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June 2004 - Posts

Sun COO blogging!

Via Kevin: This should be interesting. Jonathan Schartz the Sun COO is blogging Well, it's not BillG (yet), but it still surprised me... Read More
posted Wednesday, June 30, 2004 4:59 PM by pdbartlett | 0 Comments
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Jon Udell on VMs

To paraphrase Jon in his recent post just a little: the VM is the platform (I'm sorely tempted to add a little ™ there ;), whether it be the JVM, CLR, VB runtime or a good few others. He also mentions a .NET automated testing book that Read More
posted Wednesday, June 30, 2004 8:52 AM by pdbartlett | 0 Comments
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More goodness from Martin Fowler...

A new "bliki" entry on the StranglerApplication approach to replacing legacy systems with new ones. This one definitely strikes a chord with me - I've worked with some apps that I would willingly strangle, given the oppurtunity :) Read More
posted Tuesday, June 29, 2004 10:38 AM by pdbartlett | 0 Comments
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Anagram time...

Inspired by Adam's post, here's a few anagrams of my blog title (with a little help from wordsmith.org): ALUMNI FRYING PARADISEINSPIRE GRADUAL INFAMYPYRAMID LEASING UNFAIRSPINDLY IGUANA FIREARMUNPAIRED SALAMI FRYING Not sure which is my favourite - Read More
posted Monday, June 28, 2004 4:18 PM by pdbartlett | 2 Comments
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SQL Server and Data webcasts

Now that I'm back using non-proprietary databases again, these links from Christa could prove extremely useful: The on-demand webcasts on MSDN can be a bit of a pain to find, but they provide some really useful content. So I went ahead and made Read More
posted Monday, June 28, 2004 8:31 AM by pdbartlett | 0 Comments
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More on neutrality

On a rather different subject to my previous post on Swiss neutrality, during some random wandering I came across the Microsoft Forum weblog, which must be the first site I've seen to report the good and bad about MS in pretty much equal measure! Quite Read More
posted Friday, June 25, 2004 1:35 PM by pdbartlett | 0 Comments
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Pre-match preparation

Without wishing to dwell too much on last night's happenings, here's a rather good spoof of a recent advert: Read More
posted Friday, June 25, 2004 3:42 PM by pdbartlett | 0 Comments
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Swiss neutrality?

I don't think so... Read More
posted Friday, June 25, 2004 7:57 AM by pdbartlett | 2 Comments
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BlogShares

Have read about this twice in quick succession via Heather and Matt, so I'm giving it a go... Read More
posted Thursday, June 24, 2004 8:44 AM by pdbartlett | 1 Comments
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Comment spam

I took a while, but I received my first "consignment" of comment spam last night. Only half-a-dozen or so luckily, so more of an annoyance than a problem. But it guess it's only a matter of time... Read More
posted Thursday, June 24, 2004 8:23 AM by pdbartlett | 0 Comments
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SQL Server system tables help file

I'm sure someone blogged this not too long ago, so apologies for the lack of attribution, but here's the link anyway... Read More
posted Monday, June 21, 2004 1:19 PM by pdbartlett | 1 Comments
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VNC 4.0

Via Mike Gunderloy: RealVNC, keepers of the original VNC codebase, have released a new major version. Highlights include better efficiency and multi-monitor support. Good to know, even if I am currently using Terminal Services (a new experience Read More
posted Friday, June 18, 2004 8:08 AM by pdbartlett | 1 Comments
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Microsoft WebBlogs (sic)

I've recently switched aggregator from SharpReader to RssBandit. The jury's still out on this one at the moment - I've been impressed by the overall look and feel, and the responsiveness, but do find I'm having to go for the mouse a lot more when I really Read More
posted Wednesday, June 16, 2004 8:32 AM by pdbartlett | 3 Comments
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Collaborative Clipboard

Finally caught up on (some) of my 'blog reading, and came across this little gem from Adam. I sure could have used this when I was configuring my "build farm" via an 8-way KVM box. In full typing flow I never remembered that the clipboard Read More
posted Monday, June 14, 2004 10:48 AM by pdbartlett | 2 Comments
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Status II

Back from training (which was good, in case anyone was wondering :) so now the real work starts. It's likely to be pretty intensive, so I'm not sure how much time I'll have for blogging, or how much material for that matter. Hopefully, though, I'll be Read More
posted Monday, June 07, 2004 1:22 PM by pdbartlett | 0 Comments
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Status

No problems, no hiatus, just training :) Back soon... Read More
posted Thursday, June 03, 2004 12:19 PM by pdbartlett | 0 Comments
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