# William Forney

> have code, will travel


## Posts

- [A post from Wendy at MSN.](https://williamforney.com/2007/01/20/a-post-from-wendy-at-msn/): LOL…  I just have to say this was quite an amusing post, and well to the point of trying to get people to send their errors/usage info to Microsoft. Unfortunately I do know a lot of people who are really scared of sending information about themselves, no matter how innocent it is, to anyone at some big company in "corporate […]
- [XP Boot Pain](https://williamforney.com/2007/01/13/xp-boot-pain/): Well, after a repair install and replacing the driver files to no avail, we just backed up all the data and put Vista on that box. Now off to Alan’s LAN party…  hehehe
- [Windows XP RAID Boot Drivers](https://williamforney.com/2007/01/08/windows-xp-raid-boot-drivers/): Ever had one of those days where you updated a RAID driver for your brand new D975XBX board and rebooted to find a nice blue screen waiting for you…?  Well, I did. Not on my machine, thank goodness, but on a dear friend of mine’s box. Gotta love it when Intel updates you into oblivion.  hehehe  Still working on it […]
- [remembering an old friend](https://williamforney.com/2006/12/22/remembering-an-old-friend/): Today I sit in front of my computer listening to Herb Alpert remembering an old friend and mentor whom I haven’t seen in a long time. I used to spend hours at his little house on Center Road playing games on his new 286, 386, and 486 computers as the years ticked by. His wonderful wife always had a smiling […]
- [The PC De-Crapifier](https://williamforney.com/2006/12/22/the-pc-de-crapifier/): I stumbled upon this thing today. If it works as advertised it should be a great little tool to help unclog all those $400 dell junk boxes. Web Site for the PC De-Crapifier
- [another online quiz](https://williamforney.com/2006/12/18/another-online-quiz/): You scored as Engineer. Military Engineer. Your job is usually overlooked, but without you nothing gets done. While you sometimes annoyed at this, and you know the only time people come to you is when there’s something wrong. You understand that you are the heart and soul of any organization with honesty and nice work ethic to boot. "I need […]
- [woohoo... Intel/Microsoft Ready2Rock Roadshow](https://williamforney.com/2006/12/15/woohoo-intelmicrosoft-ready2rock-roadshow/): Nate, Skip, Brian, Alan, Tim and I went to the roadshow today. It was a long long day (4am-11pm from home to there and back again). I won a pair of Intel Xeon 5050 cpu’s!  We also picked up a lot of other useful information and swag. gotta love tradeshows.  🙂
- [Vista user profile hell resolved](https://williamforney.com/2006/12/13/vista-user-profile-hell-resolved/): Well after a bit of tracking things down and booting to safe mode a few times I figured out that the combination of mozy.com’s backup service and windows onecare is what caused the problem. Looks like mozy was trying to backup my registry file while onecare tried to scan it and poof…  windows couldn’t access it when i logged in… […]
- [LAN Party Pictures - December 9th](https://williamforney.com/2006/12/12/lan-party-pictures-december-9th/): We took some more LAN party photos… They aren’t corrected… be nice.     
- [Vista user profile hell](https://williamforney.com/2006/12/11/vista-user-profile-hell/): Well, after a little while running Vista I’ve had a weird thing happen. My user profile fails to load on a fairly new install… Luckily I do most of my work in a VPC image or I’d have been rebuilding my stuff for a week. As it is I’m not sure exactly what the cause is but the event log […]
- [dotnetusers last meeting missed](https://williamforney.com/2006/11/30/dotnetusers-last-meeting-missed/): well, due to the crummy weather we skipped the last meeting of dotnetusers…  we wanted to come… honest…  anyway, we’ll be at some of the association’s meetings in future anyway. hope it was a good send off…
- [more snow photos](https://williamforney.com/2006/11/28/more-snow-photos/): Here are some more snow photos that I took in the car this afternoon.
- [SNOW!](https://williamforney.com/2006/11/27/snow/): We got snow today…  I haven’t seen a lot of snow since moving here in ’99, but if this keeps up I may. Here are some photos…
- [Gadgets!](https://williamforney.com/2006/11/05/gadgets/): I just got some new gadgets yesterday…  A Wacom Graphire 6×8 Bluetooth pen tablet and a Bluetooth USB adapter. A little while ago I also got a Digital Persona fingerprint reader… I’m having fun playing with Illustrator for lack of anything better to do on a Saturday night. We also hired Alan a little while ago. Things are getting interesting […]
- [Interface Technical Training :: DLL Hell Song Page](https://williamforney.com/2006/10/07/interface-technical-training-dll-hell-song-page/): LOL…  well, don’t quit your day jobs guys, but this was good for a chuckle anyway…  Link to Interface Technical Training :: DLL Hell Song Page
- [DotNetUsers - The Seattle .NET User Group](https://williamforney.com/2006/10/04/dotnetusers-the-seattle-net-user-group/): Looks like there won’t be a meeting this month. Too bad, I was kindof looking forward to it. My two new assistants may have come along too. Oh well, maybe next time. Anyway, back to reading about WPF/WCF/WF/what the heck every they decide to call it this week.  hehehe  I’m frankly getting annoyed at those idiots renaming the same old stuff over and […]
- [Testing the new blog writing tool... Here is a map to the office...](https://williamforney.com/2006/08/14/testing-the-new-blog-writing-tool-here-is-a-map-to-the-office/)
- [Talking about Introducing Windows Live Writer](https://williamforney.com/2006/08/14/talking-about-introducing-windows-live-writer/):  Windows Live Writer – a new msft blogging tool I stumbled across today. downloading now, looks interesting. http://windowslivewriter.spaces.live.com/PersonalSpace.aspx?_c02_owner=1
- [improvTech web site updated](https://williamforney.com/2006/08/14/improvtech-web-site-updated/): Well, I finally got around to updating improvTech.com tonight. It has been a while since we began the site’s design and I just wrote some copy to flesh it out, along with adding a few little Atlas powered widgets (rounded corners and a drop shadow). Though the site looks pretty simple it is a precursor for my Item system. It will […]
- [Talking about Ultimate List of Free Windows Software from Microsoft](https://williamforney.com/2006/08/12/talking-about-ultimate-list-of-free-windows-software-from-microsoft/): As I was stumbling around the net today I came across this list of stuff from Microsoft. There are a lot of interesting research projects and nifty tools on this list…  Check em out…  http://bhandler.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!70F64BC910C9F7F3!1231.entry
- [another one bites the dust](https://williamforney.com/2006/07/25/another-one-bites-the-dust/): the other day, jason and i blew the crap out of an old computer that was once a web server. this thing was rusting, slow, and VERY annoying when it was in service. i think we killed it now tho… a few slugs thru its hard drive took care of that. hehe i must admit it felt good to do […]
