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a memory

long ago, far, far away i knew a girl, my songbird once i heard her fly floating through clouds so high then she was gone but memory never fades   this was my thanksgiving thank you
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Item-based xml data framework

After getting my feet wet with xslt and learning its ins and outs I started building an xml file with the structure for our item-based data framework. Once completed I can infer the schema from it and generate a set of sql structures that reflect what is being stored in the xml. After that a simple web service can handle…
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NewGenesis future plans

After some discussion with manu, plans for NewGenesis are forming that will transform it into something somewhat different than previously envisioned. In the coming days there will be more information available about it. Feel free to send me a note if you’re curious.
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XML in New Genesis portal framework

Yesterday I did a little more work on the Data layer of the framework. It compiles now (finally) though it is just entity type classes and a few related functions. I added some XML serializer code so that any type of object can be saved into an Item.  I have to work out some details with the ItemType class though.…
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A New Gadget

I got a new gadget last Friday!    A Samsung i730 and a 1gb SD card. It is a phone/PocketPC with bluetooth, WiFi, and all the little stuff you’d expect to find on something like this. The only thing it doesn’t have is a camera, but phone cameras usually have horrible quality anyway so I don’t consider it a huge…
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IP Cameras

Anyway, while I’m browsing through this XSLT tutorial and samples I’m thinking of playing with some IP cameras that we (my company) are going to be offering with our other products and services. They have a lot of uses from security to just plain playing around. Some of them have SD card slots to record short clips and motion detection. A…
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The Interview

I interviewed for a position at Microsoft on Tuesday. I must say it was an experience and I’m not going to spoil it for any of you who haven’t done it yet.    I must say it wasn’t exactly what I expected, but close. At the end of the hour and a half I left knowing I needed to learn…

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