My Blog

If you travel much, you'll appreciate this...
If you travel much, you'll appreciate this...
March 29, 2006

Url: http://www.whatarewefor.com/2006/03/so_true.html

Lesson Learned...Clean Your Laptop
Lesson Learned...Clean Your Laptop
March 29, 2006

Url: http://wilderminds.blob.core.windows.net/img/dirtylaptop.jpg

Microsoft Office's Ribbon and Outlook...
Microsoft Office's Ribbon and Outlook...
March 29, 2006

Url: http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/asx/Off...

What ADO.NET 2.0 Book Do I Recommend?
What ADO.NET 2.0 Book Do I Recommend?
March 25, 2006

Url: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/15905951...

A Plug for Jeffrey Richter's "CLR via C#, 2e"
A Plug for Jeffrey Richter's "CLR via C#, 2e"
March 23, 2006

Url: http://www.wintellect.com/BookInformation.aspx?...

33 Editions of Vista?
33 Editions of Vista?
March 20, 2006

Url: http://www.bbspot.com/News/2006/03/windows-vist...

iPod Packaging Parody confirmed from inside MS
iPod Packaging Parody confirmed from inside MS
March 20, 2006

Url: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3609953...

10!
10!
March 14, 2006

Url: http://on10.net/

Great XBox 360 Ad
Great XBox 360 Ad
March 9, 2006

Url: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6004287...

Brilliant! People Driving the Speed Limit in Atlanta
Brilliant! People Driving the Speed Limit in Atlanta
March 5, 2006

Url: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-536655...

Dallas Bound!
Dallas Bound!
March 2, 2006

.NET Framework Gem of the Week
.NET Framework Gem of the Week
February 28, 2006

Url: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?u...

Microsoft Origami
Microsoft Origami
February 27, 2006

Url: http://www.activewin.com/awin/comments.asp?Head...

Does Your Outlook Window Look Like this 1/2 the Time?
Does Your Outlook Window Look Like this 1/2 the Time?
February 23, 2006

I have tried installing, uninstalling addins, and all sorts of other hacks.  But I find that half the time my outlook window still looks like this:

WTF Happened to EBay?
WTF Happened to EBay?
February 22, 2006

I have sold hundreds of items on ebay over the past ten years, but not in the last couple. When my laptop was in the 'shop', I picked up a laptop to use in the meantime. Now that my laptop is back, I was hoping to unload this 'extra' laptop.  Silly me!

Jeffrey Richter and Threading
Jeffrey Richter and Threading
February 21, 2006

Url: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0735621632

My New Article on NHibernate is Up!
My New Article on NHibernate is Up!
February 12, 2006

Url: http://www.devsource.com/article2/0,1895,192569...

Sean Gerety Doing a WPF "Coffee Talk" at 5 Seasons on February 20th, 2006 - 7pm
Sean Gerety Doing a WPF "Coffee Talk" at 5 Seasons on February 20th, 2006 - 7pm
February 9, 2006

Url: http://dotnetjunkies.com/WebLog/metablog/archiv...

Fun with C# Switches
Fun with C# Switches
February 6, 2006

Url: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?u...

SQL Packager and SQL Server MDF Formats
SQL Packager and SQL Server MDF Formats
February 6, 2006

Url: http://www.red-gate.com/products/SQL_Packager/i...

GridView, HyperLinkFIeld and FILE:// URLs
GridView, HyperLinkFIeld and FILE:// URLs
February 4, 2006

Url: http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/productfeedback/v...

Your Cellphone Records are for Sale....
Your Cellphone Records are for Sale....
February 3, 2006

Url: http://005f27e.netsolhost.com/gpage.html

MSN Messenger Bloat
MSN Messenger Bloat
February 1, 2006

I have been using the new MSN Messenger and I am perplexed by how much memory it takes.  Here's a screenshot of its memory in comparison with Outlook (I have a 800 Meg .pst file, so outlook could be huge):

HP Support - Part 2
HP Support - Part 2
January 30, 2006

I finally got my laptop back from HP today and I have to say a couple of things about HP Support: