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    July 2005 Entries

    eChalk: Color Perception

    posted @ Friday, July 29, 2005 4:29 PM | Feedback (0)

    MS Suit to "scare" Employees

    posted @ Friday, July 29, 2005 4:20 PM | Feedback (1)

    Microsoft "Acrylic" (Microsoft Expression Studio)

    posted @ Friday, July 29, 2005 2:10 PM | Feedback (2)

    No Surprise: Desktop Applications and Security Tools are Hacker Targets

    posted @ Friday, July 29, 2005 2:05 PM | Feedback (0)

    RedHerring: UN Not Seeking to govern Net

    posted @ Friday, July 29, 2005 1:54 PM | Feedback (2)

    Tweak Vista

    posted @ Friday, July 29, 2005 1:48 PM | Feedback (1)

    RSS Support in Vista

    posted @ Friday, July 29, 2005 1:47 PM | Feedback (0)

    Robert Soloway and SPAMIS

    posted @ Friday, July 29, 2005 1:43 PM | Feedback (1240)

    The Economist: Happy e-Birthdays

    posted @ Thursday, July 28, 2005 5:32 PM | Feedback (0)

    ExtremeTech: Microsoft Meltdown 2005 (serious gaming forum)

    posted @ Thursday, July 28, 2005 5:29 PM | Feedback (4)

    Wired: Ten Years that Changed the World

    posted @ Thursday, July 28, 2005 5:22 PM | Feedback (96)

    News.com: First Views of Windows Vista

    posted @ Thursday, July 28, 2005 4:55 AM | Feedback (0)

    The Big Beer Ad

    posted @ Thursday, July 28, 2005 2:54 AM | Feedback (15)

    Visual Studio Team System Rocks!

    posted @ Thursday, July 28, 2005 2:46 AM | Feedback (0)

    MSN Virtual Earth / Google Earth Compar-o-Lator

    posted @ Thursday, July 28, 2005 2:44 AM | Feedback (0)

    WinFX Beta Downloads

    posted @ Thursday, July 28, 2005 2:27 AM | Feedback (116)

    Microsoft Windows Vista Developer Center on MSDN

    posted @ Thursday, July 28, 2005 2:24 AM | Feedback (0)

    Mars "Closest" Hoax

    posted @ Wednesday, July 27, 2005 8:13 PM | Feedback (2)

    VolcanoCam and other Cameras

    posted @ Wednesday, July 27, 2005 7:54 PM | Feedback (-2)

    Escape from Yesterworld: Nostalgia is for Television, not Technology

    posted @ Wednesday, July 27, 2005 7:45 PM | Feedback (0)

    eWeek: Microsoft Gives Avalon, Indigo Official Names

    posted @ Wednesday, July 27, 2005 7:41 PM | Feedback (0)

    Microsoft Watch: Microsoft Delivers the 'Other' Longhorn Beta

    posted @ Wednesday, July 27, 2005 7:34 PM | Feedback (0)

    Channel 9: Beta 1 of Windows Vista Revealed

    posted @ Wednesday, July 27, 2005 7:30 PM | Feedback (0)

    Shakes and Frapps

    posted @ Wednesday, July 27, 2005 7:23 PM | Feedback (-397)

    ASP.NET 1.x --> 2.0 Upgrade Center on MSDN

    posted @ Tuesday, July 26, 2005 9:44 PM | Feedback (0)

    Joel Splosky: Hitting the High Notes

    posted @ Tuesday, July 26, 2005 9:37 PM | Feedback (7)

    InformationWeek: U.N. To Take Control of the Internet?

    posted @ Tuesday, July 26, 2005 8:17 PM | Feedback (0)

    Bye Bye BIOS: Hello EFI

    posted @ Tuesday, July 26, 2005 7:06 PM | Feedback (0)

    UK to issue biometric passports

    posted @ Tuesday, July 26, 2005 6:57 PM | Feedback (0)

    News.com Samsung Players to receive XM radio

    posted @ Tuesday, July 26, 2005 6:53 PM | Feedback (99)

