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Took the .NET Security beta exam (C#) last night

Apr 28, 2004 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

Can't say anything specific about exam 71-340, but I would like to offer kudos to Microsoft for actually coming out with such an exam. It's been long overdue and, if more people start following …

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Free College for Troy McClain

Apr 22, 2004 • 2 min read • Richard Hundhausen

Driving through Redmond, WA Wednesday night and listening to XM Radio, I caught part of Larry King's show on CNN. They had Donald Trump and apprentices doing a post-mortem discussion of the show's …

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Great resource for Regular Expressions (RegEx)

Apr 20, 2004 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

I had a student point out this resource to me. RegExLib.com is the Internet's first Regular Expression Library. They have over 600 expressions from contributors around the world. Check them …

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Why such a kerfuffle over Gmail?

Apr 20, 2004 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

As a Gmail user, I still can't see what the commotion is all about. If you don't like it, don't use it. Simple. Here's a good rant by Tim O'Reilly on the subject. The Fuss About Gmail and …

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Spell Checking on the web - the Easy Way

Apr 20, 2004 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

There are way too many spell checking options out there for the Web. I've seen complex server-side components and I've seen complex client-side components. Some require Microsoft Office to be …

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Star Wars Movie (ASCIIMATION version)

Apr 20, 2004 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

Lately, I've had trouble reaching the original site telnet://towel.blinkenlights.nl -- maybe it shut down, who knows. This week a student of mine, Raine Lightner, located a Web …

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WS-Security spec finally approved!

Apr 9, 2004 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

The OASIS Web Services Security (WS-Security) technical committee announced that several of its specifications have become OASIS standards. http://informationweek.securitypipeline.com/news/18900763

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WiFi at Carl's Jr.

Apr 8, 2004 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

Ok, so I had lunch at Carl's Jr. the other day. It was across the street from our local Gateway store and, as you may know, they are all closing their doors tomorrow, so I thought I'd find some good …

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Teoma Search Engine

Apr 6, 2004 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

I’ve been playing with this search engine a bit lately. Although it’s owned by AskJeeves.com, it works pretty good for technical (read: .NET development) searches, as it ranks results …

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