- [off to bellevue](https://williamforney.com/2006/07/25/off-to-bellevue/): a few of us are going to bellevue today for a microsoft thing. it should be interesting or at the very least entertainment for the evening.  hehe  we’re going out for teriyaki and sushi afterwards which should be fun. in the meantime i’m working away on a site, compressing the viewstate to be more precise. i think it’s time for […]
- [another day buried in databases and c#](https://williamforney.com/2006/06/17/another-day-buried-in-databases-and-c/): Today I spent hours working on a SQL driven web site. I’m using Atlas and a lot of the .NET v2 features mixed with some plain old javascript. joy joy …    I think I’m going to go find a good movie or something. Tomorrow I regroup and refocus my plans. Then off to the races again…
- [goodbye to erica](https://williamforney.com/2006/03/29/goodbye-to-erica/): I got my hair cut today by the same lady who has cut it for the past year or so…  She’s getting married in the fall and moving to Seattle, so this may have been the last time I will have seen her. I’d just like to say her guy is very lucky and good luck and congrats to both of […]
- [iTunes connection hell resolved... for me anyway...](https://williamforney.com/2006/02/27/itunes-connection-hell-resolved-for-me-anyway/): After a few weeks without being able to connect to the iTunes Music Store using Apple’s software, I have discovered the cause. Apparrently when the ISA Server 2004 SP2 was released it disabled HTTP Compression, which iTunes relies on to transfer the music store pages.   To fix it go to ISA Server Management > Configuration > General, click on […]
- [Talking about Scobleizer - Microsoft Geek Blogger » Yahoo’s new pretty maps are doomed (and so are Microsoft’s)](https://williamforney.com/2006/01/26/talking-about-scobleizer-microsoft-geek-blogger-yahoos-new-pretty-maps-are-doomed-and-so-are-microsofts/): This post got me thinking about how applications relate to the web today and where things are going in the future. I haven’t seen a lot of noise about this yet, though granted I haven’t looked very hard, but what Microsoft is building is a remote application platform. Yes, this Windows Live stuff is nice, but it really just strikes […]
- [ok, ok ... this is the last one, i promise (crosses fingers)](https://williamforney.com/2006/01/09/ok-ok-this-is-the-last-one-i-promise-crosses-fingers/): Honor: You are an honorable person who is firm withhis/her beliefs and treats others as you aretreated. People would consider you humble attimes and very respectful, and someone todefinitely respect back. Which Characteristic From the Samurai Code Matches You Best? (You may find out your best trait)brought to you by Quizilla
- [another funny little quiz](https://williamforney.com/2006/01/09/another-funny-little-quiz/): You scored as Neo, the "One". Neo is the computer hacker-turned-Messiah of the Matrix. He leads a small group of human rebels against the technology that controls them. Neo doubts his ability to lead but doesn’t want to disappoint his friends. His goal is for a world where all men know the Truth and are free from the bonds of […]
- [A rather funny little online quiz...](https://williamforney.com/2006/01/09/a-rather-funny-little-online-quiz/): Greed: Medium   Gluttony: High   Wrath: High   Sloth: High   Envy: Very Low   Lust: Medium   Pride: Low   Discover Your Sins – Click Here
- [a memory](https://williamforney.com/2005/11/25/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
- [Talking about The Happy Haggis: Sir Haggis' Guide to Gundam](https://williamforney.com/2005/11/20/talking-about-the-happy-haggis-sir-haggis-guide-to-gundam/):  A good place to find information about the Gundam anime universe(s)…   Quote The Happy Haggis: Sir Haggis’ Guide to Gundam
- [Talking about How Much Caffeine in Drinks -- Coffee, Tea, Soft Drinks -- Caffeine Content](https://williamforney.com/2005/10/15/talking-about-how-much-caffeine-in-drinks-coffee-tea-soft-drinks-caffeine-content/): I didn’t know this, but this is funny.  A good cup of coffee still beats those $2 energy drinks by twice as much or more!  LOL     Quote How Much Caffeine in Drinks — Coffee, Tea, Soft Drinks — Caffeine Content
- [LAN Party Place - New Web Site](https://williamforney.com/2005/10/11/lan-party-place-new-web-site/): Nate finally got around to doing something for the LAN parties…  Here is the site (check out the photos)…
- [Item-based xml data framework](https://williamforney.com/2005/09/29/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 […]
- [NewGenesis future plans](https://williamforney.com/2005/09/06/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.
- [XML in New Genesis portal framework](https://williamforney.com/2005/08/28/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. […]
- [A New Gadget](https://williamforney.com/2005/08/25/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 […]
- [IP Cameras](https://williamforney.com/2005/08/25/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 […]
- [The Interview](https://williamforney.com/2005/08/25/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 […]
- [Espresso Connection](https://williamforney.com/2005/08/17/espresso-connection/): I went to dinner the other day with a friend of mine and we were joking around about how we eat out so much we should start a restaurant review. So, here’s the first one.   Espresso Connection is a drive-thru espresso and snack shop chain in the local area. We often visit the one on College Way in Mount […]
- [Item Types](https://williamforney.com/2005/08/01/item-types/): As well as those basic types, Items in this new framework can be anything you like. Take files for example since I mentioned the file system was where I got the idea. A class called File could be derived from Item and expose custom properties that are just hooked up to the Attributes and Properties Dictionaries/Lists of the Item type. […]
- [Call For Help With The NewGenesis Portal Framework](https://williamforney.com/2005/08/01/call-for-help-with-the-newgenesis-portal-framework/): Last week I pushed some updates to the database script and a base set of classes that require some attention. Many of the problems in the current Rainbow Portal project v1.5/beta will be cleared up by use of this back end. The first steps to the future will be DAL and business class layers that replace all data access methods for module developers. […]
- [Hot Summer In My Apartment](https://williamforney.com/2005/08/01/hot-summer-in-my-apartment/): This last week has been hot…  Outside it’s been sunny, something I’d thought wasn’t common here after a few years of the gray. I just got a new monitor last week, a ViewSonic VP191b, which so far is very nice compared to the dinosaur of an old NEC Multisync XP21 that was growing far too blurry to read. I have […]
- [Messing about with XSLT](https://williamforney.com/2002/07/25/187/): Messing about with XSLT trying to get my journal to actually show up in the portal site. (Yeah right. I should be so lucky. hehehe)
- [Update of the day](https://williamforney.com/2002/07/02/188/): Well, after much BS about nothing I wound up not making it to the user group meeting. My boss (Steve) had me helping move furniture. I plan on going to the next meeting though. Men in Black II is out tomorrow. 🙂 Should be a good one. The previews look pretty funny anyway.
