Archive for January, 2007
Wednesday, January 31st, 2007
Yesterday, Microsoft released Vista. Vista is great and all, but by adopting to Microsoft's software, you are allowing yourself to be a subject of their license. When you install any program do you read the License agreement? Linux offers the freedom to install what you want and ...
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Tuesday, January 30th, 2007
Today is the launch of Windows Vista. I am sure you are all scurrying out there to get your copy. What no? hmmmm.. Early returns are that not a lot of people stayed up overnight waiting in the snow outside the local Bestbuy either. Ultimately, ...
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Tuesday, January 30th, 2007
I just discovered today that Amazon is now into the play on demand service. They are offering TV shows and Movies for download in a pay-per-24 hour format. You can get 24, CSI, and a slew of other shows right to your PC. iTunes has had this ...
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Tuesday, January 30th, 2007
This is an older article, but one I always reference. Most people are impressed with things like Microsoft Software, but this article shows that commercial software is kids play compared to Space Shuttle launch software.
The inspiring article discusses the rigorous software development process NASA goes through to develop software ...
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Tuesday, January 30th, 2007
Windows Visa was released today. Without a roar. Here are some videos from CBS news:
CBS takes a look at Vista. A few videos.read more | digg story
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Monday, January 29th, 2007
Here is an amusing one for any of you that use PowerPoint:
How they use PowerPoint in the Star Wars universe. Be sure to watch for the evil blue screen 'o death.
Watch it here!
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Thursday, January 18th, 2007
Remember how your parents carefully read the instructions....
Do you read instructions or do you just start using the features and learn as you go along....?
This is an interesting article on how the new Web2.0 interfaces are continuing to bring new features, intuitiveness, and complexity hidden beneath a simple interface. ...
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Thursday, January 18th, 2007
Here is a good article on how to spot where you might have your email read by someone else!
Top 10 Places Your Email Can Be Intercepted
The Internet has radically changed the way we communicate with each other. Email is obviously an extremely valuable and ubiquitous form of communication, but with ...
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Tuesday, January 16th, 2007
I found a cool website that lets you grid the places you've been. As I have traveled quite a bit, it was fun trying to remember the different adventures I've had and where I went.
Below is a representation of the states I have visited. In the early 90's ...
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Sunday, January 7th, 2007
I am writing from my hotel in Las Vegas. It has been about six months since I was last here. I have family here so I come to Vegas every so often.
Las Vegas
My typical visit to Las Vegas is really a visit to suburbia. I pass by the strip ...
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