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Microsoft Releases Roslyn Project, Open Compiler API

Posted by on October 22, 2011 at 1:21 pm

This is amazing. Microsoft has made the inner workings of their IL compiler open to everyone by exposing the inner workings through an API. As the Overview describes, they’ve rewritten the IL compiler in managed code and in doing so have un-boxed the black box that was once the best IL compiler for Windows. It [...]

Incoming and Outgoing Mail Server Settings for Hotmail, Yahoo, GMail, etc.

Posted by on October 30, 2010 at 4:33 pm

NOTE: This is a reprint of content that was originally on the now defunct emailaddressmanager.com website. I am reprinting it here for record as this information was very useful for me when setting up my accounts on my phone. Hotmail Settings As other web based email services, Hotmail is using the HTTP protocol for connecting [...]

The Impending Chrome Browser Slowdown

Posted by on August 19, 2010 at 11:55 am

If you haven’t realized already your Chrome browser is slowing down. Really, it is. The culprit of this particular browser rot is caused by the inordinate amount of disk fragments generated within the Chrome browser cache. According to the bug reference published Jan 17, 2009, several users have reported this as a growing epidemic; some [...]

Change is inevitable…

Posted by on August 16, 2010 at 3:10 am

If there’s one thing certain in life, it’s change. I’ve decided to cut back some costs and it looks like I’ll be moving sites and code to a single virtual server. This means I must choose between Windows or Linux servers. If you haven’t figured it out by now, I’ve moved this site over to [...]

The new HTC Hero

Posted by on October 31, 2009 at 3:28 pm

I recently saw that Sprint had finally joined the Android bandwagon and was able to procure two Android-based phones for their service. I decided to purchase the HTC Hero and thus far am pretty happy with it. Below is quick review of a 1 day use. Software The phone ships with Android 1.5 platform as well [...]