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January 2004 - Posts

Lock a Workstation in One-click

Posted Friday, January 30, 2004 8:50 PM by Shawn L. Morrissey
Sometimes the best ideas are the simplest ideas… Thanks Meryl. Here's a faster way to lock a workstation without going through the CTRL+ALT+DEL route. On the desktop (Window+M), right-click an empty area and select New > Shortcut. Copy and paste... Read More...
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Getting Started with Your Own Software Company

Posted Thursday, January 29, 2004 3:31 PM by Shawn L. Morrissey
Eric’s insights are always interesting to read. This time he’s produced a real jewel… My latest Business of Software column is now available on the MSDN website. Related... [ Eric.Weblog() ] Read More...
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New .NET Show - Longhorn Overview

Posted Wednesday, January 28, 2004 9:07 PM by Shawn L. Morrissey
The latest .NET Show is available on the MSDN site now… A new .NET Show on Longhorn is live: http://msdn.microsoft.com/theshow/Episode039/default.asp In this episode of the .NET Show, we provide a general overview of the larger technology "pillars" Read More...
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Another Randy McNasty - MyDoom derivative

Posted Wednesday, January 28, 2004 8:15 PM by Shawn L. Morrissey
Another Randy McNasty is rearing its head… Please, please, please practice safe hex… PSS Security Response Team Alert - New Worm: W32/Mydoom@MM SEVERITY: MODERATE DATE: January 26, 2004 PRODUCTS AFFECTED: Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Outlook Read More...
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Not DRM, but DPM

Posted Wednesday, January 28, 2004 10:31 AM by Shawn L. Morrissey
HUGE DISCLAIMER: The following is my personal opinion, and in no way reflects the beliefs of my employer. DRM is a misnomer. There are no "rights" to manage. There are vendor-applied "policies" to manage. ...and this is where things get broken. Come on Read More...
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W32/Mydoom@MM seems to be a nasty one

Posted Tuesday, January 27, 2004 7:37 PM by Shawn L. Morrissey
Just received a request to post this… For those of you not practicing safe hex, please put on a DSL or cable-modem condom now… Microsoft Consumer Virus Alert : Why We Are Issuing This Alert W32/Mydoom@MM spreads through e-mail. This worm Read More...
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Data Access and Storage Developer Center

Posted Monday, January 26, 2004 5:49 PM by Shawn L. Morrissey
The latest addition to the MSDN Developer Centers is live and kicking… Make sure you tell us what you want to see on the site. A new developer center has been launched; http://msdn.microsoft.com/data/ covering both Data Access (ADO, ADO.NET, OLEDB, Read More...
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Screamingly funny lists of 5

Posted Monday, January 26, 2004 5:48 PM by Shawn L. Morrissey
I almost needed a keyboard replacement after reading parts of this list. Mainly blogging this as a personal bookmark… Merlin Mann continues to post to his list of fives. I've blogged this before, but it keeps on getting funnier. It took me ten Read More...
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Road Trip to Wharton

Posted Monday, January 26, 2004 8:44 AM by Shawn L. Morrissey
This is exciting - I'm headed to UPenn next Tues and Wed to do MBA interviews at Wharton . Two days to spend talking to our future - this is going to be great fun. Anyone out there in the Philly area? I have no idea what my schedule's going to be like Read More...
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New MSDN TV: Whidbey Chronicles - MSBuild

Posted Friday, January 23, 2004 12:55 PM by Shawn L. Morrissey
From Erica… I’m just about to watch this one. MSBuild seems to be a hot topic, and so this could be interesting… A new MSDN TV has posted. We will be doing a series called “Whidbey Chronicles” that outline different topics Read More...
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Making the least of a good thing

Posted Thursday, January 22, 2004 7:16 PM by Shawn L. Morrissey
Boy, do I feel safer already. I really hope then can get a crisp, clear zoom shot of my left hand right now, showing them the Hawaiian sign for “Good Luck”. There ya go. Have a nice day. Does anyone really feel more secure right now? I can’t Read More...
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Oh hey, a new MSDN blogger

Posted Thursday, January 22, 2004 5:09 PM by Shawn L. Morrissey
The new Data Access and Storage Developer Center is coming online soon, and Christa joined our team to drive it. …and she’s blogging. Cool thing. Yes, datagrids will get lots of coverage… Christa Carpentiere , our new SQL/Data Access Read More...
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Introducing Microsoft WinFX by Brent Rector

Posted Thursday, January 22, 2004 3:50 PM by Shawn L. Morrissey
Cool news from CSells. If you’ve been eagerly awaiting everything after chapter 4 to be published on MSDN, here’s a chance to get ahead of our publishing schedule. This is a great read on Longhorn… Brent Rector's PDC book on Longhorn/WinFX Read More...
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Telling a drum to change voices

