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A sophisticated, and detailed (but fake) Amazon Kindle purchase spam
Check it out at the bottom of this post. Interestingly, several different URLs are used in the spam email, scattered around several countries – somebody’s put a nice bit of effort into this... Continue reading »
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Google+ ticking all those boxes for me
I recently realised I’ve been a member of Flickr for 6 years. That has made me feel old. Check out my first photo. You can see where it was taken. And what camera was used, hah. Needless to see,... Continue reading »
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TaskCancelledException vs OperationCancelledException
I had a conversation with Stephen Toub, Peter Ritchie and Kevin Hazzard about the different between the TaskCancelledException and the OperationCancelledException. It turns out not to be a big... Continue reading »
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Porting apps to Windows 8 Metro
I’ve talked to many developers who are excited about Metro app development, but say that the hardest part is coming up with an app idea. Some folks want to walk through converting an existing app... Continue reading »
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BostonRB Outreach and Education
I’ve mostly been MIA this past year on this blog and in the community while I’ve been focusing on “leveling up”. But sadly my endeavors in the community have suffered. I have either led or... Continue reading »
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Email Marketing – Double Opt In
So you’re thinking about using email marketing to communicate with your customers and prospects, or you want to grow you mailing list, great! Hopefully you’re already using a list where people... Continue reading »
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Made Me Smile: Lego Wigs
As a kid I used to love Lego, and I always find it cool when it’s used in interesting and different ways. This is such a fun photo series by Elroy Klee, called Mindplay: bricks on me, where he gave... Continue reading »
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Dress of The Day: Dorothy Perkins Polka-Dot Dress
I thought I’d start a new recurring blog post all about dresses; I keep coming across pretty (and sometimes geeky) dresses I want to share with you all! And to keep it in line with my Video of The... Continue reading »
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Hey, Geeks! It's Our Day: Happy Geek Pride Day to you!
Find your nearest geek and give 'em a BIG HUG. Today is Geek Pride Day! You may be scratching your hear, thinking: "I thought May The 4th was a day of geek pride since it's called Star Wars Day".... Continue reading »
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Tweets from this week
Tweets from this week: Tweets from this week http://t.co/CaBbHWqA 08:09:37, 2012-05-11 Tweets from this week: A … http://t.co/F6IiQTSy 08:11:16, 2012-05-18Tweets from this week http://t.co/iltCjSEf... Continue reading »
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Ok, this is funny: Avast blocking Avast?
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First Moment of Truth in digital signage environments: Bill Gerba's Words of Wisdom
Here is the link to a great discussion about FMOT and the user or customer experience in a range of environments that include digital displays:... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website... Continue reading »
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Do you want the Contoso Cookbook (and other Windows Dev Camp content)?
I promised that I would blog when the official Windows 8 Developer Camp content was available online, and now it is! You can get the slide decks, samples, resources, and wonderful hands-on labs... Continue reading »
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Premier Tech Briefing 2012
Premier Tech Briefing 2012 – Friday 15th JuneCome and join us for the Mid-Year Premier Tech Briefing 2012. Learn from the best as Microsoft Premier Field Engineer’s (PFE) show you their tips and... Continue reading »
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Video of The Day: RUIN
After last week’s post about NBC’s new show Revolution, Reinier commented that some shots were taken from the short movie RUIN. I hadn’t seen RUIN yet, but it’s an awesome short: Turns out... Continue reading »
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Overheard talking about Cassandra
“For many years, open source was seen as a trailing effort to proprietary projects. In the big data/NoSQL space, this has been turned on its head. Cassandra is a really good example of how openness... Continue reading »
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24 May–Summer Palace
Last day in Beijing today. We ventured out on the very long subway ride to the Summer Palace. The subway was packed by towards the end of the journey we managed to get a seat. The summer place... Continue reading »
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Pinterest + Testing Infographics
A follow on from my recent post on Pinterest + Mindmaps…I’ve started one for Testing + Infographics. Not all are about testing, but I believe they would be of use to testers. Continue reading »
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A Specialising Generalist
Firstly, what is a generalist? The dictionary says: "A person competent in several different fields or activities."I've called myself many things in my career, from polyglot to geek diva but one... Continue reading »
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Cool Stuff: Guess The TV Show Character
Wow, this illustration by Anna Rettberg is awesome! I instantly recognized most of these characters; I think the only ones I struggled with were from shows that I haven’t watched (only 2 actually:... Continue reading »
