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Sunday's ZI255 work (ZI255 5)

yeah, i know, i've been working alot on the z-index 255 site this weekend. don't like to hear about it? that's the great thing, you can scroll past it. today i got these things done: - sidebar "recent queries" section now works - sidebar "recen
Post.aspx?Title=Sunday's+ZI255+work+(ZI255+5) - Post -    12/30/2007 5:03:14 PM

What Should Load with Vista?

i see alot of incoming search queries where people are looking for whether certain things should be loading with their copy of windows vista. thus, allow me to provide you with a complete list. you may be looking in the "startup" tab of msconfig. thi
Post.aspx?Title=What+Should+Load+with+Vista%3f - Post -    12/30/2007 1:11:05 PM

ZI255 Work Again (ZI255 4)

more site work was done on z-index 255 tonight. today's changes include: 1. integrated ajax control toolkit. its controls will be added as needed, within the parameters of good taste. 2. sidebar is now in the form of a stylized accordion. sect
Post.aspx?Title=ZI255+Work+Again+(ZI255+4) - Post -    12/30/2007 3:26:06 AM

Adventures in Kentsfield

i've been playing with my new kentsfield q6600 quad-core cpu, seeing what kind of benefit it would provide in the real world. so i've been doing the same stuff i always do in the real world, but paying closer attention to performance. here are the results
Post.aspx?Title=Adventures+in+Kentsfield - Post -    12/29/2007 5:38:45 PM

Happy New Year 2008

yeah, i know, it's a little in advance; but i wanted to get this out there before i forget i have tuesday off. happy 2008. my new years' resolution? i don't have one. i could sit here and come up with one if i so desired, but if i can't motivate myse
Post.aspx?Title=Happy+New+Year+2008 - Post -    12/29/2007 5:38:33 PM

The Digg Song

this won't make sense to you if you aren't familiar with digg.com; this girl apparently wrote a song for the website and has since been approached by the recording industry with offers. for those of you not familiar with digg, it's a news site
Post.aspx?Title=The+Digg+Song - Post -    12/29/2007 2:02:03 PM

Netscape is No More

from slashdot: after years of trying to figure out what to do with it, aol is officially discontinuing the netscape browser. in the four and a half years after they dismantled the development team and spun off the mozilla foundation as a lost cause,
Post.aspx?Title=Netscape+is+No+More - Post -    12/28/2007 8:15:34 PM

Review: Call of Duty 4

thubnail for cod4 - call of duty 4 review - urban combat simulation. first person shooter gamecod4 is a great relief from th
Post.aspx?Title=Review%3a+Call+of+Duty+4 - Post -    12/28/2007 8:02:55 PM

Hardcore Quad-Core

as you can hopefully see, i purchased a new quad-core cpu today and the installation went smoothly. sure, 2.4ghz isn't exactly fast, but four of them are. the cpu features dual 128kb l1 caches and dual 4mb l2 caches and twice as many cores as its pre
Post.aspx?Title=Hardcore+Quad-Core - Post -    12/27/2007 7:58:35 PM

Microsoft Increases Bandwidth Cap on File Transfer Manager

microsoft has apparently increased the bandwidth cap of their file transfer manager. i'm using it to download windows vista ultimate sp1 rc0 from microsoft connect, and the bandwidth is alot higher and more even than i've seen it in the past. p
Post.aspx?Title=Microsoft+Increases+Bandwidth+Cap+on+File+Transfer+Manager - Post -    12/27/2007 4:42:30 PM

Site work on ZI255 (ZI255 3)

i stayed up late last night, so i did some site work on z-index 255. from my whatsnew.txt file: - added delete entry functionality - removed horizontal scrollbars from entry grid and sidebar - added tempadmin and login functionality - added
Post.aspx?Title=Site+work+on+ZI255+(ZI255+3) - Post -    12/26/2007 8:04:08 AM

The Hardest Video Game Ever


Post.aspx?Title=The+Hardest+Video+Game+Ever - Post -    12/25/2007 3:06:52 PM

Car Needs New Alternator

my 1990 mitsubishi eclipse gs refused to start today as i tried to pull away from a gas pump. it's had problems dying occasionally, but always started right back up again until now. i managed to coaerse the driver of the pickup at the next pump to gi
Post.aspx?Title=Car+Needs+New+Alternator - Post -    12/22/2007 2:28:40 PM

ZI255 Work Tonight (ZI255 2)

i did some minor site work tonight on the new site, z-index 255. updates include improvements to the entry viewer, styles, and a user info panel. i also fixed a bug where some users accidentally got a banlevel of -1 when that should only happen for me :).
Post.aspx?Title=ZI255+Work+Tonight+(ZI255+2) - Post -    12/20/2007 11:02:41 PM

Programatically Download File from Remote Location to User Through Server (C#)

a while ago, i posted an entry regarding programatically downloading a file from a remote location to user through a webserver in vb.net. today i saw an incoming click from a post on a popular asp.net development forum referencing it under the simple titl
Post.aspx?Title=Programatically+Download+File+from+Remote+Location+to+User+Through+Server+(C%23) - Post -    12/19/2007 7:06:11 PM

Watch 3000 Barrels Fall Down and Explode in Crysis


Post.aspx?Title=Watch+3000+Barrels+Fall+Down+and+Explode+in+Crysis - Post -    12/15/2007 2:51:49 PM