    Bush's Anti-Piracy Chief Named

    posted @ Tuesday, July 26, 2005 6:49 PM | Feedback (0)

    eWeek: USB Devices Can Crack Windows

    posted @ Tuesday, July 26, 2005 6:45 PM | Feedback (0)

    Black Hat Briefings

    posted @ Tuesday, July 26, 2005 6:44 PM | Feedback (2)

    DevX Opinion: Eclipse Shortcomings

    posted @ Tuesday, July 26, 2005 3:14 AM | Feedback (0)

    MSPressPass: Windows Genuine Advantage 1.0 Goes Live

    posted @ Tuesday, July 26, 2005 3:05 AM | Feedback (0)

    Sign up for the BizTalk 2006 Beta

    posted @ Monday, July 25, 2005 11:27 PM | Feedback (17)

    Channel 9: MSN Virtual Earth Team Interview

    posted @ Monday, July 25, 2005 3:16 AM | Feedback (16)

    Windows OneCare Live Beta

    posted @ Monday, July 25, 2005 12:14 AM | Feedback (0)

    RoyalAlert: Thoughts on Online Advertising

    posted @ Sunday, July 24, 2005 11:42 PM | Feedback (9)

    MSN RSS / Search / Screensaver Beta

    posted @ Sunday, July 24, 2005 11:35 PM | Feedback (15)

    Virtual Earth Beta - ViaVirtual Earth Developer Site

    posted @ Sunday, July 24, 2005 11:27 PM | Feedback (6)

    BetaNews: Plug-in Raises Firefox Security Doubts

    posted @ Friday, July 22, 2005 7:40 PM | Feedback (0)

    Feds crack down on pornographic e-mails

    posted @ Friday, July 22, 2005 7:38 PM | Feedback (0)

    China severs currency link to the US Dollar

    posted @ Friday, July 22, 2005 7:18 PM | Feedback (0)

    News.com: Major Firefox Release Delayed

    posted @ Friday, July 22, 2005 7:17 PM | Feedback (0)

    Daylight Savings Time to be Extended

    posted @ Friday, July 22, 2005 7:13 PM | Feedback (5)

    Boing Boing: Canada's Poo Mascot

    posted @ Friday, July 22, 2005 6:26 PM | Feedback (0)

    Washington Post: Bush Creates Post for Anti-Piracy

    posted @ Friday, July 22, 2005 6:19 PM | Feedback (0)

    Windows Vista

    posted @ Friday, July 22, 2005 1:58 PM | Feedback (0)

    Recent Firefox Release Updated

    posted @ Thursday, July 21, 2005 9:37 PM | Feedback (0)

    TechRepublic: Why does everyone bash Windows?

    posted @ Thursday, July 21, 2005 7:26 PM | Feedback (0)

    IQ and Cholesterol Level

    posted @ Wednesday, July 20, 2005 7:52 PM | Feedback (7)

    Microsoft to Acquire FrontBridge Technologies

    posted @ Wednesday, July 20, 2005 7:20 PM | Feedback (17)

    Man on the Moon Missions

    posted @ Wednesday, July 20, 2005 6:47 PM | Feedback (112)

    To the Moon, Channel 9 Guy!

    posted @ Wednesday, July 20, 2005 5:02 PM | Feedback (0)

    Fast: 100-Mbit Cable Internet in 2006

    posted @ Wednesday, July 20, 2005 3:09 PM | Feedback (1)

    Farewell, Mr. Scott

    posted @ Wednesday, July 20, 2005 2:49 PM | Feedback (0)

    Google Does the Moon

    posted @ Wednesday, July 20, 2005 12:17 PM | Feedback (0)

    Firefox Flaw Leads to Upgrade Encore

    posted @ Wednesday, July 20, 2005 5:40 AM | Feedback (0)

    JK Rowling's Official Site

    posted @ Wednesday, July 20, 2005 5:26 AM | Feedback (19)

