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Installing Vista Business on Virtual PC 2007

Friday, March 2nd, 2007

Following up my recent LDNUG presentation of Windows Vista and the .NET 3.0 Framework, here is a screenshot tour of my installation journey with Windows Vista on Virtual PC 2007. Prerequisites Virtual PC 2007 (free download) A healthy amount of RAM (I have 1GB, it ran fine once I turned off some services like SqlServer [...]

Me, a Microsoft-basher?

Thursday, February 22nd, 2007

I received the following email yesterday: I had never really considered you a hardcore Microsoft-basher, but reading your blog lately (and the sidebar links) have convinced me otherwise. – Naive Stephen I was taken aback at first, but after reviewing my recent publications and and a little soul searching, I decided there was some truth [...]

After a 3 Day Weekend

Sunday, February 11th, 2007

Technorati Tags: Akismet, comment spam

Walmart Hates Firefox Users?

Tuesday, February 6th, 2007

Walmart has launched it’s movie download site, and labeled it Beta. How “Web 2.0″ of them. Apparently Walmart doesn’t like Firefox users. Here it is in Firefox 2.0, Windows XP: …and here it is in IE7, Windows XP: …and in Safari 2.0.4, Apple 10.4.8: Technorati Tags: Walmart, mediadownloads.walmart.com, Firefox

Weird Al’s Top 8!

Friday, January 26th, 2007

I made Weird Al’s top 8! Technorati Tags: MySpace, White and Nerdy, Weird Al

Handling iPhone Objections

Monday, January 15th, 2007

Stephen Frank, in his article I’ve got iPhone Fever!, explains his enthusiasm for the recently announced gadget, and handles some common objections. This one made me laugh: But I hate Cingular Yeah, yeah, yeah. I’ve used all four of the major cellular carriers in the US and they’re all scum-sucking spawn of Satan. None of [...]

I Voted

Tuesday, November 7th, 2006

Technorati Tags: I Voted, November 7th, 2006 Mid-term Election