Misc.
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I arrived in Virginia today and it was one fun trip. I was traveling with my cat and left at 10:00 AM PDT for John Wayne airport. My flight left on time and was headed for a stop-over in Minneapolis, MN. However, as the flight got ~30 minutes from Minneapolis,
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It's been quiet here on my blog. As you may have read from I'm for hire , you may know I was on the job market. Since that time, I've accepted a job in Northern Virginia and am in the process of relocating from the west to the east coast. Lots to do,
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I'm currently on the job market and am looking for employment preferably in the Southern Orange County, California, Northern Virginia, and Maryland areas, but am willing to relocate anywhere in the US if the job is right for me. My resume can be downloaded
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My laptop had a display problem about 6 months ago and as a result the display was messed up, so I purchased a desktop. At the time, I borrowed a co-workers 15" bulky monitor. After feeling bad for the many times I heard, "My daughter wants her computer
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When I started this blog in November 2005, I didn't image that it would grow to the popularity it is today, averaging 500+ visitors a day (give or take) and growing. Amazing how something that starts out with 2 or 3 readers can grow. Below are the hits
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As a computer geek, I'd like to wish everyone a happy April Fools day the geekiest way I know how. using System; using System.Runtime.InteropServices; class AprilFoolsDay { [ DllImport ( "user32.dll" , ExactSpelling = true , SetLastError = true )] internal
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For a change, I'm blogging about something non-programming related. This is my 100th blog entry. I'll let The Simpsons take it over from here. Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it!
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What is piracy? Websters dictionary defines it as, "The unauthorized use or reproduction of copyrighted or patented material." Piracy is one of my pet peeves. I recently came across a site that contained hundreds, if not thousands, of e-book downloads
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Getting IIS to install on Windows XP Home
I came accross this link on the ASP.NET forums today. It tells you how to get IIS installed on Windows XP Home Edition. However, proceed at your own risk as it involves modifying system files. I wouldn't recommend this route, but sometimes there may be
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I love the File feature in CS 2.0. So, I've started a file library of downloadable code samples and other code. Be sure to visit the Files section. Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it!
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Good news. Tonight I got my MVP nomination from the MVP lead for my contributions to the ASP.NET Community. Yeah! A special thanks to all that made this possible. Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it!
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I arrived a couple of hours ago back to California to be greeted by the nice smog and congested traffic that I miss oh so much and a bonus fire off in a mountain range that is visible from where I live. I really enjoyed my trip and speaking for an hour
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Yeah. 6 more days until my Maryland trip. I'm going to attend a class being taught by Charles Carroll of LearnAsp.com . I'm really excited because I will get to meet the many programming nerds that I've met via IM and other means. Maryland here I come.
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