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July 2006 - Posts

Monday, July 24, 2006 3:35 PM

Going to Seward for a week

We're taking a family vacation to Seward in a week or so. We're planning on doing some fishing and taking a boat tour, but I'm wondering if there's anything else that we should do. Any other "must see" sites? Any places for great photos? I am going to
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Monday, July 24, 2006 2:33 PM

Seven deadly sins of programming - Sin #2

One of the guys on my wing during my freshman year of college was a trust-fund kid. His great-grandfather had done well in the market, and had left some money for each the great-grandkids. Michael wasn't paying for his schooling, nor was he paying for
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Tuesday, July 18, 2006 4:30 PM

Windows DVD Maker - Hello, Projects...

During our initial implementation of DVD Maker, one of our mantras was "We are not an authoring tool". Our target is people who currently aren't making DVDs, not those that have already mastered the intricacies of creating a DVD with the very extensive
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Tuesday, July 18, 2006 2:19 PM

Seven Deadly Sins of Programming - #3

I'm sure this is going to be a contentious one. I don't have a good story about this one, so I'm just going to go right to the sin. Sin #3 - Overuse of Virtual There are two schools of thought when it comes to virtual. They are: Always use virtual Only
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Wednesday, July 12, 2006 8:46 PM

STP 2006 - one day

T- 2.5 days : It's the Wednesday before STP . STP is the biggest cycling event in the Seattle area, in which 9000 riders will leave from Seattle, hoping to reach Portland under their own power. Most will ride 100-125 miles on Saturday, and then finish
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Thursday, July 06, 2006 9:12 AM

Bad Computers in Movies

I read Photoshop Phriday every week, but " Computers in Movies " is especially nice. Who can forget the incredibly touching: Or the critically acclaimed:
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Wednesday, July 05, 2006 1:06 PM

The Microsoft Interview

Here's a nice post on how to answer questions at the Microsoft Interview...
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Wednesday, July 05, 2006 9:42 AM

Carmichael Training Systems Review

Carmichael Training Systems "Classic" Review www.trainright.com This spring, I decided to pony up some money for a real training plan, rather than the "just ride" approach that I've used in the past. I looked at a few options. If you want to interact
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