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Silicon Valley Code Camp impressions

29October2007GeekTieGuy3 CommentsSoftware development

I’m just about recovered from two interesting days at Silicon Valley Code Camp. Overall I found the time I spent there well invested. It was fun seeing the diversity of software developers we have here, and the talks were of high quality overall. Here’s part of the lunch line from the second day: Of all

Sao Paulo banned Billboards this summer

6October2007GeekTieGuyEnvironment

I applaud the mayor of Sao Paulo. He had the stomach to approve a law banning billboard advertising in the city. Imagine what a difference this would make in so many U.S. cities. In the San Francisco Bay area there are two main highways to get from San Jose to San Francisco, 101 or 280.

Apple’s new campus in Cupertino is taking shape

11September2007GeekTieGuy2 CommentsPictures

Here are some pictures of the activities around Apple’s new campus in Cupertino. It doesn’t seem like they’ve started on the “main campus” yet. Â Repainting an old HP/Compaq/Tandem building. FromÂ white to gunmetal gray. More of the old building. Very brown. Signs are up already. Big dump trucks on the street. Â An old Tandem

Windows Live Writer Beta 3 startup problems solved

11September2007GeekTieGuy2 CommentsSoftware development

I like Windows Live Writer. Except for one thing: I couldn’t get it to start up on my machine at work. Beta 1 worked, but Beta 2 and Beta 3 just wouldn’t. I’d always get a UriException (not sure of the precise name anymore) thrown at some point after the splash screen. During Beta 2,