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You wouldn’t drink 9 year old milk would you?

This is an absolutely brilliant campaign to urge users that its time to move on from IE 6. I like how it puts it terms that everyone can understand and has probably experienced at one time or another. How many times have you opened the milk, took a sniff, and experienced that visceral reaction that accompanies catching a whiff of milk that has turned to the dark side of the force? I call it Darth Vader milk. :-) Of course I’m assuming that you haven’t used IE 6 for a long time now. It is our responsibility...

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Posted On Friday, May 14, 2010 5:40 PM | Feedback (1)

Raleigh, NC Most Wired City in U.S.

Wooo hoo!!! We’re #1! We’re 1!! Ok, I’m not Canadian so I’m not talking about hockey. What I am talking about is the latest article from Forbes magazine putting my town, Raleigh, NC, on top of it’s most broadband connected cities in the U.S.! Taken from the article: “Raleigh's win means it ranks higher overall than any other U.S. city in three measures: broadband penetration, broadband access and plentiful wi-fi hot spots. Taken together, the factors point to a populace that readily uses high-speed...

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Posted On Wednesday, March 03, 2010 11:55 PM | Feedback (1)

Microsoft MVP For a 6th Time

"First I'd like to thank all the members of the Academy for their support and their continued confidence in me and my work. Let me add that it was truly an honor working on a film with such a fantastic crew, director, producer, and of course the other actors." ...and so goes how my acceptance speech for an Oscar would go. But today I'd like to thank Microsoft for their continued confidence in me as a technical community leader. This morning I received word that I have received my 6th MVP Award and...

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Posted On Wednesday, October 01, 2008 12:59 PM | Feedback (2)

VH1 Classic will ring in Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year) with “Rush Hashanah”

From this Rolling Stone story: "In a victory for both Canadian prog rock and awesomely clever puns, VH1 Classic will ring in Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year) with Rush Hashanah. The channel will air 24 hours of Rush on September 29th." SUH-WEEEEET!!! UPDATE #1: You can find the VH1 Classic schedule for the day here. UPDATE #2: I'm watching it right now!! Have a day. :-|...

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Posted On Monday, September 15, 2008 5:11 PM | Feedback (2)

Notes From Computers 2K8 Radio Show! (September 7, 2008)

"Good morning everybody, you're tuned to Computers 2K8 on sports radio 850 The Buzz" and so began today's show as we do every Sunday morning from 8am - 10am here in Raleigh, NC. You can download the show from the show's website or you can listen do us live as we stream the show across the web. Here a few of the topics discussed on this week's show... Need Money For College? We had Ben Kaplan, a leading expert on college scholarships, admissions, financial aid, etc., on the show as a call-in interview...

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Posted On Sunday, September 07, 2008 11:35 AM | Feedback (1)

Stolen Identity via Password Reset

Interesting quick read from the Scientific American website. Here's the lead in: "The author asked some of his acquaintances for permission to break into their online banking accounts. The goal was simple: get into their online accounts using the information about them, their families and acquaintances that is freely available online." The results are very EYE OPENING! You might want to check this out. Have a day. :-|...

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Posted On Friday, September 05, 2008 4:48 PM | Feedback (0)

Gator Nationals 2008 - One More Time...

I've had a couple people ask me if we took any pictures while we were "behind the velvet ropes" at the races this past weekend. Here's one of me standing next to the Torco Top Fuel dragster driven by JR Todd. You can see the crew busy in the background. They were in the process of tearing down the engine and rebuilding it for the next qualifying pass. Thanks again to Don Higgins of Crew Chief Pro 7.0 software fame and the accommodating crew members on the JR Todd and Hot Rod Fuller teams for putting...

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Posted On Wednesday, March 19, 2008 10:46 AM | Feedback (1)

NHRA Gator Nationals 2008 Drag Racing And Crew Chief Pro 7.0!

I made my annual trip down to Gainesville, FL this past weekend to attend the NHRA Gator Nationals and had a blast as usual! Nitro burning Top Fuel Dragsters and Funny Cars just do something to get the testosterone a pumping! There is nothing like watching (and HEARING!) a car go from zero to over 330mph in 4 seconds! While this post doesn't appear to be technology related it is. How so? Well I had a chance to meet Don Higgins, lead software developer of Crew Chief Pro 7.0. Crew Chief Pro 7.0 is...

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Posted On Tuesday, March 18, 2008 11:09 AM | Feedback (2)

Rush Tour 2008!

YES!! Rush is extending the Snake & Arrows tour into 2008! SUH-WEEET!! Looks like I'll be able to see them again! That'll keep me in a good mood all day! Have a day. :-|

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Posted On Thursday, December 13, 2007 11:02 AM | Feedback (1)

Thank You Microsoft - MVP for 5th year in a row!

I just want to say a huge THANK YOU to Microsoft and everybody on the VB team. I've been recognized as an MVP for the 5th year in a row and I couldn't be more appreciative and thankful to everyone who had anything to do with me being awarded again. VB ROCKS! ...as does the entire VB team. It's people on the VB team like Beth Massi, who has been doing an outstanding job working with the VB Community BTW, that makes it fantastic being associated with such a great development langauage! Come, leave...