- [Lots of new stuff is on the way...](https://williamforney.com/2002/07/01/189/): Updated my main site. Lots of new stuff is on the way…
- [blah](https://williamforney.com/2001/10/15/190/): blah. anyone come here anymore?
- [redesigned my site today](https://williamforney.com/2001/07/06/191/): redesigned my site today. looks a little better.
- [yuppies....](https://williamforney.com/2001/02/12/192/): hehehe yuppies…. hehehehe we all know what I think of Micro$oft…. hehehehehe
- [Heard about Microsoft "Critical Update Notification"](https://williamforney.com/2001/02/09/193/): Heard about Microsoft. Personally, I wish you could set the number of days to wait before that accursed “Critical Update Notification” pops up again. Always in the middle of me doing something important! ::Kicks Microsoft::
- [I hope Bush doesn't screw anything up.](https://williamforney.com/2001/02/09/194/): I hope Bush doesn’t screw anything up. Clinton, well, I think people already know what I think of him :p
- [here's my question: why am i stuck at j crew u](https://williamforney.com/2001/02/09/195/): here’s my question: why am i stuck at j crew u (miami university of ohio) where all the undergrads dress like models from an abercrombie and fitch catalogue, never smile at you, and whine when you replace their quiz with a simple, giveaway homework assignment?
- [Microsoft sucks.](https://williamforney.com/2001/02/08/196/): Microsoft sucks. They broke the fundamental rules of DNS. DON’T PUT ALL YOUR STUFF ON ONE NETWORK! DUH!
- [No more Clinton!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!](https://williamforney.com/2001/01/21/197/): Yeah!!! No more Clinton!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yipee!!!!!
- [apache server that has fp extensions](https://williamforney.com/2001/01/11/198/): finally made an apache server that has fp extensions compiled in. took long enough too. geesh … the code is a mess.
- [So want shall we rant about today?](https://williamforney.com/2001/01/10/199/): hehehe Yup! So want shall we rant about today? Also, if you know any other people who might want to join us in this thing, let me know and I’ll send the invite. 🙂
- [POSTING A RANT IS FUN !!!! :)](https://williamforney.com/2001/01/09/200/): POSTING A RANT IS FUN !!!! 🙂
- [Welcome](https://williamforney.com/2001/01/09/201/): welcome to our collective news, rant and other stuff blog. hopefully it will be utterly useless and somewhat entertaining… as it should be.
- [Update on .NET Packages for Shared Code](https://williamforney.com/2025/02/23/update-on-net-packages-for-shared-code/): Hello all, it’s been a while. I have fixed the build for my shared code NuGet packages and pushed a new package update targeting .NET 9 primarily. It should still work with .NET 8 as well. I dropped support for 6 and 7 since they are also out of support from Microsoft at this point. The .NET Core releases are […]
- [Using a wait cursor doesn't have to be hard...](https://williamforney.com/2020/09/27/using-a-wait-cursor-doesnt-have-to-be-hard/): Here is a simple disposable wait cursor class to simplify your mouse display needs...
- [STAThread async/await got you down?](https://williamforney.com/2020/09/27/stathread-async-await-got-you-down/): When encountering issues with async/await while building a Windows Forms application recently I came across this helpful class that allows you to await returning to the initial (usually UI) thread...
- [How to map an IDataRecord to an entity class object using expressions](https://williamforney.com/2020/09/27/how-to-map-an-idatarecord-to-an-entity-class-object-without-using-reflection/): Recently I had a need to map an IDataRecord to an entity class object in C# without using reflection for performance reasons, and because I can. Here is the code for reference...
- [...and back to WordPress again...](https://williamforney.com/2020/09/12/and-back-to-wordpress-again/): A while ago I swapped my blog to BlogEngine.NET, then to MiniBlog, then to Ghost, then back to MiniBlog. Now I’m going back to WordPress again after a decade or so. The other platforms were nice, and some were integrated well, but nobody has kept them up, or they were just side demo projects for people. At this point I […]
- [Update to ASP.NET Core](https://williamforney.com/2018/08/19/update-to-asp-net-core/): Recently I updated the blog to MiniBlog.Core on ASP.NET Core. So far it seems pretty fast. I’m working on a new engine for it in my spare time using Azure Functions and blob storage. More to come when I find some time to update this. Technorati Tags: ASP.NET Core,MiniBlog.Core,update
- [Getting Started with Aurelia on ASP.NET Core](https://williamforney.com/2017/05/22/getting-started-with-aurelia-on-asp-net-core/): Aurelia, one of the leading JavaScript client frameworks for single page applications (SPAs), has been around for a while now and there are a number of resources for getting started with it. Rather than try to make yet another demo, I thought it might be fun to create a site repository that could be used as a template with a […]
- [Aurelia with TypeScript on ASP.NET Core](https://williamforney.com/2016/03/08/aurelia-with-typescript-on-asp-net-core/): I’ve been tracking the ASP.NET betas and release candidates over the past year or more and it’s coming along nicely. I like the separation of client side and server side in the new folder structure and the unification of the MVC and WebAPI controllers. For the past few years I’ve used jsViews, Kendo UI, Angular, Durandal, Knockout, and Aurelia for […]
- [Something different, something new, something blue](https://williamforney.com/2015/11/08/something-different-something-new-something-blue/): Amusingly today I’m looking at new cars, hence the blue and new, but that’s not all that’s going on. Today I am starting something new that will change hopefully not just my perception of the world, but others as well. It’s time for change. Let’s do this. Technorati Tags: different,new window,blue,change,winds of change,world,perception
- [How to open a “new window” in a Windows 10 Universal App](https://williamforney.com/2015/08/13/how-to-open-a-new-window-in-a-windows-10-universal-app/): I had to dig a little bit to find this. Since not all form factors support multiple windows and tablet mode generally discourages floating windows this is probably buried for a reason, but I wanted to do it anyway so here it is: var viewId = 0; var newView = CoreApplication.CreateNewView(); await newView.Dispatcher.RunAsync( CoreDispatcherPriority.Normal, () => { var frame = […]
- [Handy Developer Tools & Links](https://williamforney.com/2014/08/22/handy-developer-tools-links/): There are a lot of tools out there and others have posted lists that are handy. I’m going to put my list of common tools here and try to keep it updated every now and then for my own use as well as anyone else who may like to reference it. Feel free to send me more to add to […]
- [MiniBlog](https://williamforney.com/2014/08/21/miniblog/): Yes, I went and did it. I converted my blog to MiniBlog. It is much lighter than BlogEngine.NET. I’m liking the HTML5 and it should be fun to tweak it out a bit more too. I’ve nixed some things, my old resume, the VS Achievements that only worked in VS 2012, a few other things. I might bring some back […]
