Adding photo galleries to my site

I mostly talk about work on this site, but I do have other interests! | Continue reading


@duncanmackenzie.net | 19 days ago

The Benefits of Peer Feedback

It was just performance review season at my current job, so I spent a lot of time reading, writing, and talking about reviews. | Continue reading


@duncanmackenzie.net | 2 months ago

You probably don't need nofollow

The quick summary of this guidance is, don’t use noindex,nofollow when you just mean noindex. | Continue reading


@duncanmackenzie.net | 4 months ago

Finish what you started

Software development projects can only have an impact if they make it to production, so instead of having forty partially done bits of work, you should always prioritize having something actually done. | Continue reading


@duncanmackenzie.net | 6 months ago

The importance of visibility to individuals, teams, and companies

I’m often asked if I have any advice for other software engineers, and the absolute number one piece of guidance I give is “make sure your work is visible”. | Continue reading


@duncanmackenzie.net | 7 months ago

Rewards are a message

I was a manager at Microsoft for about 18 years and for quite a bit of it I was a ‘manager of managers’, which means I often spent time working with my team on how to properly handle annual rewards. | Continue reading


@duncanmackenzie.net | 7 months ago

The evolution of Microsoft documentation sites

I ran through this history recently with someone at work and thought maybe I should post it up online for posterity’s sake. | Continue reading


@duncanmackenzie.net | 11 months ago

Adding NFC tags to my photos

I like to take pictures, way too many pictures, and I love putting them up as part of our home decor. | Continue reading


@duncanmackenzie.net | 1 year ago

Don't Mess Around With Your Domain!

If you are an established company or organization, you probably have a main second domain. | Continue reading


@duncanmackenzie.net | 2 years ago

Don't depend on Referrer info

Over the years, many people have asked me to give them data on, or act based on, the site that a user is coming from when they hit our pages. | Continue reading


@duncanmackenzie.net | 2 years ago

Updating my blog to support multiple image formats

The existence of new image formats that offer better quality at smaller file sizes is not a new occurrence. | Continue reading


@duncanmackenzie.net | 2 years ago