SQL Server Brute Force Attacks From 75.67.199.23

75.67.199.23, your continued brute force attack attempts will not be tolerated. i have terminated permissions for you to connect on any port via any protocol. surely you didn't think i'd be using a login name such as "teacher", "company", or "test"? certa
Post.aspx?Title=SQL+Server+Brute+Force+Attacks+From+75.67.199.23 - Post -    12/14/2007 11:41:14 PM

Server Rack Installed in Home Computer Lab

j has been learning some of the newer microsoft technologies, such as xaml. part of his ongoing endeavors is a writing craigslist parser and viewer. without having to go through the website, he found someone in town who was selling server racks at 10-20%
Post.aspx?Title=Server+Rack+Installed+in+Home+Computer+Lab - Post -    12/14/2007 9:56:22 PM

Session State Data Lost Between Postbacks

i was troubleshooting a bug for the past couple days in which all session data was being lost upon postback. at first, it appeared that certain objects were being reset or nulled upon specific events being raised. then, some preusal of my debug logs showe
Post.aspx?Title=Session+State+Data+Lost+Between+Postbacks - Post -    12/14/2007 5:35:06 PM

Just Another Colorado Winter

so, those studded snow tires are starting to look really nice. it took me an hour to traverse a distance that normally takes 15-20 minutes. the steep hill on garden of the gods, west of union, normally takes me 30-45 seconds; i spent 15 minutes on that hi
Post.aspx?Title=Just+Another+Colorado+Winter - Post -    12/11/2007 8:39:22 AM

Winter's Wrath Has Begun

it snowed on friday night and stayed through the weekend, so i guess winter is finally here. normally i don't like winter just because of the temperature, snow and ice; but this year i have a lightweight car with bald tires... ... so friday i'm getti
Post.aspx?Title=Winter's+Wrath+Has+Begun - Post -    12/10/2007 5:31:46 PM

Mass Spammer IP Release

okay, there have been so many referral spammers since i started linking to referrers that i think i'm just gonna stop doing it (though i'll still show recent queries as links, cuz who's gonna link farm google?). as you may notice, i haven't really been me
Post.aspx?Title=Mass+Spammer+IP+Release - Post -    12/9/2007 11:51:49 PM

Work: Project Moves to Production

the (big, fancy, secret) project i work on moved to production this week. the test cycle was a joke, but half a dozen people inside the company have been using it and i've been getting the feedback i need to keep the application free of bugs. so the site
Post.aspx?Title=Work%3a+Project+Moves+to+Production - Post -    12/7/2007 9:28:06 PM

GoogleJuicer is the Name, GoogleJuice is the Game

some of you know i bought googlejuicer.com awhile back and started hosting it, though there's nothing there, really... well, i randomly googled googlejuice and showed up on page 1! googlejuice: #8 of 31,200 when there's actually stuff there, i'm
Post.aspx?Title=GoogleJuicer+is+the+Name%2c+GoogleJuice+is+the+Game - Post -    12/5/2007 11:40:51 PM

Programatically Creating and Invoking Events in C#

as some of you know, i code my asp.net code-behinds in two languages: c# for hobbies and projects, and vb.net for work. i never had to instantiate and invoke events manually in c# before, just in vb.net. but, because of the new stuff i'm doing in z-index
Post.aspx?Title=Programatically+Creating+and+Invoking+Events+in+C%23 - Post -    12/5/2007 11:33:39 PM

Programatically Clicking Button in an Accordion to Bypass AJAX Bug

okay, so there's this bug in the ajax accordion that prevents a nested button from firing on the first click. that is, you have to click the button twice to cause its event handler to fire. the bug was apparently added to the ajax team's long list of
Post.aspx?Title=Programatically+Clicking+Button+in+an+Accordion+to+Bypass+AJAX+Bug - Post -    12/4/2007 9:36:57 PM

Today's GoogleJuicings

i found myself in a new #1 spot today and felt compelled to inflict it upon you. you are welcome. (images) multimon wallpaper: #1 of 340 christmas dreamscene: #1-4 of 40,000 (311 google clicks) snow dreamscene: #1-4 of 17,000 comcast saga: #1 o
Post.aspx?Title=Today's+GoogleJuicings - Post -    12/3/2007 10:53:34 PM

Display Driver Stopped Responding and has Recovered - AtiKmDag

remember when i said i was having a hardware issue where occasionally both screens connected to one of my video cards spontaneously stopped responding, thus freezing the system? vista is able to recover from this occuring; my guess is they do the obv
Post.aspx?Title=Display+Driver+Stopped+Responding+and+has+Recovered+-+AtiKmDag - Post -    12/2/2007 10:05:17 PM

The Dude who Sings Better than most Girls

so apparently there was a contest for the best rendition of "part of your world", a song from the disney movie the little mermaid. well, this dude sang a more convincing girl than the actual girls who he's competing with. i gotta warn you, the pit
Post.aspx?Title=The+Dude+who+Sings+Better+than+most+Girls - Post -    12/2/2007 2:30:44 PM

ZI255 Early Previews (ZI255 1)

z-index 255 is making lots of progress. today i managed to get it to the point where it renders, so i went ahead and pointed zi255.com and zindex255.com to it. the basic navigation is the same, except the main content pane and sidebar will scroll sep
Post.aspx?Title=ZI255+Early+Previews+(ZI255+1) - Post -    12/2/2007 1:26:49 AM

New Headlight

i bought a headset lamp a few days ago while window-shopping at compusa. this thing was a real rip-off. as advertised, it's a light you put on your head. it comes with these basic parts: - headband - led lights - dimmer switch (built better
Post.aspx?Title=New+Headlight - Post -    12/1/2007 11:27:12 PM

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