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Correcting Visual Studio 2008 Text Editors Sluggish Performance

Correcting Visual Studio 2008 Text Editors Sluggish Performance

Since move from Visual Studio 2005 to 2008 I’ve noticed a performance hit when using the text editor. Specifically a “sluggishness” while typing. Heading over to Microsoft for a solution I found that I was not alone in observing this problem, and that the issue itself could be a lot worse. At it’s worst a [...]

Thoughts About Thanksgiving, Personal Growth, And A Few Things I Am NOT Thankful For

Thoughts About Thanksgiving, Personal Growth, And A Few Things I Am NOT Thankful For

I have so much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. I’ve spent another year as a husband, a father, and working in a job I love and find challenging yet fulfilling. My home and most of my family has been relatively untouched by the hardships of the current economy, and even more exciting, I am [...]

Entertaining Thoughts Regarding The Conspiracy Theories Of 9/11

Entertaining Thoughts Regarding The Conspiracy Theories Of 9/11

In a recent, maybe even somewhat heated, Facebook conversation I took part in, the argument that 9/11 was an “inside job” was introduced. In the past I’ve always written off conspiracy theories of this sort as they are not usually rooted in facts and evidence, but rather of a general distrust of government, personal conviction, [...]

Thoughts About Battle Studies [John Mayer]

Thoughts About Battle Studies [John Mayer]

John Mayer’s latest album, Battle Studies, came out this week and I have been enjoying it immensely. It’s hard not to compare Battle Studies to his last studio recording, Continuum, and I think that fans who were expecting more of the same will be disappointed. Instead this release seems almost “experimental” as song styles don’t [...]

Thoughts About Boobs [And Cancer, And Politics]

Thoughts About Boobs [And Cancer, And Politics]

And so it begins. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force published new guidelines on breast cancer screening this week. Guidelines with complete disregard for medical advice from the American Cancer Society, The American Medical Association and the Nation Comprehensive Cancer network. The Wall Street Journal has the whole story and more details, so ladies, defiantly [...]

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