My thoughts on software development, technology and design.

UltraMon

February 19, 2007
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I am addicted to the two monitor paradigm at work, I am not sure how I could live without it now. I am wondering how ...

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GSM - The mobile (sorry cell) standard

February 16, 2007
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I noticed when I was back in England last year that everyone, I mean even the least technology savvy in my family, were ...

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Just for fun!

February 15, 2007
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'When marrying, one should ask oneself this question: Do you believe that you will be able to converse well with this ...

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The cost of Music and DRM

February 13, 2007
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I have blogged multiple times about my concerns and desires for the music in my personal collection, and the continual ...

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VB 6 - Microsoft XML 3.0

February 13, 2007
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Agent Smith (aka Jason S) had me looking at what it would take to consume some XML files in VB6. Thankfully I had been ...

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OpenID - Digital Identity

February 09, 2007
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OpenID is a digital identity system where users identities are defined by a URI. Its chief concern appears to remove ...

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PowerShell - Terse Expression

February 08, 2007
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Before PowerShell I would open up VS.NET and start quick projects attempting to test the length of strings, ...

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When helmets just do not matter!

February 07, 2007
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I was once, in my youth, a lover of outdoor activities. My favorite was mountain biking. These guys have set the bar a ...

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Vista ... should I stay or should I go!

February 07, 2007
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With the release of Vista I am very seriously considering the upgrade ... I have only a few peripherals that I am ...

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