Work: I squeezed in a code merge today at work in between bug fixing. It was hot in the office today! A ridiculous 85.3 degrees Fahrenheit. It’s winter outside! Whilst it may have been mild weather the last couple of days (apart from the wind), it was unbearably hot in the office! Not conductive to work.

Home: Paula was visiting when I got home. We spent most of the evening chatting about things. Continue reading →

Microsoft Drops .NET Name For New Windows Server
CNet’s news.com has this story about the next version of Windows Server:

The next version of Windows Server is suffering yet another identity crisis.

Microsoft on Thursday again changed the name of the product, marking the fourth name for what will now be called Windows Server 2003. The successor to Windows 2000 Server is scheduled to ship in April.

The product started out with the code-name Whistler, but Microsoft named the software Windows 2002 Server in April 2001. At the same time, Microsoft first delayed delivery of the server software until early 2002.

In June 2001, Microsoft changed the name to Windows .Net Server, keeping in line with the company’s .Net Web services strategy. In March 2002, Microsoft again delayed delivery of the server software. In August, the company renamed the software Windows .Net Server 2003, which had been scheduled for release by the end of last year. In November, the software titan delayed delivery for a third time.

Windows Server 2003 is the fourth name for the product…

What can I say?

I’ve been back in the office again today. Busy as usual. No great excitement.
I’ve had a couple of folks over at the B2 forum hacking on my B2 Link Manager Hack. They’ve come up with some good ideas. I’ll have to look at incorporating them into the code ready for the next release.
I’ve found some interesting links today, but Im not going to blog about them today!

Well, my holiday is nearly over. I have to go back to work tomorrow. It will be the first time in the office since the 13th of December!
It’s been quite good fun. I’ve not got as much done as I would have liked and I’ve done some things I wasn’t expecting, but that seems to always be the case. I’ve enjoyed this holiday, although like anything it has had its ups and downs.
Jamie is back in school tomorrow too. I’m not sure whether she is looking forward to it or not. I think Jan will be glad to see the back of us both for a few hours a day.

Here’s an exciting idea! Phil Gyford has decided to turn Samuel Pepys diary into a weblog. Quite literally there will be a new entry from the original diary every day for the next 10 years. He’s based it on the public domain version from Project Gutenburg, but points out

Although the diary text came with footnotes, these assume a level of knowledge about British history, geography and language that few have in the 21st Century.

This is where the ability to post comments on the site has proved crucial. Entries and footnotes are already being annotated by readers who provide explanations and additional information, creating a more communal experience than conventional publishing allows. So rather than simply publishing a dead – albeit fascinating – text, I now find myself in charge of a far more exciting living read.

Quote above from the BBC story about the project.

Orignal link from slashdot

It’s in my blogroll! Recommended.

A new colour scheme and a minor modification to the layout. This is my ‘Winter’ colour scheme. Comments welcome.

Happy New Year! to all my readers.
I hope 2002 was good for you and that 2003 will be better.

Mike

Wow, two whole days with hardly a blog. I’ve been busy.
Christmas day was great. We went to see my mum and my sister, and then went out for our Christmas meal. It was at the Shaandaar in Rusholme. An Indian curry for Christmas dinner was definitely different.
Afterwards we all went back to Jackie and Grahams. We stayed there till the early hours.
Boxing day was pretty good too. After going to see my niece Chloe for her birthday, we went to Jackie and Grahams again for a traditional Christmas dinner. It was a joint effort with everybody providing part of the meal and Paula putting it all together. It was great, thanks Paula. Later we went round to Sharon and Ian’s. We didn’t stay too late there and got home before midnight.
Finally today, we did nothing! We got up very, very late, and slobbbed about the house all day reading, watching TV, etc.
All in all a great Christmas!
PS. I’ve got some pictures from the last couple of days, I’ll try to add them to the gallery tomorrow.