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Archive for January, 2009
Office Communicator Hotfixes
6 Jan 2009Not many people are aware of this. But “Microsoft Office Communicator hotfixes are not part of Windows Update, so it is important to find and deploy them through other means.” (source)
I’m completely baffled on how this happened. In the Mac Messenger version, the update is handled by the standard office [...]
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- Tags: Microsoft, OCS, Windows Update
Wii puts 10 in hospital a week
In: In the news
5 Jan 2009TEN people a week in Britain are hospitalised from playing Wii games.
The growing toll has prompted NHS doctors to warn of the dangers.
Wii-itis sufferers usually have excruciating pain in the right shoulder or knee.
A rheumatology consultant said: “Most are admitted after playing the tennis and running games which involve sudden movements and violent tendon stretching.”
Dr [...]
Good Bye 2008
4 Jan 2009At lunch the other day, a friend asked everyone at the table what was our favorite part of 2008. I think that I may have offended her a bit when I said that my favorite thing was that it was over. I wasn’t kidding either.
Work has been challenging but stressful. [...]
NASA’s rovers mark five years on Red Planet
In: In the news
3 Jan 2009Not too bad for a mission that was only supposed to last 90 days
NASA’s Mars rovers are celebrating their fifth birthday on the Red Planet, exceeding their original life span by four years and nine months, with no end in sight to their history-making work.
The rover Spirit landed January 3, 2004, with Opportunity [...]
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- Tags: Mars Rovers, NASA
Throwing hardware at the problem
In: In the news
2 Jan 2009Recently, Jeff Atwood posted the following article talking about throwing hardware at a programming problem.
I have to say, I agree as I’m sure many others do as well.
One thing that you have to realize as a manager is the talent that you have on staff. If you happen to have 3 [...]
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- Tags: Hardware, Programmers
Zune Glitch
In: Micro$oft
1 Jan 2009Having dealt with my fair share of timezone issues while programming, I find leap year issues really funny. Thank you Microsoft for starting off my year with a laugh.
Many Zune owners successfully revived their failed music players Thursday morning, while others were still unable to overcome a leap year-related glitch that caused thousands [...]
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- Wow, a user trying to circumvent paying an extra $3 a month for an exchange account. Its 2.95 vs 5.95 Seriously people? #cheap #SOB
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- Window 10 (ms3) killed. Suddenly the Dungeon collapses!! - You die... #funny #error #messages #screen
- Not shocking that a local news cast talking about pregnancy is talking more about c-sections than natural childbirth. Wrong path folks.