RTM versions were downloaded over the weekend and I’m setting them up now. Weird error encountered with SQL Server 2005 setup; On a WinXP SP2, I’m getting the following message: “SQL Server Setup failed to modify security permissions on WMI...
Heh, this is a Friday shout out to my project group for CS476–Ed (Myung) Kim, Roger Chang, and Craig Lichtenstein. These guys were a great group to work with as everyone really took responsibility for their parts of the project...
After reading the recent articles regarding the leaked Walmart memo regarding the hiring of “unhealthy” persons, I couldn’t help but be repulsed by Walmart. Another retailer, CostCo, which battles Walmart’s Sam’s Club, is almost the complete opposite of the Walmart...
A little doodle I did in Acrylic. I’m really digging the vector brushes; they’re great for doing lineart like this (looks even better in higher resolution). There are some quirks when working with bitmap and vector layers involving an opaque...
It’s a wonder why you and I are still viewing movies via physical mediums like DVDs. To be honest, I’m really not sure why there’s even such a huge fuss over BluRay vs. HDDVD. About three or four years ago,...
I started playing with Acrylic a bit today and I’m amazed (bet you didn’t see that one coming). For the purpose of reference, so you know where I’m coming from, here’s some background: I started doing graphics work with Paint...
Have I mentioned that I’m excited about the tools and technologies coming out from Microsoft in the near future? Via Manuel Clement, there is a preview (CTP) of the Acrylic graphic design tools available for download from MSDN. I also...
There’s a great article in this month’s Time magazine on Steve Jobs and Apple’s success, even though the company operates counter what conventional wisdom dictates. One bit that really caught my attention was Steve’s “Parable of the Concept Car”: Ask...
I came across a blog post today that examined Dwight D. Eisenhower’s 1953 speech, titled Cross of Iron. What struck me a bit was the similarity of his message and vision to that of the Dalai Lama when he was...
With the release of Visual Studio.Net 2005 right around the corner, I think it’s about time to start a deep dig into ASP.Net 2.0 and C# 2.0. The MSDN documentation is as good a starting point as any book, and...