- [single page application architecture](https://williamforney.com/2013/12/16/single-page-application-architecture/): I’ve been poking around at a lot of JavaScript over the last year or two and have been refining this layered architecture for setting up applications. The main idea behind it is to cover all the old bases in a way that also reduces the number of requests and performs very well. The layers I am using are setup like […]
- [How to fix green video screen in Windows 8 Consumer Preview and Release Preview](https://williamforney.com/2012/07/06/how-to-fix-green-video-screen-in-windows-8-consumer-preview-and-release-preview/): Flash has this problem where it will show up blank or green when using hardware acceleration to display video. You used to be able to turn that off in Flash options from the right click menu, but in IE10 you have to go to the Internet Explorer options’ advanced tab. There’s a checkbox there that you need to check to […]
- [The computer furniture rant](https://williamforney.com/2012/06/07/the-computer-furniture-rant/): Have you ever noticed that furniture makers always make computer desks with those closed off little cubby holes for the tower? It’s about time someone told them computers need ventilation to work properly. I’ve seen countless computers overheat and die an untimely death due to this lack of understanding of simple common sense. Computers have fans in them for a […]
- [Networking Cheat Sheet for Windows Server 2008 Core and Hyper-V Server](https://williamforney.com/2009/01/30/networking-cheat-sheet-for-windows-server-2008-core-and-hyper-v-server/): Recently I setup a Hyper-V Server and ran into a few issues around networking and setting up a virtual firewall with ISA 2006. It turns out that Hyper-V creates a virtual network adapter for the physical computer and plugs it into the physical adapter which is turned into a de facto network switch. So, if you’re going to use a […]
- [REST WCF Service Meets Azure… or does it?](https://williamforney.com/2009/01/17/rest-wcf-service-meets-azure-or-does-it/): I’ve been playing with a REST WCF service for a bit and noticed when I attempted to add it to Azure’s service bus that it blew up on me. It even goes so far as to kill the development web server in VS2008. After a little debugging I traced it back to a small bug in the Microsoft.ServiceModel.Web code from […]
- [Essential Business Server setup on Hyper-V Server FAIL!](https://williamforney.com/2009/01/17/essential-business-server-setup-on-hyper-v-server-fail/): This is pretty obscure… EBS goes through its setup perfectly until it tries to install System Center Essentials, which we all know was invented by Satan himself because it never freakin’ installs correctly even by itself. So, if anybody reading this has any ideas about how to get around this issue, let me know… And no, installing VMware is NOT […]
- [Merry Christmas!](https://williamforney.com/2008/12/25/merry-christmas/): So here we sit on Christmas day watching TV or just being lazy. Many of you are watching kids with their toys running around the house. I find myself here at this old comfortable spot, with the TV on in the background, the coffee brewing and the chill air outside, wondering what the next year will bring and looking back […]
- [Photosynth of Heliotrope Hike](https://williamforney.com/2008/12/13/photosynth-of-heliotrope-hike/): I did a 3D Photosynth of our Heliotrope Hike. It has a 360 degree view of the high spot where we went.   http://photosynth.net/view.aspx?cid=23cc0b80-6899-44c1-94df-2b4374d24d98 Technorati Tags: Heliotrope,hike,Photosynth
- [We won an award!](https://williamforney.com/2008/11/27/we-won-an-award/): This year I was on the Festival of Trees team with the Mount Vernon Chamber of Commerce and Skagit Young Professionals. Our team was made up of mostly women, so the theme is decidedly girly. It was Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend from the old Marilyn Monroe movie. Our tree was part of the overall event which is a […]
- [Observing…](https://williamforney.com/2008/11/03/observing/): Ya know, sometimes I feel like I’m watching the world flow past me like so much water down the river. In a few days I’ll be 31 and the last few years I’ve been searching for something. Myself. You see, somewhere along the line I lost who I was in so much work and blind ambition to build a business […]
- [Some new photos](https://williamforney.com/2008/10/06/some-new-photos/): [et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] For those of you who don’t follow my flickr feed, I went on a hike a little while ago and took a few photos. They are in reverse order so you see the hike backwards from the end to the top. I don’t usually take photos on the way up. Enjoy… [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column] [/et_pb_row] […]
- [A warning for anybody foolish enough to have a fingerprint reader from DigitalPersona](https://williamforney.com/2008/08/21/a-warning-for-anybody-foolish-enough-to-have-a-fingerprint-reader-from-digitalpersona/): Yeah, I know, guilty… Turns out the reason my Visual Studio 2008 has been having TypeLibBuilder.exe crash constantly on client side script is the dpAgent.exe helper process from DigitalPersona. If you kill the process all is happy again. Thanks Josh. http://jberke.blogspot.com/2008/05/typelibbuilderexe-crashes-javascript.html Technorati Tags: TypeLibBuilder.exe,DigitalPersona,fingerprint,reader,Visual Studio 2008,crash
- [Fonts: Font Conference Shows Your Fonts as People, and They Are Ridiculous](https://williamforney.com/2008/07/25/fonts-font-conference-shows-your-fonts-as-people-and-they-are-ridiculous/): A friend sent me this link. The video is pretty funny if you’re looking for a laugh. Fonts: Font Conference Shows Your Fonts as People, and They Are Ridiculous
- [Outlook 2007 with Windows Live Outlook Connector Error 0x80070057](https://williamforney.com/2008/07/21/outlook-2007-with-windows-live-outlook-connector-error-0x80070057/): Searching for information on this has been a MAJOR headache, mainly due to the fact that every moron on the Internet has posted the error code without knowing anything about the actual error or a way to fix it. Most of them just tell you to dump your outlook profile and start over. Well, I say that isn’t good enough! […]
- [Blocking IP Addresses in IIS](https://williamforney.com/2008/06/13/blocking-ip-addresses-in-iis/): I ran across this interesting little app today. Since one of the many things I’ve been occupied with lately has been managing a web server it caught my eye as a possible way to stop all the foreign scanning bots I’ve seen hit it lately. Worth a look anyway… Blocking IP Addresses in IIS Technorati Tags: block,IP Address,IIS,scan,bots,log
- [SYP June - Pool & Darts](https://williamforney.com/2008/06/05/syp-june-pool-darts/): Well, the Skagit Young Professionals met again for pool and darts. I took a few photos, but they were mostly blurry. I’d just been to the dentist so I wasn’t my usual jovial self in case anybody was wondering. We need to do this more often, preferably when I don’t have a sore tooth. If you shrink them some of […]
- [No more Emergency Reporting](https://williamforney.com/2008/05/09/no-more-emergency-reporting/): Well, after a short jaunt at Emergency Reporting in Bellingham, I’m on my own again. It was fun and the atmosphere was great. I’ll miss it. It was more of a vacation for me than anything else and I knew it would end eventually. Now I guess it’s back to the real work at hand.
