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April 2007 - Posts

Linking your blogs to a different URL
Gotta quickly blog this one since it was something I couldn't find out here in blogland.. CS has the ability (now hidden) to link each blog post to a given URL - any URL. As I said, it's hidden in the UI, so you can't set it, but I had to Read More...
Busier than a busy thing
This week has been crazy on a secret site that is being launched next week. 3 hours sleep has become the norm, and caffeine is my friend. And it's the most fun I've had programming under pressure since debugging on the bridge of a $100,000/day Read More...
Get outta my way, Error List!
This is probably an oldie, but only today have I lost patience with the Error List window. I'm fed up with the hundreds of HTML validation errors it shows, hiding the real build errors. Half the time my HTML source view shows that <asp tags are Read More...
Cancelled Mozy
I don't think I've been led astray by Scott Hanselman before, but Mozy was a disaster . Uninstalled. I sent in a tech support request last week after not being able to see any list of files to restore (after 12 hours of "loading"). No Read More...
Outlook 2007 patch
If like me you've noticed Outlook 2007 was a lot slower than 2003, MSFT just released a patch . via fellow Telligenti Kevin Harder Read More...
Twittering
http://twitter.com/JamesShaw go add me, baby and tell me how long it is before you see the cat... Read More...
Mozy or Slowzy?
I've been trying Mozy out as a backup system since last week. Easy to install, although I'm just using the freebie 2gb option for now while I test the service. Turning off huge folders just to get under the 2gb limit was eye-opening for starters, Read More...