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Automated Infrastructure Podcast on IT Conversations

Wed, 14 May 2008 01:41:06 GMT

Adam Jacob and I did an IT Conversations podcast with Phil Windley last week, which I really enjoyed. We started with a summary of Adam's excellent Web2.0 Expo session, covered the phases of startup growth using virtual infrastructures like EC2 and 3tera, and discussed how Puppet shifts us to "Infrastructure as Code". We even got into the challenges and opportunities...

Animation with Math.cos() (7/12/2000)

Wed, 14 May 2008 01:36:06 GMT

How many radians in 37 degrees? Learn a typical usage for the cos() method.

Congratulations to Two of My Former Students and Coworkers On Their New Opportunities.

Wed, 14 May 2008 01:26:06 GMT

Mitch Anderson and Brian McMurray were both students of mine at Bradley University, and later, they became coworkers of mine at The Iona Group. Both were obviously talented when they came onboard, with their talents only growing by leaps and bounds while they produced stellar work. Alas, things were not meant to last. Mitch is leaving [...]

A list of all the US presidential election logos from...

Wed, 14 May 2008 01:21:06 GMT

A list of all the US presidential election logos from 1960-2008. That's a whole lot of red and blue. I particularly liked 1988's Dick "Chrysler" Gephardt and Paul Simon's Top Gun homage. (via quips)

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IIS7 Administration Pack and Database Manager Technical Preview 2

Wed, 14 May 2008 01:21:06 GMT

Today we have released the IIS7 Administration Pack and Database Manager Customer Technical Preview 2. This is a collection of IIS 7 Manager plug-ins and extensions which we hope that you will find useful. So, what's special about Technical Preview 2? Configuration Editor New locking functionality and visualization of locked items Ability to set configuration settings at any level. Users can now set application and web site settings within ApplicationHost.config easily. Bug Fixes IIS...( read more ) Read More......(read more)

Google Search Update

Wed, 14 May 2008 01:16:06 GMT

After converting to Google Search and giving Google a chance to get everything active, ads stared appearing on the results.? That's part of the deal for getting free search, so they were expected, but after seeing them, I realized the layout wasn't too hot.? With both my sidebar and the ads, the top couple search [...]

No more Republicans

Tue, 13 May 2008 22:16:07 GMT

Since there are no more Republicans in the race for President now, is there a chance that a third party or independent candidate can make a decent showing this time? Former Congressman Bob Barr has thrown his hat into the ring. It's unfortunate that he couldn't run as a Republican, but the Republican party appears to be more concerned with big business and protecting it's own skin than with

testing (please ignore this post)

Tue, 13 May 2008 22:11:07 GMT

just playing with ScribeFire it is a sweet little plugin for firefox that lets you blog from a panel in the browser...

Adobe Feeds Update II

Tue, 13 May 2008 20:46:07 GMT

Just a quick note to let you know that I fixed the Adobe Feeds web services.

Moscone, Norovirus, JavaOne - The Truth Please

Tue, 13 May 2008 19:56:08 GMT

I made an earlier blog post here discussing my experience with a norovirus and passing out on stage. Like most people who attended JavaOne, I never really questioned the mainstream press story until people started posting comments on my blog that seem to contradict the official story. Now I want to call out and ask for people who have had similar experiences to add comments to this blog if they want to request a more thorough investigation of what really happened.

I have also contacted a couple of reporters and asked them to look into this further. Here are the things that concern me:

1. The Contra Costa Times and others reported that the SF Department of Health became aware of the norovirus problem on Wednesday, May 7. Why were JavaOne attendees not warned until Friday at 3:00 AM and why was food allowed to be served Wed, Thurs and Friday if it was suspected that it was a food issue?

2. The official statement from Jim Soos was that no one was hospitalized, however Greg H. (he left a comment on the earlier post) was. Besides, how would he know if we went to hospitals anyways? If a spokesperson doesn't know, they had no business making such statements as fact. Understandably, Jim is probably now aware that at least one person was hospitalized and maybe didn't know at the time he spoke.

3. Most of the official press reported that only 3 non-Moscone staff got sick. Obviously more than 3 non-Moscone workers contracted it as there are myself and 4 others just on the earlier blog post. If you had it or the symptoms please leave a comment on this blog. I want to find out how many people really got sick. This official number of "3" is now wrong. The number comes from David Perry, spokesperson for Moscone who stated:

David Perry, spokesman for the Moscone Center, said 67 of people infected were staff working at the weeklong conference and 3 were attendees

See full story here

4. What the hell was Moscone doing serving us food? Here is what a statement to ponder (courtesy of San Francisco Chronicle):

The source of the virus has not yet been identified, but generally the norovirus is passed when an infected person spreads microbes either by preparing food or sharing plates or utensils, said Jim Soos, assistant director of policy and planning at the San Francisco Department of Public Health.

