May Wrap Up.

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May flew quickly this year. Work has kept me busy. A good kind of busy. At least I'm not watching the clock. Because May was quick I didn't blog much. I was only able to dash off some quick Twitter posts as things happened. So here's the latest Tweet wrap up:


Still having problems getting mail on my Newton. Tried several approaches found on the web. 
52 minutes ago 
 Microsoft Channel 9 
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TRON:Legacy - An HTML5 Graphic Novel by Disney
3 Jun 
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More from the Windows 8 reveal:
2 Jun 
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Windows 8 desktop? I ran this look with Rainmeter on a tablet.
2 Jun 
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Black Hole exploit is now free. As if we didn't have enough to worry.
26 May 
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 Finished a great lunch. Sat with Microsoft Live Apps rep. Michael. Covering topics from mobile apps, Win7 Phone & XBox Live.
25 May 
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 now at the session on Microsoft Cloud Services.
25 May 
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 Being able to aggregate the demand seems to be the key in cloud computing solutions.
25 May 
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 18 month cycle for technology. Applies to the cloud too.
25 May 
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Supercollider at CERN created more data in one year of operation than was recorded in the history of physics.
25 May 
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About to hear UVA CIO James Hilton keynote on cloud computing.
25 May 
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On my way to the Office Technology Conference at the John Paul Johns arena in Charlottesville Virginia.
25 May 
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Getting ready to carry our 35 mm film projector out of Newcomb theater at UVA. Then probably a doctor appointment for a hernia! ;-)
23 May 
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Win 8 info. 
23 May 
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The Secret World of Alternative Operating Systems via  My fav was BeOS, so I'm a big fan of Haiku.
17 May 
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Back into the world of NUI and MS . This time 'round with University of Virginia Dean of Students. Bringing NUI to Student Affairs!
16 May 
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Happy with JAMin for Linux audio. Did exactly what I was looking for. Good mastering tool. 
13 May 
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I'm not saying U could code the next great app with it but TouchStudio - Hello World | Peli at RiSE | Channel 9 via 
13 May 
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Chromebooks safe from virus's or not?
13 May 
 Microsoft Research 
 by rmreifenstein
VIDEO: Microsoft Research’s Bill Buxton shows us his favorite tech gadgets: 
11 May 
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After reading the stats; I'm trying out the standing desk at the office. I also continue to be disappointed by Hollywoods use of surround.
11 May 
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...more mixing tonight. I'm hopeful that I can get the results I want. There is a bit of a learning curve with Linux audio.
10 May 
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Do you think that Android @ Home will find it's way into the enterprise as low cost in house development of presentation tech control?
10 May 
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I can see building apps for Android @ home. Google getting into the home automation game.
10 May 
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Due to studio computer death. Recording with backup computer running Linux with Jack and Ardour. This weekends recording went very well.
9 May 

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