September 2004 - Posts

FlexWiki Goes the Way of SourceForge
David Ornstein , who has been working hard behind the scenes for a few months, announced last night that the sources for FlexWiki have been released into the Open as part of Microsoft's Shared Source Initiative on SourceForge.Net . Craig Andera , who Read More...
Posted 28 September 04 10:32 by KorbyP | 1 Comments   
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Spectrum Is a Public Good
Clay Shirky , who I met at Microsoft Research's social computing symposium earlier this year, has posted an engrossing essay on the issue of spectrum allocation in the United States and ongoing discussions at the Federal Communications Commission ( FCC Read More...
Posted 27 September 04 01:47 by KorbyP | 4 Comments   
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Sneak Peak: Team System's New Source Control Explorer
Hot off the presses, here's a grab of the new Source Control Explorer tool window in Visual Studio 2005 Team System , aka Whidbey. I'll provide a detailed description of each and every ui element in a follow up post next week. Dimmed folders and files Read More...
Posted 17 September 04 04:33 by KorbyP | 11 Comments   
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Alumni Sharing Knowledge
(Need a "closet techie" intern?) Last night, I attended the annual Alumni Sharing Knowledge night at my alma mater, the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma. If you've never made the effort to involve yourself in an event like this at your own school (or Read More...
Posted 17 September 04 10:35 by KorbyP | 9 Comments   
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Citywide WiFi: Grand Haven, MI Did It First
I just took a look at my Referrers list (thanks, Scott ) and noticed that a number of visitors have arrived at my site recently by googling the words "citywide" and "wifi" . I love Google referrals. URL-embedded keywords rock! Of course, a9.com casts Read More...
Posted 15 September 04 09:28 by KorbyP | 7 Comments   
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Documentation-Driven Development
A former manager poses a provocative idea: end-user help topics for all new applications and features--like the sweet new Source Control Explorer window in Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team System --should be written before development begins; Help First Read More...
Posted 15 September 04 08:18 by KorbyP | 17 Comments   
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Redmond to Consider Providing Citywide Wi-Fi
Tonight, the Redmond Planning Commission discussed proposed updates to the Utilities Element , or chapter, of our 20-year Comprehensive Plan. Theoretically, we get around to reviewing each chapter once every five years. The Comp Plan is a state-mandated Read More...
Posted 09 September 04 12:45 by KorbyP | 39 Comments   
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How To: Report Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Bugs
If you get a chance to install and play around with the Community Technology Preview of Visual Studio Team Foundation in late 2004 or one of the Beta releases in early 2005 and if you encounter a product bug or want to make a feature suggestion--especially Read More...
Posted 07 September 04 12:48 by KorbyP | 3 Comments   
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Jason Mauss’ VSS Tips & Tricks
This deserves more than a trackback: Jason Mauss' VSS Tips and Tricks Read More...
Posted 03 September 04 03:38 by KorbyP | 1 Comments   
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Wi-Fi (and C-Span) for the Masses
Today, eWeek reported that the City of Philadephia, Pennsylvania is considering " an ambitious plan " to enable highspeed Internet access via Wi-Fi in all135 square miles of the city. As a planning commissioner for the City of Redmond , I tip my hat to Read More...
Posted 02 September 04 12:27 by KorbyP | 10 Comments   
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