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Are people afraid of virtual worlds?

Some random thoughts: * not much V W presence in corporate environment and I think we know why - there needs to be a system in place to accommodate large tasks of log in creation, installations, troubleshooting * I know this is a new technology and sometimes it is hard to 'sell' and when I say sell I don't actually mean for monetary reward I mean to convince others of the benefits. I find I have the same conversations over and over again about how virtual worlds can benefit you. Building a slid… Continue

Posted on August 27th, 2008 at 8:30am — 2 Comments

Fay Pounded Us

Well folks - Fay passed over Florida and pounded us hard. We are currently surrounded by water and all the streets in Saint Lucie County are flooded out. The news stations all say it will be days before the water recedes and that we should not even try to leave our homes. The St… Continue

Posted on August 20th, 2008 at 8:49am — 1 Comment

Just Joined the Pickens Plan

Seems to make sense - cut back on foreign oil dependency in the US by using Wind Power and Natural Gas. Not so sure though how well the natural gas cars will work out - I am thinking I like the idea of the cars that run on air and emit water vapor as exhaust. Air Fuelled Car the answer maybe?

Posted on August 14th, 2008 at 6:14am — 2 Comments

Only a couple days left to register!

Only a couple of days left before our big event in Second Life for Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 & .NET 3.5 SP1. Final preparations are underway on the new island. Stop by to watch us terraform and setup event attractions. And while you're there don't forget to register to get your reserved seating. http://slurl.com/secondlife/Microsoft%20Island/188/75/21 For further details regarding the July 31st event on Microsoft Isla… Continue

Posted on July 29th, 2008 at 9:30am —

Just read some fantastic articles - Here are some links to check out

http://www.theyoungturks.com/story/2008/7/24/84917/3536/Diary/Have-a-cup-of-coffee-with-Nancy-Pelosi- Interesting and I do hope more officials get the hang of using virtual worlds to get in touch with their constituency. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080721114604.htm This one is about virtua… Continue

Posted on July 26th, 2008 at 6:30am — 1 Comment

Share your Code and Experiences

http://www.siafoo.net/?src=fb If you like to share your code and coding experiences this might be for you.

Posted on July 25th, 2008 at 11:19am — 1 Comment

Crazy day fixing computers

Has anyone ever tried to drive down the highway at 70mph (113kph)and talk someone through installing a network card? And mind you this person I am talking through this is not at all used to opening up their computer and rooting around inside it. Heck he can barely use it for email. But he is a client and I needed to help. What a fun day. But we got through it and all is better now.

Posted on July 24th, 2008 at 3:30pm —

Pirates on Microsoft Island in Second Life?

I stopped over at Microsoft Island in Second Life this morning to be greeted by a bunch of pirate ships all docked around the island. How cool.

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Posted on July 22nd, 2008 at 3:30pm — 1 Comment

Command the most powerful software creation tool available! Get a Sneak Peek at Visual Studio 2008 & .NET 3.5 SP1

Thursday July 31st 1pm SLT (Pacific Time) in Second Life on Microsoft User Group Island We will celebrate the launch of Visual Studio 2008 & .NET 3.5 SP1 in Second Life with a Sneak Peek before it is launched in real life. Join us for this Special Interactive Sneak Peek Event Try out our database driven 3D interactive Microsoft Office ribbon bar. Experience LINQ data connectivity in a 3D medium learning the concepts of connecting to data as you go. No, you will not be sitting watching slid… Continue

Posted on July 18th, 2008 at 12:30pm —

How to Fix Master Browser (MRxSmb) EVent ID 8003 Errors

Not that anyone on this virtual worlds blog really cares but I spent a lot of time trying to track this Small Business Server error and thought others may be able to get some use out of the fix. I am the contracted IT person for the South Florida Easter Seals offices in West Palm Beach Florida and had recently added a new computer to the netowrk and no big deal - I went there connected the computer and fired it up - added it to the network and to active directory - yada yada - everything went a… Continue

Posted on July 18th, 2008 at 6:30am —