Posted Thursday, January 22, 2004 2:20 AM by Shawn L. Morrissey
Waaaaaay off topic, and it does involve a compooder, so I’ll ask away…. I have a Yamaha DD-50 electric drum – fun for practicing chops in my office late at night, etc. It’s a royal pain-in-the-arse to change all seven pads’ Read More...
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More on Blogjet

Posted Thursday, January 22, 2004 2:14 AM by Shawn L. Morrissey
I too am liking BlogJet from the limited use I’ve put it through so far. Dev’s are filling the need of those of us who need an offline and online blog authoring solution. I really like that I can switch back and forth between different blog Read More...
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Writing for MSDN

Posted Wednesday, January 21, 2004 7:16 PM by Shawn L. Morrissey
I've had some interesting discussions around content over the last couple days with a few folks, and the questions that always comes up is, "How do I write for MSDN?". For some reason, folks think there's some horrendous barrier between themselves and Read More...
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Ottmar Liebert's blog

Posted Wednesday, January 21, 2004 3:42 PM by Shawn L. Morrissey
It is so cool to see some of the folks popping up in the blogsphere. Ever imagine being able to have a conversation with Ottmar Liebert? Here ya go… Popular guitarist Ottmar Liebert has started a comments-enabled blog . Among other hings he uses Read More...
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Penguin bashing!

Posted Wednesday, January 21, 2004 3:36 PM by Shawn L. Morrissey
484 ft so far… This is easier than blue-screening Win98! …and more fun too… This is funny! Here's a " Smack the Penguin " game getting the rounds inside Microsoft. What's your best score? Related... [ The Scobleizer -- Geek Aggregator Read More...
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Tom Jones on .NET Rocks

Posted Tuesday, January 20, 2004 2:54 PM by Shawn L. Morrissey
Er, I meant Rory Blyth , all-around goofball, shares his insights with Carl and Mark. Poor Carl. Poor Mark…B-) Read More...
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Pretty cool new Webcast series coming for VB.NET

Posted Monday, January 19, 2004 2:22 PM by Shawn L. Morrissey
This looks like a great series. For those wondering about the “.NET World”, this should be a great introduction. …and it’s a webcast – dial in, sit back, and enjoy… A series of 15 webcasts & lab exercises for Read More...
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Episode 21 Release

Posted Monday, January 19, 2004 1:51 PM by Shawn L. Morrissey
Come and get it….B-)) Motion to Adjourn is now available for download. The demand for Season 2 episodes has been so high that we... Related... [ Red vs Blue ] Read More...
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Read the I Have a Dream speech

Posted Monday, January 19, 2004 1:43 PM by Shawn L. Morrissey
It’s Dr. Martin Luther King Day here in the States. Take a few minutes and read the speech. It gets me every time… I like to memorize things. Poems, song lyrics, movie dialogues, famous speeches. Speaking as a writer, a public speaker, a Read More...
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Vice President and his Supreme Court Justice Buddy

Posted Monday, January 19, 2004 1:37 PM by Shawn L. Morrissey
I’d be pretty pissed if I just spent all that money trying to buy a Supreme Court justice, just to find out in the public media that it didn’t work. Hey look! It’s a political post – bring on the flames! It's blatantly improper Read More...
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RSS Online Conference This Week

Posted Monday, January 19, 2004 1:35 PM by Shawn L. Morrissey
This could be interesting… It’s a webcast, so no travel necessary… I'll be participating in a virtual event on RSS and its implications. It's called RSS Winterfest . Related... [ Dan Gillmor's eJournal ] Read More...
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The Banker and his Wife

Posted Monday, January 19, 2004 1:20 PM by Shawn L. Morrissey
I don’t know why, and I just think this picture is wonderful. By the way, Rory fixed his Louvre feed if you were waiting to subscribe. Quentin Metsys 1465/6-1530 The Banker and his Wife 1514 Wood H 0.705 m; W 0.670 m INV 1444 Derived most probably Read More...
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Google Flight Tracking

Posted Monday, January 19, 2004 1:16 PM by Shawn L. Morrissey
Wow. The Googleites just keep making life a simple search query… Unfortunately, “What’s for Breakfast?” still doesn’t give very meaningful results… Wow! Google for flight numbers for updated news on when your friends Read More...
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New MSDN TV Episode - WinFS

Posted Thursday, January 15, 2004 7:40 PM by Shawn L. Morrissey
Fresh from the inbox from Erica… A new episode on WinFS has been posted: http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdntv/episode.aspx?xml=episodes/en/20040115WinFSPT/manifest.xml WinFS: Schemas and Extensibility This episode covers the thinking behind the designs Read More...
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Code Complete 2

