At TechEd in the US, there are normally dozens of “Official” hotels, and a bus line that is dedicated to your hotel. Just wake up, exit your hotel, get on the bus, snooze for a while, and wake up (again??) at the convention center. Not this year, or at least, not at our hotel. I’m…
This is a just a quick rant – and maybe, just maybe, there is a solution out there that I’m not aware of. I’m a fan of several Google services. But I cringe every time I have to log in to a service, because I can’t remember which one of the now three accounts I…
As I closed the lid on my MBP today, it let out a very loud and annoying cry for help. Like it was saying … Nooooooo, Don’t close me, I’m not ready to sleep! This the first time it happened, and luckily I was at Gangplank HQ and peeps were around to grab a quick video….
Are companies just allowed to put whatever bait-and-switch pricing they want on Google Products? I’m searching for a replacement keyboard for my MacBook Pro. I could just replace a couple of keys, but it seems like the price of a whole new keyboard might be the same price, and then I’ll have plenty of extras…
A friend asked me today on twitter about this, and after I explained it in 140 char’s or less (probably very badly) he asked for a screen cast. The core question was – How can I use Google Maps to create point-to-point directions, without having to type anything, only using the mouse. Here you go…
Don’t beat your head against the wall for this next time Scott – just read your old notes. As a gentle reminder (to self 🙂 the file name is App_Offline.htm not … AppOffline.htm and not … AppOffline.html it’s … App_Offline.htm (casing does not matter but don’t forget that underscore)
In an announcement that I just received from INETA, PluralSight On Demand training is now free to INETA user group leaders, $500 less for all INETA user group members, and a one month free pass to User Group members that are currently unemployed. Are you active in your local INETA user group community? If you’re…
(Copy of Press Release: August 4th, 2009) ASP.NET hosting and SQL hosting leader, DiscountASP.NET, announces expanding their Open Control Panel API with the addition of APIs for SQL 2008 Database backup. The new SQL Backup API is part of DiscountASP.NET’s Open Control Panel Initiative, whose goal is to offer an open hosting system framework which…
When I type in a phone number, I like to know a little bit of info around that number. Might be an extension, a cell number, a spouse number, notes to call within time zones, etc. Google mail has contacts, and each contact can have as many numbers as you like. Each number also has…