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January 2008 - Posts

• Notice of violation

  My wife and I grew up with and owned dogs pretty much our whole lives.  We've been in our house for 20 months and have had 2 dogs that moved in with us.  All of a sudden they have become a nuisance to "someone" in the neighborhood.  Read More... Posted Monday, January 28, 2008 4:58 PM by Keith Barrows | 1 Comments

• Making the single box and multiple box disappear

  I don't keep up with all the latest trends, breakthroughs and buzz in every corner of the industry.  Wish I could!    I've been a fan of Virtual PCs for quite awhile.  While they have their pain points they allow one to have a Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 23, 2008 7:49 PM by Keith Barrows | 1 Comments Filed under: Virtualization

• Windows Live Writer and multiple machines

  I recently started using Windows Live Writer and have pretty much fallen in love with it. I also operate on a couple of computers throughout each week. I've poked around a few forums looking for a solution as WLW is not portable ( yet ). I was pointed Read More... Posted Saturday, January 19, 2008 12:02 AM by Keith Barrows | 1 Comments

• Book Review: ASP.NET Data Presentation Controls Essentials

  While this is not a book for beginners in the ASP.NET world I found the book to be very informative.  Joydip Kanjilal has taken a section of data handling and display, dug into the internals and brings it to the pages of his first book.  Even Read More... Posted Thursday, January 17, 2008 7:10 PM by Keith Barrows | 1 Comments Filed under: ASP.NET, LINQ, Book Review

• Send To and RegSvr32

  My new job requires work with Classic ASP which means registering DLLs.  Glad I remembered this little trick: Open the Send To folder in Windows Explorer (usually C:\Documents and Settings\[yourName]\SendTo on an XP box) Create a shortcut and point Read More... Posted Thursday, January 17, 2008 5:33 PM by Keith Barrows | 2 Comments

• California lab claims step toward developing valuable stem cells

  Scientists say stem cells from cloned embryos could provide a valuable tool for studying diseases, screening drugs and, perhaps someday, creating transplant material to treat conditions like diabetes and Parkinson’s disease. With a Type 1 Diabetic Read More... Posted Thursday, January 17, 2008 2:19 PM by Keith Barrows | 1 Comments Filed under: Diabetes

• .NET Framework Library Source Code is now available

  Scott Guthrie announced the release of the .NET Framework Source Code ! Scott Hanselman has an excellent post on how to step through the Framework source as well as a caveat on 64-bit installation. Another fantastic source on how to actually step into Read More... Posted Thursday, January 17, 2008 9:15 AM by Keith Barrows | 1 Comments

• SCA: My wife's first scroll

  My wife is known as Lady Gwentliana filia Iohannes in the SCA . She is very interested in the Arts and Sciences portion within the Society. A little while ago she had the opportunity to do the coloring of a scroll. This is a back scroll for Mistress Roisa, Read More... Posted Saturday, January 12, 2008 2:51 PM by Keith Barrows | 1 Comments Filed under: SCA

• English 101

  It's been a few, hmmmm, decades since I took an English writing course.  In my job I've done tons of technical writing and that is still very strong.  However, I am quite rusty at writing the standard English paper.  So, to help me knock Read More... Posted Friday, January 11, 2008 3:29 PM by Keith Barrows | 1 Comments

• Denver is having a Big Event

  It's been quite awhile since I made a Microsoft Event. This one coming up at the end of the month has 2 tracks and both of them look excellent. But don't rely on my word, check it out yourself at the Microsoft Events Site . Below is the agenda per the Read More... Posted Thursday, January 10, 2008 11:42 PM by Keith Barrows | 1 Comments Filed under: Event

• New job

  I am close to finishing my first week at a new place.  I've hired in full-time to take on a team management role which includes classic ASP as well as ASP.NET (2003, 2005 & 2008).  From what I understand so far we need to finish stabilizing Read More... Posted Thursday, January 10, 2008 7:28 PM by Keith Barrows | 1 Comments

• SCA Awards for Kyle

  My son Kyle has received several awards over the last 4 years in the SCA. Here are they are: The artwork done in these are phenomenal. I am so proud of my son and what he does and how he handles himself. Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg Read More... Posted Tuesday, January 08, 2008 1:55 AM by Keith Barrows | 1 Comments Filed under: SCA

• Anti-Military Chicago Lawyer Vandalizes a Marine’s Car

  I realize this is not tech related - but I really need to get this out. This type of stuff really chaps my hide. I am glad that the story is getting around and the lawyer in question will face charges. This is what really gives the lawyer folks a bad Read More... Posted Friday, January 04, 2008 1:26 PM by Keith Barrows | 1 Comments

• Wii + Virtual Reality...

  This is a really slick trick to add a new dimension to gaming - and other applications! Using the infrared camera in the Wii remote and a head mounted sensor bar (two IR LEDs), you can accurately track the location of your head and render view dependent Read More... Posted Thursday, January 03, 2008 1:30 PM by Keith Barrows | 1 Comments Filed under: R&D

• Testing Live Writer

  I wanted to test out how easy it might be to add photos, like this Christmas house. del.icio.us Tags: Personal Looks like I can add maps too. Our house is pretty much dead center - and it looks like a satellite image from 18 months ago. Share this post: Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 02, 2008 5:53 PM by Keith Barrows | 2 Comments