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Blogger Hoodie
Today my {Thank you | I'm sorry} Blogger Pro hoodie sweatshirt arrived. I feel so much better...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/23/2003
Tick, tick, tick
We're getting very very close to wrapping up (about time, I bet you're thinking) with everything...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/23/2003
I'd be happy to take a picture
With my new t-shirt on the way to PDC, if only I had one. ~sigh~
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/21/2003
Wow, record rainfall
Knew it was wet, but yesterday's rainfall broke all kinds of records. Over 5 inches at the...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/21/2003
Bad things about the Treo 600, or I'm annoyed as hell
Okay, just to be "fair and balanced", I have to tell you about 2 things that I find extremely...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/21/2003
New Office Developer Center on MSDN
Check out the rockin' new Dev Center for Office on MSDN! Letter from the editor here.
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/20/2003
Blog To Do
Figure out what the description box in BlogX is good for. Update my blogroll. I should be able...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/20/2003
The rule of 3
Remember to apply the rule of three with decision-making. If you don't have three valid options,...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/20/2003
Warning: This is NOT an accurate representation of how the project will unfold
(True North pgs, Inc.) has long proposed getting a stamp for every documented plan or schedule that...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/20/2003
When to outsource
David Anderson quotes an answer by his boss on outsourcing at an all hands meeting. We will...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/20/2003
Agile methods for assessing progress
Robert Martin points out that the important thing about Agile methods is that they produce...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/20/2003
Outsourcing
I've been thinking about outsourcing a lot recently. The difference in the apparent project...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/20/2003
BOF schedule grid
If you are trying to figure out your BOF sessions at PDC, check out the grid that Jeffrey McManus...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/19/2003
Treo 600 initial impressions
So far, as expected, I love my new Treo 600. There are so many improvements in the user...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/19/2003
Lifesize Chris
Okay, this is too funny.... A ChrisAn post that links to a picture of ChrisAn practicing for...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/18/2003
Oops...
The red x here is not a beautiful thing. I'm begging Betsy to upload it to GDN for me. ...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/17/2003
It's a beautiful thing...
My new Treo 600... And I have too much work to do right now to play with it. But it's a...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/17/2003
It's shipped, Woo Hoo!
Dear Laura John, Thank you for shopping with Handspring! We're pleased to let you know that your...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/16/2003
PDC, Oh My...
I was planning on blogging tonight about how pervasive the pseudo-word "Post-PDC" has...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/15/2003
What I wonder about FOO camp
FOO camp sounds pretty amazing... and also unreal, really, to a peon like me ;-) I've read...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/15/2003
Data and statistics
If you're ever looking for stats on the web, this site is a great place to start. Unless it's...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/13/2003
Surf camp
My brother is surfing in Fiji, or at least he was late last week. I'm only a little bit...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/13/2003
Wouldn't it be nice
This morning I spent some time drooling over this multi-monitor configuration. A bit out of my...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/12/2003
Sleeping on it
Sometimes sleeping on it makes all the difference in the world. In a few short days it will be...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/11/2003
Only 19 decision making days left
The Treo 600 is out, complete with an upgrade offer for us 300 owners, and you don't even have to...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/11/2003
On the road to Yukon
A public step on the road to Yukon.
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/11/2003
Rock, paper, scissors
Wow. Who knew? (Well besides John Dowdell, that is!)
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/10/2003
Ad hoc and Random
Just when I thought they were starting to feel the love, Duncan and Kent, two of our most prolific...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/10/2003
Thayer's visit
Yesterday evening Thayer came to visit me. My office has tons of candy and snacks sitting on a...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/10/2003
Johanna Rothman on Agile techniques
Johanna is one of those people who, if I'd never met her, I would hold her in awe. She has great...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/10/2003
H2O: CyberPrivacy
Today I signed up for CyberPrivacy, a seminar/discussion thing hosted on H2O out of Berkman. ...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/10/2003
One of my favorite reads these days: Rebecca Blood
One of my favorite reads these days is Rebecca's Pocket. I love her style, she finds all kinds...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/10/2003
Yeah, what Brian said!
Brian Johnson says he wants to meet MVP's at PDC. Yeah, what he says ;-) But not just...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/10/2003
I work with the funnest people!
Or is that the most fun? Whatever. This made me laugh almost as much as Sean and Chris...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/09/2003
Hotel came through
Oh, and one more thing, my hotel came through for the 4th night. Thanks for all the offers of...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/09/2003
Boggled
It's been a long day. The tension around deliverables for PDC builds, and sometimes clashes...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/09/2003
Unsolicited email
I stayed at the Westin last Saturday night. When I made the reservation, they asked for my...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/08/2003
People at Microsoft
John Pocaro has several fab posts today -- great insights as always. He also points us to a new...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/08/2003
Sharepoint Alerts
Sharepoint Alerts are pretty cool. One of my challenges is managing all of my potential inputs......
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/08/2003
Not on CorpNet
The one bad thing about RPC over HTTP in Outlook is that it teases you into thinking that you're on...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/08/2003
One recall down, apparently
At least according to the exit polls. The talking heads, and five minutes is enough, are talking...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/07/2003
Women who Code (and the rest of us too!)
If you're a woman who codes or is involved in technology and you're going to PDC, you should check...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/07/2003
Homemade Segway(tm)
Trevor Blackwell built his own balancing scooter (much like a Segway(tm)), and shows us how he did...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/06/2003
James Turrell at the Henry
I was starting to stress out that I hadn't gotten to the Henry Art Gallery to see the James Turrell...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/03/2003
Raymond Chen and history
If you haven't checked out Raymond Chen's blog, you should. I've always wondered why my system was...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/01/2003