So Moscone knew about it as early as Wednesday, but continued to serve us food Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Hmmm - was any testing done to make sure the food was safe? Were we warned that maybe the food might be the cause? No - nothing but silence! This is not right IMO.

I want to point out that I don't blame any one group. I love Sun (a lot of friends there) and I want to be at every JavaOne conference in the future. I will be back at Moscone for other conferences this year and actually know many of the staff there who are very polite and pleasant. I don't know Jim Soos but imagine he must have a tough job.

What I really want to do is to find the truth. If you know something, please add it here.

flex images: visible property funkiness in itemRenderer

Tue, 13 May 2008 19:01:07 GMT

in the flex app that i'm currently working on, i have a DataGrid that uses an itemRenderer to display an image. the image is a 'delete' button that allows the user to delete the item. fairly straightforward, and the code below was working fine... ...

Apprise on AIR

Tue, 13 May 2008 18:31:09 GMT

With each passing day the popularity of aggregators are soaring to new heights. For the uninitiated, Aggregates are like personal newspapers that are being used to create an information space where user gets instant updates and information by syndicating the web contents like news, views , blogs, even MP3 songs (Podcast). Apprise is one such [...]

Where 2.0 Video: Google/ESRI Keynote

Tue, 13 May 2008 18:06:08 GMT

Here's the first video from Where 2.0, the Google Keynote with a surprise appearance from ESRI. I can't wait to share some of the other talks we've had so far. Since Google first presented a snapshot of the geoweb at last year's Where 2.0, it has considerably evolved: more Geo data is published on the web, KML was accepted as...

Contest: Free $80.00 Amazon Gift Certificate

Tue, 13 May 2008 18:01:08 GMT

Okay the Amazon Contest is on again. Winner will get $80 worth Amazon Gift Certificate. Contest rule is simple, you just have to subscribe to my RSS - the main step. Below is the exact steps on how to enter to this contest. Those who hesitate to enter to any of these contests, why don’t you [...]

Q3 CSBU Developer Update

Tue, 13 May 2008 17:56:07 GMT

Get out your pencils and calendars. We've scheduled the next Creative Suite developer update for August 7th, 9:00 am PST.

A New Blog Address: blog.demirkapi.net

Tue, 13 May 2008 17:51:07 GMT

I have changed my main blog address as http://blog.demirkapi.net

I have already submitted a request on MXNA and other places to update blog link with my new location and waiting for the update.

This page will be also open for future references but there won't be any new post here.

Thanks.

Running IIS7 worker processes under debugger

Tue, 13 May 2008 17:46:08 GMT

This blogs explains how to configure debugger such that worker processes launch under debugger in Windows Server 2008. Step 1: Install Debugging tools for windows from http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/devtools/debugging/default.mspx . This will install ntsd.exe which is what we are going to use. Note the directory to which the debuggers got installed. Step 2: In this step, we will create an entry in Windows System Registry for the debugger. Simply open Windows registry editor (regedit.exe) and navigate to: "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options". Step 3: Right click on "Image File Execution Options" node and click on New > Key. Name this key "w3wp.exe". Step 4: In the right pane of Registry editor, right click and add New > String value. Call this key "Debugger". Step 5: Double click Debugger and in the "Value data" text field, enter the following string: <debugger path> \ntsd...(read more)

? 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die

Tue, 13 May 2008 17:41:09 GMT

Ok, we've done books so let's move on to movies. From the book by Steven Jay Schneider comes a list of 1001 movies you must see before you die. Since it's less time consuming to watch movies rather than read books, I did a lot better on this list...I've seen 214/1001 movies on the list. My favorites are marked with an asterisk.

