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January 2008 - Posts

Thursday, January 31, 2008 6:01 PM

Craig's Bug

One of the things I love about this job is tracking downinteresting bugs. It’s like readinga good who-done-it, complete with plot twists, multiple potential suspects and a fascinating array of characters. Late last September, Craig Eisler submitted a
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Monday, January 21, 2008 2:54 PM

What the Hell is That?

Seattle. Middle of January. Nothing in the sky but this huge, yellow thing. Looking at it hurts your eyes. In that context, read this transcript . "Don't put your lips on it!" Rick Currently playing in iTunes: Afternoon by the Pat Metheny Group
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Friday, January 11, 2008 11:56 AM

Trading Fours

I've had quite a bit of positive feedback on my last post, so I thought I'd do another musical post. "Trading fours," or "trading eights," is a jazz term that refers to one or more soloists taking turns in a solo. The idea is for each musician to pick
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Tuesday, January 08, 2008 12:49 PM

The Music of Derek Trucks

It's mid afternoon Saturday, July 27, 2007. The scene is Toyota Park, suburban Chicago, Illinois, home of some minor league soccer team. We're between acts during the Crossroads Guitar Festival, and Bill Murray walks out to introduce the next act. A few
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Monday, January 07, 2008 3:19 PM

Finding My Voice Again

Wow. What a stretch. We shipped the bits for Office 2008 off to manufacturing back in December, and that very day I was still in the office until 10:00 that night doing some prep work for the next release of Office. Having been head down in Office 2008
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