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If a windows update dialog pops up on an abondoned machine, does it make a sound?
Looks like Martin forgot to patch...
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Money Grubbing Bastards
Charting components are way too expensive. You basically have one of two options: purchase a half-baked, lousy component that produces charts designed by your local elementry school's brightest, or shell out an endless revenue stream to the money grubbing bastards at Software FX or Dundas. Well, of course, this is only if you are creating an ASP.NET app. If you are creating a Windows Forms app, our friends at Software FX will give you a license to redistribute the code on a royalty free basis. But this doesn't apply to web apps for some strange reason... you need to dish out cash every time you sell your product. This is utter nonsense (especially considering that each license costs $1500 before any OEM deals)...
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DHTML is Better... Told You So
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Working for Microsoft
This is the latest post in the “how can I get a job at MS” speculation series. He isn't the first person to comment about this (heck, Sells was talking about it for years before he finally got the guts to go get an interview). Personally, I fail to see what is so scary about getting a job at MS, or why people plan out how they are going to get in for 10 years before finally getting an interview. Microsoft is hiring like crazy right now, there is no gaurentee that will be happening even 5 years from now, so anyone interested in working for them should stop scheming, suck it up, and set up an interview this week. If you don't get hired, big deal. Brush up your skills and get another interview for a different position (or, interview at another company... MS isn't the only cool software company out there).
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ObjectSpaces
Interesting post and discussion from our Java friends over at TheServerSide:
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Airbrush [OT]
Isn't it amazing what a little airbrush can do...
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VS NotLive
Miss the latest VS Live (NY)? Want to see the keynote and find out all about the cool stuff in the works? You can here.
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Central
“...Just remember that Macromedia scrapes ~20% off of the transaction. Although this may not apply to all transactions, and just the purchase of the application. There will be different licensing options that may cover this.“
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New Roadmap
Providing the thin-client counterpart to Windows client development is the Web application infrastructure ASP.NET, introduced as part of version 1.0 of the .NET Framework. In the Whidbey release, ASP.NET will feature a new set of controls that simplify Web-based data access and will include functionality that facilitates code reuse, visual consistency, and aesthetic appeal.
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Napster [OT]
From the looks of it, the new Napster is going to have a bad boy image. Very sneaky of them, but quite brilliant too. What they need to do when they launch is start an anti RIAA campaign. With a slogan like this, “Giving as little to the RIAA as possible.” Then, they have a cool anti RIAA feature built in where for every dollar you spend a penny is donated to an anti-RIAA lobbying group. I could definately sign up for that.