- [Snow in April?](https://williamforney.com/2008/04/21/snow-in-april/): Last night we had snow! Snow around here is usually a once or twice a year thing in December or January, not April! I woke on Saturday to find the yard covered in the stuff. The weather around here sure has been weird lately.
- [Peanut butter & chocolate Easter eggs with coconut topping](https://williamforney.com/2008/03/26/peanut-butter-chocolate-easter-eggs-with-coconut-topping/): Mmmm….  Yummy stuff…  Tonight after work I went over to Amelia and Tony’s house to make some delicious desert. You see, before my mother passed away she sent us some peanut butter and chocolate eggs all the way from Pennsylvania. Everyone in the office loved them so much we asked for the recipe. I gave a copy to Steve, one […]
- [How not to sell more Software Assurance...](https://williamforney.com/2008/01/27/how-not-to-sell-more-software-assurance/): Unless I’m not reading this right, Microsoft, in their infinite wisdom, have put a limit on how many copies of Vista Ultimate you can receive for your software assured copies of Windows… Clarifying the Role of Windows Vista Ultimate in Software Assurance for Enterprise CustomersWindows Vista Enterprise is the ideal operating system for enterprise customers, whereas, Windows Vista Ultimate is […]
- [Skagit Young Professionals - January 2008](https://williamforney.com/2008/01/04/skagit-young-professionals-january-2008/): Here are the photos from the meet up last night… http://sc1.sclive.net/12.2.1265.1006/Web/Parts/PhotoAlbum/script/slideshow.swfBill’s Space: 2008-01-04 SYP January 2008 Technorati tags: SYP, Skagit Young Professionals, January, Ristretto, coffee
- [Bellingham Eats](https://williamforney.com/2008/01/04/bellingham-eats/): On the way back from lunch with the Emergency Reporting crew yesterday we passed this teriyaki shop… Most of the people who know me know that Nate and I hang out and make it a point to go to just about every teriyaki shop we can find. We haven’t been to many in Bellingham though so I guess I’ll have […]
- [Happy New Year!](https://williamforney.com/2007/12/31/happy-new-year/): Just a quick note to say, I hope you all had a merry Christmas and have a happy New Year!
- [NoLagGaming December LAN Party](https://williamforney.com/2007/12/10/nolaggaming-december-lan-party/): I went to the December LAN party across the way yesterday. It was also Nick’s birthday so we had a cake and took some video that Nate is going to edit and post somewhere. Here are some photos from the party. Technorati tags: NoLagGaming, gaming, LAN Party, December, LAN, Nick, birthday
- [Skagit Young Professionals December at Skagit Gardens](https://williamforney.com/2007/12/07/skagit-young-professionals-december-at-skagit-gardens/): We had our monthly get together tonight at Skagit Gardens. There were a few new faces too. Here are the photos… http://sc1.sclive.net/12.2.1265.1006/Web/Parts/PhotoAlbum/script/slideshow.swfBill’s Space: 2007-12-07 SYP December Bash At Skagit Gardens Technorati tags: SYP, Skagit Young Professionals, December, Skagit Gardens
- [Finally, I got the camera settings fixed...](https://williamforney.com/2007/12/05/finally-i-got-the-camera-settings-fixed/): I took some photos recently of the office decorations and at kickoff coffee on Monday. Today I finally figured out why some images are always coming out blurry. Turns out there was a setting in the camera that was wrong. Go figure.  hehe Anyway, with that fixed the photos should be a lot better now. http://sc1.sclive.net/12.2.1265.1006/Web/Parts/PhotoAlbum/script/slideshow.swfBill’s Space: 2007-12-04 P2 Office […]
- [Silverlight Firestarter Event in Redmond Yesterday](https://williamforney.com/2007/11/30/silverlight-firestarter-event-in-redmond-yesterday/): I attended the event yesterday that introduced silverlight. I have to say it was the best Microsoft event I’ve ever been to. Unlike almost every prior event I’ve gone to it actually went into the specifics. Maybe I’ve just been going to the wrong events. hehe This one wasn’t full of the usual uneducated people that always ask so many […]
- [Festival of Trees - The Deconstruction](https://williamforney.com/2007/11/26/festival-of-trees-the-deconstruction/): I went over to help tear down the tree yesterday and all went well. We managed to get the telescope out of the tree without dropping it! hehe I didn’t get any photos this time though.
- [SYP Festival of Trees Build/Decoration Day](https://williamforney.com/2007/11/19/syp-festival-of-trees-builddecoration-day/): Today was build day for our trees and I took a ton of photos. Some of them are blurry, but I uploaded them anyway. The theme for our tree is Forever Young and it has just about everything a kid could want when they wake up Christmas morning. http://sc1.sclive.net/12.2.1265.1006/Web/Parts/PhotoAlbum/script/slideshow.swfBill’s Space: 2007-11-18 SYP Festival of Trees Decoration Day Technorati tags: Skagit […]
- [New photos from our trip to Microsoft in Redmond & SYP Festival of Trees Work Party](https://williamforney.com/2007/11/17/new-photos-from-our-trip-to-microsoft-in-redmond-syp-festival-of-trees-work-party/): This week has been pretty busy. On Thursday a few of us went to a Microsoft TechNet event in Redmond, but due to a fallen power pole (who knows why that happened?) the theater lost power in the morning and half the day’s events were canceled. We drove all over the place for something to do and ended up in […]
- [Main Page - Fab @ Home](https://williamforney.com/2007/11/02/main-page-fab-home/): Just thought this was kind of neat so I’m posting it. Source: http://fabathome.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page
- [Talking about Skagit Young Professionals Dinner Club October](https://williamforney.com/2007/10/31/talking-about-skagit-young-professionals-dinner-club-october/): It was fun. We had a smaller turnout, probably because it was in Anacortes which is a bit out of the way for most of us. Still, the food was good and the conversation was interesting. So where should we go next time? Quote Skagit Young Professionals Dinner Club October Hosted by: Rockfish Grill & Anacortes Brewery Date and time: […]
- [Talking about Skagit Young Professionals Dinner Club October](https://williamforney.com/2007/10/23/talking-about-skagit-young-professionals-dinner-club-october-2/): Every month we have a dinner club where some of us go take over a restaurant. We may switch to twice a month or more if the popularity of this continues. It’s usually a lot of fun but I don’t take photos at most of these so there hasn’t been much to show about them. The next event is next […]
- [How To Mod A Computer Case](https://williamforney.com/2007/10/19/how-to-mod-a-computer-case/): A while ago, when Alan was still working for us, we modified a few computer cases for side panel fans. Here are some photos of the process. Technorati tags: How To Mod A Computer Case, Mod, Computer Case, Chassis, custom
- [Skagit Young Professionals » Blog Archive » Oktoberfest Tonight!](https://williamforney.com/2007/10/05/skagit-young-professionals-blog-archive-oktoberfest-tonight/): Well, the Oktoberfest event last night was a lot of fun and I added some photos to the flickr feed that somebody took with my camera. Technorati tags: SYP, Skagit Young Professionals, Oktoberfest, Guardian Northwest Title & Escrow, Skagit River Brewery
