Kudzu's Tech Blog
Welcome to my tech blog! Here you will find my thoughts and findings regarding .NET, programming, design, and other computer related topics.
11/9/2009 - My stay in a Bulgarian prison
Don't worry, I'll return to tech topics when I can. For now you can read about my two week stay in a Bulgarian prison. VERY INTERESTING More...
11/6/2009 - Falsely Arrested in Bulgaria - I need your help!
Over the years I have gone to great lengths to keep political discussions out of my tech blog. But now I'm in a situation that I need your help. I've been arrested on false charges in Bulgaria. More...
10/9/2009 - Has 64 bit on the desktop finally come of age?
I've tried to go to 64 bit several times. I've even run 64 bit for several months at a time. But drivers and other incompatibilities always forced me back to 32 bit. More...
9/17/2009 - RDP - Conecting to a blank screen
Another frustrating day. Everyting works fine for weeks. Then I boot two computers, no changes from earlier in the day and suddenly RDP stops working. More...
9/11/2009 - Title Check
Always give titles a second read, just in case. Here is another one from CNN, which repeatedly proves to be a place to find such items. More...
9/10/2009 - Interesting way to share code over the internet
Want to show someone a code snippet? Email or IM sends it unformated. Try this. More...
9/6/2009 - Ultimate Drawing Tool
Over the last year I have tried dozens of drawing tools, and nearly everyone of them sucked. More...
9/3/2009 - Facebook and Firefox
I use several computers, each are quite clean. More...
9/3/2009 - Shelfari - Nerdishly Awesome!
The second I heard about it, I was in love. Now that I've tried it, even more so. More...
8/31/2009 - October Speaking Engagements
I'm speaking at two conferences in October. More...
8/26/2009 - Windows 7 Language Packs Released Today
They are now available on Windows Update. More...
8/22/2009 - Interesting Virus
Probably not the first virus of its type, but an interesting twist none the less. Instead of infecting executables, it hooks into compilers and infects applications as developers copmile them. More...
8/22/2009 - Devilish Drivers
A bad driver really can ruin your day. Actually that is optimistic, I wish I could have limited the damage to just a single day. If you have a D-Link DWA-520, I hope this will save you the headaches I suffered. More...
8/17/2009 - Why we need Quad Cores and RAID 0
So we can install Visual Studio 2008 SP1 in less time than it takes for paint to dry. More...
8/13/2009 - NVIDIA versus Intel - Night and Day
I currently prefer Intel over AMD for desktop processing, but mostly because of the greater choice in motherboards. Regarding chipsets though, I have had nothing but repeated nightmares with poor performing Intel chipsets, and extremely buggy drivers from Intel. More...
8/13/2009 - Windows 7 - Where are my language packs?
In Vista, langauge packs show up as optional Windows updates. Some of you may be wondering why they are not showing up in Windows 7, even when manually selected from Control Panel. More...
8/7/2009 - Attention Microsoft: Vista Compatibility
See this screenshot from Microsoft.com taken today. More...
8/7/2009 - Windows 7 RTM is on MSDN
At the risk of slowing down my download in progress, I'm alerting you that Windows 7 RTM is on MSDN now. Bye bye Vista! More...
8/2/2009 - Why no Telnet?
Starting with Vista, and continuing with Windows 7, Telnet client is no longer installed as default. More...
8/1/2009 - We cannot bill to a PO Box?
I am much more forgiving of smaller companies. But how could Nokia.com make such a mistake? Did they go cheap and hire some fresh graduates? This is the sort of thing that is very damaging to our industry. If the average end user sees that a huge company like Nokia can't seem get it right, then they assume all software developers must be idiots. More...