Posted Wednesday, January 14, 2004 5:18 PM by Shawn L. Morrissey
Great news – Steve McConnell is updating Code Complete. I consider he first edition of this book and “Writing Secure Code” to be essentials right now… Looking forward to the polished version in June… Code Complete by Steve Read More...
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and the winners are

Posted Wednesday, January 14, 2004 3:34 PM by Shawn L. Morrissey
I’m sure I’ll get at least two people all * riled * up because I’m posting something political. Oh well… I think this has been an amazing process to watch, not necessarily from a political point of view, but from a societal/technology Read More...
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Dude, Check This Out Beta

Posted Wednesday, January 14, 2004 3:20 PM by Shawn L. Morrissey
Interesting app here . First, the name is cool. I hope they can get Jeff Bridges to be their spokesman, complete in robe-garb from The Big Lebowski . I like this app because it’s adding a layer to the blogsphere that I think will make the it more Read More...
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TheServerSide.net Debuts

Posted Wednesday, January 14, 2004 2:38 PM by Shawn L. Morrissey
If you haven’t seen the news yet, there’s a new site in town focusing on .NET. Welcome to the community! Ted Neward – a fellow DevelopMentor instructor – has taken a new job . He is the new editor in chief of TheServerSide.net Read More...
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10 Invisible Writing Mistakes

Posted Tuesday, January 13, 2004 10:37 PM by Shawn L. Morrissey
This is a gem of a post for those who write. #8 and #9 are my favorites… 10 mistakes writer's don't see that are easily fixed when they do is right on. I admit I have a few crutch words and it makes me crazy. I knew... [ meryl's notes ] Read More...
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Read This: Blogging the Market- A Paper

Posted Monday, January 12, 2004 4:46 PM by Shawn L. Morrissey
(1/18) Update: There's an interesting 5- to 10-page opinion piece in here somewhere, and I don't have the time to edit it down. If you're going to take the time to read this, and you've been in the industry more than 6 months, skip the first 26 pages Read More...
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WMA on iPods?

Posted Monday, January 12, 2004 3:31 PM by Shawn L. Morrissey
Interesting… iPods may finally get WMA support (via HP’s soul-selling deal last week – great for them!)… http://www.connectedhomemag.com/Audio/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=41429 Read More...
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Fripplog

Posted Monday, January 12, 2004 2:27 PM by Shawn L. Morrissey
Now this is just plain cool. King Crimson's Robert Fripp runs a weblog . In a recent post he explains why he'd rather write in it than be interviewed. "Today, there is a clearer channel available to present information to the public than the print media: Read More...
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Season 2 Begins

Posted Monday, January 12, 2004 2:27 AM by Shawn L. Morrissey
Yea! Season 2 of Red v Blue begins…B-) Here we go. Don't forget that you will need the newest versions of Quicktime or DivX to watch the files.... [ Red vs Blue ] Read More...
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Press Release - Leading Content Aggregator NewsGator 2.0 Adds Synchronization, Online Services Integration, and Powerful Tools for Developers

Posted Wednesday, January 07, 2004 2:58 PM by Shawn L. Morrissey
Huge congrads to Greg & Co. If you use Outlook, get NewsGator. Latest Version of NewsGator, the Premier News Aggregator for Microsoft Outlook, Adds Support for Multiple Machines and Synchronization with Other Platforms and Mobile Devices, In Addition Read More...
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Press Release - NewsGator Online Services Provides Access to Exciting New Content from Multiple Devices and Platforms

Posted Wednesday, January 07, 2004 2:57 PM by Shawn L. Morrissey
Woo-Hoo! I’ve been using beta’s of this service, and it is just wonderful. Do yourself a favor, and check this one out… NewsGator Online Services Subscribers Can Synchronize Subscriptions between Multiple Machines, Access Content from Read More...
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Google to IPO with market value of about $12b

Posted Wednesday, January 07, 2004 2:51 PM by Shawn L. Morrissey
…and let the feeding frenzy begin! I’m sure this will be the interesting ride of the year…. Bloomberg reports that Google has hired Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs to manage its initial public offering this year. The sale by Google, Read More...
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What I put on EVERY computer I have

Posted Wednesday, January 07, 2004 2:50 PM by Shawn L. Morrissey
Great advice from Bill. I’m surprised he didn’t mention Anti-Virus software. We use CA’s eTrust here at Microsoft, and there’s a bunch of other good ones out there from McAfee, Symantec, etc... I just set up my new tablet, and Read More...
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My Tablet PC - the Verdict

Posted Monday, January 05, 2004 4:18 PM by Shawn L. Morrissey
Totally agree w/ Scott on this one - this tablet is wonderful. Great screen, and really good power mgmt. I have noticed that if I get really aggressive w/ the power mgmt, it sometimes seems like the little bugger has locked up for a couple seconds... Read More...
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