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    August 2005 Entries

    Daylight Savings Time: Smells like Y2K Spirit

    posted @ Wednesday, August 31, 2005 3:13 PM | Feedback (5)

    Microsoft buys VoIP Teleo

    posted @ Wednesday, August 31, 2005 12:54 PM | Feedback (0)

    Competition: Watching the Perimeter

    posted @ Wednesday, August 31, 2005 12:50 PM | Feedback (10)

    MSPressPass: Valve Names Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition the Preferred Development Environment for “Half-Life 2” Modifications

    posted @ Wednesday, August 31, 2005 5:27 AM | Feedback (0)

    Back from the dark

    posted @ Tuesday, August 30, 2005 5:52 PM | Feedback (0)

    News.com: Two arrested in Zotob Investigation

    posted @ Monday, August 29, 2005 3:49 PM | Feedback (0)

    MicrosoftWatch: Microsoft Readying WinFS Bits?

    posted @ Monday, August 29, 2005 11:57 AM | Feedback (1)

    WinFS Beta 1 Posted to MSDN

    posted @ Monday, August 29, 2005 11:52 AM | Feedback (5)

    Theatre and DVD: Mind the Gap

    posted @ Monday, August 29, 2005 10:50 AM | Feedback (199)

    The Small Beer Ad

    posted @ Sunday, August 28, 2005 10:11 AM | Feedback (1)

    Blogger sued over comments in his web log

    posted @ Sunday, August 28, 2005 10:01 AM | Feedback (0)

    GooglePark: Scoble goes to Google

    posted @ Sunday, August 28, 2005 9:57 AM | Feedback (0)

    USA Today: Tech Titans wish we wouldn't quote them on this baloney

    posted @ Sunday, August 28, 2005 9:49 AM | Feedback (0)

    Bush and Porn Industry in agreement?

    posted @ Sunday, August 28, 2005 9:45 AM | Feedback (0)

    Boing Boing: Excellent Optical Illusions

    posted @ Thursday, August 25, 2005 10:48 AM | Feedback (1)

    Back to School: Microsoft Student 2006

    posted @ Thursday, August 25, 2005 7:14 AM | Feedback (0)

    "Destructionism": End of the World Digital Photos

    posted @ Thursday, August 25, 2005 6:57 AM | Feedback (0)

    "Sin City" commentary released as a podcast

    posted @ Thursday, August 25, 2005 6:45 AM | Feedback (1)

    Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Discovery Kit Available for Download

    posted @ Wednesday, August 24, 2005 9:57 AM | Feedback (197)

    Windows Update Fails When Updating Windows 2000 Systems

    posted @ Wednesday, August 24, 2005 8:29 AM | Feedback (3)

    Wired 13.09 - a MediaFest

    posted @ Wednesday, August 24, 2005 7:26 AM | Feedback (1)

    Google Talk Launches

    posted @ Tuesday, August 23, 2005 6:28 PM | Feedback (0)

    MSPressPass: MSN “Rock Star: INXS” Web Site Attracts Growing Fan Base

    posted @ Tuesday, August 23, 2005 1:18 PM | Feedback (0)

    ExtremeTech: Japan and 3DTV

    posted @ Tuesday, August 23, 2005 1:17 PM | Feedback (0)

    Test your speed on the Internet

    posted @ Tuesday, August 23, 2005 1:08 PM | Feedback (3)

    PBS: Time Travel Possible?

    posted @ Tuesday, August 23, 2005 12:59 PM | Feedback (0)

    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Trailer

    posted @ Tuesday, August 23, 2005 12:34 PM | Feedback (2)

    DevX: Learn Navigation in Windows Presentation Foundation (formerly Avalon)

    posted @ Tuesday, August 23, 2005 11:46 AM | Feedback (0)

    DevX: A Crash Course on Custom ASP.NET Data-bound Controls

    posted @ Tuesday, August 23, 2005 11:40 AM | Feedback (151)

    eWeek: Spyware Rampant in the Enterprise

    posted @ Tuesday, August 23, 2005 11:29 AM | Feedback (0)

    PC Sales Growth Slowing

    posted @ Tuesday, August 23, 2005 10:45 AM | Feedback (0)

    Wired: "Star Trek Phone Set to Thrill"

    posted @ Monday, August 22, 2005 6:37 AM | Feedback (19)

    VS 2005 Web Project System

    posted @ Sunday, August 21, 2005 5:01 PM | Feedback (0)

    VS.NET Web Developer Express Edition Walkthrough

    posted @ Sunday, August 21, 2005 9:36 AM | Feedback (9)

    Unrecognized Attribute 'xmlns' when working with VS.NET Express Edition

    posted @ Sunday, August 21, 2005 9:35 AM | Feedback (55)

    Harry Potter and the HBP: ARRRRGGGGGHHHH!!!! (Spoiler Alert)

    posted @ Saturday, August 20, 2005 8:01 PM | Feedback (2)

