I was faced w/ having to process a text file today. The text file was an LDAP export; full of tons of information on each user account. I only needed one line of the roughly 30 lines in each user’s account information. There are over 200 user accounts in that file; roughly 6000 lines. My first thought? Let’s try MS Word. Guess what: it’s wildcard find/replace engine is really, really.. Read More
It’s a sad, sad day: Microsoft to buy Groove Networks
As a Domino Developer, this makes me really, really sad. This is the moment in collaborative computing where Darth Vader joins the dark side. Microsoft to buy Groove Networks | CNET News.com: Microsoft to buy Groove Networks Published: March 10, 2005, 6:04 AM PST By Martin LaMonica Staff Writer, CNET News.com Microsoft on Thursday said it will acquire Groove Networks and make Groove’s founder, Ray Ozzie, chief technology officer at.. Read More
Really Slick DHTML Calendar
I just had to jot a quick note: this calendar looks to be exactly what I want. I’ll have to read through the documentation tonight. More later!
Ugh….. 16 hours of work
What a long day yesterday was. We’ve been using VMWare’s ESX server to virtualize the 26 boxes we have here. As a long-time fan of VirtualPC (now owned by Microsoft), I was anxious to try their server offering when it became available, but the ESX server is just so much further along than VPC it just made sense go w/ EMC’s product (they bought VMWare). So far, I LOVE having.. Read More
Meeting Day
*Whew* Yesterday was meeting day. Some of you will surely scoff at my so-called “Meeting Day”: I had two meetings. I normally have about two meetings…. a month. Wait: scratch that. I have them so infrequently that I can’t properly characterize their frequency. Funny thing is: I had two on Friday, too. I write about them because they were so incredibly different — they were held as pairs, so Monday’s.. Read More