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Windows Live Writer Plugin #1 – YouTube Video.

**ANOTHER EDIT** Version 1.0 out now. **EDIT** version 0.2 now includes support for Google Video Version 0.1 still available (in case the new mods give you trouble). Here’s my first ever Plugin for Windows Live Writer. It requests the ID … Continue reading

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Windows Live Writer

I’ve been pointed in the direction of this tool by a co-worker, so I thought I’d have a look.  It’s always tough to review these blogging tools because you’re working out what you’re doing as you type. Picking categories for a … Continue reading

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Software with a sense of humour

Who says that developers have no sense of humour. Here’s a couple of screenshots I stole shamelessly from The Daily WTF that show that some, at least, have that spark somewhere. Blogged with Flock

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Is it me?

I had this flyer through from Wakefield Council his morning. Am I the only one to find their first suggested use a little odd?

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Google Maps Updated

Maybe I missed it when it was first released, but Google Maps in the UK has had a bit of a revamp. Some of the imrpovements I’ve noticed have been : Double clicking on a map zooms into the clicked … Continue reading

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Shorthand for Geeks

Surely there should be some kind of law against this kind of thing [1], but it appears not. *sigh* [1] I removed the hyperlink because it appears there is a malicious script on that site. If you have good AV, … Continue reading

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Google do spreadsheets.

Google Spreadsheets (yep, another Google Beta ) looks great. I’m not entirely sure how much use it will be to me, but for those without spreadsheet software, who may have a need to use it once in a while, I … Continue reading

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So what am I up to now?

Well, about 5 weeks ago I joined Avanade as a solution Developer, and since joining I’ve had all kinds of things going on – not least of which was a trip to Seattle for an orientation / training week. It … Continue reading

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Buffalo LinkStation as a SlimServer

This post should prove useful for anyone thinking about using a Buffalo LinkStation to run their SlimServer instance. The advantages of doing this are: The LinkStation is a small and quiet device, so it can sit just about anywhere without … Continue reading

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Outlook 2007 Beta 2 RSS Feeds

I’ve been playing with Office 2007 Beta 2, as have many other people, and I like it. In fact, this post was composed in Word, and published straight here. One thing I don’t seem to be able to get to … Continue reading

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