Archives
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A Kinder, Gentler Network
Over the past few months I've been having problems with my servers, particularly in the active directory and exchange arenas. SQL and IIS have had no problems at all (so I guess I had THAT going for me, if you want to look on the bright side) but I had tons and tons of red alerts in the application logs that contained really impressive looking techno-babble which I absolutely did not understand.
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Introducing "Ms. Car"!!!
The lease on my wife's 2001 VW New Beetle is finally up in January so we have been keeping our ear out for specials and incentives over the past few weeks in order to make sure we didn't have to take what we could get at the last minute.
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Introducing "Mr. Phone"!!!
I found a Smart Phone that hit the market the previous day, told my friend Ken about it, and by 9:30 the next morning he proudly owned one. Of course I had to follow his lead (and I've been waiting for a Smart Phone 2003 to come out for a year), and I'm now the extremely proud owner of the Audiovox SMT 5600. It even has the second edition of the Windows Mobile 2003 software.
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Gmail Invites
I have 6 Gmail invites and will give one to anybody who gives me a topic for an article they'd like to see written in the ASP.NET arena.
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Nerd Dinner
A great guy named Jim Blizzard from Microsoft started a great concept called "Nerd Dinner". Developers gather in an informal setting to discuss their projects, seek advice, or offer suggestions.
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No-Limit Texas Hold 'Em
As expected, I won the first poker tournament. Doug Seven didn't. And he's the one who taught me how to play today.
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Speaking in Redmond
I'll be giving my talk Creating Dynamic Themes & Skins in ASP.NET in Redmond at the .NET Developers Association on Monday October 4th. It would be great to see everybody if you will be in the area and you can make it.
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RNC Comment
I'm not sure if anyone was watching CNN for the Bush speech at the RNC but Ralph Reed (a Bush strategist) was interviewed after Bush finished. He was asked three questions by three different people, and in response to each one he spoke for probably 60 to 90 seconds. Was I the only one who realized that he literally didn't give a single answer to ANY of the three questions? He just roled right in to campaign babble. It was one of the most pathetic things I've ever seen.
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Gmail accounts are gone!
I've given away the Gmail accounts. To those first in line who received one, enjoy!
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Gmail
Anybody interested in getting a Gmail account? Email my gmail account with the alias russnem. First come, first serve.
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New Trek Movie
I recently read a quote from Rick Berman (the producer of Star Trek) that the next movie will most likely deal with a time period BEFORE their show "Enterprise" takes place. I find myself thinking "When is this guy FINALLY going to learn? WILL he ever learn?" It's time for new blood. Nobody wants to hear what happens BEFORE the original series. Come on. Star Trek was created to show us (by example) the world we can hope to live in, not how we got there.
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RootCanal.Completed = True
I finally (after putting it off for nine months) got my root canal this evening. It went better than my last one, but there was still some definite "discomfort". This was after I had to do two MSDN webcasts earlier in the day. I was a hurtin' puppy. But now it's all over with and I can once again use that side of my mouth to drink hot or cold beverages. No more "room temperature" requirement for me, baby!
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Television on DVDs
If not for the DVDs, I never would have gotten in to "24" or "Alias". There's also "The Apprentice", whose first season was recently released on DVD for about $41.
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From Comment to Thread: The French
My last blog entry mentioned a fondue restaurant that I believe might be called "Fondue French". Someone posted a comment that said "BOYCOTT THE FRENCH" and signed it "French_Suck".
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Fondue up the Wazue
Last night we celebrated my wife's birthday over dinner at a restaurant that we'd never tried. Their whole theme was "fondue". For those who are unfamiliar, fondue is a hot substance generally made from cheese and wine. You're supposed to dip bread in it and be swept away by the amazing flavor.
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"The New"
Oh what a day today has become.
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Getting Organized
My wife went back to work two weeks ago and there's been an adjustment period. She was so used to doing all the bills, keeping the house in order, and doing most of the cooking that it was hard for her to get OUT of the habit of still trying to do all that AFTER being out of the house for 10 hours each day. I had to sit her down one day last week and say "Don't you get it? All of this is not solely your responsibility anymore." It was like I lifted the empire state building off of her. Then she asked me to make her an apple martini.