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Good old blurry pics
Well, that pretty much wraps up MIX 2007. What a great showing by Microsoft. Keeping with Clarity tradition, thought I should throw up a few fuzzy pics: Keynote conference layout Guitar Hero and Gears of War got a LOT of attention. Is this the defining...
Silverlight 1.1 .NET & details
I received more detailed info on Silverlight 1.1, here's a quick synopsis: Silverlight 1.0 provides the core functionality for Microsoft's new cross-browser, cross-platform web presentation plugin. Version 1.1 (now available in Alpha) adds the .NET framework...
Microsoft MIX 2007 Keynote announcements
Wow. We just finished up the Microsoft MIX 07 keynote address, and as Ray Ozzie and Scott Guthrie were detailing the latest announcements from the Microsoft dev front, some eyepopping demos and incredible platform announcements were made public. As I...
SaveTheInternet and Net Neutrality - Meaningful victories
Just wanted to congratulate SaveTheInternet.com, which recently was named "Internet Hero of 2006" by WebProNews. STI's grassroots efforts to voice opposition to Congressional gutting of Net Neurality has led to some progress, and has started to turn the...
Basic CMS ported to ASP.NET 2.0 (C#)
I've used the basic-cms content management system a few times for creating simple cms solutions for friends and relatives' web sites......
one more utility, less faith based scripting
A while back Peter Miller wrote one of my all time favorite posts, regarding what he calls 'Faith-based' deployment . For some reason that article has always stuck with me as a measuring stick of how efficiently my projects are moving along. At times...
Is YouTube the next dancing baby?
Here's all the code you need to display your favorite YouTube video on your site: < object width ="425" height ="350"> < param name ="movie" value ="http://www.youtube.com/v/uhYbrORmJ5I"> </ param > < embed src ="http://www.youtube...
Is OO oversold?
Jeff Atwood posted this article on Coding Horror, which details his (and others') views on object oriented programming. A very interesting debate, since most of us were taught that OO is the king of kings... like everything, it looks like too much of...
Vista due for January.... Anchorman-style
Sixty percent of the time, Bill Gates releases on time, everytime. haha Looks like Bill Gates is 80% sure that Vista will launch in January, while the next version of Office could come as early as December. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13812973/ He left...
FBI security issues....and no strong passwords, yikes.
This is a pretty amazing story breaking today, and one that raises some SERIOUS questions about consulting, the FBI security policies, and much more. ...
Simple web.config encryption
One of the easiest new methods of ensuring that confidential information remains secure is to encrypt sensitive sections of your web.config file. ...
Mr. Goren Goes To Washington
Our leader, Craig Goren, made his way to Washington DC this week, to speak to Congress about the rising issue of Internet Domain name price rises, and it's implication on small businesses... good stuff: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6081336.html
New Clarity blog launched
Hey all, we've launched a new blog at Clarity: A Motorola Q phone tips & tricks blog. My colleagues at Clarity have been working like crazy to build this wealth of information...check it out: Q-Tips thanks! steve
Google Spreadsheet launches
Google Spreadsheet has been released by Google today, but again, they've created a geek-coolness factor by releasing the program over a period of time, using their proven 'invite only' method. I am looking forward to seeing what the app looks like, and...
Utility List Envy....my favorite three apps
I know as well as anyone that Scott Hanselman posted the world's all-time best tool list, which I use all the time to find certain utility programs. I've whittled my favorites down to only three, but they are all free, and good enough that I put them...
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