Monthly Archives: July 2006

One more thought on Firefly

Posted on July 31, 2006 by Devin

You may have noticed that I posted a disclaimer in the comment thread on my previous Firefly review stating that I would delete comments that were personal attacks. Unfortunately, that wasn’t a theoretical warning. I’d been given good advice — … Continue reading →

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WritEx #1: A Boy and His Dog

Posted on July 31, 2006 by Devin

I’m making an effort to extend my writing skills by writing up several epsodes from my life. Some of these I’m writing up just because they’re a good tale and I’ve been told I need to, while others are intended … Continue reading →

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Bringing home the pork in Washington State

Posted on July 30, 2006 by Devin

The Club for Growth is asking bloggers to track the pork brought home by all 435 House Representatives. “Self,” I said to myself, “this is a worthy cause.” I nodded sagely and considered that it has been a while since … Continue reading →

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On the Care and Feeding of Browncoats (or, my reactions to the ouevre of Firefly)

Posted on July 29, 2006 by Devin

Introduction For a long time, I’ve actively avoided watching (or thinking about, or even listening to people talk about) a short-lived SF show by the name of Firefly. I had my reasons; they were good ones and I liked them … Continue reading →

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Another reason to evaluate Exchange 2007 on x64 if you can

Posted on July 24, 2006 by Devin

The first reason, of course, is to get experience on the actual hardware — being able to load up uber-amounts of RAM and see the performance improvements first-hand. If that doesn’t convince you, though, try this. but if you run … Continue reading →

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First impressions on Exchange 2007 beta 2

Posted on July 24, 2006 by Devin

I haven’t had time to install it yet (the downloads are still running), but I’m reading through the documentation and release notes and wanted to point out a couple of items. Some of these I already knew (or guessed), some … Continue reading →

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Exchange 2007 beta 2 is now available!

Posted on July 24, 2006 by Devin

Beta 2 (the first public beta) of Exchange Server 2007 is now available! As usual, the Exchange team blog gives you all the details of where to get it. Note that you are still not encouraged to install it in … Continue reading →

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DCAR ebook Chapter 5: Implementation part 2: Hardware and Software

Posted on July 18, 2006 by Devin

Chapter 5, Implementation part 2: Hardware and Software, of my ebook on DCAR (Discovery, Compliance, Archival, and Retention) is now available for download. This ebook is published online by Windows IT Pro. This was a fun chapter to write, because … Continue reading →

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Coming Soon

Posted on July 18, 2006 by Devin

Got a few posts coming up that I wanted to let you know about. I’m coming off a long dry spell, and I’ve got a nice backlog of material that I need to get busy blogging! First, I just got … Continue reading →

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Looking up

Posted on July 17, 2006 by Devin

I had a pretty nice weekend than has gone a long way toward getting my attitude back close to being fit for human consumption. On Saturday, despite the now-standard insomnia and sleeping in late, we got out of town up … Continue reading →

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Community Server 2.1 Beta 1 is released

Posted on July 14, 2006 by Devin

Get it here. They’ve got both .NET 1.1 and .NET 2.0 versions, so whichever flavor of .NET you’re using, you can check out the beta. A note from personal experience: don’t install this on a production site unless you’re willing … Continue reading →

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Even MORE distraction value!

Posted on July 14, 2006 by Devin

Things have been somewhat busy around here lately as I’ve been trying to wrap up a major project (which is why I haven’t been blogging much). That is, for the most part, over — so let’s jump back posting as … Continue reading →

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desert

Posted on July 14, 2006 by Devin

I’m done. I have a broken tooth and no set date for geting it fixed, so my phobia of dentists is free to whirl in full force. I’m constantly slurring, and the tooth next to it needs pulled as well. … Continue reading →

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Ode to Monday: a rant on insensitivty in the workplace

Posted on July 10, 2006 by Devin

Not fond of Mondays in theory or in practice. Even with all the things that have gone right today, I’m still pretty cheesed off about today: Getting up at 5:20 so I could be on the road before rush hour … Continue reading →

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An interersting twist…

Posted on July 10, 2006 by Devin

…but one that is not entirely unexpected. It seems that the Boston Globe is announcing a change in their domestic partner benefits coverage for gay employees. Specifically, they will no longer be extending coverage for unammried gay domestic partners as … Continue reading →

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