2007 – Page 3 – GeekTieGuy

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,

Crossloop, a free remote assistance program that works!

1September2007GeekTieGuy27 CommentsPersonal, Software

[Update 2010-01-24: It looks like Crossloop has gone more commercial and now makes it harder to find the free version of the program. Crossloop’s business model now revolves around enabling skilled people help others with computer trouble and to help those two groups of people find each other. Their main product is now no longer

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Yearly Archives: 2007

Sao Paulo banned Billboards this summer

Apple’s new campus in Cupertino is taking shape

Windows Live Writer Beta 3 startup problems solved

Crossloop, a free remote assistance program that works!