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.
8/7/2008 - Small Windows 2008 Firewall Gotcha
This actually makes perfect sense, but if you are using Windows 2008 as a desktop you might overlook this setting. In addition, the Windows 2008 to Workstation converter forgot to include this setting. More...
8/5/2008 - New slide speed record to be set at TechEd Asia
I am widely known as a person of not many words and am often accused of sending "cold" e-mails because they are so short and to the point. I also use slides extensively in my sessions, and frequently they have no or just a few words on them. I once delivered 150 slides in 75 minutes and the session was not rushed, and very comprehensible. I guess records are set to be broken. More...
8/5/2008 - Is USB a deciding factor in choosing VMWare?
I am looking for customers with large amounts of virtualization, especially Microsoft Premier customers, who have chosen VMWare over Hyper-V or Microsoft Virtual Sever with USB being a major factor of that decision. More...
7/31/2008 - Windows x64 - It can see more memory, but does it consume more memory?
Everyone knows x64 allows you to use memory beyond the 4 GB limit. However does x64 use more memory than 32 bits for running the same programs? I've provided the answer to that and some other details here. More...
7/30/2008 - Windows 2008 - Wow!
I've been running XP64 for several years now. XP64 has served me quite well. Recently though I decided to give Windows Server 2008 a try. I have been playing with it for a week now and all of my required applications are installed and running. What can I say about Windows 2008? WOW! More...
7/30/2008 - Silly Symantec
Ever heard the saying "Hi we are from the Government and we are here to help?". Key words to be scared of. The first thing I do on any computer that someone brings to be that they say is slow or having problem is to remove all Norton and Symantec software. So when I saw this blog post at GottaBeMobile, I fell out of my chair. More...
7/24/2008 - Virtualization heats up again
With Hyper-V in general availability, VMWare has responded by making ESXi available for free effective July 28. More...
7/24/2008 - Windows 2008 Activation
I am currently evaluating Windows 2008. I'm pleasantly surprised. So far Windows 2008 is absolutely amazing. But ff you are installing Windows 2008 from MSDN or Technet, there are some issues with activation. More...
7/23/2008 - Looking for an Outlook replacement
Outlook is a case study in voracious memory consumption. I desperately would like to find a replacement. My requirements are simple, but have been elusive for years. More...
7/22/2008 - Tiburon Troubles
Troubles sometimes can be a good thing. In this case it is, but to avoid the real troubles you need to understand why and what is going on with Unicode in Tiburon. This post will not detail every item especially since Tiburon is not released yet, but here is an overview of where code compatibility problems will be. More...
7/21/2008 - Bad Apples
I have a love-hate relationship with Apple. It is not just that they do both good and bad things, its that they seem to do extremes. They make some exceptionally well designed pieces of hardware, but then they turn around and take some small item and so completely screw it up that you want to.... More...
7/20/2008 - Send me your localization stories
I'm doing several sessions at TechEd Asia. One of them is about localization. More...
7/18/2008 - Dozens of Delphis
There are 6 versions of Delphi in common use today dating including Delphi 5 back nearly a decade. This is quite unusual for developers to be commonly using nearly decade old tools. It is a real testament to Delphi's flexibility and durability. There are some other factors for this as well, and it also presents a lot of problems for third parties. More...
7/17/2008 - Mark III Super Portable
I built it 6 months ago. Finally I've had time to post the photos and details of my latest custom built powerful portable. Uber geeky - don't miss this! More...
7/9/2008 - Unintended SQL
While there are standards for SQL, databases still have differences in how they interpret SQL. Recently I stumbled onto a small difference between SQL Server and Firebird that can cause unfortunate side effects. More...
7/6/2008 - Why Silverlight will be pervasive
One of the most common questions I am asked about Silverlight is about the end user requirements to install Silverlight. However this will not be an issue, and here are the reasons why. More...
7/4/2008 - Keeping clean and small Virtual Machines
I have about a dozen virtual machines that I use for development and other purposes. I normally have 4-5 running at anyone given time on my development machine, and I also do development on the host as well. More...
7/1/2008 - Delphi finally separated from Borland
It took nearly 2.5 years to happen, but Delphi is finally separated from Borland. This is another case where I am sorry to have been correct about such a prediction that it would be longer and messier than stated, but finally it is done. Delphi is now part of Embarcadero Technologies. Despite the trend for Delphi to stick to hard to spell and hard to pronounce companies (er, Inprise) continues, I first became acquainted with Embarcadero over 10 years ago and it seems like a good fit. More...
7/1/2008 - Full download of VS 2008 SP1 Beta
It is not readily apparent, but there is a way to get a full version download of the Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Beta rather than the bootstrap install. More...
7/1/2008 - Newer isn't always better
Have you ever upgraded a piece of software to find a new crippling bug or a feature removed but the vendor has removed the older version? I came across a website which archives older versions of popular software programs. More...
