My thoughts on software development, technology and design.

Raising the low hanging fruit!

January 12, 2007
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When it comes to security there are certain companies that simply cannot afford a high profile snafu. My company for ...

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1 Tbyte Drive - How much do you need!

January 06, 2007
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Just read that Seagate is getting ready to release its first 1-terabyte 3.5' hard drive the first half of this year, ...

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

January 05, 2007
1 min read

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
1 min read

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
2 min read

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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