Microsoft Bloggers
A very interesting list of Microsoft bloggers. Some are technical some are not some talk about work some don't but if you want to get a idea what is going on inside some of the employees at Redmond here is your chance. [GotDotNet]
From the archive
August 2003
138 posts
Syndic8 article about locating an RSS Feed
Many of you read highlights of Geek News from our XML, RDF feeds. I read 99.9% of all the news you find here on Geek News via my favorite Aggreator Newz Crawler. As I find sites I like I add their RSS feed to my aggreator. Many times those authors have their favorites reads list on their site, which I
Open Space SpaceRef.com (Space News Resource)
I am always hunting around for space news and found this site which really good coverage of multiple space news sources. I found all of the major news for the past week at the referenced link. Those of you that are space buffs let me know what ya think. [SpaceRef.com] If they had a RSS feed then there site would
Slashdot Article talks about exposed spammer
If only posting every spammers name in a newspaper would be so easy Corporate America would probably pay for the ads and then we could go after each of these idiots as they did down in New Zealand. [Slashdot] [The New Zealand Herald]
Late Payment consequences to be aware of
I know you are saying what is this article doing in Geek News Central. I know all true geeks where early adopters of electronic banking. I personally despised writing checks ever couple of weeks and the advent of Electronic Banking was my personal financial savior. But I felt this story was important enough to include it in today's offerings. As
Hosting Providers should be held accountable
Several of you have sent me e-mail saying hey we came to your site and found a blank page. This has happened twice in the last week. Here is the message I sent to my hosting provider. "The hard-drive is full on the server again" I understand that many host will over-sell a server another words you offer x amount
MSN Messenger Forced Upgrade will it exclude Trillian on Oct 15th
On October 15th Microsoft is changing the way users of Microsoft Messenger login. They are supposedly switching to a SSL login the forced upgrade to version 5 of Messenger spells bad news for the users of Trillian and other programs that interface with it. No longer will Trillian users be able to interface with Microsoft Messenger. Microsoft has said that
Connecting your TiVo Series 2 via WiFi
If you want to ditch your land-line better get your TiVo talking on your wireless network first. I have been the Guinea Pig on several occasions having to forge the path on figuring out how to do something. But if you want some insights of setting up your TiVo to a WiFi network read on. [The Mortuary Portal]
Is it File sharing or does most music just suck!
I have not purchased a CD in about a year as part of my personal boycott of the RIAA. I have on the otherhand purchased approxiamentally 20 singles via online methods. I don't use a file sharing service partially because I am usually on dial-up as I am always on the road. CBS MarketWatch has a very good article on
1am Tuesday in Japan 5am Monday in Hawaii and 11am on the East Coast
I have always tried to publish to the this site so that content is fresh for people when they wake up on the east coast. So many times while on travel this equates into some ridiculous hours. Today was a regular work day that ended up being a 20 hour Marathon and I need at least 6 hours sleep before
Bryan’s Pick, “ObjectBar”
It's that time again, a slow Sunday in Tech news brings the sixth edition of the new "Bryan's Pick." Bryan's Pick is a useful and time saving program that I recommend for anyone all ages that makes things in life a little easier. Now, I have no clue why, but I dedicated this week to trickin' out XP to look
Should you upgrade to Office 2003
I have been using Office 2000 and have yet to upgrade further but I am thinking this may be the round to do so. But as I look at my Office usage I find myself being in Outlook 90% of the time Word 7% and Powerpoint 3% so do I really need to upgrade. Each of us will have to
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