December 2003 - Mark DiGiovanni

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  • Police officer blogs about his *transgressions*

    Known as Brooklynbacon, this police officer posts about his transgressions while on duty. Here is the article . Excerpt: "So I have come up with a better way of writing tickets. I just write down the plates of the cars that cut me off the the (sic) parkways and I send them a bogus parking ticket in the...
  • Off-Topic funny

    This is funny. I could not resist the urge to post this on my blog. Click Here .
  • There is a NEW Sheriff in Town

    Bloggers watch out, there is a new Sheriff in town. His name is Veintitrés Puros , he is *Self-Appointed*, and his ticket book is ready. Type of offenses vary from |W:OT| (Warning: Off-Topic) to |C:BW| (Citation: Blatantly Wrong). When you get pulled over, you may receive just a warning. Some may...
  • Why I do not use Real Player

    Here are my comments in response to the following article: Real hits Microsoft with $1 billion antitrust suit I stopped using Real Player several years ago... after version 2 (tried realOne and did not like it). I stopped mainly because of the ad-ware, spy-ware, and SPAM that is included and a result...
  • Zero or One-Based?

    When I used to program in VB 6, I would always get confused when using indexes. Some indexes were one-based, others were zero-based. I would have to check the documentation beforehand or try a different index until I hit the right one. This would cause a good amount of hair to be yanked off of my head...
  • Don't spam in Virginia

    It's about time. http://www.wtop.com/?sid=150989&nid=25 http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5120673.html?tag=zdfd.newsfeed Excerpts from Derrill Holly's article, WTOP : Two North Carolina men were the first people charged under Virginia's anti-spam law, authorities said Thursday. The two allegedly sent...
  • Paschal asks "What about other .Net languages?"

    Paschal asks What about other .NET languages? I have my own thoughts on C# and VB.NET. But to extend his question, I would ask is having them a good thing in the first place? Scenario: Suppose a company, perhaps a government department or a government contractor has a staff of COBOL developers supporting...
  • WeProgram.NET Presentation: Office XP PIAs

    We had a great time at last nights meeting. I presented on the Office XP PIAs. The presentation focused on automating Microsoft Word and Excel. The examples as well as the presentation slides are available here . Examples are provided in VB.NET and C#. Refer to the readme file that is included on how...
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