I'm a full-time programmer - all I do is program. Rarely have meetings (every other week), don't deal with customers. Just program. My boss is strict on me logging hours - not to keep track of time, but to bill clients. He doesn't mind if I'm only getting 4-5hrs in an 8hr day, because he knows I'm being honest. The important part is logging accurate hours for billing the customers. In a good week (where I'm dealing with new issues each week, resolving lots of bugs, adding new features), I will log around 25-30 hrs. In a slow week (one problem bug), I get bogged down and do around 20hrs. I find that if it's difficult, it's best to clear my head and do other activities (walk, surf the tubes), but if it's not frustrating, I really get immersed in my work, and am really productive. It really depends on how the person handles what they're working on. If it's tedious and drains your attention, I find that most people turn to distractions to clear their head, like going on Slashdot an hour before you get off work (hehe). Other days, I'm so caught up in knocking out bugs left and right and getting a lot accomplished that time flies and I might put in a full 8hrs of work. Really depends on your work environment and what work you're doing.

USAA has been doing this for some time now. Most of USAA customers (military personnel and families) aren't around a local branch, mainly because the only branch is in San Antonio. They were the first bank to allow faxes of checks to be sent in, then when the iPhone came out, they had an app to take pictures and upload. It's a very helpful service, and they rarely get the credit they deserve. Yet no mention of them anywhere in the article or the comments? Boo.

That's pretty much what I've heard from everyone. I don't see how she has grounds, but I wanted to see if there was anyone with IP law experience that would know of some court cases. There's a court case in 9th circuit court that says the exact same thing ICANN does, but I don't live in that area. Yeah, it's around $300 to register. My friends have said the same thing, but I don't feel like shelling out that money. If the problem persists, I might (she's not that bright).

on Ubuntu using GNOME. I've been using Chrome since Alpha, and once they had flash compatibility, I haven't used anything else. Super fast, occasionally crashes, but when it does, it's flash loading, and the browser doesn't shut down on you. Didn't RTFA, but he should have tried different distros. To say "It sucks on Linux" when you only use one distro is like saying "Ice cream sucks" when you only taste one flavor. You gotta try em all

He's not trying to solve problems of Windows. After all, it's for Google.

I like what you're doing, and I personally don't have any particular suggestions. I would think that the people this would be aimed for are the same people that use apt-get on Debian. So focus on the audience of apt-get and that should guide you for this sort of application for Windows. Good luck.