The film stars the biggest names in mountain biking including former UCI World Cup Downhill Champion Steve Peat.

To kick off the UK tour, we've teamed up with CycleSurgery www.cyclesurgery.com to present the UK Cinema Premiere at the Prince Charles Cinema in the heart of London's West End. This will give viewers the first chance to see "Seasons" anywhere in the UK. The screening date and time are below and the price of admission gets you to not only see "Seasons" on the big screen but also The Collective's previous feature "Roam" and an exclusive short on the making of "Seasons"