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GMail Adds More Color
GMail now allows users to add more visual impact to "Labels" by enabling them with different colors. This only works in a couple browsers as noted by GMail team: -
Using Windows Live Writer 2008
About 4 times a year I "refresh" my working computer with a fresh install of the latest OS and software tools. With the release of Visual Studio 2008, I recently "refreshed" again (no longer using Visual Studio 2005).
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GMail, Thank You For Your Help
I logged on to GMail today (in Firefox) and observed a message indicating my experience might be slower due to Firebug being enabled.
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Book Review: Silverlight 1.0 (Wrox)
Yesterday I got my copy of Silverlight 1.0 published by Wrox, authored by Devin Rader, Jason Beres, J. Ambrose Little, and Grant Hinkson. -
Writing Technical Content
I just read a blog post from Jeff Putz on "Why you should (or shouldn't) write a programming book".
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I Don't Feel Like I'm on a Diet
When I attend a technical conference, I usually do not see attendees exhibit great eating habits. Let's face it, the way computer professionals are typically displayed in the media is as nerds with junk food in one hand, soda in another. I don't mind the nerd stereotype, but I would like to defy the image that we can not control our eating. -
Installation Notes For Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2
At the bottom of Scott Guthrie's blog announcement of Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2, he recommended the following:
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Purpose of Blog
I have recently decided to redo tags on my blog. This effort required me to go back in the archives and view some of my posts of old. As I viewed one post after another, I realized I have used the blog for various reasons. Here is a list of how I have "purposed" my blog:
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M-Audio MobilePre USB on Vista
I ran into some issues earlier today attempting to record audio with my MobilePre USB from M-Audio. After calling sound & audio guru Simon Allardice, I got the needed advice to get things working again.
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Executing MSI From Command Prompt
I could not install an upgrade from TechSmith for Camtasia Studio until I did so from the command prompt. I have observed this behavior since I have installed Vista. Double-clicking on the .msi file in windows explorer will start the process, but end abruptly with this nasty error message "Installation ended prematurely because of an error":