Happy 10th Birthday A Little Blog!
Back on November 4th, 2002 I made my first blog post. Ten years later, it's still going strong. Yes, my posting rhythm could, at best, be described as indiscriminate... but it…
Year: 2012
Bucky the Pumpkin
Last night the SharePoint Experiences design and program management teams did a little pumpkin carving. I decided to make this happy little buck-toothed fellow. Finney has expressed his approval. Happy Halloween!
The True Reason for Halloween
It’s not to relive our childhood fantasies by playing dress up… It’s to relive our childhood sugar rushes by eating Monster Cereal. Every year, I do just that very thing. And every…
He likes it! Hey Finney!
We bought Finney a stylish new dog bed for the den... ... he didn't come upstairs for two days. I think that's a sign of approval.
It’s alive! (again)
One of my favorite watches has been dead for several months now and today I finally picked up a replacement battery since we had to go to the battery store (yes, there's…
Labor Day Jam Session
It's blackberry season again, so Paula and I spent part of our labor day gathering. We netted almost 4 pounds of fruit (which is no small feat considering how many thorns there…
I made a new friend
This little guy wasn't shy at all and was happy to hang around posing for me. A few more are up on Smugmug.
Web devs: create a shortcut palate for browser testing
A robust web design means trying your code with several browsers. Here’s how to make your testing on Windows a bit easier by having small links to every browser in your taskbar.…
Brown isn’t all about UPS
A very rose-like pinecone sitting on my new desk.
Playing with MSR Cliplets
Cliplets is nifty, free tool from MSR that allows you to take a video and turn it into what appears to be a still photo. If you have the right scene, it…
Launch your web browser as another user
In SharePoint 2013 there is no longer a quickie menu choice to allow you to indulge your alter ego. I’ll let others go into depth on why it went a way, but…
Here’s where I pat myself in the back
Weekend's done, was i productive? I wasn't feeling productive... but upon review, Finished the screen for our trash bins Finished my workbench Trimmed the garage door And cleaned out the garage. I…
Moon
The moon seen through the corkscrew willow in our backyard.
Aww… cute widdle buggie
Urgh... sorry, you were much cuter from across the room. Game over man, game over!
I’m living in the future
One of my molars was almost all filling on the top, so a crown was required. Instead of ordering out, the dentist just did a 3d scan of my teeth and made…
Is nothing more entertaining than irony?
Last night some enterprising spammer started sending mail to a distribution list (DL) at Microsoft. Normally this wouldn't be an issue since most DLs don't accept mail from addresses outside the company.…