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Ok, I finally wanted to track down exactly where the whole "foo" / "bar" / "foobar" thing came from - you know those "Secrets" that everybody but you seems to know? Well, this one is finally solved. I did a bit of googling, and found " RFC 3092 - Etymology of 'Foo' ". The mystery has been solved! Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it!
I blogged a little while ago about the new RSS support built into Windows Vista, and I got a pointer today to a post on Ray Ozzie's blog discussing the Microsoft RSS extensions in much more detail, including some of its history and how Dave Winer got involved (he's the guy that basically built the RSS standard we use today). It looks really interesting, and it's also great that Microsoft will release it under a Creative Commons license ("Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization that offers flexible...
I was browsing around the WinFX site recently, and I found this interesting article on RSS Support in Longhorn . Basically what it amounts to is that Microsoft is quite literally building RSS-related functions directly into the OS itself. There are 3 key ways that this will occur: 1) "Common RSS Feed List" - This means that a feed is not subscribed to in a specific tool, but rather in an underlying operating system store that any application can check against. This means, for example, that...
Whew, I'm back from a bit of a whirlwind around the Gauteng region. I was "officially" up there for Tech Ed , but I took the opportunity to see the family a bit as well, and run around on a quick tour of some JHB hotspots. It's definitely an interesting city, and I could see myself doing a stint there one day. A major daunting factor is the fortresses everywhere though - it really freaks me out coming from Cape Town! Not only are they imposing, but they are necessary. I don't think there are that...
Wow, it's been a very long time since I've posted. There are a whole bunch of reasons for this, but hopefully things are now under control again, and I can start voicing my wonderful opinions to the wierd wide world again (;->). Anyway, for those of us who are tired of cheap software / viagra / etc. /etc. / etc. / etc. spam (and who isn't), this wired magazine article discusses an Israeli company that uses everyone who volunteers the ability to launch what sounds like a legal DDoS...
Ok, its cute, check it out . Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it!
Wow!! Devdays was absolutely awesome! I'd not seen a lot of the stuff demo'd, and some of it I hadn't even heard about yet, so it was fantastic to see it in operation. Microsoft have put some really, really great tools into the new box. Also, it was great to meet and interact with the guys Microsoft brought out. They are very knowledgeable and quite senoir guys. We had a small closed session the day before (thanks Ruari and Ahmed for organising!) that unfortunately was not well attended here (man...
(Un)fortunately we're going to have to make some changes to the dinner details. Microsoft says the speakers won't be able to join us because they need to do final prep for the Devdays talks. However, I'm still going to nag a bit more ;-), and we might get a drink or two out of them. Either way, we're having a change of venue and time. The new details are: New details: V & A Waterfront 16 May 5 p.m. onward Can anyone recommend a spot? Alba perhaps? Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg...
I got confirmation from Ruari last night, and the DevDays speakers will be available for a Dinner on the 16th (the night before the DevDays event). I'm really looking forward to this one, 'cos it will be great to interact with these guys outside of the event itself. It will need to be out at the Lord Charles though, but everyone is invited. Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it!
Wired magazine has an awesome little flash chart that shows some of the amazing ways that the original Star Wars movies have influenced the world . Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it!
Ummm, lots of shredding videos - Car bumpers, DVDs, all kinds of wierd stuff. Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it!
The DataHand - check it out! Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it!
Microsoft has a nice article on the basics of starting your own blog . If you're reading this, you've hopefully got a reasonably good idea of what a blog is ( ;-> ) but it's still great to see MS putting this kind of content out. I notice they don't list dotnet.org.za as one of the great places to start - I'm sure we'll have to correct that typo ;-) Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it!
Haven't seen to many 0401's this year. I tried to get one going on SADev , just to get us going on a relaxing Friday. Anybody got any good links? Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it!
I'm still willing to give iBurst another try - everyone else I speak to seems to get good speeds. For those who're interested, check out the page because they have launched some great new pricing and bandwidth (1, 3, 6, and 9 gig) options. Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it!
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