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MCP - Why did I put myself through that...

January 05, 2007
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Well I am officially an MCP and after taking the exam I am forced to ask 'What was I thinking'. Now my up front costs ...

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Microsoft XML Notepad

January 03, 2007
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I got passed this link to a free XML tool from Microsoft. We seem to be doing so much more with XML files that this ...

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Remembering the 80's

December 30, 2006
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In the 80's cartoons were really cool...obviously the greatest of these was Transformers. With the film being released ...

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IE7 Inline search

December 30, 2006
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I had my prayers answered when Don sent this link. IE Inline search is here and works just like Firefox. 'A thing of ...

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Sony Root Kit resolution

December 29, 2006
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A while a go Sony made a poor attempt at securing the intellectual rights of its artists and only managed to alienate ...

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Live Writer Plugin

December 21, 2006
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I found myself doing searches all the time when writing blog posts (other blogger's and my own) and found this really ...

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Windows Desktop Search for Developers

December 13, 2006
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I may be the only person still using Windows Desktop search, but I like it! I can call up the interface with a simple ...

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IntelliSense feature stops working in the Visual Studio .NET IDE

December 13, 2006
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This generally has happened for me subsequent to a command-line initiated build. Upon opening the IDE I have no ...

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Turning XP into a Music Production Workstation

December 07, 2006
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I have a miniature music studio at home and I am pushing the limits of the Windows XP machine I purchased a year or so ...

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