Jason Mauss' Blog CabinBecause someone's got to do the dirty workFirefox Support for WebParts & Atlas- January 20, 2006 I just have to point to this, because of the "cool" factor. Some really awesome stuff being developed, and I'm really glad to see it supporting Firefox since it's been my main browser for about 2 years now.http://weblogs.asp.net/jamauss/archive/2006/01/20/436038.aspx Mix06 Content- January 11, 2006 The people behind Mix06 just posted a bunch of new content on the Mix06 site. If you're thinking of attending it's worth checking out. I found out about this from their RSS feed.http://weblogs.asp.net/jamauss/archive/2006/01/11/435096.aspx Project FAZR looking for people again- January 11, 2006 Over on my Project FAZR Blog - I wrote about how we're looking for 1 or 2 people to join us. If you're interested - give it a look.http://weblogs.asp.net/jamauss/archive/2006/01/10/435034.aspx Messenger Beta, once again.- January 10, 2006 From my last post it might seem like I'm harping on the Live Messenger Beta quite a bit. I'd just like to get some help on the latest issue, if anyone can help me out. From the main window, if I go to Help > Beta Invitations it opens up a browser window where I have to sign into Passport. After that, it just takes me to this page: http:ideas.live.comErrorPage.aspxErrorCode=2 A bad url Uh...hey messenger..YOU'RE THE ONE that sent me there! A friend wanted me to send him an invitation but...http://weblogs.asp.net/jamauss/archive/2006/01/09/434918.aspx I guess that's why it's called 'Beta'- January 9, 2006 I'm the type of person that leaves their machine running 247. So, the new MSN Messenger 8 Beta has been running for a while now..probably at least 48 hours or more. When I got a system notification area popup telling me my virtual memory was low, I opened Task Manager to look at the status of applications running, and sorted them by memory usage: Yikes! I hope whatever does that gets worked out before it's released! p.s. Speaking of Live Messenger 8 - I think I'm about ready to do what Russ...http://weblogs.asp.net/jamauss/archive/2006/01/08/434833.aspx Newsvine Beta Invite- January 6, 2006 Anyone else get an email invite to the Newsvine beta My column is at http:jasonmauss.newsvine.com. So far it seems pretty interesting. I've still got a lot of poking around to do, though.http://weblogs.asp.net/jamauss/archive/2006/01/05/434673.aspx 2006: The year of "the DHTML"- January 6, 2006 Various bloggers have already been debating for some time about whether AJAXDHTMLWeb 2.0 (whatever u want to call it) or Smart ClientWindows FormsThick Client is the way of the future. Well, I'm not debating it. I'm declaring DHTML the winner. Maybe you're wondering why I think DHTML will conquer the smart client. Some might say it already has. Just look at how many applications are already using DHTML effects to drive rich web-based user interfaces. More is on the way. Much...http://weblogs.asp.net/jamauss/archive/2006/01/05/434672.aspx One of the most fine examples of sarcasm and humor anywhere- January 6, 2006 I ran into this site about 4-5 years ago and just remembered the URL today so I thought I'd share it with anyone reading. Acts of Gord Running a video game rental store sounds like one of the most thankless jobs ever but, this guy has found a way to make it hilariously entertaining. Warning: you may end up spending a lot of time reading the stories on this site.http://weblogs.asp.net/jamauss/archive/2006/01/05/434648.aspx |