June 2005 - Posts

Printers - Technology for the worst, as usual!
30 June 05 09:22 PM | dwalker | 0 Comments   

We used to use an HP OfficeJet G85 (paid $500+) until it seemed as though it was jamming a lot. So we bought a cheap Lexmark X6170 (paid $200ish) and it does the same thing! Well, at least it's half the size, even if it suffers the same unbearable problem! Read More...

Filed under: General, Personal

The Secret of the Hybrid CDROM and 3 1/2 Floppy Drive!
29 June 05 01:24 AM | dwalker | 0 Comments   

Back in the day, before there was CD-RW's, there was the first prototype device that Panasonic released known as the PD-CDROM drive, featuring 650mb of rewritable optical media. I bought one for approximately $500 back then, thinking I needed the space Read More...

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Just passed 70-316 - C# Windows Apps!
29 June 05 12:15 AM | dwalker | 3 Comments   

I did better than the rest so far on this one! Probably because at least 20-25% of the content is shared, considering ADO.NET is a big part of Web App, XML Services, and Windows App development! Now to study up for Exam 70-300: Analyzing Requirements Read More...

Filed under: .NET, General, Personal

Rob Howard's Presentation!
28 June 05 12:17 AM | dwalker | 2 Comments   

Rob Howard presented a great presentation on ASP.NET 2.0 Tips and Tricks for the Tulsa .NET Users Group this evening! The agenda was: 1. Cross Page Postback 2. Validation Groups 3. Wizard Control 4. Connection String Storage/Encryption 5. Web.Config Registration Read More...

Filed under: .NET

Mactel Newbie thoughts!
22 June 05 10:18 PM | dwalker | 0 Comments   

I just recently purchased a Mac Mini and was barely able to score OS X on the cheap, since I purchased it just before OS X was released. My main interest was the fact that it's based on Unix and I've always loved to play with it and Linux and felt this Read More...

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Just passed MS 070-320 - C# XML Web Services and Server Components
21 June 05 01:11 AM | dwalker | 0 Comments   

Woot! Going into this test I felt very confident, but after the first few questions I was thinking holy cow! Is this the right test?? Some of the questions I hadn't seen reviewed or discussed in either the Microsoft Prep Book or ExamCram2! With this test Read More...

Filed under: .NET, General, Personal

Static-X - Start a war - Released: 6/14/2005
17 June 05 01:01 AM | dwalker | 0 Comments   

I just bought it yesteday and have listened to it several times! I think on a whole it's not quite as good as their previous albums, but this one has a lot more diversity. From heavier to their usual distinct "Evil Disco" (techno/metal) kind of of sound. Read More...

Filed under: Music

Verisign - Network Solutions - The Ulimate CyberSquatter!
13 June 05 11:24 PM | dwalker | 0 Comments   

I thought there was a time when legislation was going to be passed that would make cyber squatting illegal? Versign - Network Solutions are the biggest cyber squatters in history! I believe ICANN or someone needs to step up and set policy that after 30, Read More...

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No Wonder Microsoft Has Release Delays
12 June 05 01:53 AM | dwalker | 0 Comments   

This is very similiar to my previous post regarding MP3 players. Instead of hardware this is software related though! I just read in Visual Studio magazine a couple days ago an interesting tidbit that I hadn't noticed regarding SQL Server 2005. Currently, Read More...

Filed under: .NET, General

The MP3 Player Shuffle
05 June 05 02:31 PM | dwalker | 0 Comments   

I really don't understand why MP3 players are turning out to be like everything else. You can never find one that has all the features that you want. FM Radio Receiver and/or Recorder is only available on select models. FM Broadcast is only available Read More...

Filed under: Games, Personal