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Author: john Created: 7/4/2007 11:48 AM
Here are my latest tips and frustrations with the state of all things software

Of interest on KCTS-9:
Cascadia: The Hidden Fire
Tuesday, 6/8/10, at 8:00 p.m.
Seismic events around the globe offer insight into the super-quake-prone areas along the Pacific Rim. Producer Michael Lienau will join us in studio.

Also note that KUOW, 94.9 FM, local NPR affiliate also hosted a series on Earthquakes this last week to apparently coincide with the KCTS show.

EMACS is both the King County Emergency Management Advisory Committee and the Homeland Security Region 6 Homeland Security Council. The latest org chart lists the key players. This is also available long range on the wiki at: http://vashoneoc.org/Reference/KingCounty.aspx

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ELOG Vashon EOC 24Oct09 Blizzard Exercise

 

Here is a copy of the Log Summary Page from the 24Oct09 Blizzard Exercise. Use the .MHT file if you are on Windows, as it has a couple (minor) embedded graphics files - which won't show up on the .HTM version.

Do note that links on either page won't work - at least not outside VIFR's firewall, and likely not unless you are on one the VashonEOC computers.

ELOG Vashon EOC 24Oct09 Blizzard Exercise.mht (66.8 KB).msg





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ELOG Vashon EOC 24Oct09 Blizzard Exercise.mht (66.8 KB).msg





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image It is only somewhat known that ad servers and aggregators track your visits through many different web pages with third-party cookies. But just getting rid of your cookies periodically is not enough to guarantee your surfing habits aren't known: Adobe's Flash player (also active on many web pages) can also be used to track one person's browsing behavior across many sites.

Generally this...

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Here's Tim Sneath's helpful list of some cool new features for Windows 7. Of course a number aren't really new, but those were generally little known!

Also, from TechNet, are these handy Win 7 multi-monitor hot keys:

Win+Home: Clear all but the active window Win+Space: All windows become transparent so you can see through to the desktop Win+Up arrow: Maximize the active window Win+Down arrow: Minimize the active window or restore the window if it's maximized Win+Left/Right arrows: Dock the active window to each side of the monitor Win+Shift+Left/Right arrows: If you've got dual monitors, this will move the active window to the adjacent monitor Win+T: Shift focus to and scroll through items on the taskbar Win+P: Adjust presentation settings for your display Win+(+/-):...

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It is always neat to learn about time savers and cool new utilities, but THERE ARE SO MANY! Fortunately, Scott Hanselman has compiled a useful list of the essential utilities to get some work done on a new computer and then also, for us developers, the cool dev tools of his choice, vetting them and listing just enough to decide if it is worth exploring.

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Microsoft's Developer Site is experimenting with a new look:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vbpreview/

What do you think? (My initial reaction is that it is too distracting, sacrificing readability for cute/distracting graphics.)

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Interested in easily showing off code in your DNN blog — without writing custom CSS styles?

Solution 1: Use the numerous free plug-ins for Microsoft’s Live Writer:

My current favorite is Source Code Formatter from Amer Gerzic (listed in Live Writer as “Source Code…”) includes the most flexible options for custom colors, selected text and more and includes source code:

1: Imports DotNetNuke.Entities.Tabs 2: Namespace DotNetNuke.Common.Utilities 3: Partial Class SiteMap 4: Inherits Framework.PageBase 5: Const SITEMAP_PRIORITY As String = "0.5" 6: Const SITEMAP_MAXURLS As Integer...

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