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Visual Design Trends
I’m working on updating my Wordpress install on this blog, and refreshing the design/template too. I love how easy it is (most of the time). It really does give non-technical people access to personal publishing with a pretty amazing level of personalization and customization.
While I was looking around for inspiration, I found this [...]
Focus, Focus, Focus
Here is a well written article on “focus”… well, that’s the point of it, but it’s about Microsoft’s lack of it.
In many ways I agree with the point of the article, Microsoft is a bit fragmented. While I also think that some of the efforts he describes as tangental, actually work out quite well. [...]
Neudesic’s NuCon Coming Up
Neudesic is sponsoring NuCon 2007!
NuCon will feature what’s Nu and upcoming in Microsoft’s Businss Technology offerings!
Topics Include overviews of Visual Studio 2008, Server SQL 2008, and Microsoft Business Platform Value.
WHEN:
Thursday, November 8th 2007 - 8:30am - 5pm
WHERE:
Hyatt Regency Irvine
17900 Jamboree Blvd., Irvine, CA 92614
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Should be an interesting overview of what’s happening in Microsoft’s tech [...]
Rich Ale: Fun with Anagrams
I found a link to the internet anagram server, it’s loads of silly fun.
Charlie = rich ale, real chi, ah relic
Neudesic (my day job) = Nice Used, Nice Sued, Nice Dues, Deuce Sin, Ice Dunes
Snooze Alarms = Alas! No More Z’s
Vacation Times = I’m Not as Active
Software = Swear Oft
The Morse Code = [...]
A little beauty
I wanted to share an update on my yard… Turns out my poor roses had gotten too much fertilizer and “burned” them a bit. Too much of anything can be bad.
But it also looks like they are resilient little buggers! This is a picture of one from my yard. [...]
“All” the world’s information?
Google is clear on their mission: “To organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.”
With that in mind, they just announced an investment in 23andMe.com, a startup focused on helping individuals make sense of their genetic information. Says a founder (who happens to be Sergey Brin’s new wife):
“Our goal is to allow [...]
Have you Googled yourself lately?
When I’m about to meet someone for a client meeting, interview or other business meeting, I usually do a little homework by checking their LinkedIn profile or Googling them. I just look for commonality in people we know, companies or industries we may have worked for, etc. It often makes for a richer conversation…
But [...]
