January 2014

RT @markrendle: Saying we shouldn’t learn Latin because it’s “a dead language” is like saying we shouldn’t learn History because it’s “dead…

Wed Jan 01 13:30:09 +0000 2014

Would be great if @UberEnt put two-finger-scrolling in PA on Win 8 Touch machines. Touch is already pretty good.

Wed Jan 01 14:46:06 +0000 2014

Replying to @ploeh

do you use any tool support for the pomodoro technique?

Wed Jan 01 16:18:52 +0000 2014

Replying to @ploeh

nice, I never heard of this technique before but it’s very simple & effective

Wed Jan 01 16:39:33 +0000 2014

RT @_funkyboy: 1024 + 512 + 256 + 128 + 64 + 16 + 8 + 4 + 2 = 2014

#forgeeksonly

Wed Jan 01 19:31:18 +0000 2014

RT @AtheistWorld: LOL!! Christian logic. http://t.co/4GPJpDMnLO

Thu Jan 02 10:44:05 +0000 2014

Replying to @ExchServPro

another official holiday tomorrow in germany ;)

Sun Jan 05 09:04:04 +0000 2014

Replying to @TheCodeJunkie, @gblock and @kellabyte

when I want to work I start Visual Studio. MMOGs = work :)

Sun Jan 05 18:52:51 +0000 2014

RT @ploeh: I’ve just delivered the fourth and final module of my next @pluralsight course titled “A functional architecture with F#”

Sun Jan 05 19:14:25 +0000 2014

Replying to @ExchServPro

The lack of 8.1 tablets in stores last christmas was disturbing.

Mon Jan 06 08:58:23 +0000 2014

Replying to @BorisSchnohne

Gott sei dank war ich nicht als Einziger verwirrt ;)

Mon Jan 06 11:52:01 +0000 2014

Replying to @BorisSchnohne, @noodles101 and @Acer

besagtes KB2871389 Update manuell deinstallieren / neu installieren sollte das beheben.

Mon Jan 06 12:02:27 +0000 2014

Hey @xbox, the @windowsphone voice recognition is awesome. Yours isn’t. Talk to those guys.

Mon Jan 06 22:03:28 +0000 2014

RT @h3h: @spolsky As with any fractal or freeform pursuit, you have to set goals and time boxes.

Tue Jan 07 09:24:12 +0000 2014

@niukie NI measurement studio should really have a free development license.

Wed Jan 08 07:51:40 +0000 2014

I’m actually glad Sony is outselling Microsoft in next-gen consoles. MS is best when under pressure.

Wed Jan 08 08:46:28 +0000 2014

Buying WPF controls from national instruments is funny. They insist on shipping a PHYSICAL box to you. That’s so 90s...

Wed Jan 08 15:30:07 +0000 2014

Replying to @Ritigampfi and @BorisSchnohne

ha, das hat man schon oft behauptet

Thu Jan 09 15:06:23 +0000 2014

Bought a trampoline for the office

Fri Jan 10 10:27:24 +0000 2014

Replying to @noodles101 and @borisschnohne

ok, das ist neu.

Sat Jan 11 09:10:09 +0000 2014

Bought a Toshiba Encore Win 8.1 Tablet. Nice little fighter.

Sun Jan 12 16:47:04 +0000 2014

RT @Darth_Lehrer: Nicht verwechseln: Der Weltbild-Verlag ist insolvent - das Weltbild der Kirche läuft jedoch eher unter “Insolvenzverschle…

Sun Jan 12 18:19:53 +0000 2014

RT @Lilyhammer: Skål to a new season of Lilyhammer!

Mon Jan 13 19:58:53 +0000 2014

hey @tweetdeck, a high DPI version for Win 8 desktop? Pretty Please? :)

Tue Jan 14 12:07:14 +0000 2014

RT @ExchServPro: This article uses the example of a help desk brain fart to demonstrate the value of #MSExchange mailbox audit logging http…

Wed Jan 15 13:39:47 +0000 2014

Whoa, Sons of Anarchy Season 5 is cruel. Really cruel.

Wed Jan 15 21:28:09 +0000 2014

RT @ExchServPro: How the Surface Pro 2 became my favorite computer http://t.co/ApfOHY8yni (frustrating that we can’t get the dock here yet)

Thu Jan 16 12:49:11 +0000 2014

Replying to @ExchServPro

the only downside: you can’t work with it on your lap when sitting on the couch

Thu Jan 16 12:54:33 +0000 2014

Replying to @ExchServPro

I love to hack some code into Visual Studio on the couch in the evening :)

Thu Jan 16 13:12:12 +0000 2014

Does anyone know how to connect a VS2013 MSDN licence to a Live account? #visualstudio #msdn

Thu Jan 16 14:25:48 +0000 2014

OK, MSDN VS2013 licenses for Gold partners are managed through http://t.co/XDhYMHTyk9

Thu Jan 16 15:15:48 +0000 2014

is @unlocator down?

