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How well do you know algorithms?
Shreyas Vijaykumar pointed out on his blog that the Imagine Cup algorithm invitational first round...
Author: kevinbri Date: 01/31/2005
String Concatenation vs. StringBuilder.Append
I had a question the other day in an interview about the performance of StringBuilder and while I...
Author: kevinbri Date: 01/31/2005
Virtual rock group + .NET = Fun
The WeRock247 .NET SmartClient Training DVD contains material on developing Smart Client...
Author: kevinbri Date: 01/31/2005
Microsoft Word version of US Software Design spec released
The Imagine Cup US Software Design spec has now been released in a Word version as well as the...
Author: kevinbri Date: 01/31/2005
New version of F# available for FREE download
Don Syme points out on his blog that a major new version of F# has been released. F# combines the...
Author: kevinbri Date: 01/28/2005
Visual Gaming: Happy New Year Competition
Josh Blake just pointed me in the direction of a new unofficial Imagine Cup Visual Gaming contest...
Author: kevinbri Date: 01/28/2005
Who needs C++ anyway?
Eric Gunnerson has an interesting blog entry comparing C# and C++. The Computer Science department...
Author: kevinbri Date: 01/26/2005
Creator of .TEXT engine is looking for a few good students in the NY/NJ area
Scott Watermasysk created .TEXT (the blog engine this blog runs on), works now with Rob Howard over...
Author: kevinbri Date: 01/26/2005
Year of the Least Privileged User
G. Andrew Duthie asks: "Will 2005 be the year of Least Privilege?" Scoble, seems to think that it...
Author: kevinbri Date: 01/26/2005
Blogging as an academic research aid
BlogSavant highlights this BBC News article on how academics in the UK are using blogs to aid in...
Author: kevinbri Date: 01/24/2005
Visual Gaming leader board - Middle Tennessee State and James Madison in the Top 10
Leaderboard so far highlighting the US teams - impressive scores especially by the team from Middle...
Author: kevinbri Date: 01/24/2005
Visual Gaming deadline extended
You now have an extra month to compete in the Imagine Cup Visual Gaming Invitational. The first...
Author: kevinbri Date: 01/20/2005
MCF Format Release Has Been Delayed
Due to the fact that my professor hasn't questioned the .mcf file format yet, I have not released...
Author: kevinbri Date: 01/19/2005
The latest Student Flash e-newsletter is out
Check it out here. This is issue #3 - we've been going monthly up until this issue, and now are...
Author: kevinbri Date: 01/19/2005
Up for the ChallengE?
Alfred Thompson says the sign up for Windows Challenge has been extended until February 6th. This is...
Author: kevinbri Date: 01/18/2005
Running as a Power User
This past weekend I re-imaged my Tablet PC and vowed to run strictly as a power user. Thus far I...
Author: kevinbri Date: 01/17/2005
Encryption vs. Formatted File
In response to a post I wrote earlier this week, I Can Read ANY Format. I'm a Mac User., I figured a...
Author: kevinbri Date: 01/16/2005
Convert to Linux in 12 Easy Steps
Linux doesn't have to be hard for everyone, even you can Linux! Yes, even you! If you are intersted...
Author: kevinbri Date: 01/16/2005
Apple Please Fix Your Feeds
I really wish I could read the Apple Student Blogs via RSS or Atom, but it appears that they have an...
Author: kevinbri Date: 01/15/2005
Linux Vulnerabilities Creep Toward the Desktop
As Linux increasingly hits the enterprise and consumer mainstream, a growing number of security...
Author: kevinbri Date: 01/15/2005
Funding College with SPAM
The Register has an article about Texas suing two student 'spammers' for $2M. I would not advise...
Author: kevinbri Date: 01/14/2005
A Mac Tablet?
Scoble links to a Mac Tablet petition that JK was certain would not happen. Something that I am...
Author: kevinbri Date: 01/14/2005
Hopefully The End is Near
I attempted to check out some of the blogs I read over at TheSpoke this morning and managed to...
Author: kevinbri Date: 01/14/2005
Got a Party Coming Up?
Daryll McDade links to a post on Engadget about the coolest piñata ever. I think I might pick up one...
Author: kevinbri Date: 01/14/2005
Students choose Visual J# over BlueJ, JCreator, and other IDE's
Brian Keller posted a story about a high school computer science teacher and his students'...
Author: kevinbri Date: 01/13/2005
Email Response Time Expectations
A discussion came up in my class yesterday that was very interesting. The professor asked: How long...
Author: kevinbri Date: 01/12/2005
New version of Open Viewer has been released
Stefan Rusek decompiled the existing Viewer for the Visual Gaming invitational of Imagine Cup, and...
Author: kevinbri Date: 01/12/2005
Some People's Problems: FREE Smartphone or Pocket PC?
Jan-Kristian has to decide if he wants a FREE pocket PC or a FREE Smartphone. Read More.. --Eric...
Author: kevinbri Date: 01/12/2005
Get your search results as RSS Feeds
Ever wanted your search results as an RSS feed? Now you can as msnsearch's WebLog explains. Here is...
Author: kevinbri Date: 01/11/2005
Imagine Cup IT Quiz is LIVE
The first round of the IT and IT high school invitationals are live for the Imagine Cup! The team is...
Author: kevinbri Date: 01/11/2005
Get Microsoft Office FREE for competing in Imagine Cup
Imagine Cup is getting close to cranking up the competition. Thousands of students from around the...
Author: kevinbri Date: 01/11/2005
Centralization of BitTorrent Networks
(courtesy of Slashdot)A group of local (Seattle local) grad students published an article analyzing...
Author: kevinbri Date: 01/11/2005
Now this is a resume page
Resume pages are always so formal...here's one from a sociology student at Seattle University that...
Author: kevinbri Date: 01/11/2005
Does the Brain Work Like the Internet?
Computer scientists studying the stability of Internet connections may someday find their research...
Author: kevinbri Date: 01/10/2005
What Makes a Rockstar Programmer?
Mikael Grev has an intersting post over on jroller.com about how to compute the Coding Ability (CA)...
Author: kevinbri Date: 01/10/2005
Coding Quizzes
Do you like the coding quizzes posted every so often by individuals such as Eric Gunnerson, Brad...
Author: kevinbri Date: 01/07/2005
Need a Good Laugh?
Check out Conan O'Brien talk about technology. Well enjoying Conan you can also get a glipse into...
Author: kevinbri Date: 01/06/2005
How nerdy are you?
Take a test and find out how nerdy you are. You can also determine the extent of your love for money...
Author: kevinbri Date: 01/06/2005
Beta of Windows AntiSpyware now available
Windows AntiSpyware (Beta) is a security technology that helps protect Windows users from spyware...
Author: kevinbri Date: 01/06/2005
Just In: United States Imagine Cup Statistics
Total Unique United States Registrants: 900Total States Competing: 45Total Schools Competing: 411...
Author: kevinbri Date: 01/06/2005
Hardening IIS Using a Honeypot
Check out the latest issue of TechNet Magazine there are a ton of great articles including one about...
Author: kevinbri Date: 01/05/2005
Can't make Las Vegas for CES?
If you can't attend the 2005 International Consumer Electronics Show in person you can still watch...
Author: kevinbri Date: 01/04/2005