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 Wednesday, April 04, 2007

Just shaking off the dust after completing a project.

Wednesday, April 04, 2007 3:14:36 PM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)  #    Comments [0]  | 
 Wednesday, June 14, 2006

InfoWorld posted an article describing some of the things that cause visitors to leave. One of those things -- flashing ads that distract the reader.

On the page, I'm sure you can guess what I saw...

Wednesday, June 14, 2006 3:52:50 PM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)  #    Comments [0]  | 
 Tuesday, November 01, 2005

Why is the entire internet prompting me to install Flash8?  Did Macromedia change something?

Tuesday, November 01, 2005 12:56:58 PM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)  #    Comments [1]  | 
 Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Wednesday, October 26, 2005 11:13:15 PM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)  #    Comments [1]  | 

I always thought that the Image Web Part had little value.  How wrong I was...

Wednesday, October 26, 2005 9:19:39 AM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)  #    Comments [0]  | 
 Thursday, October 13, 2005

Look closely at the far left of this image:

  • The computer is the original IBM PC (1981).
  • The monitor looks like one of those new color monitors (a whopping 16 colors).
  • The box is from Windows 3.0 (1990)
  • The installation media is 5ΒΌ" floppies

Ahhh...those were the days.

The amusing point -- this image was grabbed from the screen during an installation of SQL Server SP4 (2005).

Thursday, October 13, 2005 11:34:26 AM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)  #    Comments [0]  | 
 Friday, July 01, 2005

In an interview with BusinessWeek, David Downing was discussing his company's system to target ads to cable viewers based on the "clickstream" of viewer's remote controls: (The emphasis is mine.)

Q: Will people have a chance to opt out of this if they want?
A:
You'd have to ask the cable companies who are our clients. The hope is that consumers will actually want to opt in. If cable companies can earn more ad revenue, cable bills may stay low or even go lower.
http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/jun2005/nf20050628_8566_db061.htm

Newsflash: Cable bills are not low. And they will never go lower!!!

Friday, July 01, 2005 1:44:26 PM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)  #    Comments [0]  | 
I wrote before about the Apress eBookshop, focusing on the reduced price of the books. One other benefit: the PDF files are searchable! A perfect feature for a reference book or users guide.
Friday, July 01, 2005 12:49:58 PM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)  #    Comments [0]  | 
 Thursday, May 26, 2005
 Thursday, May 05, 2005

From the press release:

Apress L.P. is pleased to announce the creation of the Apress eBookshop. Earlier in 2005, Apress launched the "Free eBook" series. This is a continually growing collection of essential titles, including "A Programmer's Introduction to PHP 4.0," that Apress offers its readers for free. With hundreds of copies of its books being downloaded on a daily basis, Apress is seizing the opportunity by offering IT professionals worldwide a variety of ways to stay at the forefront of technology.

To access the Apress eBookshop, visit http://eBookshop.apress.com or http://www.apress.com.

As you would expect, the prices are dramatically lower for eBooks, which are delivered as PDF files. So far, I am very impressed!

Also, they have a What's New RSS feed.

Thursday, May 05, 2005 1:45:56 PM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)  #    Comments [0]  | 
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