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Microsoft Vista and Office 2007. Tuesday, November 28, 2006 Last night's email... "Post the link to this video for a little bit of fun and a link for this incredible, limited time offer. Microsoft is going to go public with this in a bigger way Tuesday evening so here’s your chance to let people know about it early… plus, the video is just cool, in a *very* weird sort of way. (We’re using youtube… owned by Google to spread the word about Office and Vista… now that’s funny)" -C. Jenkins, Developer Evangelist, Microsoft. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SZzAT-S5DQ It's weird. I don't know what to say about it, but I am ready for them. Yes, 4:40 AM post...I couldn't sleep for some reason. 0 comments 
nikeplus is Awesome. Saturday, November 25, 2006 I finally brought myself to buy an iPod a few weeks ago for working out. It's way better than lugging around a clunky Sony 60 GB HDD. Nike + iPod is probably one of the greatest ideas ever. Giving me the ability to check out my workouts is sweet! Thanks Marie! 
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Sallie Mae Doesn't Like Students. Saturday, November 18, 2006 I took out my first loan for my last semester in College. (numbers are just made up, but reflect a similar situation.)
Ok, maybe the interest accrued over time goes toward the principle...understandable. Or, maybe there's a penalty for paying all of it early...understandable. BUT...Before I made my second payment in full, called up Sallie Mae to ask that if I paid ALL of it, I'd be done. The guy said yes, the next thing I should be receiving is a statement that my account will be closed since I paid in FULL. 0 comments
Thanks Ahead of Time, Spoofee. Sunday, November 12, 2006 Spoofee is great! Who can I shoot? Spoofee.com is shooting out bungee rockets!
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Here's how to get one! 1. If you are not a member of our forums, sign up (it's free) 2. Blog or even Vlog (For Vlog's we'll throw in a magnet) about how great Spoofee is. A blog is a website where entries are made in journal style (Xanga, Blogger, LiveJournal, Friendster, FaceBook, Myspace, etc.) 3. PM (private message) Spoofee through the forums with the following to get one mailed to you. - address of your blog/vlog - Your Address (Where to ship the bungee rocket) 4. Allow 1-6 weeks for your bungee rocket to arrive! Disclaimer : Spoofee.com is not responsible for accidents caused by the bungee rocket. Please play safe
Production Release ETA: TBA. Saturday, November 11, 2006 To fully release a project, it takes... [Development Environment] - Less than ten minutes -Developers build and package our EAR (Java and JSPs) and ZIP (ASPs) -Developers copy it over to the dev box, install and deploy it. [User Acceptance Test Environment] - Less than one hour -Developers provide a label (ClearCase) to the "packagers" and they do the packaging -Windows team stops IIS to allow installation to go through -"Packagers" install the application -Windows team starts up IIS again -WebSphere team then deploys it. [Production Environment] - Over 12 hours today -Its all the same as UAT, but for real. So what happened? -Two hours to contact the guy who was critical to the release. -Six hour delay for that guy to come in the office. -Calling lots of people to fix things that really weren't broken. -Verifying WebSphere was not the problem. -Verifying IIS was not the problem. -Determined the issue was a plugin for IIS and WebSphere to communicate. -Found out it really wasn't an issue, but since it was already "fixed" to leave it that way and just document it. Once this rewrite is done, everything will then be in done in Houston! We all can't wait. 0 comments
Rockets vs. Bulls! Wednesday, November 08, 2006 Sweet, 2 tickets + 2 hot dogs + 2 beers/soda + 2 mugs = $52.00! Section 431. Rows 2 and 3. Seats 1-6 in each. Rockets vs. Bulls: Thursday, November 16, 2006 at 7:00 PM. Look for us on TV if you're not going to the game!
UPDATE 3 Who is all going? First six pack: Me, Ben, Sohel, Joseph, Vikram, and Long. Second six pack: Feibi, (My little cousin has a class she HAS to go to.) 1 comments
Server Was Feeling a Little Down. Tuesday, November 07, 2006 I was working diligently, then decided to play Battlefield 2. (8:10:41 PM) s 0 h e l 01: ur domain busted Damn, now time for live support: olive: Hello, my name is Olive. What can I do for you? thomas: hi, i think my host server is down or something. thomas: i've tried pinging, ftp, and just regularly visiting the site thomas: thomasnguyen.com olive: Please wait a minute. Let me check. thomas: thanks. //played a round of BF2 and I'm now a Sergeant! This time, I unlocked the G36C. Yumm... thomas: any success? olive: Sorry for long time waiting. I am checking. thomas: ok //another round olive: Thank you for your patience. There's a routing issue right now. Our network technicians are working on it right now. Sorry for the inconvenience. thomas: what should i do in the mean time? thomas: i'm currently developing on it, but without ability to publish, i can't work. olive: Sorry for the inconvenience. thomas: how long should this take? thomas: estimate, please. //yet another round olive: I am sorry. I did not get any estimate time from our network technician. If your website not working within the next 20 to 30 minutes. Please contact us again. Now I guess back to BF2 until it goes back up. Only then will you all be able to see me again. UPDATE - 9:10 PM (only one hour elapsed time!) olive: The issue should be fixed now. Please check. thomas: thanks! 2 comments
Good Sports Weekend Again. Sunday, November 05, 2006 Cougars kicked Tulsa butt. Rockets kicked Mavericks butt. Dynamos kicked Colorado butt. Too bad Rockets didn't finish up Sunday's game against the Hornets, oh well.
By the way, I have a new layout and I'm working on a few things in the lab. Once I get something up and running, it'll be posted. First Lab: Google Maps. 0 comments
Yes, We Hire Developers, Too. Friday, November 03, 2006 We had a Robocode Competition a few weeks back. Two entries, good fun. There was a guest speaker there from NSM Alumni and after the meeting he asked why JPMorgan was doing a programming competition. WHOA, hold up. Good question. Here at JPMC, I work for the Investment Bank Technology (IBTech). There seems to be a lack of knowledge that we have a technology presence here in Houston. Not a good thing since we're in need of developers: newly grads and seasoned vets. I doubt this post will go anywhere, but hey, if you're reading it and this is news for you then I have done my job. Pass it on, let people know lots of companies, not just banks, need developers too. There's a shortage of developers coming out of college. The dot-com bust ruined it for many, but now it's picking back up, get on it. 1 comments
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