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A bit of light reading while you digest your turkey sandwiches… Fabulous Adventures In Coding : Arrays considered somewhat harmful Eric Lippert argues that "In almost every case, there is a better tool to use than an array.” He argues that arrays lead to poor programming practice and are the enemy...
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Those were the words of Steve Knightley, half of a folk duo called Show of Hands that I went to see in Cardiff a few nights ago. “We have CDs on sale”, said Steve, “but if you’re not sure, just ask your friends to give you a copy”. He continued, “It’s not piracy, it’s called generosity”. Read more of...
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I spent a fair chunk of today with Peter Gradwell and some of his colleagues from Gradwell.com. They were celebrating the company’s 10th anniversary and were kind enough to invite some of their customers to lunch in Cardiff Bay. We chose Gradwell.com as our preferred supplier of digital trunks for our...
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Let me start with a disclaimer: I neither love nor hate Linux. I sell a product that uses it, but wish I didn't have to. I read a blog called the Linux Hater’s Blog and, while I don’t completely approve of the language and style, I think the author cuts to the quick and his posts make interesting...
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I lost my cool a little bit today, when someone on the MVP programme emailed me and asked me to try Internet Explorer 8 beta 2. They said I could try to join the beta program, no guarantee I would be accepted, but they wanted to offer me the opportunity to try. Gee, thanks. Here is my reply in full:...
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Filed under: Opinion, Software Engineering, IE, Beta Testing, Microsoft, Technology, Internet, Emerging Technology, MVP, Bugs, Rants
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Email disclaimers are one of my pet hates. They are, on the whole, rather ill considered . Here’s a fairly typical one that I received today in a marketing email: This Email any attachment may contain information which is confidential. If you are not the addressee, any disclosure, reproduction...
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Remember a month or so back I was waxing lyrical about my new broadband provider . I just thought I would run a few quick tests today to see how they were doing. Here’s my speed test result: http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest/results/id/122080020459968828836.html Demon Internet (aka Thus Plc) on...
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This superficially amusing article about one customer’s experience with Lloyds Bank Plc actually raises a more interesting security issue. The BBC news article reports (emphasis mine): Lloyds TSB stressed there was no security lapse in this case. A spokesperson said: "On the majority of transactions...
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I saw a post by Jesse Liberty, Silverlight Geek about the technology being used by the Democratic National Convention to stream HD video using Silverlight technology. Well, never mind the politics, check out the technology. If you have ever, EVER seen a flash video that can rival this quality, just point...
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I really like Windows DreamScene, I think it is a really cool feature of Windows Vista Ultimate, especially if you add StarDock DeskScapes . It’s just unfortunate that it is afraid of its own shadow. The slightest little problem and DreamScene commits suicide. It’s a real PITA having to go in and re...
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I was reading this post on Transparency. Feedback. Connection. Participation. - Announcements - Community Server . Well there is transparency all right. All the images are 100% transparent. As for the Feedback, Connection, Participation? This is a great example of how not to do it. There is no...
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An interesting project to measure UK broadband providers is being conducted by Samknows Broadband. Volunteers can sign up to receive specially modified Linksys routers that collect performance data and 'phone home' with the results. Until now people have only been able to compare broadband on...
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If you're having performance problems on your Windows Vista systems, one thing you might take a look at is Windows Sidebar. It is quite badly behaved! I find it is consistently one of the biggest memory hogs and almost always the most prolific generator of page faults. You'll see hundreds or...
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Someone on LinkedIn recently posed the question: Which of the technology Open Source or Microsoft you prefer? [sic] Well that was like a red rag to a bull. My response was voted "best answer" by the original poster, so I suppose I must've said something good. So here is my take on Open...
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I was just saying to someone the other day how "Windows Ultimate Extras" had been a disappointment and that I'd have been left wanting if that had been my main reason for using Windows Vista Ultimate. Today I noticed that there are some more Ultimate Extras available. There are three more...