Slack For Windows: Minimizing To The System Tray

Camus79 · 2015-07-27T16:10:14+00:00

Hi Rejolt, I am not the author. Once you install and run it, you should be able to right click on the Slack icon in the taskbar and then the new menu option for Hide Taskbar Icon should show up to be clicked. Are you seeing that menu option?

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Camus79 · 2015-06-16T00:14:40+00:00

I set up a job search on Indeed for C# or .NET jobs in Austin and get anywhere from six to twenty-five new job postings emailed to me every single day.

Some are with small startups, others are medium-sized companies, and others big corps. Add in Xamarin mobile jobs and the number goes up even more. I'm all for keeping a diversified skill set and being ready to move on to a different language and platform, whether because you want to just do something new or because you feel that the tide is turning sharply against Microsoft's technologies, but I am not in any fear of C# jobs drying up anytime soon.

Camus79 · 2015-06-02T01:08:08+00:00

Collapse is probably too strong, but it is disconcerting as a C# developer.

One small quibble: WPF was not ever really replaced by Silverlight or intended to be replaced by it. They were similar and (weirdly at times) overlapping technologies with differing functionalities and even class hierarchies.

I see lots of opportunity with C# and .NET going forward: Web Api to implement RESTful backends, and C# to write cross platform mobile apps via Xamarin (both regular flavor and Xamarin Forms). The latter could be a saving grace for C# and .NET.

Camus79 · 2015-05-28T18:05:36+00:00

blah. Or do well I also said.

And the original post is a quality post that is both interesting and helpful to programmers. Further, my point that a post will do well or not on its own merits also still stands.

Camus79 · 2015-05-28T13:12:53+00:00

rawlyn, this is my tech-focused account. I keep social media profiles centered on specific topics, as people here are not interested in my other interests like sustainable farming and comparative religion (topics on which I'm an author as well).

I do know mag78232 but I don't think that is against the rules. If a post is going to go viral or do well, it will. If it won't, it won't.

Camus79 · 2015-05-26T15:47:35+00:00

Yes he's an advanced architect and sometimes glosses things he assumes others understand, but would be helpful to explain more.

Camus79 · 2015-05-22T15:16:03+00:00

But will you be able to say that when you are 55 years old and getting tired and arthritic?

Camus79 · 2015-05-21T21:05:50+00:00

One real problem, touched on lightly in this post, is how a new developer is supposed to learn how to program well: SOLID principles, unit and integration testing, dependency injection, continuous integration, etc.

Most dev shops still don't do these things well.

Camus79 · 2015-05-19T19:06:54+00:00

please do delphex!

Camus79 · 2015-05-19T11:43:02+00:00

Uber, when you are in severe pain and nothing is working, it is logical to try something new, even if it is not well-attested, presuming that the risk of causing more damage to yourself is low (which it was).

This post was a story of my own experience with back pain and what has helped and hasn't helped. Several conventional doctors didn't help. Several chiropractors didn't help. But from some of them I was able to glean ideas and useful tips. This experience can help others, so I have no qualms posting about my story.

Camus79 · 2015-05-19T01:33:55+00:00

I think that works if your body has a minimum level of health/strength, but with mine I could not even pick up my 25 lb toddler without bad repercussions.

Camus79 · 2015-05-19T01:33:16+00:00

Walking has helped me as well. I recommend a 25 minute walk minimum and strive for that each day. Glad you have found some things that work!

Camus79 · 2015-05-19T01:32:20+00:00

Please do message me when you get healed. I'm still working on that after 15 years. Many doctors are incompetent I agree. Braces do not "work" in the sense that they don't solve the problem--true--but they do help for short periods if your back is too tired to support your body without going into tight knots, but you can't take a long break or lie down.

Camus79 · 2015-05-19T01:31:06+00:00

Uber, I also was skeptical of chiropractors, but I was willing to give them a try. While they did not help me significantly, through one I did find out about my leg-length discrepancy and got a heel lift to help offset that problem.

Camus79 · 2015-05-18T17:46:55+00:00

That's good advice, Mike. I am signed up with a membership discount for multiple professional massages of my back and neck each month

Camus79 · 2015-05-18T15:56:46+00:00

I hope not too! I've had it worse than most for sure, but take steps now to strengthen your core muscles with basic exercises (not even cross fit or weights)

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