    Flickr Mazagine Cover Maker

    posted @ Saturday, August 20, 2005 4:05 PM | Feedback (193)

    Channel 9: Show off at PDC 2005

    posted @ Friday, August 19, 2005 9:58 PM | Feedback (0)

    ILMerge: Power Toy for Developers

    posted @ Friday, August 19, 2005 9:53 PM | Feedback (0)

    MSPressPass: Governor Bush Launches Breakthrough Online Education Tools

    posted @ Friday, August 19, 2005 9:50 PM | Feedback (0)

    The BIG Personal Ad

    posted @ Friday, August 19, 2005 9:46 PM | Feedback (0)

    Yahoo: Australia's Parliment reinstates "mate"

    posted @ Friday, August 19, 2005 9:41 PM | Feedback (0)

    RSSxl: Convert an HTML Web Page to RSS

    posted @ Friday, August 19, 2005 9:29 PM | Feedback (5)

    InternetNews: San Francisco Looks to Wireless Future

    posted @ Friday, August 19, 2005 9:27 PM | Feedback (0)

    CBSNews: Kermit the Frog turns 50

    posted @ Friday, August 19, 2005 9:20 PM | Feedback (0)

    Vegas Vacation Recap, Part 3 – Sunrise on the Strip

    posted @ Friday, August 19, 2005 8:49 PM | Feedback (186)

    Vegas Vacation Recap, Part 4 – The Pink Chip

    posted @ Friday, August 19, 2005 8:49 PM | Feedback (-2)

    Vegas Vacation Recap, Part 5 – I play Craps

    posted @ Friday, August 19, 2005 8:49 PM | Feedback (-10)

    SMH: Linux Trademark Costs in Australia

    posted @ Friday, August 19, 2005 5:48 PM | Feedback (0)

    More Big Beer Ad

    posted @ Friday, August 19, 2005 5:46 PM | Feedback (0)

    Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool (KB890830)

    posted @ Friday, August 19, 2005 3:32 AM | Feedback (17)

    While exploring clever ways to repackage your PC

    posted @ Thursday, August 18, 2005 11:38 PM | Feedback (0)

    Worm versus Worm, botnet versus botnet

    posted @ Thursday, August 18, 2005 11:30 PM | Feedback (0)

    Adobe Security Advisory: Acrobat Buffer Overflow

    posted @ Thursday, August 18, 2005 10:23 PM | Feedback (0)

    News.com: Google plans big new stock sale

    posted @ Thursday, August 18, 2005 9:30 PM | Feedback (0)

    Music at MSN

    posted @ Thursday, August 18, 2005 9:28 PM | Feedback (0)

    MS Bears Brunt for Security Issues

    posted @ Thursday, August 18, 2005 9:09 PM | Feedback (17)

    Vegas Vacation Recap, Part 2 – The People and the Strip

    posted @ Wednesday, August 17, 2005 10:55 PM | Feedback (15)

    Vegas Vacation Recap, Part 1 – The Venue and the Kids

    posted @ Wednesday, August 17, 2005 10:46 PM | Feedback (127)

    Wall Street Journal: 'Spear Phishing' Tests

    posted @ Wednesday, August 17, 2005 10:00 PM | Feedback (134)

    MSPressPass: Microsoft Announces Xbox 360 Price for Europe and North America

    posted @ Wednesday, August 17, 2005 9:55 PM | Feedback (0)

    CIO: How SOA Really Works

    posted @ Wednesday, August 17, 2005 9:48 PM | Feedback (201)

    BoingBoing: Bush administration asks for halt on .xxx domain

    posted @ Wednesday, August 17, 2005 9:18 PM | Feedback (1)

    The only book you'll ever need: PC disguised as an Encyclopedia

    posted @ Wednesday, August 17, 2005 9:15 PM | Feedback (0)

    National Geographic: Chinese Boy filches Natural Gas

    posted @ Wednesday, August 17, 2005 9:05 PM | Feedback (34)

    101 Samples for Visual Studio 2005

    posted @ Wednesday, August 17, 2005 6:12 AM | Feedback (179)

    Delay for the .XXX domain?

    posted @ Wednesday, August 17, 2005 6:08 AM | Feedback (4)

    MSPressPass: Microsoft Statement Regarding Zotob

    posted @ Wednesday, August 17, 2005 5:52 AM | Feedback (17)

    Ed Bott: Out, out, damned (Mac) FUD

    posted @ Wednesday, August 17, 2005 5:38 AM | Feedback (0)

    FlashEarth

    posted @ Wednesday, August 17, 2005 5:25 AM | Feedback (16)

    Lofty and Poetic: Squashed Philosophers

    posted @ Tuesday, August 16, 2005 6:24 PM | Feedback (2)

    Hectic Week

    posted @ Tuesday, August 16, 2005 6:04 PM | Feedback (0)

    Acrylic Community Technology Preview

    posted @ Tuesday, August 16, 2005 5:51 PM | Feedback (0)

