November 2007 - Posts

Truer words have not been spoken

Published Fri, Nov 30 2007 23:55 | William

Raymond Lewallen posted the following on his Twitter page . if i get one more vampire bite thingy whatever from facebook, i'm going to kick @ CalebJenkins in the nuts! Its seems to have started there. about 8 hours ago from Witty I know I'm out...

Filed under: Humor, Life in General, Me

Is she really this stupid?

Published Fri, Nov 30 2007 23:02 | William

On the one hand, I believe she's being sincere. On the other hand, it's hard to imagine anyone is this much of a moron . "I thought Europe WuZZZZZ a country"? Getting schooled by a 5th grader has to really suck.

Filed under: Humor, Misc Technology

Wordpress Vulnerability

Published Thu, Nov 29 2007 15:22 | William

When I saw Bruce's post on using Google crack MD5 Hashes for you , I had to chuckle. Here's a link to the article Bruce is referencing. Once again, it shows a pretty good case of the damage that can happen by overlooking the seemingly obvious...

Filed under: Mindless Babbling, Misc Technology, Security

Protecting your laptop data like a Pro

Published Thu, Nov 29 2007 12:47 | William

Nothing too shocking if you take protecting your data seriously , but a good read nonetheless. These days, depending on what you do, a stolen laptop could make front page news, a little precaution goes a long way

Filed under: Misc Technology, Mobility, Security

How *not* to pick up chicks

Published Thu, Nov 29 2007 12:37 | William

Obviously these aren't being used in the field , at least I hope not. If they are being used in the field, I'm pretty sure their efficacy leaves something to be desired.

Filed under: Humor, Mindless Babbling

Uhhh, you're kidding right?

Published Mon, Nov 26 2007 10:56 | William

I know some men that pretty much refuse to buy feminine products for their significant others b/c they can't take the embarrassment. Personally, I always wondered a little about them b/c it seems you really have to feel shaky in your manhood to let...

Filed under: Humor, Mindless Babbling, Not Safe for Work

Windows Media Center Extenders

Published Mon, Nov 26 2007 1:55 | William

I'll be posting about some of the details shortly after this, but now that I have my XBox 360 up and running, I had an interesting experience the other evening. I was laying in bed scribbling some notes to myself on my tablet and a dialog box popped...

Filed under: Windows Media Center, Media Center

Another major data breach

Published Thu, Nov 22 2007 1:24 | William

Although this time the incompetence and sloppiness wasn't the Veteran's Administration . In each of the stories of this sort that I remember, the data turns up a few weeks later, is blamed on some small and innocent mistake and all kinds of assurances...

Filed under: News, Life in General, Misc Technology

The internet addiction test

Published Wed, Nov 21 2007 12:48 | William

I scored a pretty low 33. I'm surprised, i thought I'd have done worse. However, if they substituted "computer time" with "internet" I don't think I'd have faired quite as well.

Filed under: Me, Mindless Babbling, Memes

Event-Based Programming: Taking Events to the Limit

Published Mon, Nov 19 2007 0:03 | William

APress was kind enough to send me a bundle of books for review. I've long been a fan of Apress b/c they always put out really high quality stuff and have more than their share of gems. I definitely found one that qualifies as a real gem. I definitely...

A brilliant idea searching for funding...

Published Sun, Nov 18 2007 20:34 | William

I'll admit that calling it brilliant is a bit pompous on my part considering it's my idea. But it is a brilliant idea. I travel fairly frequently and I constantly see signs for "Earn your MBA <On weekends>, <online>, <in under...

Jonesing for a buzz

Published Sun, Nov 18 2007 13:30 | William

Fairly regularly we hear news stories about people doing really strange things to get high. But This is so WTF that it takes the cake. I really thought it was just an urban legend. If this is a crime, does it really warrant a punishment? Seems if you...

Filed under: Humor

Filtering data ADO.NET Synchronization Services

Published Tue, Nov 13 2007 21:20 | William

If you dabble in Orcas or are a data aficionado, then you have probably at least heard of Synchronization Services . If you haven't heard of it, let me try to pique your interest. The business case for Sync Services is simple. You have data in one...

Filed under: Compact Framework, Coding Techniques, ADO.NET Synchronization Services, .NET 3.0 Framework, DBServerSyncProvider, Synchronization Services, SyncAgent, Microsoft.Synchronization

The Garbage Valet from hell

Published Sun, Nov 11 2007 20:48 | William

When I first moved into my place, I remember posting about the insanely obnoxious note I got from the 'Garbage Valet'. In terms of services, it's beyond useless. I mean it, it's worthless. Theoretically it could be helpful for the elderly...

VOIP Gateways....

Published Sun, Nov 11 2007 16:02 | William

I know after my UG presentation a few weeks ago many of you are asking about VOIP Gateways. Marshall Harrison over at GotSpeech is really the goto guy on this, he was the one that tipped me off to where to get them. Start your search Here . Marshall recommended...

Filed under: Speech Server, VOIP

Guitar Hero III - Misc comments and a few questions

Published Sun, Nov 11 2007 15:54 | William

When I first picked it up, I was really wondering whether or not it would be value added in any way in my life. Like I mentioned before, my TV has virtually no usage on it (until about two weeks ago) and sitting on my couch in front of the TV is not something...

Filed under: Me, Mindless Babbling, Misc Technology

Sharepoint Training w/ Dunn Training and Sahil Malik

Published Sun, Nov 4 2007 11:53 | William

Training is typically a large investment b/c it's time intensive and trainers usually don't work cheap. This weekend, out company hired Dunn Training and Sahil Malik to get us up to speed on Sharepoint. I can say that dealing with Dunn and Sahil...

Filed under: Workflow, InfoPath, Training Courses, Sharepoint

Bill arrives in the 21st century

Published Fri, Nov 2 2007 17:12 | William

Among my friends, I'm known as really clueless and unhip when it comes to anything related to the TV. I never get TV show references unless they were from the 80s (or SouthPark/Beavis and Butthead). I just quit watching tv when I went to college and...