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Why Image is Everything

Ever notice that the best blogs are written by people who either don’t have a day job (ie: they don’t work for Corporate America) or blog anonymously? I think I figured out why today. I have a lot of experiences that I would love to share here that are funny, witty, and sometimes downright hilarious. […]

Microsoft’s New Table Computer

This is gonna take the world by storm. Just watch the video Technorati Tags: table computer, touch, Microsoft, video

Regular Expressions, Easy at Last

Being a programmer, I can always appreciate a well written technical tutorial. This has to be the best tutorial ever written on Regular Expressions: The absolute bare minimum every programmer should know about regular expressions Technorati Tags: regular expressions, tutorial, how-to

100 Useful Ubuntu Links

I’ve been using Ubuntu for over a year now, and frankly I think it has Vista beat. As soon as my college classes are done this semester I will be formatting my new laptop (which came with Vista Home Premium) and installing Ubuntu. Now that Dell is on board to offer Ubuntu on new Dell […]

Recover CD Key

Need to recover your CD key from your Windows install or for Office? Look to Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder which works on Vista and Office 2007. Technorati Tags: cd key, key, install

If only this was true

If this was real I would be sending in those error messages like crazy! Technorati Tags: Microsoft, video, humor, funny

The End is Near

Microsoft will not be releasing any security updates today. Although Microsoft typically schedules the release of security updates on the second Tuesday of every month, today is an exception — no bulletins will be issued. March 2007 Advance Notificationhttp://blogs.technet.com/msrc/ Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for March 2007http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-mar.mspx I don’t believe it… Technorati Tags: Microsoft, patches

Code for Monthly Payment Calculator

Stewart asked if I could provide the code for the Payment Calculator I wrote last week. I suppose I can… Classic ASP DotNet v2 **This code is not to be used for commercial gain, unless approved by the author…** Enjoy Technorati Tags: calculator, code, program, dotnet, asp

Vista and Windows XP manuals

Here are two huge tweak manuals/guides for Windows XP and Vista. Great documentation and broad topic covering. It would be like the Bible for Windows… Technorati Tags: Windows, Xp, Vista, guide, manual, how-to, tweak

Vista upgrade invalidates your XP key

If you choose to purchase an upgrade version of Windows Vista to upgrade XP, you will no longer be able to use that version of XP. Either on another system, or as a dual-boot option. The key will be invalidated, preventing activation. More here Technorati Tags: vista, eula, license, xp, microsoft