Joshua Stengel

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"Gmail is temporarily unable to access your Contacts." How do they know?
So, Gmail seems to be having problems again.  They seem confident that this is "temporary", but how do they know that and how do we know that they haven't just decided to pull the plug on this free "beta" service? Is Gmail still...
My Netbook...90 days later
I decided to jump into the netbook arena when I saw a nice brown (yes, I also have a brown Zune) Acer One for under $300 (got mine for $270 before they became more popular).  With 1gb RAM and a 16gb SSD for a hard drive I figured I'd see what it...
Getting paid enough?
30,055 participants contributed to the "A LIST APART" survey of people who are building the web (developers, designers, etc.). Topics covered include things like, education, compensation, experience, age, ethnicity, vacation days, etc. My favorite statistic...
Would you like a FREE book?
Help me spend my gift cards wisely and you can keep what I buy. You pick them out. I buy them. I read them. I mail them to you--free of charge. The rules are: The book(s) must be available from http://borders.com The book can be technical, fiction, audio...
What the heck is the "Microsoft Web Platform Installer?"
In my TechNet Flash this morning I see this section: Download the New Microsoft Web Platform Installer The Microsoft Web Platform Installer lets you create a Web platform on your server. The Microsoft Web Platform is a reliable, high-performance Web stack...
UserAgent Fix for the RSSToolkit 2.0.0.0
I frequently use the RSSToolkit to consume and display RSS feeds from other blogs.  Recently, I've noticed problems with the RSSToolkit not being able to display feed from some external sources.  In particular, I've been having trouble consuming...
Flash/AJAX File Upload w/ Progress Server Control
Editor Note: This control does not support the most recent release of Adobe Flash . Certain security updates from that release prevent the control from working. Since the release of this control, others have released similar controls that are compatible...
Multiple Monitor Productivity Research
I love multiple monitors. I made everyone at work start using multiple monitors last year. At first they were afraid...they were petrified...but now they don't like working at home if they only have one monitor. If you're looking to justify multiple monitors...
Cool Timeline API
I recently happened upon this intriguing little API that provides a nice interface for displaying events on a timeline. It was pretty easy to get my head around it and it's pretty easy to setup and use. It's got a Google Maps-like scrolling interface...
What does it take to qualify for upgrade pricing for VS2008?
Apparently not much. According to the product pricing page , all you need is "Any other developer tool". Here is the full eligibility statement found at the bottom of this page : Upgrade Pricing Eligibility To qualify for upgrade pricing, you must be...
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