Eric Gunnerson's Compendium
LCD Monitors and ClearType
XP does a nice job of enabling ClearType automatically if you have a laptop, but it doesn't know if...
Author: Eric Gunnerson Date: 10/12/2004
And a recommendation for you...
Waaaaay back in about 1988, my wife and I wandered over to a Medieval arts fair in Kent, WA. I've...
Author: Eric Gunnerson Date: 10/08/2004
Music Recommendations - Thanks...
Wow. Thanks for all the ideas. It's a pretty big list, and while there were a few groups I already...
Author: Eric Gunnerson Date: 10/08/2004
Visual Studio "Orcas"
There has been some talk about the follow-on release to Visual Studio Whidbey, which is codenamed...
Author: Eric Gunnerson Date: 10/08/2004
Music Recommendations
I'm spending a lot more time listening to music in my new job, and I'd like to expand my collection....
Author: Eric Gunnerson Date: 10/07/2004
Couches * 2 (thank you Levitz)
This morning two new couches showed up at our residence this morning. We'd originally headed out...
Author: Eric Gunnerson Date: 10/07/2004
Aerodynamic Flutter
A discussion on flutter in rocket fins let to this archive of Flutter tests from the Smithsonian....
Author: Eric Gunnerson Date: 10/04/2004
Burt and Paul...
Before I came in this morning, I watched the second launch of Burt Rutan's and Paul Allen's (well,...
Author: Eric Gunnerson Date: 10/04/2004
What's wrong with this code? (Answer)
A few days ago, I posted some code with a problem in it. Here's the segment I posted:...
Author: Eric Gunnerson Date: 10/04/2004
More bicycle test rides...
I took advantage of the wonderful early October weather today to do some more test riding. I'd...
Author: Eric Gunnerson Date: 10/03/2004
Halloween Fun
My daughter and I have been planning on a special Halloween surprise for our Trick-or-treaters for a...
Author: Eric Gunnerson Date: 10/03/2004
Work on the C# Team...
Jay writes about some openings to work on the C# team. If you've never considered working at...
Author: Eric Gunnerson Date: 09/30/2004
COM wrappers in C# - the easy way
Mihailik had a good suggestion for how to do COM interop in C# the the comments to a previous post...
Author: Eric Gunnerson Date: 09/30/2004
Now there's a limo...
Now there's a limo
Author: Eric Gunnerson Date: 09/30/2004
What's wrong with this code (COM Interop)?
A special "COM Interop" edition of "What's Wrong with this code?" This code is using some Windows...
Author: Eric Gunnerson Date: 09/29/2004
Exactly what is "Over The Top"
On the Northwest Rocketry mailing list, there are sometimes discussion as to what qualifies as "over...
Author: Eric Gunnerson Date: 09/28/2004
Mediterranean Medley
I like to cook, though I don't have much time to focus on it. I usually have one or two dishes that...
Author: Eric Gunnerson Date: 09/27/2004
Halo: First Strike
When I was in the library on Saturday, I came across a copy of Halo: First Strike by Eric Nylund. I...
Author: Eric Gunnerson Date: 09/26/2004
Group Blogs
Daniel wrote, I am interested in your comment about not subscribing to group blogs. Why? Isn't it a...
Author: Eric Gunnerson Date: 09/24/2004
Tom Peters Blog
Tom Peters is an influential thinker on business and management, and I've been reading his stuff...
Author: Eric Gunnerson Date: 09/24/2004
Puzzling through Erasure II
Bruce Eckel has some further thoughts about the use of erasure in Java generics. Erasure is the way...
Author: Eric Gunnerson Date: 09/23/2004
More on DirectShow and C#
To respond to a few of the comments on my first post One person asked whether MM would be rewritten...
Author: Eric Gunnerson Date: 09/21/2004
DirectShow and C#
I'm currently in the "ramping up" phase of my job, and last week I spent a fair amount of time...
