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iTunes is garbage
I assume this is a widely held belief since there is no way this software is liked by anyone who actually attempts to use it. I have an extensive library of music, most of which was pulled from vinyl or CD by me, and nearly all of which I have laboriously...
Posted: 07-08-2009 12:49 by Chris | with no comments
Handy...
http://www.confickerworkinggroup.org/infection_test/cfeyechart.html Easy way to tell if you're possibly/probably affected by the conficker virus.
Posted: 04-02-2009 18:34 by Chris | with no comments
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How is this not cool?
Good luck convincing me otherwise. You have no chance. http://www.scienceforseo.com/informationtext-analysis/how-does-a-search-engine-know-what-words-mean/ The current state of search is impressive, but at the same time, totally pathetic. I can scan 2400...
Posted: 03-16-2009 23:10 by Chris | with no comments
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Site updates
Those of you who visit the site occasionally, and venture further than this front page will notice some changes. I have updated the site to the newest version of Community Server. I had some kinks earlier today (images/avatars not showing) but I think...
Posted: 03-13-2009 21:14 by Chris | with no comments
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When geeks laugh at other geeks
This is really mean, and I am probably going straight to hades for putting it on the web for all to see, but it is funny enough (and I'm mean-spirited enough) that I am going to do it anyway. We are sitting in a knowledge-sharing session concerning...
Posted: 01-31-2008 9:23 by Chris | with no comments
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AntiVirus and performance
Recently I switched my home ISP to AT&T from Comcast, and as a result, my free subscription to McAfee products was revoked and I was granted a subscription to Norton/Symantec instead. Generally speaking, I am the kind of user who watches my process...
Posted: 12-20-2007 10:58 by Chris | with no comments
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I never knew you could do that!
It seems so obvious now, but in searching around for help with some video editing stuff I am working with tonight, I came across something that made me slap my forehead like John L Smith during a press conference. You can do a binary concatenation of...
Posted: 12-07-2007 22:38 by Chris | with no comments
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I love my iPod -- I don't like iTunes
I recently joined the iPod set, getting myself an 80GB video iPod. In short -- I love it. I have an older Rio MP3 player that I can put a SD card in that will still get used for running and whatnot, but the iPod is quickly becoming a go-everywhere, gotta...
Posted: 05-09-2007 14:38 by Chris | with 3 comment(s)
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.NET Reflection and AppDomains
If you already are familiar with the concept of an AppDomain, perhaps this is uninteresting to you. I had never used them, and they are a powerful construct that I think should be highlighted, so I am posting this, even though people who use Reflection...
Posted: 03-23-2007 12:43 by Chris | with no comments
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Script control of virtual server VMs
If you use virtual server at all, and have a need to control your VM states on a schedule or based on events, you'll find these script references handy. We are trying to make better use of VM Images for tasks like builds and other repeatable events...
IIS 7.0 (and Vista)
I've been tinkering with Vista RC1, and specifically IIS 7.0, and have found a bunch of cool stuff, and some confusing stuff. The most important thing to note about all of the comments I am about to make is that I purposely did NOT install IIS 6.0...
Posted: 09-11-2006 11:40 by Chris | with no comments
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CS Upgrade redux
We're now at Community Server 2.1 and all appears to be running smoothly. I will probably put my blog back as the redirect off http://www.chrisoverbeek.com/ as I liked it better that way. Dissenting opinions will be summarily discarded.
Posted: 08-29-2006 19:42 by Chris | with no comments
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Windows Live Writer
I am testing out posting using a new utility from Microsoft called Windows Live Writer. It is a pretty nifty little post crafting utility that will let me write up a post offline, then sync it to the site. Obviously, I could always do that by writing...
Posted: 08-24-2006 13:04 by Chris | with no comments
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upgrade of CS at chrisoverbeek.com
I have attempted an upgrade to version 2.0 of community server at chrisoverbeek.com. Lots of stuff isn't lining up quite right yet, but it should be working, somewhat. Let me know what's broke (other than the galleries, which are all hosed...)
Posted: 08-23-2006 16:52 by Chris | with no comments
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Outlook 2007 Annoyance
Here's an interesting one: I usually have a dual monitor setup on my desk, and I often have my Outlook client running maximized on one, (which is where I do most of my work), while I generally use the other for opening programs, and or as my workspace...
Posted: 06-13-2006 7:19 by Chris | with no comments
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