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The professional, the personal, and everything else...
February 2008 - Posts
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Vista Gadgets are very cool. They're like these mini-apps that can run in your sidebar and provide you with some pretty cool functionality. You write them just like you're writing a web page. You can use Javascript or Silverlight, make calls out Read More...
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Erik Mork has just launched a new Podcast called Sparkling Client which focuses on Silverlight and other RIA Technology. The site for the podcast can be found at http://www.sparklingclient.com/ . The first two episodes are already up, with much more promising Read More...
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I'm not sure how many of you have heard of The Code Trip . It's a bunch of geeks hoping on a bus and driving to visit you. Why, you may ask? What are they possibly going to want to do in Missoula, Montana? Tim Heuer will be one of the guys on Read More...
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I've been paying attention to the Boise Code Camp ( download flyer ) for about 12 months now. No lie, I'm dead serious. I really wanted to attend it last year, yet before I knew it the day of camping had both come and gone. I was not going to Read More...
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In case you didn't hear, Dean Hachomovitch will be showing off IE8 during one of the keynotes at MIX. I remember just 2 years ago when Dean stood up during his keynote at the first MIX. He was wearing a sweet IE7 t-shirt. He started off by apologizing Read More...
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Last Wednesday night there was a Total Lunar Eclipse here in Portland. I got home and snapped this pictures right before the moon came out of the Umbra (7:40 - 7:46pm). Taken at 7:43pm (PST) Taken at 7:46pm (PST) Eclipse Schedule (PST) Read More...
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During this Christmas season I received a box of cookies from a friend. I was completely surpised at the gift and didn't get the chance to thank him properly. The cookies were a huge hit with the kids. I was really impressed that they didn't try Read More...
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Note: I wrote this entry during December of last year. Jasmine no longer plays Halo 3 with me, she says it's too hard. We play Lego Star Wars on the Wii instead. If I'm playing Halo 3 or Call of Duty 4 and they want to watch then I'll let Read More...
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Yeah, I'm thinking of starting up an XNA user group. Let me take that back, I'm not thinking about it anymore, I'm actually doing it. The name of the group will be PDXNA and you can find it at http://pdxna.org/ . It won't offically start Read More...
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The Software Association of Oregon (SAO) is having an event this Thursday on "Declarative Programming." I had blogged about this previously . The speakers will be a couple good friends, Jason Mauer and Stuart Celarier. I whole-heartedly recommend Read More...
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Last Friday night I was coming home from work and found about 10 police cars lined up blocking the entrance to my neighborhood. Actually they were blocking the entrance to Cory Street, turning off Glencoe and heading West. I parked the car in a nearby Read More...
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A couple weeks ago I purchased a copy of Rockband for the Xbox 360. After we got it I stayed up that first night and sung the song Creep by Radiohead like 8-10 times until my throat hurt and my voice was hoarse. I don't do good at the part where he Read More...
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Well, I finally did it, I got my entry submitted for the MIX Restyle Contest , and it only took me 2 years. (Also viewable here .) Ever year when this contest comes around I try to get my coworkers at whatever company I'm working at to go in and help Read More...
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I really enjoy watching and listening to what is happening with each candidate as the two parties are selecting their nominees. I've got some family in Arizona who keeps encouraging me with their pro-Romney paraphernalia. I don't mind them sending Read More...
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Here's a post I was going to write on July 10th of last year. This morning I finished reading the list of 20+ articles on Garbage Collection which have been circulating around on the web ( http://drowningintechnicaldebt.com/blogs/royashbrook/archive/2007/06/22/top-20-net-garbage-collection-gc-articles.aspx Read More...
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Originally Anders Hejlsberg was going to be speaking at this event. Right now the information page says the speaker is TBD. Huh? You know, it’s not every day you get to see someone this famous. For those of you who don't know, Anders has been Read More...
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Rich Claussen recently announced : When I heard Matt on Hanselminutes , I knew we had to get him to come speak at PADNUG. It had been long enough since I'd seen him, I didn't realize that he was still right here in the Portland Metro area - Perfect! Read More...
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Update 2/28/2008 (10:28pm): I've posted a follow-up article on getting this gadget to run under UAC. Download the latest version . Jesse Liberty has a great blog . If you're interested in Silverlight , you need to be reading this blog . On his Read More...
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