January 2006 - Posts

• "Good news, everyone!" - Professor Hubert Farnsworth

  Those of you who know just about anything about me are likely to know that I am a huge cartoon fan. I own all 4 volumes of Batman: The Animated Series, 2 volumes of Samurai Jack, 2 Miyazaki films, 2 volumes of Sealab 2021, Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, Read More... Posted Tuesday, January 31, 2006 10:21 PM by jacobcy | 0 Comments Filed under: Personal Life

• Because there is an engineer with too much time on his hands (and too many spare LEDs)

  And I remember when ASCII Pr0n was the big thing for an adolescent male to enjoy on his terminal - Naughty fun with LEDs Update: For the less astute in my audience, it seems that the censor engine in this blogging tool does not like the word 'P'-'r'-'0'-'n', Read More... Posted Thursday, January 19, 2006 9:23 AM by jacobcy | 3 Comments Filed under: Personal Life

• No good walk is spoiled: Why Mario Golf is better than the real thing

  Mark Twain once said, "Golf is a good walk spoiled." For anyone who is not a die-hard enthusiast, it's easy to understand why. If you're playing with a good-sized party, there's lots of standing around and waiting. If it's a hot day, it can quickly get Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 18, 2006 5:05 PM by jacobcy | 0 Comments Filed under: Personal Life

• Who can say no to free action figures/stress dolls shaped like real people?

  I can't imagine that there is any better way to vent your frustration than by squeezing a hand-sized, person-shaped stress toy - except perhaps the age-old calling someone up and hanging up right after they pick up, although these days you have to remember Read More... Posted Friday, January 13, 2006 12:21 PM by jacobcy | 0 Comments Filed under: Developer Knowledge

• Getting your questions answered

  To everyone who asked "unanswerable" questions at my MSDN Events on the week of 12/12, I have all of your questions answered below. I was in the process of researching answers to the questions when I realized that I had inadvertantly fallen into my vacation Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 04, 2006 1:31 PM by jacobcy | 0 Comments Filed under: Developer Knowledge

• I once was lost, but now I'm found (SiteMap tools now available)

  A few months back, I spoke about the new features in ASP.NET 2.0, including the SiteMap feature to simplify implementing navigation capabilities. One of my event regulars asked about how these SiteMaps compared to the Google SiteMaps for search navigation. Read More... Posted Monday, January 02, 2006 9:57 AM by jacobcy | 0 Comments Filed under: Developer Knowledge