Nosferatu, A Symphony of Terror(1922)
The General (1927)
King Kong (1933)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Gone With the Wind (1939)
Pinocchio (1940)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Casablanca (1942)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
On the Waterfront (1954)
Rear Window (1954)
The Seven Samurai (1954)
Touch of Evil (1958)
The 400 Blows (1959)
North by Northwest (1959)
La Jetee (1961)
West Side Story (1961)
Lolita (1962)
Goldfinger (1964)
Dr. Strangelove (1964)*
A Hard Day's Night (1964)
The Sound of Music (1965)
Faster, Pussy Cat! Kill! Kill! (1965)
The Graduate (1967)
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)*
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Harold and Maude (1971)
Dirty Harry (1971)
Deliverance (1972)
The Godfather (1972)*
The Sting (1973)
American Graffiti (1973)
The Conversation (1974)
Young Frankenstein (1974)
Chinatown (1974)
Blazing Saddles (1974)
The Godfather Part II (1974)*
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Barry Lyndon (1975)
The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
All the President's Men (1976)
Rocky (1976)
Taxi Driver (1976)
Network (1976)*
Star Wars (1977)*
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Annie Hall (1977)
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
The Deer Hunter (1978)
Grease (1978)
Alien (1979)
Life of Brian (1979)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
The Jerk (1979)
The Muppet Movie (1979)
The Shining (1980)*
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)*
Airplane! (1980)
Raging Bull (1980)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)*
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1981)
E.T.: The Extra-Terestrial (1982)
Blade Runner (1982)
Tootsie (1982)
Gandhi (1982)
A Christmas Story (1983)
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
The Right Stuff (1983)
Scarface (1983)
Amadeus (1984)
The Terminator (1984)
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Ghostbusters (1984)
The Killing Fields (1984)
The Natural (1984)
The Breakfast Club (1985)
Back to the Future (1985)
Brazil (1985)
Stand By Me (1986)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Aliens (1986)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
A Room with a View (1986)
Platoon (1986)
Top Gun (1986)
Raising Arizona (1987)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Withnail and I (1987)
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
The Princess Bride (1987)
The Untouchables (1987)
Fatal Attraction (1987)
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)
The Thin Blue Line (1988)
Akira (1988)
A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
The Naked Gun (1988)
Big (1988)
Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
Die Hard (1988)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Rain Man (1988)
The Accidental Tourist (1988)
Batman (1989)
When Harry Met Sally (1989)
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (1989)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Roger & Me (1989)
Glory (1989)
Say Anything (1989)
Goodfellas (1990)
Jacob's Ladder (1990)
Dances with Wolves (1990)
Pretty Woman (1990)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Total Recall (1990)
Boyz 'n the Hood (1991)
Raise the Red Lantern (1991)
Thelma & Louise (1991)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)*
JFK (1991)
Slacker (1991)
The Player (1992)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)*
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
Unforgiven (1992)
The Crying Game (1992)
Groundhog Day (1993)
Philadelphia (1993)
Jurassic Park (1993)
Schindler's List (1993)
The Piano (1993)
Hoop Dreams (1994)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Clerks (1994)
Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
The Lion King (1994)
Natural Born Killers (1994)
Pulp Fiction (1994)*
Muriel's Wedding (1994)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)*
Heavenly Creatures (1994)
Casino (1995)
Babe (1995)
Toy Story (1995)
Braveheart (1995)
Clueless (1995)
Heat (1995)
Seven (1995)*
Smoke (1995)
The Usual Suspects (1995)
Fargo (1996)
Independence Day (1996)
The English Patient (1996)
Shine (1996)
Trainspotting (1996)
L.A. Confidential (1997)
Princess Mononoke (1997)*
The Butcher Boy (1997)
The Ice Storm (1997)
Boogie Nights (1997)*
Titanic (1997)*
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Buffalo 66 (1998)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Run Lola Run (1998)
Rushmore (1998)*
Pi (1998)
Happiness (1998)
The Thin Red Line (1998)
There's Something About Mary (1998)
Magnolia (1999)*
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Three Kings (1999)
Fight Club (1999)
Being John Malkovich (1999)
American Beauty (1999)
The Sixth Sense (1999)
The Matrix (1999)*
Gladiator (2000)
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Amores Perros (2000)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Traffic (2000)
Memento (2000)
Dancer in the Dark (2000)
Amelie (2001)
Spirited Away (2001)
No Man's Land (2001)
Moulin Rouge (2001)
Monsoon Wedding (2001)
Mulholland Dr. (2001)
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)*
The Pianist (2002)
Lost in Translation (2003)
Oldboy (2003)
Good Bye Lenin! (2003)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)*
Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
A Very Long Engagement (2004)
Sideways (2004)
Caché (2005)
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
The Constant Gardener (2005)

If you'd like to post your movie list, I used this list along with a list of additions and subtractions.

Spotlight schlie?t die Tore

Tue, 13 May 2008 17:31:07 GMT

Einigen von euch d?rfte Spotlight sicherlich noch ein Begriff sein. F?r die, die es nicht kennen. Es ist war eines der ?ltesten und gr??ten themen?bergreifenden Forensysteme im deutschsprachigen Raum. Die Nostalgie kommt aus zwei Gr?nden: Eben weil es Spotlight schon seit 1997 gibt gab und weil Spotlight bewusst mit einem Retrolook daherkam, der auf der einen Seite etwas altbacken wirkte, andererseits hats doch Spa? gemacht, dort zu posten. Leider schlie?t Spotlight heute seine Tore. Ob und falls...( read more ) Read More......(read more)

Nokia Music PC application Beta launched

Tue, 13 May 2008 17:21:14 GMT

Via AllAboutSymbian, Nokia Music PC application Beta launched. You can download it from Nokia Beta Labs. Alessandro