September 2005 - Posts

Differences between gotdotnet CodeGallery and Workspaces
When I joined the gotdotnet team with Betsy and our illustrious leader, Sandy back in February/March, we quickly determined that improving the reliability and performance of GDN Workspaces should be our #1 goal. To that end, we initiated two projects: Read More...
Posted 30 September 05 02:19 by KorbyP | 0 Comments   
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CodeSlam: We have a Bobblehead Winner!
Gotdotnet CodeSlam attendee and VB.NET MVP extraordinaire Keith Pleas just came over to collect his Eric Rudder bobblehead for winning the "Most [adjective] Quote" at CodeSlam. What was his quote, you ask, and what was the adjective? "I really want it." Read More...
Posted 30 September 05 09:27 by KorbyP | 2 Comments   
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I am such a loser
[a public apology] Rob , I owe you a heartfelt apology. I let you down and a public apology is the best way I can think of to convey how wretched I feel about it. Secondly, a bottle of Walla Walla's finest is the the best way I can think of to make it Read More...
Posted 29 September 05 09:45 by KorbyP | 3 Comments   
WebCast: Network Awareness: Using APIs in Windows XP to be Network Aware (Level 300)
TODAY! Tuesday, September 20, 2005 11:00 a.m. PT https://www118.livemeeting.com/cc/lmevents/join?id=msft092005ts&role=attend&pw=54WTD6 Cell phones use network awareness to work seamlessly moving from point to point, but what do computer applications Read More...
Posted 20 September 05 09:51 by KorbyP | 0 Comments   
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A New Evangelist in the Midwest
As the son of a career evangelist, I have long appreciated the skill and hard work it takes to bring the abstract to life and show folks the light. Evangelism is not sales. It's not a job. Rather, it is a calling, a discipline, and at its very best: an Read More...
Posted 19 September 05 08:40 by KorbyP | 0 Comments   
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Gadgets in Windows Vista
My good friend Steve Makofsky ( RSS ) recently mentioned the announcement of the new Windows Vista Sidebar, for which you will be able to develop "gadgets", or mini-applications for the Windows Desktop. He writes , "Windows Sidebar will be available for Read More...
Posted 14 September 05 01:52 by KorbyP | 1 Comments   
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To Bulldoze or not to Bulldoze? The Future of Off Topic Discussions at gotdotnet
Every community has its dirty back alleys, seedy joints, mean streets or, like Amsterdam, a Red Light District. In the gotdotnet community, our seedy joint is the Off Topic Discussions message board . This un-moderated discussion has included a wide range Read More...
Posted 14 September 05 08:25 by KorbyP | 12 Comments   
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Power Shortage
This just in. Large portions of Los Angeles are experiencing a blackout today. For all of my compadres who are at PDC at the Convention Center, I hope you aren't effected. The only thing worse than being stuck in a convention center all day is being stuck Read More...
Posted 12 September 05 01:56 by KorbyP | 0 Comments   
Poi Shortage
Last week, my mother informed me that there is an acute shortage of poi in the Hawaiian Islands and elsewhere. Whereas I have many things to blog about, this could very well be the most important, curious, and pressing. Are we on the brink of a poi famine Read More...
Posted 12 September 05 08:37 by KorbyP | 4 Comments   
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