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SaaS: The recruiter does not think you’re hot.

This is part of the SaaS series. Any connection to reality will be strictly denied. I've  only had one truly unbearable job.  It was awful - The code base sucked, the boss had pointed hair, and to top it off I got a terrible review.  Let’s rewind. Four months prior I’d just aced a job interview with HappySoft.  I nailed the questions, and the job was a nice fit for my career. But, I  wasn't  ready to sign on the dotted line until I evaluated all my options, namely my next interview with EbolaSoft. My EbolaSoft interview was at 9am and it started off on the wrong foot. The interviewer  didn't  know the answers to his own questions, and  couldn't  tell me what I’d be working on. With 15 minutes left in the interview I’d given up on EbolaSoft. At that point the interviewer excused himself and Rene entered the room. Rene was the recruiter for EbolaSoft, and my heart skipped a beat when she smiled at me. As she discussed the company, ...

Powershell in Real Life: Fixing an MP3 Album I downloaded

Powershell has some quirks, but all in all is awesome. Here's an example: Today I downloaded an album from the internet... PS C:\Users\idvor_000\Downloads\music> dir Directory: C:\Users\idvor_000\Downloads\music Mode LastWriteTime Length Name ---- ------------- ------ ---- -a--- 1/20/2013 11:47 AM 8648447 01-Loreena_McKennitt-The_Book_Of_Secrets-Prologue.mp3 -a--- 1/20/2013 11:48 AM 12194913 02-Loreena_McKennitt-The_Book_Of_Secrets-The_Mummers_Dance.mp3 -a--- 1/20/2013 11:47 AM 12026448 03-Loreena_McKennitt-The_Book_Of_Secrets-Skellig.mp3 -a--- 1/20/2013 11:49 AM 20341141 05-Loreena_McKennitt-The_Book_Of_Secrets-The_Highwayman.mp3 -a--- 1/20/2013 11:49 AM 10037007 06-Loreena_McKennitt-The_Book_Of_Secrets-La_Serenissima (1).mp3 -a--- 1/20/2013 11:47 AM 10037007 06-Loreena_McKennitt-The_Book_Of_Secrets-La_Serenissima.mp3 -a--- 1/20/2013 11:51 AM 16985204 07-L...