IE9 Released - Download Now

The final release of IE9 "hit the stores" (just download it free from here - http://http://www.beautyoftheweb.com//).

Enjoy new features like pinning, jump lists, and aero-snap. Of course, IE9 is also focused on standards, so you can now get the best of HTML version 5 in IE9.

By the way, if you're using IE6 - you might want to check out http://www.theie6countdown.com/ and http://www.ie6death.com/.

MAC OS X on my Windows 7

I just started running OS X within a virtual environment on my Windows 7 system. I realize that people have been doing this for years, in some fashion or another. But this is the first time that I have done it myself. Still very cool.

Project Alerts in Team Foundation Server

Thought I'd revive my blog today. Don't ask me why.

I've used Project Alerts for some time now. They allow me to be notified via email when other developers check-in code into projects stored in Team Foundation Server. It tells me who checked-in what code, and any comments they may have specified during check in.

You can also use it for build notifications.

Internet Explorer 8 (ie8) beta

Internet Explorer version 8 (beta) was release on 3/6. I downloaded it at work and have been playing with a little. One cool thing that I've found is something called "WebSlices", which enables users to subscribe to content directly within a webpage. Developers can mark parts of webpages as "WebSlices" and enable users to monitor that information. The beta release is really only meant for designers and developers, but is available to the entire public. More info here. You can download it here.

Hatred of techies

Dead-on article. The hatred of techies.

Our Upgrade To Windows Vista

A few weeks ago, we upgraded our desktop computer at home from Windows XP Pro to Windows Vista - ultimate edition. Everything worked right away, for the most part. We didn't automatically get the new Aero interface, which was suppose to be the best part of Vista. We upgraded our video card. We got an ATI Radeon 9550 AGP video card for 70 bucks at the Nebraska Furniture Mart. That increased the speed of our video capabilities, and Aero automatically turned on.