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Vista Shortcuts
The less I have to use the mouse the better. It only serves to slow me down. I've memorized hundreds of shortcuts in the programs I use regularly, but with the release of Vista, I have a slew of new shortcuts to play with. Here are a few of my favorites: Read More...
MSDN User Submitted Content
The new version of MSDN online has a great feature that allows users to add text to existing pages. In a way it turns MSDN into a giant wiki while drawing a firm line between user-submitted content and official Microsoft content. The feature hasn't been Read More...
Sync Your Favorites Folder
I long ago gave up trying to keep my external links synced up across multiple computers. A solution like Windows Live Favorites is clearly the way to go for a situation like that. However, it's against most company policies to save a link to an internal Read More...
libusb + Zune = Trouble
Today I started getting errors when I was connecting my Zune. After being connected for a minute or two, the Zune would show up with a yellow error icon in the Device Manager. The same thing happened when I first picked it up, but I was due for a reformat Read More...
XPath Visualizer
Today I found myself writing a bunch of XPath expressions. It was cumbersome to run the full program to test out my expressions so I headed off to live.com in search of a tool. XPath Visualizer was exactly what I needed. You point it to your XML file, Read More...
Disable the Motorola Q Camera Sound
I searched high and low for an option to disable the camera shutter noise, but as far as I can tell, there isn't one. After a bit of searching, I pieced together a solution. Please note that this is not a supported method of working on your phone and Read More...
Zune + Pioneer Navigation System
Last week I spent some time behind the dashboard of my car hooking up my new Zune to my Pioneer AVIC-D2. Actually it only took about 10 minutes and most of that time was removing and reinstalling the plastic facia of the dashboard. I took some video and Read More...
What's My Motivation?
As a test engineer, it is my job to design and write tests that find every possible bug or defect in the software. My test team is motivated by the drive to ship a quality product. But what about testers who benefit from bugs in their software? For example, Read More...
Knowledge Network
Just before I left my previous job, my group was selected to be part of the Knowledge Network TAP. I only got to see a few demos, but it looks incredible. I did a bit of playing around in college with analyzing my inbox to see who I communicated with Read More...
Upcoming Webcasts
Unwrapped for Financial Services Webcast Series III Starting September 6, 2006 and running through September 12, 2006 Now in its third year, the Unwrapped for Financial Services Webcast Series is back! Sessions will be both technical and strategic in Read More...
Tech Blogging
Welcome to my new blog. Read More...
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