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Radical Freedom and Lasting Happiness
I was just reading the sermon Pope Benedict gave today in the Bronx. The following struck a cord: The Gospel teaches us that true freedom, the freedom of the children of God, is found only in the...
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We Don't Need No Architects--Really!
Just reading the first article in the latest edition of Microsoft's The Architecture Journal. It's called "We Don't Need No Architects" by Joseph Hofstader. I thought, oh good, someone voicing a...
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OpenSocial - The OpenID for Social Networks?
I haven't done any research, so maybe it is out there. But I had a thought the other day as I accepted yet another invite to connect from yet another social networking site from someone I have...
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Procrastination is...
Thanks to Mark Hurst over at Good Experience for blogging this one. I thoroughly enjoyed it. My favorite: "Procrastination is playing imaginary computer games with your furniture." I laughed out...
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Minimizing Email Distractions
I'm not sure why this didn't occur to me before... I read recently another brief article about the negative impact of email on productivity the other day, so I was thinking about a way to deal with...
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Podder Skinning Contest Extended
Phwew! I just moved yesterday (actually all weekend and yesterday and still more unpacking to go now!). Man, all that moving is starting to wear, but we're very happy in the new place. A lot more...
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Wrox Silverlight 2 Programmer's Reference Early Access
Wrox has started a new thing as of late they're calling Wrox First. It's essentially a wiki of the book that I and my fellow Silverlight 2 authors are working on--Silverlight 2 Programmer's...
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Get My UX On!
I'm heading out to San Francisco Monday to get my UX on at UX Week 2008! It's my first time both in the city and at that conference. Looking forward to meeting new folks and talking about making great...
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Cooper's Keynote at Agile 2008
I just ran across Alan Cooper's keynote at Agile 2008. The gist is that he's making the case for integrating interaction design into Agile development, something that is near and dear to me, as well....
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Clan Little Expanding to Six
Today I went with Mrs. dotNetTemplar, along with our three ambulatory munchkins, to see the latest addition to Clan Little on the big screen. Well, it was like a 25" screen, anyways. At the last...
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How Do I Choose Whom to Vote For?
[Download/Print] In writing this first and hopefully last political entry, I hope to help others who struggle with the question “How should I vote?” or “How do I choose whom to vote for?” If nothing...
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Life Isn't the Only Issue
My most recent post on how I choose whom to vote for dived into a bit of depth on the two key principles that factor into my decisions in this important part of our lives as citizens in a democratic...
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Silverlight Controls
The good folks over at Microsoft have released their Silverlight Toolkit today (or I guess yesterday, now). It's a good start to complement what you get in the core/box. I personally found the...
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Love the Bomb
Courtesy of ZDNet Much ado has been made in the recent months about the impending death of <insert name of MS UI stack here>. This week, at BUILD, Microsoft has finally stepped up and shown us...
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Who is dotNetTemplar?
This blog has been retired. For the foreseeable future, I will maintain the content here as is. Check out my current blog(s).
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