I came across this large image gallery of general transportation mishaps. Mostly military and commercial aviation. Some impressive, some very dumb…many painful. Like popcorn, I am sure you you won't be able to see just one image and won't stop till you've seen them all, but well worth. [button link=”http://www.micom.net/oops” color=”#FFFFCC” size=”1″ style=”4″ dark=”1″]read...
Personalized Google, a page with the same ol' search box, but with the addition of your personal selection of news stories (XML feeds). Although Microsoft is light years ahead with its implementation of my.msn.comwhich offers similar, but more complex features, it seems that they may want to go toe-to-toe with Google on this one. I don't recall exactly how, but I stumbled upon this experimental search/XML feed news aggregator by Microsoft that uses Asynchroneous Javascript to refresh, collapse, expand and move the headline around. It is the same technology used by Google in maps.google.com that has proven quite efficient and robust and the site sure does look like it...
It has been a while since I last posted and have been doing a lot of traveling lately, but I think the travel will be a bit less in the coming months. In any case, I flew a couple of long flights to Amsterdam and Sydney and was lucky enough to receive decent to excellent seats. Seattle – Sydney alone was more than 18 hours all together and a good seat makes a big difference. Yep, even in coach class there are some good seats. If you want to find out which seats to ask for and which to avoid at all cost, check out SeatGuru.com. They also have...
So, I have finally unpacked, started my job, sold my former house and settled in (somewhat). I am very excited about where I am at; I love the neighborhood, weather and environment. The weather has been spectacular, all though I have been told this winter has been an extraordinary pleasant winter. The mountain landscape is breathtaking and the drive to work relatively short and scenic. I am very happy with my new job, the truly excellent team I am working with and the projects scheduled for this year. The city of Snoqualmie is famous for its falls, which is only about 1 mile from my new house. The town...
Ever wondered what coding standards are used at Microsoft? Brad Abrams has posted Microsoft's own internal coding guidelines. The guide and the posted comments are an interesting read. [button link=”http://blogs.msdn.com/brada/articles/361363.aspx” color=”#FFFFCC” size=”1″ style=”4″ dark=”1″]read...
It has been a hectic few weeks and that is all part, of course, of the moving process. I have had more stress than I wanted to, but I hope it will be soon over. Tomorrow morning the moving truck comes to pickup all the stuff and drive it more than 3500 miles in a North Westerly direction towards Seattle. I am really looking forward to this change and I will be back when I receive the things and have moved in… I think I will miss South Florida somewhat, but right now I am really not thinking about it (I probably will during freezing nights and Nordic winter...
World Wind allows any user to zoom from satellite altitude into any place on Earth, leveraging high resolution LandSat imagery and Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) elevation data to experience Earth terrain (or any planet with the data) in visually rich 3D, just as if they were really there. Virtually visit anyplace in the world. Look across the Andes, into the Grand Canyon, over the Alps or along the African Sahara. The download of this phenomenal software is free, but is quite large at around 250Mb. You will also need a fast computer with plenty of memory and compatible 3D graphics acceleration. If that wasn't enough, you must also...
Not sure how I got to this page, but if you are stuck with ASP.NET or simply need to reference a particular topic, check out this large, large list of ASP.NET articles. There simply has GOT to be something to help you out. The ASP.NET website is a large community site where you can find tons of information on anything regarding this popular technology. There is also a page for quickstart tutorials that I keep bookmarked as well. [button link=”http://www.asp.net/Modules/MoreArticles.aspx?tabindex=0&mid=64″ color=”#FFFFCC” size=”1″ style=”4″ dark=”1″]read...
Have you ever thought about striking out on your own in consulting? This excellent, three-part article from Jonathan Goodyear outlines his experiences with going independent, and will hopefully help you get there too. The first step is determining whether independent consulting is for you. Read this three-part article to find out. part I, Assessing Your Gumption… part II, Marketing Yourself… part III, Breaking Away… [button link=”http://www.angrycoder.com/” color=”#FFFFCC” size=”1″ style=”4″ dark=”1″]read...
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