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Control PowerPoint with your Wii Remote

Jul 18, 2007  •  1 min read  •  Richard Hundhausen

I can appreciate a fusion of technologies as much as the next guy, but this is a real head-scratcher. Check out the Wii Key project, which uses a Wii Remote to handle the basic slideshow operations.
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Anybody wanna buy a GUID?

Apr 28, 2007  •  1 min read  •  Richard Hundhausen

GUIDs have always been a passion of mine. I guess it's that they are so ugly, you've got to feel sorry for them. As some of you remember, I tried to make a quick buck selling a GUID (pic1 & pic2) …
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PC Repair Fair in Boise - April 14th

Apr 6, 2007  •  1 min read  •  Richard Hundhausen

What a better way to spend Tax Day eve, than helping the (Boise) public with their variety of computer problems. Boise State University Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP) …
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Cool Web 2.0 video

Apr 2, 2007  •  1 min read  •  Richard Hundhausen

You've probably heard of "Web 2.0", but what is it? According to Wikipedia and O'Reilly, Web 2.0 "refers to a perceived second-generation of Web-based services—such as social networking sites, wikis, …
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FORTRAN creator John Backus dies

Mar 20, 2007  •  1 min read  •  Richard Hundhausen

John Backus, whose development of the Fortran programming language in the 1950s changed how people interacted with computers and paved the way for modern software, has died. He was 82.
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My next book!?

Feb 20, 2007  •  1 min read  •  Richard Hundhausen

How's this for my next writing project? Just kidding. I happened upon this site, and thought I would get creative.
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Boise Code Camp 2007

Feb 11, 2007  •  2 min read  •  Richard Hundhausen

Wow, what a great 'camp! We had over 200 attendees (207 was the last number I heard) and many, many great sessions. Thanks to all of you who attended, helped coordinate, and SPOKE at the event! Rob …
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Boise Code Camp - Presenter's Dinner

Feb 11, 2007  •  1 min read  •  Richard Hundhausen

Friday night's presenter's dinner was a good time, and a good place to relax and prepare for the day ahead. About thirty of the presenters and coordinators of 'camp met at Murphy's on Broadway and …
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