    TheVDotList – July 18, 2005

    posted @ Monday, July 18, 2005 7:04 PM | Feedback (2)

    A World with Three Suns

    posted @ Monday, July 18, 2005 6:55 PM | Feedback (2)

    The Imagine Cup

    posted @ Monday, July 18, 2005 6:41 PM | Feedback (2)

    WinZip: Time to Pay Up

    posted @ Monday, July 18, 2005 6:32 PM | Feedback (-1)

    News.com: News Corp (Murdoch) to buy Spyware Company

    posted @ Monday, July 18, 2005 6:11 PM | Feedback (196)

    IBM: Give us the code

    posted @ Monday, July 18, 2005 5:58 PM | Feedback (6)

    Xbox 360 Faceplate Competition

    posted @ Monday, July 18, 2005 5:50 PM | Feedback (0)

    The Marfa Lights

    posted @ Saturday, July 16, 2005 5:23 PM | Feedback (0)

    Searching the Microsoft Knowledge Base

    posted @ Saturday, July 16, 2005 5:00 PM | Feedback (150)

    Microsoft Positioned in the Leaders Quadrant for Web Services Platforms

    posted @ Saturday, July 16, 2005 3:49 AM | Feedback (0)

    UN Panel Fails to Agree on how to Govern the Internet

    posted @ Saturday, July 16, 2005 3:45 AM | Feedback (1)

    Six Ways to Develop Highly Successful People

    posted @ Saturday, July 16, 2005 3:40 AM | Feedback (0)

    11 Traits of a True IT Leader

    posted @ Saturday, July 16, 2005 3:38 AM | Feedback (2)

    Offshore Outsourcing Savings?

    posted @ Friday, July 15, 2005 5:24 PM | Feedback (1)

    Mozilla / Firefox Site Hacked

    posted @ Friday, July 15, 2005 5:20 PM | Feedback (0)

    Beam your Craigslist Ad Into Space

    posted @ Friday, July 15, 2005 4:08 PM | Feedback (0)

    Windows Automotive 5.0 Launches in Japan

    posted @ Friday, July 15, 2005 1:39 PM | Feedback (96)

    Harry Potter Book to be Late? Voldemort or Virus?

    posted @ Thursday, July 14, 2005 6:39 PM | Feedback (0)

    Microsoft and Marvel and Xbox, Oh my!

    posted @ Thursday, July 14, 2005 5:44 PM | Feedback (0)

    Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) in Windows 2003 SP2

    posted @ Thursday, July 14, 2005 5:28 PM | Feedback (111)

    Microsoft's Server Virtualization Roadmap

    posted @ Thursday, July 14, 2005 5:05 PM | Feedback (1)

    Firefox 1.0.5 released to squash security bugs

    posted @ Thursday, July 14, 2005 4:54 PM | Feedback (0)

    Claria and Search

    posted @ Thursday, July 14, 2005 4:48 PM | Feedback (0)

    Domain Hijacking / ICANN

    posted @ Thursday, July 14, 2005 3:02 PM | Feedback (1)

    The Shareware Starter Kit

    posted @ Wednesday, July 13, 2005 9:27 PM | Feedback (1)

    Plot to overthrow ICANN

    posted @ Wednesday, July 13, 2005 9:15 PM | Feedback (2)

    The Tribes of New York

    posted @ Wednesday, July 13, 2005 9:06 PM | Feedback (0)

    Gartner Handicaps Web services platforms

    posted @ Wednesday, July 13, 2005 3:15 PM | Feedback (7)

    eWeek: Interview with Allison Watson

    posted @ Wednesday, July 13, 2005 3:06 PM | Feedback (100)

    Gary McKinnon: "ET, Hack Home"

    posted @ Wednesday, July 13, 2005 2:13 PM | Feedback (210)

    Rove in the Spotlight

    posted @ Wednesday, July 13, 2005 2:04 PM | Feedback (0)

    Bernie Ebbers gets 25 years in prison

    posted @ Wednesday, July 13, 2005 2:02 PM | Feedback (0)

