By Martin on 28.11.2008 22:49
There’s an official Monty Python channel on youtube now. 
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By Martin on 27.11.2008 13:28
In Germany colds calls are forbidden. Today I experienced a way to circumvent that. I got a letter from Gruner & Jahr, the publisher of a monthly magazine I have a subscription for. The letter heading in bold face is:
Important: Your subscription of magazine:…
The remaining letter was quite short. Here’s the original text:
In English:
Dear Mr. […]
We would like you to call us about your subscription
using the toll-free number 0800-…
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By Martin on 26.11.2008 23:17
Maybe I should print out that as a poster and hang it on a wall near our office kitchen so that everyone can see it. [Edit 27.11.08]To prevent any misunderstanding: I think simplicity is a successful design principle one should remember and it's a worthy goal to strive for.
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By Martin on 26.11.2008 13:02
Before you continue you should read the first part about how to write a SwyxIt Plug-In in managed code. This blog post extends the first sample and adds full-text search support. Read More » |
By morten.rokosz on Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:58:59 GMT
 Ray Ozzie, Microsoft's new chief software architect was handpicked by Bill Gates to retool the Windows giant for the 21st century. Gates refers to him as "one of the top five programmers in the universe."
Wired.com runs an excellent feature article on the new CSA in Microsoft. This is exactly why I love reading Wired articles. It's more than just tech, it's history, it's the spirit of people just destined to end up in the chair of chairs. Please enjoy this excellent article from the Wired website
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By Martin on 24.11.2008 22:09
There’s a software development kit for SwyxIt with a lot of useful examples. However, SwyxIt’s roots are native, unmanaged C++, and most of the examples are in native code, too. Recently somebody asked in the forum if it’s possible to write a client plug-in in C#. Read More » |
By Martin on 22.11.2008 13:10
In the German language there is a derogative slang term called “merkbefreit”, meaning something like “not notice anything”. Here’s a prime example:
This reminds me. I haven’t seen Fargo for years. May I should watch it once more.
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By Tom Wellige on Freitag, 21. November 2008 12:22
It's about weekend soon, so let's prepare our self for the night in the cinemas with a couple of movies of all genres. Read More » |
By Martin on 10.11.2008 09:21
Even politicians should understand this. But I’m pretty sure they’ll ignore technical facts as they do all the time.
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By Martin on 10.11.2008 07:03
 During lunch last week a colleague mentioned that there are two small features concerning SwyxIt! skin saving which will not be documented and which are not visible in the user interface. Reason for hiding these functions is that the GUI was fixed already for the release and, most important, no additional QA time was available to test it.
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By Tom Wellige on Sonntag, 9. November 2008 11:24
According to my forum post I have updated the blog module at Swyx Forum which comes with a new Windows Live Writer interface (MetaWebLog API). This posting just tests this interface as it is written using Windows Live Writer.
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By morten.rokosz on Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:33:36 GMT
According to Mark Twain history does not repeat itself, but it does rhyme. How true is this in the times of global credit crunch. Read More » |
By Martin on 02.11.2008 19:07
 With v6.20 the skin setting in the SwyxWare Administration server properties got an new meaning. It used to define which skin to configure for new users. Now it additionally defines the system default skin. Every user which has selected the “system default” skin will use that setting. In other words, as administrator you’re able to switch all user’s skins by changing the default setting. New users automatically get the setting “System default”.
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