August 2005 - Posts

• State of Washington finally ships Indigo!

  ... or, more precisely, IndyGo , so that my steed can finally have its proper name. What? You were expecting WCF??? Or the car to be dark blue??? Read More... Posted Sunday, August 28, 2005 3:40 PM by CraigMcMurtry | 2 Comments

• New Research into Marketing Names

  Today's Seattle Times reprints a very well-written article by Richard Morin of the Washington Post reporting on some new research into the naming of colors. "Crayola crayons came in eight straightforward colors when they were introduced in 1903: black, Read More... Posted Tuesday, August 16, 2005 7:05 AM by CraigMcMurtry | 2 Comments

• The "Windows Communication Foundation" Name

  The official name for the technology formerly code-named "Indigo," which is the "Windows Communication Foundation" is taking some time to catch on. I expected to be sharply corrected if I slipped and referred to "Indigo" in the days following the announcment, Read More... Posted Monday, August 15, 2005 5:13 PM by CraigMcMurtry | 0 Comments