Coding4Fun: Great Idea

The MSDN Coding4Fun: Coding4Fun looks like a great idea; I look froward to visiting through it and finding what kind of fun nuggets might be in here.

Can I post via Outlook?

This is a quick test of http://www.blogger.com/ feature to let you post via email! Could be a wee bit faster to post via email than via:

·         Their web page.

·         NewsGator.

·         BlogJet or such.

 

It’s a lot easier to shoot an email off and rely on Outlook’s built in features. The only problem is that Outlook’s HTML throws in a lot of tag / HTML goo that can cause problems for other programs.

 

Fingers crossed!

 

Wow – Open Media Network

The Open Media Network looks really exciting. Not having good TV reception / cable / DSS, whatever we watch we either have on disk or download. This looks like a great place not only for educational and news items to watch but also a nice way to collect podcasts. It uses its own form of a peer network, much like BitTorrent. I hope this builds speed and content.

Sedona Airport Elisa and I hiked around

This is an overhead of the Sedona Airport that Elisa and I hiked around. The hike was initially on the east side and I didn’t see the airport until you came around the southernmost loop. You can see a dense set of vegetation to the east of the end of the airstrip – there’s a fence there protecting some very lush trees. That’s about the only place you can see the trail from above.

That's more like it…

But, sorry Mulder, it’s not good enough resolution to see a saucer…

Groom what?

Not much to see if you ask me…

Sat maps showing interesting things

At Google Sightseeing there are a collection of snaps from Google Maps of famous and strange things seen from overhead. Fun! Ends up that Google Maps is a lot more accessible than Microsoft’s Terraserver if only in user interface (quicker to enter addresses). TerraServer servers up much bigger images.

Note: Wired magazine has a related article: Surprises Lurk in Satellite Snaps

New Scientist 13 things that do not make sense – Features

Great stuff: New Scientist 13 things that do not make sense – Features

Microsoft Feels Like Lead

Microsoft Feels Like Lead
- certainly has been a long five years since the glory days of the stock.

Two Greatest Inventions

I’ve come to appreciate the two greatest inventions of modern daily life are:

  1. A stud finder.
  2. A laser leveler.

I know in the dark ages before stud finders you’d just knock along the drywall to detect the stud. Oh, there’s nothing better than pretty well knowing exactly where it is and when the drill goes in to make the pilot hole there’s just a big happy smile when you hit wood.

I also picked up a cheapy laser leveler – just bubbles to help you determine if it’s level before switching it on. Oh so well worth the money.

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