    Anti-Claria Anti-Rumor

    posted @ Wednesday, July 13, 2005 2:21 AM | Feedback (34)

    Channel 9: 19 deadly sins of software security

    posted @ Wednesday, July 13, 2005 12:58 AM | Feedback (18)

    PressDisplay: AJAX and .NET in Action

    posted @ Wednesday, July 13, 2005 12:54 AM | Feedback (0)

    The iPod Flea

    posted @ Wednesday, July 13, 2005 12:53 AM | Feedback (0)

    Avalon: Adobe Illustrator to XMALPad

    posted @ Wednesday, July 13, 2005 12:21 AM | Feedback (88)

    Microsoft Targets Notes

    posted @ Wednesday, July 13, 2005 12:07 AM | Feedback (2)

    Comcast Announces Faster Service

    posted @ Tuesday, July 12, 2005 6:13 PM | Feedback (0)

    PayPal Founders launch VC Fund

    posted @ Tuesday, July 12, 2005 5:02 PM | Feedback (1)

    Texas Instruments new 4G Solid-State Disk

    posted @ Tuesday, July 12, 2005 3:53 PM | Feedback (0)

    Anti-Spyware Coalition

    posted @ Tuesday, July 12, 2005 3:49 PM | Feedback (2)

    Laptops in School

    posted @ Tuesday, July 12, 2005 2:02 PM | Feedback (6)

    Can Adware Companies Come Clean?

    posted @ Tuesday, July 12, 2005 1:36 PM | Feedback (1)

    ICANN Board Meeting; July 11-15th 2005

    posted @ Monday, July 11, 2005 9:56 PM | Feedback (0)

    Phrack to shut down

    posted @ Monday, July 11, 2005 7:48 PM | Feedback (0)

    VPC / Virtual Server Best Practices Guide on MSDN

    posted @ Monday, July 11, 2005 6:55 PM | Feedback (4)

    Microsoft and the Mid-Size Server Market

    posted @ Monday, July 11, 2005 6:47 PM | Feedback (123)

    Microsoft and open source

    posted @ Monday, July 11, 2005 5:56 PM | Feedback (-1)

    MS Denies Claria Special Treatment

    posted @ Monday, July 11, 2005 4:08 PM | Feedback (17)

    Longhorn Screenshots

    posted @ Monday, July 11, 2005 4:01 PM | Feedback (0)

    Executives: The Next US Export

    posted @ Monday, July 11, 2005 2:08 AM | Feedback (0)

    Microsoft to Expand in to Services-Based Businesses

    posted @ Monday, July 11, 2005 1:09 AM | Feedback (2)

    Eating Crow about Claria

    posted @ Sunday, July 10, 2005 4:16 AM | Feedback (4)

    Real Time Communications (RTC) Presence Toolkit

    posted @ Sunday, July 10, 2005 4:04 AM | Feedback (2)

    Ballmer to partners: Bet on us

    posted @ Sunday, July 10, 2005 3:59 AM | Feedback (0)

    E-Voting

    posted @ Friday, July 08, 2005 4:42 PM | Feedback (1)

    Microsoft SQL Server 2005 - Web Services

    posted @ Friday, July 08, 2005 4:17 PM | Feedback (16)

    WiFi "Roguing"

    posted @ Friday, July 08, 2005 4:11 PM | Feedback (0)

    Online Sales Tax?

    posted @ Friday, July 08, 2005 3:23 PM | Feedback (0)

    News.com: Microsoft to feature forms enhancements

    posted @ Friday, July 08, 2005 2:43 PM | Feedback (0)

    Robert Scoble catches Steve Ballmer on video

    posted @ Thursday, July 07, 2005 2:58 PM | Feedback (0)

    What Google knows about you

    posted @ Thursday, July 07, 2005 9:58 AM | Feedback (0)

    Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference Starts July 8th

    posted @ Thursday, July 07, 2005 9:47 AM | Feedback (147)

    Firefox security vulnerability

    posted @ Thursday, July 07, 2005 9:33 AM | Feedback (0)