- [SYP Kickoff Coffee](https://williamforney.com/2007/10/01/syp-kickoff-coffee/): It was an interesting conversation at our Monday meeting this week. We took a photo since it was at a new location, Java Jo’s on Riverside Drive in Mount Vernon. Technorati tags: SYP, Skagit Young Professionals, Kickoff Coffee, coffee, Java Jo’s
- [mmmm... pie](https://williamforney.com/2007/09/30/mmmm-pie/): There’s nothing better on a fall evening than a good movie, a coffee and a piece of pumpkin pie… Well, almost nothing better. hehe Technorati tags: pumpkin, pie, food
- [Halo Nights](https://williamforney.com/2007/09/19/halo-nights/): This is really funny. Technorati tags: Halo, LOL, ROFL Source: http://www.superdeluxe.com/sd/contentDetail.do?id=D81F2344BF5AC7BBFFE3587F10E93131C90D27BA743FF37E
- [OneCare Team Visit](https://williamforney.com/2007/09/18/onecare-team-visit/): Today, a few of the guys from the Windows Live OneCare team came to visit. Nate also came over to meet them and we had a fun chat about our thoughts on OneCare and what we love and hate about it. Hopefully we gave them some good ideas and pointed out some areas they can work on. Technorati tags: Windows […]
- [Digg - Robert Jordan, Wheel of Time author, Dies](https://williamforney.com/2007/09/17/digg-robert-jordan-wheel-of-time-author-dies/): Well, I’ve been reading this series since nearly the beginning when it first came out. It’s always sad to see a talent leave the world. But others will pick up the torch where he left it and hopefully with the notes he left the series at least will be completed. Every man needs a legacy after all. He will be remembered.  […]
- [Skagit Young Professionals » Blog Archive » SUNNY SUNDAY HIKE](https://williamforney.com/2007/09/10/skagit-young-professionals-blog-archive-sunny-sunday-hike/): Yesterday a few of us went on a hike up Cascade Pass. It was the most grueling, hailing, barefoot, miserable slog through sharp rocks, with 50lbs packs, I’ve ever experienced… Just kidding. It was actually a lot of fun and I took a lot of photos along the way, mostly on the way back down since I’m out of shape […]
- [Skagit Young Professionals » Blog Archive » Today’s the Day: Website Release Party Day!](https://williamforney.com/2007/09/07/skagit-young-professionals-blog-archive-todays-the-day-website-release-party-day/): This was pretty cool and there were plenty of people there this time. Technorati tags: Skagit Young Professionals Source: http://www.skagityoungprofessionals.com/2007/09/06/todays-the-day-website-release-party-day/ Source: http://www.skagityoungprofessionals.com/2007/09/06/todays-the-day-website-release-party-day/
- [Knight Rider Theme - CollegeHumor video](https://williamforney.com/2007/09/07/knight-rider-theme-collegehumor-video/): This was cool… Technorati tags: Knight Rider, theme, music Source: http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1773942 Source: http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1773942
- [Mike Swanson's Blog : Bad Design by Example](https://williamforney.com/2007/09/05/mike-swansons-blog-bad-design-by-example/): You know, people who design stuff like that really need to be forced to sit in a room with TV screens on all the walls and bombarded with tons of the crap that they design for a few weeks. These guys are actually charging $40-60 per hour for this design! And more for "advanced programming"… I highly doubt they could program […]
- [Silverlight 1.0 Released and Silverlight for Linux Announced - ScottGu's Blog](https://williamforney.com/2007/09/05/silverlight-1-0-released-and-silverlight-for-linux-announced-scottgus-blog/): After a lot of changes and some cool additions, Silverlight is finally being released! Finally! hehehe Say goodbye to Flash… Muhahaha… Technorati tags: Silverlight Source: http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2007/09/04/silverlight-1-0-released-and-silverlight-for-linux-announced.aspx
- [PAX 2007](https://williamforney.com/2007/08/28/pax-2007/): Last Sunday I went to PAX 2007 (Penny Arcade eXpo for those of you who are nubes ;p )…  I took some photos and a ton of video which I’ll post in a bit. The photos are up at http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/photos_public.gne?id=15674747@N00&lang=en-us&format=rss_200 … This is my Flickr RSS feed, so all my new photos will show up on it too.
- [DotNetNuke > Community > Blogs - DotNetNuke : A Single Sign on Solution (C#)](https://williamforney.com/2007/08/27/dotnetnuke-community-blogs-dotnetnuke-a-single-sign-on-solution-c/): This is great, now somebody needs to implement Windows Live ID with this… Source: http://www.dotnetnuke.com/community/blogs/tabid/825/entryid/1531/default.aspx Technorati tags: Single Sign-on, Windows Live ID
- [Talking about EDASC Committee Meeting boat ride video](https://williamforney.com/2007/08/26/talking-about-edasc-committee-meeting-boat-ride-video/): Well, if you didn’t know, I joined the EDASC Swing into the Holidays event committee. After our business part of the first meeting we went on a boat ride and later a few of us went out again whale watching. I took this video with my little Sony camera. Quote EDASC Committee Meeting boat ride video  http://images.soapbox.msn.com/flash/soapbox1_1.swf Video: EDASC Committee […]
- [flickr photo feed](https://williamforney.com/2007/08/26/flickr-photo-feed/): flickr photo feed I posted some photos on flickr under GeekGuy. Technorati tags: flickr, photo, feed
- [K. Scott Allen : Images That Strike Fear In A Developer's Heart](https://williamforney.com/2007/08/23/k-scott-allen-images-that-strike-fear-in-a-developers-heart/): Been there, done that… Although, usually it involves pizza and lots of caffeine… Source: http://odetocode.com/blogs/scott/archive/2007/08/22/11280.aspx
- [Skagit Young Professionals » Blog Archive » Good company, good eats…](https://williamforney.com/2007/08/22/skagit-young-professionals-blog-archive-good-company-good-eats/): This should be fun. I’ve been to The Porterhouse before and the food is awesome. Source: http://www.skagityoungprofessionals.com/2007/08/21/good-company-good-eats/
- [Why Microsoft's partner support and ms-gearup.com sucks! THE RANT!](https://williamforney.com/2007/08/21/why-microsofts-partner-support-and-ms-gearup-com-sucks-the-rant/): MS-GearUp.com is the biggest busted piece of crap I’ve seen yet! Yeah, it works fine if you’re starting a new agreement from scratch, but if you’re trying to do a quote for a renewal/2nd/3rd year open value agreement it is hopelessly broken. It’s either truly "smarter" than you, or… it’s acting like it’s smarter than you. Not to mention that […]
- [Internet 2.0/2.5/3.0/Next](https://williamforney.com/2007/08/21/internet-2-02-53-0next/): For quite a while now, since I was involved with the Rainbow Portal Project I have been kicking around this idea for an item based Web, or rather an item based computing experience. Restricting it to the Web or even the Internet is a mistake. The idea is really simple and yet I haven’t found anyone who has implemented it in its […]
- [Church fire a few doors down](https://williamforney.com/2007/08/15/church-fire-a-few-doors-down/): A few doors down from our office there was a church on the corner. I say was because it caught fire and burned down last night. I only had my camera phone with me but I took a few photos of the blaze. It was definitely a sight to behold and they don’t show it well at all, but it’s better […]
- [Bellingham LAN continued...](https://williamforney.com/2007/08/15/bellingham-lan-continued/): I found a few more photos on my crappy camera phone from the LAN.
