Nov 200721

And Now This!

Without really going into any detail, Kelly and I are facing some issues and are expecting to hear either really good news or bad news later this week or early next.  We're both staying really positive, though. So anyway, thinking about that, I started thinking about all of the things that we've gone through this year, and since we've been together over the last several years.  It hasn't all been roses.  In the last 13 months, we've both lost jobs.  We've had some struggles ... [More]
Categories: Personal | Family | Proud Dad

Nov 200721

Holiday Party 2007 -- Already Sold Out

I recently posted about a Holiday Party that Microsoft is sponsoring for the WI .NET Users Group.  Well, unfortunately, a mere 3.5 hours after making the announcement, the event has filled up.  The Chicago .NET Users Group is also having a similar event, and theirs "sold out" in 2 hours. Microsoft had a particular number of licenses available for us at this event, and we have already reached the limit.  My contact there is working to see if there is anything that can be... [More]
Categories: Community | Technology | Blogosphere | INETA | UG | Professional

Nov 200720

Math Is Calming

Many of you know that I have a little 14 month old daughter, Charlize (we call her Charlie, and she has a website).  Some of you are aware that 14 months is around an age that is not an uncommon age for first steps.  A few of you may also know that our house is largely covered with wood flooring. See where this is going? Charlie has been walking here and there for almost two months, but is just now starting to really take off.  She's finally at the point where she walks more tha... [More]
Categories: Personal | Family | Proud Dad

Nov 200719

Deeper in .NET 2008 - Planning

So, if you're a .NET developer in southeast Wisconsin, or if you've read my blog for a while, you may know that I am the president of the WI .NET Users Group (UG).  You may also remember that in spring 2006 we had a day-long conference called Deeper in .NET 2006.  It was a great event, with several hundred attendees and five nationally recognized speakers.  Best of all, since the UG is sponsor supported, Deeper in .NET was completely free for all attendees. Well, after a hiatus i... [More]
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Nov 200717

WI .NET Users Group Holiday Party

Ho, ho, ho!  I've got an early Christmas gift for those of you who are .NET developers near the Milwaukee area. Microsoft and the WI .NET Users Group are teaming up to throw a little holiday party this year.  Many of the details are still in the works, but plan on having a lot of fun.  We're trying to arrange some extra prizes and perhaps some better food than we have at our normal meetings -- not that there's anything wrong with pizza, though.  We're also checking the possi... [More]
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Nov 200705

Silverlight Hangs My Computer

So after months of forgetting and never thinking about it when I am at my computer, I finally remembered to subscribe to Brad Abrams' blog today.  I was reading his recent post mentioning Silverlight hosting, when I ran into an increasingly familiar problem I am having on my computer.  I clicked on the link to the Silverlight Streaming site and my browser pegged out the processor and my computer was unusable for a few minutes while I tried to get a Task Manager window into view to kill... [More]
Categories: Technology | Professional

Oct 200712

Official Press Release from INETA NorAm

### For Immediate Release INETA North America Membership Division Announces: New Membership Mentor -- IL, IN, WIScott Isaacs, Milwaukee, WI, USAFrom INETA User Group: Wisconsin .NET Users Group Bellevue, WA -- October 12, 2007 -- INETA North America Vice President in charge of the Membership Division, Chris Wallace, announced today the new Membership Mentor for the territory Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin -- Scott Isaacs. "INETA is proud to announce that Scott Isaacs is now our Membership ... [More]
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Oct 200710

Exploits of a Mom

This comic reminds me of a friend who taught his grade school daughter to count in hexadecimal.  At that moment, he was my hero. Exploits of a Mom
Categories: Personal | Fun

Oct 200708

First Steps

Today Charlie took her first steps.  She's been standing and walking along things for a while, but took a handful of steps today while Kelly was working from home.  I can't wait to get home and see if she'll take more steps for Daddy tonight. By the way, if you or anyone you know has little girls, Kelly has started a small side business making accessories for little girls.  You can see a few photos of what she has here, plus she does a lot of special requests, so if you want... [More]
Categories: Personal | Proud Dad

Oct 200703

Issue Tracking and Help Desk

What software do you use for issue tracking (feature requests, bugs, etc.) and help desk?  I'm looking for something here at work.  Has anyone used Axosoft OnTime?  I don't want something hosted as a service (I want to install it here).  Also, I don't want something that costs a fortune, but I don't necessarily have to have a free/OSS piece of software either.  Just looking for something good and easy to use, preferably built on MS stack, but that's not required. Contact... [More]
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