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July 2004 - Posts

Free Tablet - go see Carl!

Posted Wednesday, July 28, 2004 3:24 PM by Shawn L. Morrissey
What was that crazy guy in SoCal who used to have the wild ads for his car dealership? Wasn't that Carl someone? Anyway - another crazy Carl (Franklin) and obviously crazy Rory are giving away a tablet pc. It's the same one I use, and I love this little Read More...
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"I'm not dead yet..."

Posted Monday, July 26, 2004 9:45 AM by Shawn L. Morrissey
No, the IE team is * NOT * dead. Dave Massey and Co. are blogging now… Chime in – let them know what you think… The IE Team has put up a Weblog and people are commenting on it like crazy. Go at it! Related... [ Bill Evjen's Blog ] Read More...
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Microsoft Interview Questions for Testers

Posted Tuesday, July 20, 2004 10:42 PM by Shawn L. Morrissey
Chris continues to out Microsoft’s treasure trove of interview questions. For those of you who have seen Marathon Man w/ Dustin Hoffman, yes, my favorite question at the end of a loooong day of interviewing is still, “ Is it safe?” My Read More...
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The Power of Myth and Software Engineering

Posted Wednesday, July 14, 2004 8:57 PM by Shawn L. Morrissey
I was watching a fascinating interview last night between Bill Moyers and Joseph Campbell, called The Power of Myth . The two were discussing how often the story of the journey of the “hero” repeats itself throughout history. The hero has Read More...
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BlogWizard - Interesting blogging client

Posted Wednesday, July 14, 2004 2:19 PM by Shawn L. Morrissey
"Henrich" just posted a comment on my blog about what seems to be a relatively new blogging tool, BlogWizard . I've pretty much hookek myself on BlogJet, and I'm always game for a new toy, so I'll be giving this one a try. Hmmm - I may have to try some Read More...
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What would you ask Steve McConnell?

Posted Tuesday, July 13, 2004 2:31 PM by Shawn L. Morrissey
I have the pleasure of meeting with Steve McConnell in the next couple weeks, to discuss the release of his updated Code Complete . If you had a few minutes of his time, what would you ask him? Let me know, and I'll see what I can get in to our coversation.. Read More...
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Not exhaling Firefox

Posted Tuesday, July 13, 2004 9:08 AM by Shawn L. Morrissey
So, I tried Firefox - I just didn't exhale...B-) Great browser, and it's *really* tough to make it the default browser inside Microsoft. Not because the Men in Black Suits will come sweeping into your office if they see you spewing the Firefox user agent Read More...
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What To Do

Posted Friday, July 09, 2004 3:22 PM by Shawn L. Morrissey
I had a thought yesterday, while frantically trying to figure out how to recall an e-mail. The current menu'ing system for most Windows apps, and Mac apps for that matter, don't scale worth a poop. Microsoft Office is trying something interesting with Read More...
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Immutable Laws, PDF version

Posted Thursday, July 08, 2004 9:44 PM by Shawn L. Morrissey
Kewl… I've been getting lots of requests for a printer-friendly version of my series on The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing, so I'm making it available as a PDF . Related... [ Eric.Weblog() ] Read More...
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Pat makes me cry

Posted Thursday, July 08, 2004 11:01 AM by Shawn L. Morrissey
One of the highlights of my visit to Amsterdam to attend TechEd Europe was Pat Helland's post-preso piece, captured here . Rock On, Pat... Great job...B-) Read More...
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Business Idea - Someone do this, please

Posted Wednesday, July 07, 2004 8:03 PM by Shawn L. Morrissey
I'd love to see a subscription-based service that allows me to dump a bunch of images, via a kiosk, to an Internet site, where I can download them when I get home. Starbuck's or McDonald's should do this. A quick pit stop that would allow me to save some Read More...
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Back to the Future

Posted Wednesday, July 07, 2004 7:31 PM by Shawn L. Morrissey
When I was in college, I had a part-time job as a sys-admin for our college's IBM 4361 mainframe . Man, did I love that box. We ran IBM's VM operating system on the thing, and it was connected to the ARPANET. IBM's VM was wonderful - you could bring up Read More...
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One of those posts I need to share

Posted Tuesday, July 06, 2004 9:29 PM by Shawn L. Morrissey
It’s totally unrelated to technology, and this is one of those posts I think needs as much exposure as it can get. Read More...
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The Presentation Dashboard

Posted Friday, July 02, 2004 2:08 PM by Shawn L. Morrissey
If you ever have to a PowerPoint presentation, you should subscribe to this feed . This one is seriously high on the signal/noise chart… Would you be willing to let go of the steering wheel of your PowerPoint vehicle for a minute, if it meant you Read More...
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Van Gogh and the .NET Framework

Posted Friday, July 02, 2004 4:38 AM by Shawn L. Morrissey
While in Amsterdam for TechEd, I decided to take a morning off and visit the Van Gogh museum. I think I've been thinking about technology *way* too much lately - I kept thinking how the painting techniques in Van Gogh's Saint-Remy period, around 1890, Read More...
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