Thu Jan 16 17:45:35 +0000 2014

Replying to @Unlocator

all green but internet connectivity does not work with the DNS entered. When I clear it it works again.

Thu Jan 16 18:00:42 +0000 2014

Replying to @BorisSchnohne

Scheint sowieso nicht der große Wurf geworden zu sein...

Thu Jan 16 19:03:39 +0000 2014

Replying to @BorisSchnohne and @WPgadgets

gibt es schon ein ETA für das 820er?

Fri Jan 17 10:23:25 +0000 2014

Replying to @BorisSchnohne and @WPgadgets

Das 820 zeigt keine Updates an bei der Suche unter “Einstellungen”

Fri Jan 17 10:36:19 +0000 2014

Replying to @BorisSchnohne and @WPgadgets

ach ja und Black ist nicht drauf wird vermeldet.

Fri Jan 17 10:36:39 +0000 2014

For the record: Windows 8(.1) is not a case of Vista. It is a fast, stable and modern OS. It’s maybe two UI features away from being perfect

Fri Jan 17 10:41:23 +0000 2014

Replying to @WPgadgets and @BorisSchnohne

nein ist ein Base Vertrag und ein unbranded Telefon.

Fri Jan 17 11:47:29 +0000 2014

Thinking the NSA should get into the cloud storage business! 1000GB for 1$ / month!

Fri Jan 17 11:48:33 +0000 2014

Replying to @WPgadgets and @BorisSchnohne

haltet mich für verrückt aber genau in diesem Moment wurde es gepushed ;)

Fri Jan 17 12:30:35 +0000 2014

RT @tfsbuck: Very interesting talk - use of static, no TDD, hard core perf // The architecture of StackOverflow | Dev Metal http://t.co/9D…

Sat Jan 18 17:58:38 +0000 2014

Replying to @ploeh

when is your F# pluralsight course going to be on their site?

Sat Jan 18 18:07:16 +0000 2014

Visual Studio 2013 does not accept my live account’s MSDN premium subscription...

Sun Jan 19 12:41:41 +0000 2014

Replying to @adamchester and @ploeh

In the meantime I will study the ZeroToNine commit history ;)

Mon Jan 20 10:14:04 +0000 2014

@Microsoft Please Fix Win 8.1 high DPI settings when switching from notebook screen to external monitor without logging off.

Mon Jan 20 13:15:16 +0000 2014

Replying to @demigor

W7 support is never gonna happen but unified appx would be nice

Mon Jan 20 15:25:51 +0000 2014

Replying to @BorisSchnohne and @weltmacht

das wird sogar bei meiner 32mbit Leitung heute abend eine längere Geschichte ;)

Tue Jan 21 11:27:26 +0000 2014

Replying to @elneilios and @richorama

Damnit, now I have to (=want to) learn node.js as well :)

Tue Jan 21 12:54:08 +0000 2014

Writing my first small tool in F#. Some very elegant coding can be done in there.

Tue Jan 21 21:12:51 +0000 2014

Enough F# for today. Consider me hooked.

Tue Jan 21 22:05:40 +0000 2014

RT @RickAndMSFT: Getting Started with the #AzureWebJobs
http://t.co/04d389DjLt

Wed Jan 22 08:29:49 +0000 2014

RT @Grymbart: “Aber Dschungelcamp ist doch lustig. Das muss man satirisch sehen!”. Das hat man damals bei öffentlichen Hinrichtungen bestim…

Wed Jan 22 08:38:43 +0000 2014

@ExchServPro is it actually possible in Exch2013 that an email is not marked “read” when my assistant reads through my inbox on her client?

Wed Jan 22 11:51:09 +0000 2014

Replying to @ExchServPro

what if I want my mails to remain unread even if my assistant reads them by double clicking on it?

Wed Jan 22 12:00:02 +0000 2014

Replying to @ExchServPro

OK, what I thought. This came up in the office today and I was wondering if that’s even possible.

Wed Jan 22 12:06:11 +0000 2014

Replying to @richorama and @elneilios

but it’s the same as with windows: you’ll never remove the .NET tech stack from corporations

Wed Jan 22 13:53:25 +0000 2014

Replying to @richorama and @elneilios

jumping on new technologies at once is not very often economically viable for them. This is understandable.

Wed Jan 22 18:02:20 +0000 2014

Despite some questionable design decisions for the Xbox One, I can’t praise the Xbox Video Service enough (on Win 8 and Xbox). Fast & crisp

Wed Jan 22 20:01:19 +0000 2014

There I was, praising the Xbox One Video Service, and now login woes...

Wed Jan 22 21:10:49 +0000 2014

RT @ploeh: Blogged: A Functional architecture with F# http://t.co/EceriCYQFf

Thu Jan 23 07:13:47 +0000 2014

Evening TV is canceled. I’ll watch “A Functional Architecture with F#” by @ploeh http://t.co/mOrOPHoQM9

Thu Jan 23 07:22:23 +0000 2014

Replying to @BorisSchnohne

in Zeiten von Breaking Bad & Sons of Anarchy ist DAS wirklich Gähn TV

Thu Jan 23 08:03:12 +0000 2014

RT @markrendle: IBM sell server biz to Lenovo so they can focus on gouging public sector customers for over-managing doomed consultancy pro…

Thu Jan 23 12:45:08 +0000 2014

@ExchServPro do you know how long Outlook 2013 caches a valid office 365 login? When the pw changes in the background when does OL pop up?

