On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 5:19 PM, Michael Ridland <[email protected]> wrote: > > Definitely these days it should be a no brainer. Any smart business person > knows the importance of investing in technology and talent. I wouldn't work > for a company that doesn't.
This is exactly why hardware is one of the questions I ask about in interviews; that and Internet access. I still can't believe the number of organisations (public service mainly) that block access to most websites useful to developers. > > Something that's a little bit harder is private offices for developers, but > I think ROI is most definitely worth it, seriously whats the price of a > wall? > > Michael Ridland | ThinkSmart Digital > Managing Director > P. 0404 865 350 > E. [email protected] > W. www.thinksmartdigital.com.au > T. www.twitter.com/rid00z > L. au.linkedin.com/in/michaelridland > > > On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 4:56 PM, DotNet Dude <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 2:49 PM, Michael Ridland <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > Most devs that move to a SSD love them. >> > >> > Whenever I've opted for a faster machine it's always been well worth the >> > money, there's not a chance your overdoing it. Make sure you have >> > multiple >> > monitors also, at least two. >> > >> > It's in the top 4 of programmers priorities, so says Hanselman. >> > http://www.hanselman.com/blog/ >> > >> > It's an easy sell to the business because it makes you more productive >> > meaning your solving more customer problems hence your company makes >> > more >> > money. >> > >> >> Easy hey? Never had any luck with this myself >> >> > Do it now! :) >> > >> > Michael Ridland | ThinkSmart Digital >> > Managing Director >> > P. 0404 865 350 >> > E. [email protected] >> > W. www.thinksmartdigital.com.au >> > T. www.twitter.com/rid00z >> > L. au.linkedin.com/in/michaelridland >> > >> > On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 2:09 PM, Preet Sangha <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> I'm thinking of getting a gaming laptop for development purposes. I'll >> >> be >> >> doing lots of SQL Analysis Server Cube processing and want something >> >> with >> >> grunt. >> >> The one at the top of the list currently is the MSI GT 680 at approx >> >> $2k. >> >> The primary reason I'm thinking of using a gaming laptop is the sheer >> >> power of the CPU coupled with a RAID0 striped SSD combo and upto 16GB >> >> as >> >> future proofing. >> >> I've used VS2010 for two years now and frankly I've yet to see it >> >> perform >> >> well on any business machine I've used. I figure that it's just time >> >> to >> >> bite the bullet and get a machine designed for more. >> >> Can anybody comment on whether think I'm just overspending. >> >> >> >> -- >> >> regards, >> >> Preet, Overlooking the Ocean, Auckland >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > >
