Technology
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Cave Markings
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Get on the Bus Y’all! #
Have you heard about DevLink? It’s a can’t miss conference happening on the campus of MTSU in August. What’s that you say? You live in a more northern climate, and you don’t want to fly or drive? Well, listen up now, ya’ hear? You can ride the DevLink Bus from ...
Posted: June 30, 2008 at 12:31 p.m.
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Speaker Idol Talk at TechEd #
While I was in Orlando for TechEd developers earlier this month, I participated in competition called Speaker Idol hosted by Carl Franklin. Contestants had to give a five minute presentation on a topic of their choice. I chose to explain Test-Driven Development (TDD). I also made the decision not to ...
Posted: June 25, 2008 at 2:01 p.m.
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Introduction to TDD with MVC Slides and Code #
I have given this talk several times recently, and I still have more dates scheduled. I created a Google Code repository to host my presentation downloads. You can find the relevant files here: Introduction to Test-Driven Development With The ASP.NET MVC Framework If you would like to catch this talk ...
Posted: June 22, 2008 at 1 p.m.
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Getting My Mojo Back #
I just finished spending over 60 days without a steady gig. I did some contract work, but nothing long term. I'm happy to report that I have a steady development contract with a Chicago based company. I'll be working remotely with regular trips to the office. This opportunity plays to ...
Posted: June 22, 2008 at 1 p.m.
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No NuSoft Solutions For You! #
For the last week, I've been listening to Al Green and attempting to grok the ASP.NET MVC Framework in fullness. I have not been looking for a job. You see, on Monday of last week I had a three hour dinner with a hiring manager which ended with us agreeing ...
Posted: June 22, 2008 at 1 p.m.
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Connected
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Power hike requested for Browns Ferry #
TVA wants to crank up the power at its three nuclear units at Browns Ferry, according to a report in the Tennesseean. TVA has petitioned TVA to boost power by 15 percent at the plant, according to the article, and questions have been raised regarding the safety of such an ...
Posted: July 3, 2008 at 5:30 p.m.
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Power hike requested for Browns Ferry #
TVA wants to crank up the power at its three nuclear units at Browns Ferry, according to a report in the Tennesseean. TVA has petitioned TVA to boost power by 15 percent at the plant, according to the article, and questions have been raised regarding the safety of such an ...
Posted: July 3, 2008 at 5:30 p.m.
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Knoxville unveils first Energy Star home #
Yesterday the city of Knoxville cut the ribbon on its first Energy Star-certified home project on Selma Avenue. The home is owned by Ollie Goolsby and was rebuilt through Community Development's Owner-Occupied Housing Rehabilitation Program. The program is designed to help low and moderate income homeowners rebuild or renovate their ...
Posted: July 3, 2008 at 2:30 p.m.
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Cn you hr me nw? #
A Verizon Wireless study ranks Tennessee as the "textiest" state in the Southeast. for sending and receiving the most text messages per month. Nashville easily ranked first among texting cities in the state, sending and receiving 819 million messages from January to April. Knoxville ranked number two, with more than ...
Posted: July 1, 2008 at 8 a.m.
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Cleaning green #
Got a lot of responses to my Tuesday Connected column, which served as a sort of introduction to a green-oriented consumer column I'm planning to write each month. One reader wondered how to use the cleaning items mentioned by Maggie Wood, the green consultant I interviewed for the story. I ...
Posted: June 26, 2008 at 3:01 p.m.
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RadDevon
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Diablo 3 announced; PC (and Mac) gamers rejoice! #
I cannot possibly convey my excitement over the announcement of Diablo 3. Blizzard has also confirmed this will be released simultaneously for the Mac. If you haven’t already, please do yourself a favor and watch the gameplay video. Diablo 3
Posted: June 30, 2008 at 12:32 p.m.
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Curious about Django #
One of my Twitter friends has made me curious about the Django web application framework. This basically sits on top of Python to make it easier to develop applications for the web. I decided to check into it myself. The first thing I have learned is that the documentation available ...
Posted: June 29, 2008 at 1:01 p.m.
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Relocate your dock #
I had an epiphany today while using my Mac. I have a 13″ Macbook which gives me a widescreen aspect ratio with 1280×800 resolution. I have always had my dock in the default position until I realized something. Between the OSX menu bar, my Firefox titlebar, toolbar, and bookmark toolbar, ...
Posted: June 24, 2008 at 4:31 p.m.
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Pop Rocks trivia #
I just found this comment posted about Pop Rocks Pop rocks are awesome for a number of reasons. These reasons are as follows: 1: When you build up a lot of saliva behind your bottom teeth and dump a pack of pop rocks in there, the occasional pop rock pops ...
Posted: June 22, 2008 at 1:01 p.m.
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Spammers gaming Twitter #
I have only recently noticed this although my experience with Twitter has been fairly limited until the last couple of weeks. It appears some devious spammers have learned of sites that track the number of times a given link is posted on Twitter (see Twitturly among others) and are taking ...
Posted: June 22, 2008 at 1:01 p.m.
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Reality Me
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Seesmic interest declining? #
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Posted: July 5, 2008 at 3:01 p.m.
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The Righteous Path #
Amazon.com Widgets I’m listening to The Righteous Path by Drive-By Truckers right now. Hits close to home and turns me a bit introspective every time I hear it. I do a lot of thinking lately about how I have lived my life, whether or not I am repeating habits of ...
Posted: July 5, 2008 at 1:01 p.m.
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From the mouths of babes #
Amy, 6 years old: "Dad, did you get a cinnamon roll?"Dad:"No. I don’t need one. Thanks."Amy: "Well, I’m eating the last one already."
Posted: July 4, 2008 at 3:01 p.m.
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Posted: July 3, 2008 at 10:01 p.m.
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Today I am unplugged #
Today I am not taking instant messages, phone calls, emails, etc. Naturally, my work is all online so I cannot unplug completely. Unfortunately, it means I will miss the co-working group again. Perhaps next week! (or if I really am ahead of schedule in the next 4 hours..maybe I can ...
Posted: July 2, 2008 at 8:02 a.m.
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We Are Not A Mused
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Zune Pass - A Million Songs You Won't Care to Hear #
I was an early Zune enthusiast. Like most Microsoft customers, I thought it was a decent buy and bought the promise of the platform as well. The platform not only included a player with WiFi capability and a good video display, but the Zune Marketplace allowed flexible purchase of songs ...
Posted: June 30, 2008 at 9:31 p.m.
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Bill Gates and Me #
I subscribe to a lot of blogs and read quite a few magazines. Every one has one or more stories on Bill Gates. It is quite possible that whoever runs the Great PC Conspiracy (you know who you are!) will block the blogs of anyone that doesn't give proper tribute ...
Posted: June 28, 2008 at 9:01 a.m.
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I Gave Up on Microsoft Vista Media Center Today #
A couple of days ago, I threw in the towel on BitDefender Antivirus. I suffered long enough. I stuck with it until is almost made my workstation unusable. Today, I have taken the first step to eliminate Vista Media Center from our living room. I doubt if I'll be purchasing ...
Posted: June 22, 2008 at 1:01 p.m.
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Less Is More - I'm Back to Blogging #
You, my small but dedicated audience, may have noticed an extreme lack of posts this month. If you speculated that I must have left the country, well, you guessed correctly! Go to the nearest vendor and pick out your winning lottery ticket before your clairvoyance wears out from more frivolous ...
Posted: June 22, 2008 at 1:01 p.m.
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EAA Goes to Bat For Fat Ultralight Owners #
I have never been a fan of jargon. I've worked in highly technical industries my entire life, which makes regular conversation difficult. It also leads to headlines like you see for this post! Now I have to explain this headline, which you might see in any newspaper. The EAA is ...
Posted: June 22, 2008 at 1:01 p.m.
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