December 2007 - Posts

The downside to copy and paste

Published Fri, Dec 28 2007 0:01 | William

As much time as I spend on computers, it's really hard to imagine life without the Clipboard. Copy/Cut/Paste is such a handy feature I couldn't begin to calculate how much time and effort it's saved me. However, it's definitely caused...

Filed under: News, Life in General, Misc Technology

"I don't know" is an answer we should hear more often

Published Fri, Dec 21 2007 2:25 | William

We've all heard the adage "It's better to remain silent and be thought of as dumb than to speak and remove all doubt." While this is certainly good advice, I don't think it's entirely correct. Let me digress for a moment... Tonight...

Filed under: Life in General, Me, Mindless Babbling

The Bill of Rights in 2007

Published Tue, Dec 18 2007 22:31 | William

So often when I hear talking heads pontificate about constitutional issues, I hear two basic sides. The first is the strict constructionist interpretation where they claim the constitution is clear as day hence end of discussion. On the other side you...

Filed under: News, Life in General, Misc Technology, Security

Business Travel Sucks

Published Thu, Dec 13 2007 1:09 | William

I don't remember the details exactly, but at some point in my very early childhood, me and the folks were flying to Pittsburgh for the holidays. I remember pop being really adamant about "flying 1st class so we don't have to put up with all...

Filed under: Humor, Life in General, Me, Mindless Babbling, Not Safe for Work

Is Tori Amos Hot, what do you think?

Published Thu, Dec 13 2007 0:13 | William

After getting back from a trip to MS in Dallas, I got back kind of late. A friend of mine saw me getting home and decided to stop over and chat. He had a few too many drinks to take too seriously, but I love insipid discussions so it's often entertaining...

Another trip down the rabbit hole

Published Sat, Dec 8 2007 23:59 | William

One phrase you'll never hear me utter is "Gee, I sure wish I could find some cool new stuff to learn" b/c cool new technologies seem to come down the pipe faster than I can blink my eyes and the tempo is only increasing. I got into Greenville...

Old School Christmas

Published Sat, Dec 8 2007 22:17 | William

I heard "Do they know it's Christmas" on the radio earlier and decided to look it up on YouTube. After watching it, I almost died of laughter. I know I'm dating myself with this (admittedly I was pretty freaking young when this crap...

Crypto stuff

Published Sat, Dec 8 2007 17:51 | William

I had a little extra time to catch up on life this weekend and found myself slowly getting sucked into stuff on Bruce's site that I've missed over time . Ever since I picked up Applied Cryptography (and my Borland C++ compiler), I've appreciated...

Filed under: Security

Sharepoint 2007 Training DVDs

Published Sat, Dec 8 2007 17:44 | William

Having attended Sahil's training in person, I can only say that considering the price, these DVDs are a steal . Brian has a nice write up and details but just looking at who's involved in the endeavor, you can rest assured this material is first...

Filed under: Sharepoint

Calling People "Resources" doesn't make you cool

Published Wed, Dec 5 2007 14:09 | William

I know I huff and puff about this a lot, but it drives me insane. Recently, in the ADO.NET NG, a recruiter posted the following. As annoying as it is to have recruiters post in public newsgroups, do they have to talk like such tools? Moreover, I understand...

Filed under: Life in General, Me, Mindless Babbling

Pro SharePoint 2007 Development Techniques

Published Tue, Dec 4 2007 21:31 | William

Earlier this week, Microsoft hosted a Sharepoint boot camp. I was scheduled to attend but ended up doing some work for Microsoft related to Mobility. It's really strange how things work in this industry. I mean, when I was getting started, I was desperate...

Filed under: Books