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Aug
20
nik

I want this keyboard

This Optimus keyboard is pretty cool. Each key is an OLED display. This would be fantastic for usability. Imagine having the key icon change based on the shortcut depending on which application you are in. I hope the production release is more ergonomic than pictured, but I am buying it...
Aug
20
nik

Tintin and Asterix

Most foreigners I encounter know all about Tintin and Asterix, my two most favorite comics, but most Americans have no idea who they are. I am always puzzled by this. Spielberg owns the movie rights to Tintin and is reportedly working on a...
Aug
18
nik

Urgent vs. Important

Set Godin made an excellent point about the difference between urgent and important in his blog post today. My takeaway was this gem:  You will succeed in the face of change when you make the difficult decisions first. Quite insightful. Made me think of the Microsoft Solutions Framework which advocates completing the highest risk elements of a project first to increase the chance of success. Although I...
Aug
16
nik

ASP.Net dynamic code generation

ASP.Net supports dynamic code generation and compilation. Sometimes, you just need a quick and dirty solution. This is one such solution. It writes out a control script, loads it and then deletes the file. string dynamicControlUrl = “~/” + System.Guid.NewGuid().ToString() + “.ascx”;string dynamicControlPath = Server.MapPath(dynamicControlUrl);TextWriter tw = new...
Aug
16
nik

PDC05

I am going to PDC05 in Los Angeles. Will you be...
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