Monthly Archives: February 2007

I had some help making my first YouTube submission. The boys in the family rallied around a “how-to” project. We had to make an oar (or paddle) for a cub scout skit coming up. [tags]youtube, video, how-to, howto, paddle, oar[/tags]

There are a number of AOL blogs. What I find interesting is the various platforms each one picks. For individual employees, I simply note what they use to see if it is something I might look at (these are smart … Continue reading →

Over on the ADO.NET team blog, they talk about Entity Data Models… The intent with ADO.NET is more ambitious: We view the ORM problem as just one of a number of services we want to build on the database. Other … Continue reading →

A few weeks ago, Google’s personalized home page enhanced the display of RSS feeds. Normally just the title of the post is shown, and you have to click thru to the site to read the whole thing. They added a … Continue reading →

While I use my Mac a lot and prefer it generally, for some reason I’ve never used it much for IM. Perhaps it is because it sits on my desk and most of my IM is work related, so I … Continue reading →

Recently I read about MacFUSE. A port (or equiv support) to Mac OS X of FUSE, which lets file systems run in userspace. That is a fair bit of techno-speak. What “business problem” does it solve? It lets me easily … Continue reading →

Back in January, I wrote about how I was shifting my telco/net connections. Well, I spoke too soon. It turns out I’m 15,000ft from the CO (as the wire runs) and that is too far for 768Kbs SDSL. They even … Continue reading →

Wi-Fi Networking News: Washington Post Says Open Wi-Fi Attracts Criminals: “No, it’s more like having an endless pot of coffee that you’re willing to let anyone pour a cup from, even though you’re paying for the electricity. The coffee is … Continue reading →

Yahoo rolled out “Pipes.” The is some buzz here, and for good reason. For a geek, especially an older one, one of the most elegant (easy with power) solutions for assembly of components is the Unix pipe concept. If you … Continue reading →

Over the past 3-5 years, the word “agile” has become so common it starts to lose meaning. While ‘agile development’ is perhaps more defined, ‘agile’ and ‘agility’ are used by vendors all of the time. BEA used it 4+ years … Continue reading →