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June 16, 2008
Monday, June 16, 2008 3:03 PM/EST
February 13, 2008
Wednesday, February 13, 2008 8:33 AM/EST
Dell's Tablet PC next to Lenovo Thinkpad Tablet
A marketing email this morning reminded me that I had meant to talk a little about the fact that Dell is finally manufacturing (or at least putting their name on) a Tablet PC. It's a Tablet version of their mid-range...
January 12, 2008
Saturday, January 12, 2008 7:11 PM/EST
Mo' memory, Mo' memory
Memory prices are really cheap. I'm looking at pulling the two 1GB chips from one of my computers and replacing them with two 2GB chips for a total of under $100. (I have to give a plug for my favorite...
January 7, 2008
Monday, January 07, 2008 3:40 PM/EST
101 Ways to fix Outlook PST files
There are a lot of remedies for Outlook PST files that are broken. I learned a few dozen over the weekend while trying to fix my own. Unfortunately, in the end, I had to create a new file and let...
November 29, 2007
Thursday, November 29, 2007 1:49 AM/EST
Handwriting spellchecker in One Note?
At conferences, I tend to take notes on my tablet in one note with my cruddy handwriting. I was looking back at something I had written yesterday in an ASP.NET Performance session. Wireshark.com had been recommended as a must-use tool....
October 8, 2007
Monday, October 08, 2007 3:10 PM/EST
Mystery of the SQL Server 3am shutdown
A number of weeks ago, I started finding that every time I wanted to use my local SQL Server database for the first time in the day, the service and agent were both stopped and I had to restart them...
August 17, 2007
Friday, August 17, 2007 10:57 AM/EST
Dumped the Treo for a Blackberry
Earlier this week, I wrote about the problems I was having with my new Treo 700wx with Windows Mobile 5.0. The biggest (and unresolvable) issue was the impact it was having on my vision. Any time I would read anything...
August 14, 2007
Tuesday, August 14, 2007 9:51 AM/EST
Two weeks with a Treo smartphone
I have been thinking about upgrading to a smartphone for a while. I really want to be able to check email and know what's on my calendar when I'm out and about. In Vermont we have Verizon and Unicel with...
July 27, 2007
Friday, July 27, 2007 11:41 AM/EST
A few MSDN Forums tips (which I learned the hard way - as usual)
I have grown dependant on the MSDN Forums not only as a place to get my own questions answered (as well as to try to give back and answer some questions) but also for learning by questions that other people...
April 23, 2007
Monday, April 23, 2007 9:23 AM/EST
I just love my touch screen tablet!
I recently got a new Tablet PC. This one is a Lenovo ThinkPad X60. (My first ThinkPad ever!) Besides all of its cutting edge capacity (Core Duo, Vista Aero functionality, screen that can be used outdoors) it has an extra...