- [Talking about Mac attack](https://williamforney.com/2007/08/12/talking-about-mac-attack/): ROFL!  Bad language warning… Quote Mac attack  http://images.soapbox.msn.com/flash/soapbox1_1.swf Video: Mac attack
- [Skagit Young Professionals » Blog Archive » Dinner Club](https://williamforney.com/2007/08/10/skagit-young-professionals-blog-archive-dinner-club/): Wow, that’s one huge burger! A couple of friends and I have compiled a list of local restaurants and what time they close. We eat out a lot and kept running out of ideas. Anyway, we’re putting the list into a database and I’ll make it available one way or another in the next week or so. Source: http://www.skagityoungprofessionals.com/2007/08/07/dinner-club/   Technorati tags: […]
- [Talking about Zeroes](https://williamforney.com/2007/08/06/talking-about-zeroes/): This is just funny… Quote Zeroes Ordinary people…pointless abilities.
- [Nate's birthday party](https://williamforney.com/2007/08/06/nates-birthday-party/): I posted some photos from Nate’s birthday party yesterday here: Source: http://picasaweb.google.com/wforney/20070806NateSBirthdayParty Technorati tags: Nate, birthday, party
- [Bellingham LAN continued...](https://williamforney.com/2007/08/06/bellingham-lan-continued-3/)
- [Bellingham LAN continued...](https://williamforney.com/2007/08/06/bellingham-lan-continued-2/):  
- [Bellingham LAN](https://williamforney.com/2007/08/05/bellingham-lan/): Some preliminary photos… Note to self: Teach Brian how to take pictures that aren’t blurry. No, these photos are not out of focus or messed up… Nate is shrouded in a cloud of smoke from the grill. LOL Technorati tags: Bellingham LAN
- [Skagit Young Professionals » Blog Archive » Kickoff Coffee at Same Ol’ Grind 8/6](https://williamforney.com/2007/07/31/skagit-young-professionals-blog-archive-kickoff-coffee-at-same-ol-grind-86/): This was fun, though I have to admit I was half asleep for most of the conversation. LOL 😉 Still, it was a good way to start my day. And I must say, it was the busiest day I’ve had in two months. I went to 5 clients, this, and Bellingham somewhere over lunch. And now I’m off to dinner. See you all next time. […]
- [Kal Ort Por » I Am Murloc](https://williamforney.com/2007/07/20/kal-ort-por-i-am-murloc/): This is funny. Somebody at Blizzard spent a while on this.  Source: http://www.prcnetworks.com/blog/?p=13
- [Kal Ort Por » MMO Growth deadly to communities](https://williamforney.com/2007/07/18/kal-ort-por-mmo-growth-deadly-to-communities/): Here the UO community is specifically mentioned, but it is not the only group of communities to die out due to the MMO trend. Many real gaming communities have gone the way of the dodo due to these games as well. Not all have disappeared completely, but many have dropped off due to players opting to stay home and play online instead of dragging their computer […]
- [Fireworks Video](https://williamforney.com/2007/07/06/fireworks-video/): I posted an hour long fireworks video below my photos on my live space. I went to Marysville with Nate and a bunch of his family and friends. The video jumps around a lot and the commentary is funny at times. It was fun and the video really doesn’t do it justice at all. There were fireworks going off all […]
- [Seven deadly sins of game design - Atlas and more](https://williamforney.com/2007/07/06/seven-deadly-sins-of-game-design-atlas-and-more/): This article about bad points in game design is kind of interesting…  Source: http://weblogs.asp.net/bleroy/archive/2007/07/05/seven-deadly-sins-of-game-design.aspx Technorati tags: bad game design
- [Talking about Jackie Chan](https://williamforney.com/2007/07/05/talking-about-jackie-chan/): Yes, I was THAT bored… Quote Jackie Chan http://images.soapbox.msn.com/flash/soapbox1_1.swfVideo: Jackie Chan
- [Happy 4th of July!](https://williamforney.com/2007/07/04/happy-4th-of-july/): Happy 4th of July everyone!
- [R.I.P. Shawn Kelly](https://williamforney.com/2007/06/24/r-i-p-shawn-kelly/): Catherine Kelly, long time friend and part time graphic artist for our company has had a rough few days… Katie’s brother was struck by lightning and passed away a few days ago. After losing my parents I understand a little of what she’s going through. If there’s anything you need, Katie, let us know. We’re all here for you. http://www.ydr.com/northern/ci_6193863
- [a good day](https://williamforney.com/2007/06/22/a-good-day/): Have you ever had one of those days where everything seems to go your way? Well, I’m having one of those great days today. It’s about time too.
- [Thai House is awesome!](https://williamforney.com/2007/06/21/thai-house-is-awesome/):  We went to Thai House for dinner on Monday. They had a new special that Nate tried and it looked neat, so I snapped a photo. He said it was really yummy.
- [BBQ at Nate's House](https://williamforney.com/2007/06/18/bbq-at-nates-house/): On Saturday I went clam digging with Nate up north. After we got back we hit the store and he went nuts buying meat. Here’s a snapshot of it… Now that’s a lot of meat.