Author: Eric Gunnerson Date: 09/20/2004
Reverse
Another way to "improve" your hand-eye coordination. Reverse
Author: Eric Gunnerson Date: 09/20/2004
Coming soon to a medicine cabinet near you...
Let's see... band aids... Motrin... Ah, here they are!
Author: Eric Gunnerson Date: 09/16/2004
Performance of Generics
Rico wrote a short post covering 6 questions about generics. It has some good information in it, but...
Author: Eric Gunnerson Date: 09/14/2004
2004 Headwaters Century
Today was the Headwaters Century. Last year, I rode the 66 mile variant, but this time I wanted to...
Author: Eric Gunnerson Date: 09/12/2004
Aspiring Fred...
Fredn.1) a person who spends a lot of money on his bike and clothing, but still can't ride I decided...
Author: Eric Gunnerson Date: 09/12/2004
My First Inspection...
We have a ski cabin up near Skykomish, a really small (~~ 200 people) town on Highway 2 towards...
Author: Eric Gunnerson Date: 09/09/2004
[C# Chat] What's on your mind regarding C#?
September 23 - What's on your mind regarding C#?
Author: Eric Gunnerson Date: 09/05/2004
And so it ends...
Nearly 10 years ago, when I was only 1E years old, I joined the Visual C++ compiler test team to...
Author: Eric Gunnerson Date: 09/03/2004
Blog Alerts
I recently signed my blog up for the LiveMessage alert system. This means that, if you want, rather...
Author: Eric Gunnerson Date: 09/02/2004
A song for you...
I usually don't link to Rory, for the simple reason that he's funnier than I am, and I hate that....
Author: Eric Gunnerson Date: 09/01/2004
Remotable Windows Media ActiveX Control
A while back, I posted about my problems getting this to work, and I got an email back from somebody...
Author: Eric Gunnerson Date: 09/01/2004
Sojourner: An Insider's View of the Mars Pathfinder Mission
I just finished reading Sojourner: An Insider's View of the Mars Pathfinder Mission It's written by...
Author: Eric Gunnerson Date: 09/01/2004
Good subjects for IR photography?
I recently bought an accessory adapter and a Hoya R72 filter for my Canon G3, so that I could do...
Author: Eric Gunnerson Date: 08/31/2004
NUnit on Whidbey Beta 1 experiences...
I've been having problems getting NUnit to work on Whidbey Beta 1, and I'm curious what experiences...
Author: Eric Gunnerson Date: 08/31/2004
x+=x++;
Luca, who is taking over for me as C# Compiler PM, wrote this post: x+=x++; I heartily agree with...
Author: Eric Gunnerson Date: 08/31/2004
1.1 SP1, 1.0 SP3 released
A few new service packs are now available. .NET Framework 1.1 SP1 for WS03...
Author: Eric Gunnerson Date: 08/30/2004
Another career option...
The first time, I thought it was a joke. I'd just written a short link post, and I'd gotten the...
Author: Eric Gunnerson Date: 08/30/2004
Removing games from a broken XBox
Link...
Author: Eric Gunnerson Date: 08/30/2004
Blog to email gateway?
In talking with my mom a few weeks ago, I realized that readers of my blog know more about what's...
Author: Eric Gunnerson Date: 08/27/2004
Museum of Flight - Personal Courage Wing
Yesterday morning Samantha and I went over to the Museum of Flight to check out the new Personal...
Author: Eric Gunnerson Date: 08/26/2004
Hydrogen from Sunlight
John Read wrote in this ABlog post (I hate group blogs): The Aussies have done it. And not a moment...
Author: Eric Gunnerson Date: 08/25/2004
May contain fish or wheat
On the box of frozen breaded cod filets from Trader Joes: "May contain fish or wheat" Yeah, I was...
Author: Eric Gunnerson Date: 08/22/2004
6 stitches later...
It rained a bit here last night. Something like an inch and a half. The gutter by our outside window...
Author: Eric Gunnerson Date: 08/22/2004