From: Microsoft Public Support Subject: Latest Microsoft Security Patch Microsoft Customer, this is the latest version of security update, the “August 2006, Cumulative Patch” update which fixes all known security vulnerabilities… Please don’t fall for this. Microsoft DOES NOT send software updates out via email, certainly not a broadcast email. Synamtec’s anti-virus software found that […]
About My Xbox 360’s Blog
I was trying to explain my Xbox 360’s weblog the other day to someone who insisted that “computer’s don’t think” and kept asking “so who’s really writing that?” I told PirateT7 ‘Don’t make me hurt you!’ and the threat worked… I finally came up with the right explanation: It’s a computerized version of MadLibs.
Old Soldier’s Day Parade
This weekend the City of Alpharetta and the American Legion Post 201 held the 54th Annual Old Soldiers Day Parade. The parade is just one way that our country’s war veterans are recognized for the service. It was a beautiful day and I got some really good pictures of people. More pictures.
SharePoint
Last week Brendon Schwartz posted How to select Personal View or Shared View in SharePoint 2007, a tip for those of use who are participating in the beta. Brendon and fellow DevCow Dude Matt Ranlett, have done a bunch of good work promoting and teaching about SharePoint in the Atlanta area. Good job, guys. I’ve […]
Comparing Folders
Here’s a Mac OS X tip I came across the other day that you may find useful. On your Tiger Install DVD is a Developer Tools package, including a little utility called FileMerge. It’s normally used to compare two text files. You’d just drag two text files into the drop zones and it would show you […]
Life Goes On
News Flash: Big computer company manager tells employee not to worry, they have plenty of projects for him. Eight weeks later, employee’s told that his position in the organization has been deemed as no longer required. Film at eleven. No worries, mate. But if your company is looking for a networking-software dude, conversant in XHTML, […]
On Electronic Detritus
A thought for the day: We’re an information economy. They teach you that in school. What they don’t tell you is that it’s impossible to move, to live, to operate at any level without leaving traces, bits, seeming meaningless fragments of personal information. Fragments that can be retrieved, amplified… – William Gibson’s Johnny Mnemonic What […]
Omni Adding Project Management
Good news for any PM who’s also a Mac person in a sea of Windows users. The Omni Group’s OmniPlan is in beta, with an expected price tag of US$149. The best part of all (other than being a sweet-looking Mac app, of course): OmniPlan can open and save Microsoft Project files natively That should […]
Group Picture
This week I’m exploring del.icio.us. If you’re a u…
This week I’m exploring del.icio.us. If you’re a user and have some tips, feel free to drop ’em in comments here.