    Paris Hilton Doppelganger

    posted @ Tuesday, August 16, 2005 5:47 PM | Feedback (0)

    The Aristocrats

    posted @ Tuesday, August 16, 2005 5:43 PM | Feedback (0)

    Earthquake Mapper

    posted @ Monday, August 15, 2005 4:51 PM | Feedback (0)

    Channel Register: Lloyd's of London to Assume Corporate Open-Source Risk

    posted @ Monday, August 15, 2005 4:45 PM | Feedback (2)

    Do you have a book in you? Self-Publishing at Lulu.com

    posted @ Friday, August 12, 2005 6:38 PM | Feedback (0)

    TechWeb: "Companies Snub Linux Desktops"

    posted @ Friday, August 12, 2005 6:32 PM | Feedback (0)

    Showtime and MSN Video to Stream "Barbershop"

    posted @ Friday, August 12, 2005 6:27 PM | Feedback (12)

    InfoWorld: Scottish police pick Windows in Software Line-up

    posted @ Friday, August 12, 2005 6:03 PM | Feedback (116)

    Spyware Petri Dish

    posted @ Friday, August 12, 2005 5:00 PM | Feedback (5)

    Speed Camera Fines in Doubt

    posted @ Friday, August 12, 2005 4:00 PM | Feedback (3)

    News.com: Everquest Hacked

    posted @ Friday, August 12, 2005 2:47 PM | Feedback (18)

    Charles Cooper: Hey Silicon Valley -- You can't take it with you

    posted @ Friday, August 12, 2005 2:28 PM | Feedback (124)

    MSN filter: Find and share the best as it happens

    posted @ Thursday, August 11, 2005 10:26 PM | Feedback (0)

    Games in the News

    posted @ Thursday, August 11, 2005 9:55 PM | Feedback (-1)

    Speeding Insurance

    posted @ Thursday, August 11, 2005 4:02 AM | Feedback (113)

    MSPressPass: The Linux/Open Source Software Lab on Microsoft's Redmond Campus

    posted @ Thursday, August 11, 2005 3:46 AM | Feedback (0)

    Back in the Saddle ..

    posted @ Thursday, August 11, 2005 3:45 AM | Feedback (0)

    I'm returning from vacation on Thursday

    posted @ Tuesday, August 09, 2005 7:19 AM | Feedback (0)

    Beware CoolWebSearch

    posted @ Saturday, August 06, 2005 10:56 PM | Feedback (1)

    Forbes: Atkins Goes Belly-Up

    posted @ Friday, August 05, 2005 1:49 PM | Feedback (0)

    Wired: Brain Workouts

    posted @ Friday, August 05, 2005 1:38 PM | Feedback (0)

    Vegas Baby!

    posted @ Thursday, August 04, 2005 3:23 PM | Feedback (-3)

    BizTalk Throughput and Capacity Tester

    posted @ Thursday, August 04, 2005 3:23 PM | Feedback (0)

    The Economist Style Guide

    posted @ Tuesday, August 02, 2005 8:39 PM | Feedback (-1)

    MSPress: Eight new BizTalk Adapters / BizTalk Beta

    posted @ Tuesday, August 02, 2005 8:37 PM | Feedback (2)

    Washington Post: Internet Ad Pioneer Now Shunning Pop-Ups

    posted @ Tuesday, August 02, 2005 8:26 PM | Feedback (0)

    Microsoft Watch: Connected Systems Division

    posted @ Tuesday, August 02, 2005 8:05 PM | Feedback (29)

    Is Google Exposing you to Hack Attacks?

    posted @ Tuesday, August 02, 2005 8:01 PM | Feedback (0)

    ASP.NET 2.0 Provider Model Toolkit

    posted @ Tuesday, August 02, 2005 7:53 PM | Feedback (2)

    CIO: Outsourcing's Dirty Little Secret

    posted @ Tuesday, August 02, 2005 7:27 PM | Feedback (0)

    Trifinite blog: Car Whisperer

    posted @ Tuesday, August 02, 2005 5:44 PM | Feedback (110)

    MSNBC: Hackers Race to expose Internet Flaw

    posted @ Tuesday, August 02, 2005 5:37 PM | Feedback (0)

    Droogle: Search for Drinks

    posted @ Monday, August 01, 2005 6:57 PM | Feedback (0)

    Wired: Death to Pop-ups; Long live Ads (Claria and Ask Jeeves)

    posted @ Monday, August 01, 2005 6:36 PM | Feedback (0)

    CIO: IT Staff and Business Skills

    posted @ Monday, August 01, 2005 5:01 PM | Feedback (185)

    PhotoMap using MSN Virtual Earth

    posted @ Monday, August 01, 2005 2:40 PM | Feedback (0)

    Ballmer: "We will invest in the future"

    posted @ Monday, August 01, 2005 2:31 PM | Feedback (87)

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