Monthly Archives: May 2008

Phoenix Has Landed!

Posted on 2008/05/26 by cpuguru

Phoenix Has Landed! The search is ongoing for life on Mars.  The Odyssey Orbiter detected what appears to be large amounts of subsurface ice on the northern pole of Mars back in 2002.  Where there’s water, there’s life, right?  Such … Continue reading →

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Microsoft support for OOXML/ODF

Posted on 2008/05/23 by cpuguru

Microsoft Support for OOXML/ODF Just a quick entry on ODF support by Microsoft Office.  Looks like Microsoft has announced support for the Open Document Format (ODF) with SP2 of Office 2007 – which probably won’t come out until 2009.  There’s … Continue reading →

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Windows XP SP3

Posted on 2008/05/21 by cpuguru

Windows XP SP3 Nothing too ground-breaking here, just some info on XP Service Pack 3 that I wanted to post.  It should be available for pretty much everybody to install now via Windows Update.  If you haven’t taken the time, … Continue reading →

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Touch Wall

Posted on 2008/05/14 by cpuguru

Touch Wall Pretty slick demo of the possibilities with a touch-aware wall (think a vertical Surface).  I can definitely imagine a lot of teaching and presentation scenarios for this technology.  Add connectivity to my content via Live Mesh and voila … Continue reading →

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Groking the WorldWide Telescope

Posted on 2008/05/13 by cpuguru

Groking the WorldWide Telescope In March I blogged about a talk at the TED conference on the WorldWide Telescope project that Microsoft Research was working on.  Well, it looks like a Beta version of the WorldWide Telescope (WWT) software is … Continue reading →

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R2-D2 DVD Projector

Posted on 2008/05/08 by cpuguru

R2-D2 DVD Projector I GOTTA get me one off these.  Are you listening honey??? Fathers day is only a month away….    Just think of the possibilities…it’s late at night, you’re catching up on the Battlestar Galactica episodes that you’ve … Continue reading →

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Mid-Atlantic Codecamp Saturday Coming Up!

Posted on 2008/05/07 by cpuguru

Mid-Atlantic Codecamp Saturday Coming Up! If you haven’t been to a code camp, you’re really missing out on a fantastic opportunity.  Where else can you find a full day of FREE programmer training, FREE food and s.w.a.g. in addition to … Continue reading →

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M.A.C. World Orlando???

Posted on 2008/05/04 by cpuguru

M.A.C. World Orlando??? I teased Joe Healy (aka DevFish at DevFish.NET) when I first saw the announcement of a "Mother of All Camps" in Orlando.  I shot him an email asking whether they would consider naming the event "MAC World … Continue reading →

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THE EMPIRE STRIKES BARACK

Posted on 2008/05/02 by cpuguru

THE EMPIRE STRIKES BARACK This is funny!  Pretty much covers the debacle that is leading up to the Democratic primary… The Empire Strikes Barack <political_rant> While we’re on the topic of politics…(my, what a great segway the video provides)…  Does … Continue reading →

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Hummingbird Video

Posted on 2008/05/01 by cpuguru

Hummingbird Video http://images.video.msn.com/flash/soapbox1_1.swf Hummingbird on feeder We just put out the hummingbird feeders over the weekend and we’re already getting customers.  I saw this little guy coming and going on the feeder so I broke out the mini-tripod and started … Continue reading →

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