    Spam: No united front

    posted @ Thursday, July 07, 2005 9:27 AM | Feedback (-1)

    News.com: Yahoo Expands Mobile Search Functions

    posted @ Thursday, July 07, 2005 8:43 AM | Feedback (0)

    A safe browser? No longer in the lexicon

    posted @ Thursday, July 07, 2005 8:28 AM | Feedback (0)

    Microsoft and Claria

    posted @ Thursday, July 07, 2005 7:54 AM | Feedback (83)

    London Attacked

    posted @ Thursday, July 07, 2005 7:29 AM | Feedback (0)

    Microsoft "Project Greenhouse"

    posted @ Wednesday, July 06, 2005 2:06 PM | Feedback (1)

    Code Linux in VS.NET - Visual MainWin (Grasshopper)

    posted @ Wednesday, July 06, 2005 1:56 PM | Feedback (7)

    Handheld Gambling Legalized in Nevada

    posted @ Wednesday, July 06, 2005 1:47 PM | Feedback (0)

    Search Engines and Premium Content

    posted @ Wednesday, July 06, 2005 11:24 AM | Feedback (1)

    Broadband: Faster, Faster and Faster

    posted @ Wednesday, July 06, 2005 10:42 AM | Feedback (1)

    State of Security is Improving

    posted @ Wednesday, July 06, 2005 10:34 AM | Feedback (-1)

    News.com: Soaring Malware Levels

    posted @ Tuesday, July 05, 2005 1:00 PM | Feedback (17)

    Microsoft Previews CRM 3.0

    posted @ Tuesday, July 05, 2005 12:51 PM | Feedback (3)

    SAP: Supple?

    posted @ Tuesday, July 05, 2005 12:43 PM | Feedback (147)

    Microsoft Releases Digital Image 2006

    posted @ Tuesday, July 05, 2005 12:25 PM | Feedback (0)

    The VDotList for July 4, 2005

    posted @ Monday, July 04, 2005 9:42 AM | Feedback (5)

    What is TheVDotList?

    posted @ Monday, July 04, 2005 9:35 AM | Feedback (3)

    Tempel 1 Bullseye!

    posted @ Sunday, July 03, 2005 10:03 PM | Feedback (1)

    Science Magazine: the Top 125 Mysteries of Science

    posted @ Saturday, July 02, 2005 8:12 PM | Feedback (2)

    SOA Building Momentum

    posted @ Saturday, July 02, 2005 4:27 PM | Feedback (1)

    Live 8

    posted @ Saturday, July 02, 2005 3:45 PM | Feedback (-1)

    Interplanetary fireworks? Deep Impact to meet Tempel 1 Sunday Night (PDT)

    posted @ Saturday, July 02, 2005 2:49 PM | Feedback (0)

    SAP to host CRM?

    posted @ Saturday, July 02, 2005 12:12 PM | Feedback (16)

    TechRepublic: Delivering Enterprise Applications via the Flash Platform

    posted @ Saturday, July 02, 2005 12:04 PM | Feedback (4)

    Computerworld: Microsoft about to buy into a Big Mistake

    posted @ Saturday, July 02, 2005 11:54 AM | Feedback (1)

    While on the subject of piracy ..

    posted @ Friday, July 01, 2005 1:06 PM | Feedback (0)

    Supreme Court: Day-O'Connor

    posted @ Friday, July 01, 2005 12:43 PM | Feedback (2)

    So, what is a "Microsoft Pragmatic Evangelist", anyway?

    posted @ Friday, July 01, 2005 12:22 PM | Feedback (376)

    News.com: US to retain control of internet domain names

    posted @ Friday, July 01, 2005 6:46 AM | Feedback (1)

    CIO.COM: 35% Software Piracy Worldwide

    posted @ Friday, July 01, 2005 6:42 AM | Feedback (3)

    AP: BT to use Microsoft for Interactive TV

    posted @ Friday, July 01, 2005 6:14 AM | Feedback (2)

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