- [LAN Party at DSS (June 2007) continued... the prizes](https://williamforney.com/2007/06/10/lan-party-at-dss-june-2007-continued-the-prizes/): There were a few prizes as always. Choice of something from the left side of the shelf, the right side, and the alien hat and smaller one. There was also a free swag table, which had a bunch of old processors on it, which were snapped up quickly. The two guys that won the left and right shelf picks changed […]
- [LAN Party at DSS (June 2007)](https://williamforney.com/2007/06/10/lan-party-at-dss-june-2007/): Last night was the June LAN party over at DSS. There were a fair number of people there. Along with the usual games, we had a Wii setup off to the side and there were a couple of amusing prizes. Here are some of the photos I took. Everyone loves dodging the camera and flipping it off, though I didn’t […]
- [another scenic drive](https://williamforney.com/2007/06/09/another-scenic-drive/): Well, today I went for a short drive to help someone out and took photos along the way. This new camera is much better than the crappy camera phone, but the photos are still taken while I’m driving down the road.
- [what a day](https://williamforney.com/2007/06/08/what-a-day/): Well, my day started out really crappy, but it recovered by evening. I went to a chamber of commerce young professionals event at a local restaurant and met three lovely young ladies over dinner. They really lightened my mood and it was a lot of fun. Thanks girls!   After that I hung out with Nate for a while and […]
- [LAN Party this weekend](https://williamforney.com/2007/06/07/lan-party-this-weekend/): The quarterly LAN party at DSS is this weekend. It’s not just computer games anymore either. There will be a Wii again this time with more games. It should be fun. I’m looking forward to getting my mind off a certain girl for a change, among other things. So drop by if you happen to be in the area. The event info is […]
- [BBQ at DSS - Fire Department Visits!](https://williamforney.com/2007/05/10/bbq-at-dss-fire-department-visits/): Last night we had an impromptu BBQ at DSS, Nate’s shop. He was slinging burgers and we had just finished cooking and gone inside for a minute when Brian heard something outside and someone started banging on the front door. The BBQ grill was outside the back door in the little carport area. To our surprise, we went outside to […]
- [nice day for a drive](https://williamforney.com/2007/04/11/nice-day-for-a-drive/): I went for a drive up-river to see a client today. I was bored along the way so I took some photos with my camera phone to pass the time. Here they are. Don’t mind the crack in my window or the water. LOL Technorati tags: drive, up-river, camera phone, Concrete, WA
- [fitness or bust](https://williamforney.com/2007/04/08/fitness-or-bust/): I joined a health club this week. You never realize how out of shape you are until you turn to jello on a cardio machine.  LOL  After 8 years of sitting behind a desk I’m way overdue for some exercise. Anyone want to join me?
- [a new day](https://williamforney.com/2007/04/02/a-new-day/): it’s a new day today. time for a change, and with it some long needed room to breathe. a side of me that has been dormant for close to a decade is coming alive again like a bear waking up from a long winter sleep. this is going to be fun.
- [free](https://williamforney.com/2007/03/26/free/): you know it’s funny…  today has been really quiet and this amazing feeling descended on me…  just one of those moments when you feel… free… you just let it all go and exist. it’s one of those days and it’s been quite a while since i’ve felt that way. curious.
- [writing again](https://williamforney.com/2007/03/03/writing-again/): tonight I was watching a video and it made me think of taking up my book again. i haven’t written in a very long time and the world created by my imagination must be awfully dull without me there to tell its story. that is how i write you see, i "see" it and then i write it. the best […]
- [updated nolaggaming community server](https://williamforney.com/2007/02/17/updated-nolaggaming-community-server/): We updated nolaggaming.com‘s community server install to v2.1 today. It really needs to be reskinned though.
- [Valentine's Day bust](https://williamforney.com/2007/02/15/valentines-day-bust/): Well, it was the old arrow in the butt after all.   Oh well, wasn’t the first time. Hope yours went better than mine.
- [being sick sucks](https://williamforney.com/2007/02/10/being-sick-sucks/): I almost never get sick, and when I do 99% of the time I work anyway. I’m that guy that wakes up and wanders over to the computer and plants himself there for the day when I don’t have to go out to clients’ offices. Today I went to a client for a little while to supervise a server RAID […]
- [AJAX Extensions](https://williamforney.com/2007/02/10/ajax-extensions/): AJAX is cool, AJAX is fun, I’m gonna go sit in the sun… somewhere warm…  lol…  I’m playing with AJAX Extensions in a new project. I’ve used them for a while, but this will be the first deployment after its release.

## Pages

- [William Forney](https://williamforney.com/home/): have code, will travel - a blog by William Forney about technology, food, landscapes, and whatever...
- [curriculum vitae / résumé](https://williamforney.com/about/): Recently I worked at Microsoft, Frontier and Blossor and continue to do projects via improvGroup. I've had experiences from micro-businesses to planetary scale enterprises and am continually learning and honing my skills. I enjoy teaching and guiding teammates and as a senior engineer I have had many opportunities to steer the technologies in use at the companies where I've worked. I enjoy the odd architectural debate, am less about the politics and more about the results. I like to build things that get used, at least for a while, and I love having a large impact on the businesses where I work.
- [morning](https://williamforney.com/morning/): The sea was calm that morning. The water was blue glass writhing below a sea of air. The sun peaked over the horizon glistening brightly into the blue sky.
- [approaching a festival](https://williamforney.com/approaching-a-festival/): It was a clear night when the ship cleared the mouth of the harbor. The stars danced on the calm water as they approached the city. Small ships dotted the bay, sparkling a thousand lanterns across the sea. As they approached they heard the buzz of a large city, and something more. Celebration filled the air. People filled the streets, […]
- [gray morning](https://williamforney.com/gray-morning/): It was light that day. The wind whistling through the trees surrounding the camp. It was cold yet no one seemed to feel it. Some sat by the fire light in the hazy morning mist eating their meager rations before the day’s work would begin. Clothed in dull grays and browns they sat and ate. The grass was wilted and […]
- [untitled story (started when I was in 6th grade)](https://williamforney.com/untitled-story-started-when-i-was-in-6th-grade/): Above the Trees Soaring high over the land, wings spread wide to catch the warm air rising from the mountains, the eagle spies a few moving through the treetops below. Here above the clouds, not many visit let alone stay to call this height home. Leaving the column of warmth, she dives to the tips of the trees until she […]
- [DarkLight : a paradox explored](https://williamforney.com/darklight-a-paradox-explored/): In a time when the world is a strange and deadly place, there lives a people embracing the hope of those who came before them. This hope born of tolerance and communication is the most infectious force on this planet. Freedom to freely speak your unique view of the world, foresight to recognize the darkness in your own life and […]
- [Blog](https://williamforney.com/blog/)
- [Privacy Policy](https://williamforney.com/privacy-policy/): Who we are Our website address is: https://williamforney.com//. What personal data we collect and why we collect it Comments When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (also called […]

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