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November 2004 - Posts

• WinFX Community Technology Preview is LIVE

  Posted by rmclaws2k to Robert McLaws: Windows Edition on Nov 19 2004, 07:53 PM

  Log into your MSDN subscription, then select "Tools, SDKs, and DDKs | Platform Tools | WinFX SDK". Note, if you want to use VS2005 to build applications for Avalon, you HAVE to install it first. I'm assuming that the SDK has the Avalon runtime, so I'm also assuming that this Avalon build runs on Windows XP. I'll let you know in about 60 minutes when my download is finished.
  

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• WinFX SDK CTP Available Today

  Posted by rmclaws2k to Robert McLaws: Windows Edition on Nov 19 2004, 04:12 AM

  Andy Boyd, the guy that runs MSDN Subscriber Downloads, tells us that a CTP of the Avalon/WinFX SDK will be available for download later today. I can't wait to see what's in this package. More details as they are available.
  

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• Indigo Day @ VSLive! San Francisco

  Posted by rmclaws2k to Robert McLaws: Windows Edition on Nov 18 2004, 08:45 PM

  Fawcett just added a new series to VSLive! - San Francisco on Indigo. It's on Tuesday, February 8th, 2005, and it's a full day on Indigo programming. I'll be blogging at least one of the sessions live, but I'll miss the Indigo keynote because I'll be getting my second peek at IIS7.
  

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• Longhorn Wireless Diagnostics Planning Survey

  Posted by rmclaws2k to Robert McLaws: Windows Edition on Nov 09 2004, 05:13 AM

  Help shape Longhorn's wireless troubleshooting capabilities here.
  

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• CommentSpam.org - Taking The Fight To The Spammers

  Posted by rmclaws2k to Robert McLaws: Windows Edition on Nov 05 2004, 08:47 AM

  Three days ago I officially put comment spammers on notice. I said I wasn't waiting around for a solution anymore, and I meant it. I spent the past few days putting together a little something together, and I'd like some feedback.

  Instead of blabbing all about it, I'll just let the site speak for itself. Please give me some input and let me know what can be improved upon so we can solve this problem.

  http://www.CommentSpam.org
  

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• CMP "2004 Best Tech Blog" Finalist!

  Posted by rmclaws2k to Robert McLaws: Windows Edition on Nov 02 2004, 08:13 AM

  Two weeks ago, I asked you to vote for LonghornBlogs.com as CMP Media's "2004 Best Tech Blog" contest. Well, thanks to you guys, we made it to the Top 10 list. Now, we need your help again. We're up against the likes of GrokLaw.net and Slashdot.org, but I know you can push us over the top. You guys are awesome... please vote for us!
  

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• Attention Comment Spammers

  Posted by rmclaws2k to Robert McLaws: Windows Edition on Nov 02 2004, 07:32 AM

  Comment Spammers:

  This message is to put you on notice. Too long have you ruined our Google ratings by trying to peddle your crap. Too long have you clogged our great blogosphere with your watches, your porn, and your cheap drugs. Too long have you left communities with no other recourse than to disable the ability to leave comments, effectively killing what makes blogging so great. Too long have you wasted the time of thousands of bloggers, including myself.

  Too long have we in the community put up with it.

  You've officially pissed me off. I'm not waiting around for a solution anymore.

  You are now being watched. I'm tracking your entries. I'm tracking your IP addresses. I'm tracking your aliases. Soon, I will bring the fight to your doorstep. This message is to put you on notice:

  Your days are numbered.
  

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