Thursday, November 09, 2006

If you are a developer and live in the Tampa area, than you know Russ Fustino. He is our area MSDN presenter and local guru. He is having his 50th birthday party this weekend. See you all there.

 

Location: http://www.clubbourbonstreet.com
When: Sunday, Nov 12 5-8pm
Bands: Dem Applz (originals) and Night Flight (Classic rock)
Where:
Bourbon Street Night Club
4331 US Hwy 19 • New Port Richey Florida • 34652
Club Phone • 727-843-0686

posted on Thursday, November 09, 2006 1:43:38 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)  #    Comments [0]


 Wednesday, September 06, 2006

The leaked pricing we saw last week have just become official. The prices:

Full Version
Vista Ultimate: $399
Vista Business: $299
•Vista Home Premium: $239
•Vista Home Basic: $199

Upgrade
Vista Ultimate: $259
Vista Business: $199
•Vista Home Premium: $159
•Vista Home Basic: $99

 

posted on Wednesday, September 06, 2006 8:33:07 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)  #    Comments [1]


 Saturday, July 29, 2006

USB Missile Launcher

 

Ok. This thing is just too cool for words. I want one or two.

 

The USB Missile Launcher is the ultimate deterrent against those annoying people who lurk around your desk because they've nothing better to do. The Launcher holds three foam missiles, and Missile Command is located on your desktop (which is a great deal more convenient than having it buried under Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado - but that's Norad for you). You simply use your mouse to control the launcher which rotates and tilts as you zero in on your victim that, despite being deeply childish, is immensely satisfying. The Missile Launcher fires its three foam missiles sequentially as you hit the 'Fire' button, and though collateral damage is minimal, the fun factor is exceedingly high. We just love USB toys.

 

 

posted on Saturday, July 29, 2006 8:55:59 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)  #    Comments [0]


 Thursday, July 27, 2006

 

FREE .NET E-BOOK

Visual Studio .NET Tips and Tricks explains how to use VS.NET efficiently. Organized into short and easy-to-grasp sections, and containing tips and tricks on everything from editing and compiling to debugging and navigating within the VS.NET IDE, this book is a must-read for all .NET developers, regardless of expertise and whether they program in C#, VB.NET, or any other .NET language. This book covers the Visual Studio .NET 2002, 2003, and 2005 Beta 1 releases.

In this book you'll find the following:

  • More than 120 tips for editing and writing your code, navigating within the IDE, and compiling, debugging, and deploying your application
  • Section dedicated to VS.NET 2005
  • Keyboard shortcuts for the majority of tips
  • More than 90 figures and screenshots

Download from Here.

 

 

posted on Thursday, July 27, 2006 3:33:17 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)  #    Comments [0]


Featured tip

Featured tip

 

Use keyboard shortcuts to launch applications
Of all the programs installed on your computer, you use maybe five regularly, right? Creating a keyboard shortcut is a great way to launch them fast.

1. Right-click an application's shortcut icon and then click Properties.
2. Click the Shortcut tab and locate the Shortcut key text box.
3. Type in a letter, number, or assign a function key (for letters and numbers, Windows adds Ctrl-Alt to your shortcut).

posted on Thursday, July 27, 2006 9:16:42 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)  #    Comments [10]


 Thursday, July 13, 2006

"Why be friendly when you can Zidane?",  says Rubens.

If you don't understand this, just go here.

posted on Thursday, July 13, 2006 9:11:11 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)  #    Comments [0]


 Wednesday, July 12, 2006

 

 

Free Virtual PC 2004

A friend pointed me to this announcement today

 Whether Microsoft virtualization technology is an important component of your existing infrastructure or you're just a Virtual PC enthusiast, you can now download Virtual PC 2004 Service Pack 1 absolutely free. Microsoft is also offering the free download of Virtual PC 2007, with support for Windows Vista in 2007.

Download it from here

 

posted on Wednesday, July 12, 2006 1:49:14 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)  #    Comments [0]


 

Technological Racism

I can remember a time when I was a Microsoft hater. I was programming for OS/2 which was far superior to Microsoft’s Windows 3.11.  Well, times have changed and OS/2 has gone the way of the dodo. I have drunk of the cool-aid and repented my ways…  All hail, Microsoft…….

 Anyway read this blog over at Oppositionally Defiant.

posted on Wednesday, July 12, 2006 5:13:25 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)  #    Comments [0]