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- Well, This Is Awesome!
Wolfram|Alpha, the Computational Knowledge Engine from Wolfram Research, officially released on May 18 and renowned for their flagship product Mathematica, the new search engine from Wolfram Research, has thus drawn much attention and hype. So I’ve taken a look at it myself: Now, this is awesome!
- SharePoint Web Service Reference: Authentication Error
On my newly created virtual machine I started working on a web services project and encountered a problem I almost forgot about. When adding a SharePoint web service reference in Visual Studio I was prompted for my credentials, yet being unable to add the reference. Here is what I’ve done to solve the issue. Introduction [...]
- When More Information Leads To Less Knowledge
In his article on Wired.com Clive Thompson illustrates how increased load of information can lead to a loss of knowledge due to ignorance or suppression of the truth. Surprisingly, it’s often us who unconsciously ignore or suppress the truth.
- The Bad “K” Alphabet
A couple of minutes ago, while reading mail, I stumbled accross an email from “Meeku” who posted a somewhat strange proposal on the ICANN and IETF mailing lists. Essentially, he/she wants the letter K changed to a less fatal shape. Curious? Read on.
- Microsoft’s new ‘Desktops’ Tool: Boring!
Microsoft’s Mark Russinovich and Bryce Cogswell from the subsidiary Sysinternals have released a new tool for creating virtual desktops called Desktops. I can’t tell if it is supposed to replace the company’s Virtual Desktop Manager but Desktops offers some advantages.
