Tod1d's Thought Process

Browse by Tags

• Twitter

• Tweet Summary: Monday, May 25, 2009

  Learning: Google Web Toolkit : Write AJAX apps in the Java language, then compile to optimized JavaScript http://is.gd/2bt5 Learning: Helma , a Javascript Web Framework http://dev.helma.org/ Don't let title fool you; the part about starting your own biz Read More... Posted Monday, May 25, 2009 8:06 PM by Tod Birdsall | 53 Comments Filed under: Tweets

• Today's Summary: Wednesday, May 13, 2009

  Stumbled upon: TimmyOnTime ; a time tracker that works via IM. http://is.gd/wZCE They need to move "help, FAQ" to top of page. Too hard to find. A File Manager in MooTools , looks nice, maybe you will like the link: http://is.gd/x02v Having tons of fun Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 13, 2009 11:23 PM by Tod Birdsall | 25 Comments Filed under: Tweets

• Today's Summary: Monday, May 04, 2009

  Hacker breaks into Twitter's network, again http://tinyurl.com/ddlowx (via jongalloway ) Having fun with jQuery . Creating an interface that will be similar to Google Docs' file/file folder interface. Learning: jQuery Context Menu Plugin http://abeautifulsite.net/notebook/80 Read More... Posted Monday, May 04, 2009 10:54 PM by Tod Birdsall | 32 Comments Filed under: Tweets

• Today's Summary: Thursday, April 30, 2009

  Trebuchets are harsh mistresses http://tinyurl.com/cy44sa via @ codinghorror Constructing NetworkCredential from WindowsIdentity so I can interact with web service that requests ICredentials http://is.gd/vrrR ToRead: An Unschooling Manifesto http://bit.ly/18eWNI Read More... Posted Thursday, April 30, 2009 10:27 PM by Tod Birdsall | 22 Comments Filed under: Tweets

• Today's Summary: Tuesday, April 28, 2009

  I need to try the boardgame Power Grid , but may wait until my 9yr old son is a bit older. Innovation is the New Black The Freedom of Fast Iterations: How Netflix Designs a Winning Web Site I stumbled upon User Interface Engineering website . Liking it Read More... Posted Tuesday, April 28, 2009 10:46 PM by Tod Birdsall | 23 Comments Filed under: Tweets

• Today's Summary: Monday, April 27, 2009

  BrandonTurner Suggested that I allow the users of my Windows Live Writer plug-in to specify fewer than 20 tweets and that I should add a border. Follow the Swine Flu in Real Time With Google Maps http://rly.cc/Va0Nr Speaking of Swine Flu, if you have Read More... Posted Monday, April 27, 2009 11:22 PM by Tod Birdsall | 22 Comments Filed under: Tweets

• Today's Summary: Sunday, April 26, 2009

  Reading through notes from Stack Overflow Podcast 50 with special guest Steve Yegge http://is.gd/u8vI While I have never listened to a Stack Overflow podcast , all the way through. But I enjoy Jeff Attwood's bullet point breakout. What do I need to do Read More... Posted Sunday, April 26, 2009 10:41 PM by Tod Birdsall | 34 Comments Filed under: Tweets

• Today's Summary: Thursday, April 23, 2009

  " Pragmatic Thinking and Learning: Refactor Your Wetware " looks very promising. http://is.gd/u5eN Checking out DimDim as a WebEx alternative for web conferencing. There is a free version: http://www.dimdim.com Read More... Posted Thursday, April 23, 2009 10:45 PM by Tod Birdsall | 25 Comments Filed under: Tweets

• Today's Summary: Wednesday, April 22, 2009

  Finding references on how to format strings in SQL Server Reporting Services 2005 using Textbox Format proprety http://is.gd/tFNp LEGO Rock Band is official http://tinyurl.com/cgtxzz Doing research on Smallestdotnet http://www.hanselman.com/smallestdotnet/ Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 22, 2009 11:50 PM by Tod Birdsall | 11 Comments Filed under: Tweets

• Today's Summary: Monday, April 20, 2009

  Are regular expressions supported in SQL Server 2005 . It looks like it is possible due to CLR support http://is.gd/txka Figured out that I didn't want to mess with the steps needed to use regular expressions in SQL Server 2005 and was able to solve my Read More... Posted Monday, April 20, 2009 10:08 PM by Tod Birdsall | 10 Comments Filed under: Tweets

• Today's Summary: Sunday, April 19, 2009

  Checking out Query Express . Free Query Analyzer look-alike that is only 100KB. http://is.gd/l4WW (via shanselman ) Exception-Driven Development: It's not a question of if you will ship with bugs, but how quickly can you fix them. http://is.gd/sVzM Why Read More... Posted Sunday, April 19, 2009 9:45 PM by Tod Birdsall | 8 Comments Filed under: Tweets

• Today's Summary: Thursday, April 16, 2009

  Via @ DanielSchaffer : open source .NET Facebook API Client: http://bit.ly/swM71 This video appears to be timeless. Tyrannosaurus Debt http://is.gd/sPEE Sharing my favorite YouTube video with @ shanselman . David Hasselhoff's "Hooked on a Feeling" http://is.gd/1U8H Read More... Posted Thursday, April 16, 2009 11:56 PM by Tod Birdsall | 10 Comments Filed under: Tweets

• Today's Summary: Wednesday, April 15, 2009

  I want a simple 2 dimensional key/value container. Brushing up on the C# HashTable http://is.gd/sztE @ davidmmorton Thanks for suggesting the Dictionary<TKey, TValue> as alternative to HashTable . WIll try and keep in mind. @ balexandre Thanks for Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 15, 2009 11:58 PM by Tod Birdsall | 8 Comments Filed under: Tweets

• Today's Summary: Tuesday, April 14, 2009

  Introducing Google Big Brother - We know where your friends are http://is.gd/ijx0 Checking out @ paulirwin software development tools list http://is.gd/snc6 RT @ RussAdams : Odd and Unusual Twitter Icons - The Social Bird icon set http://ping.fm/Aw64x Read More... Posted Tuesday, April 14, 2009 11:31 PM by Tod Birdsall | 8 Comments Filed under: Tweets

• Today's Summary: Monday, April 13, 2009

  @ BrandonTurner Pointed me to the Twitter plugin included with the Windows Live Writer SDK for an example of how to store user credentials securely when creating a WLW plugin. Learning about Adobe AIR runtime. Sounds a bit like the .NET framework. http://is.gd/1qK Read More... Posted Monday, April 13, 2009 11:59 PM by Tod Birdsall | 9 Comments Filed under: Tweets