Thu Jan 23 15:57:46 +0000 2014

Replying to @ExchServPro

is it possible that Active Sync Phones cause AD account lockouts when the password changes? Seems they dont know when to stop

Thu Jan 23 21:44:02 +0000 2014

Replying to @ExchServPro

I see, I have a scenario with Office 365 / ADFS and account lockouts after password changes

Thu Jan 23 22:27:45 +0000 2014

Replying to @markrendle

why that?

Fri Jan 24 15:07:48 +0000 2014

Replying to @markrendle

ok i see, well I’m used to Windsor and I do a lot of convention based registering. To be honest, I never took a good look at NJ

Fri Jan 24 15:29:54 +0000 2014

Replying to @jglozano

already obsolete due to new low cost 8.1 atom tablets anyway.

Sat Jan 25 08:28:27 +0000 2014

Replying to @jglozano

I agree, the Surface hardware is top notch quality. Seems MS finally did the right thing: http://t.co/2n4Vg0tsTf

Sat Jan 25 13:37:45 +0000 2014

Replying to @jglozano

bay trail with solid build quality sounds good to me. If the price is ok.

Sat Jan 25 16:42:17 +0000 2014

MS posts record revenue- and that with so-so products like Xbox one or RT and unpopular Win 8. Have fear if they DO deliver sth great.

Sat Jan 25 16:48:56 +0000 2014

Replying to @jglozano

TBH i’m perfectly fine with Win 8.1. 3 devices and counting and yes, I also have a macbook air at work.

Sat Jan 25 16:56:59 +0000 2014

Replying to @jglozano

ah yes, of course. RT will die soon. Windows on non-intel never worked anyway I think :)

Sat Jan 25 17:00:55 +0000 2014

Replying to @Herrloesch

habe seit Phone 7 schon eines und möchte kein anderes Phone OS mehr sehen. Die Refresh-Rate ist wohl wegen dem Akku nicht live.

Mon Jan 27 11:38:25 +0000 2014

RT @timanderson: SkyDrive to be OneDrive http://t.co/cmvj3AS7C7 hope that’s OK with BBC One :-)

Mon Jan 27 14:34:00 +0000 2014

RT @ooobject: Nice! https://t.co/VX69ocFPYG

Mon Jan 27 14:56:17 +0000 2014

Replying to @jglozano

btw: MS never ships a solid V1 product. I think that’s some kind of company policy ;)

Mon Jan 27 14:59:02 +0000 2014

First time I pre-ordered a limited controller. #Titanfall #XboxOne

Mon Jan 27 20:01:29 +0000 2014

Replying to @Herrloesch

ist aber nicht festgeschrieben: http://t.co/ePIIVxNJPo

Mon Jan 27 20:18:26 +0000 2014

Replying to @Herrloesch

oh stopp das ist für win 8

Mon Jan 27 20:18:49 +0000 2014

Replying to @Herrloesch

ist tatsächlich etwas zäh, aber man war da eben wohl übervorsichtig (wie bei der xbox one GPU ;)

Mon Jan 27 20:23:40 +0000 2014

Playing with F# and watching X-Files from 1993!

Mon Jan 27 22:26:14 +0000 2014

RT @ploeh: @gallarotti I maintain this list of good software books: http://t.co/4uzuBQmsqZ Not all are about OO, but they’re all worth read…

Tue Jan 28 09:02:56 +0000 2014

All right, think this: wolves... night... moon... shoes!

Wed Jan 29 07:22:56 +0000 2014

WPF ResourceDictionary Pain!

Wed Jan 29 08:55:24 +0000 2014

Replying to @Justusrockt, @mploetner and @BorisSchnohne

eines der neuen günstigen 8.1 Tablets macht alle Androids oder iDings unnötig

Wed Jan 29 17:50:29 +0000 2014

RT @ploeh: Blogged: NuGet Package Restore considered harmful http://t.co/O6fqCKU7oh

Wed Jan 29 21:08:44 +0000 2014

Disturbing:
http://t.co/woq8D3pTNY

Thu Jan 30 10:03:52 +0000 2014

RT @markrendle: The main thing I’ve learned from being on various MS Insider mailing lists is how to say “I am currently out of the office”…

Thu Jan 30 20:34:14 +0000 2014

Replying to @demisbellot and @slace

when in doubt, use the framework your client pays you to use ;)

Fri Jan 31 07:22:09 +0000 2014

Replying to @TheCodeJunkie

Silverlight is like a disgraced son nowadays :)

Fri Jan 31 08:53:45 +0000 2014

Replying to @BorisSchnohne

ich gebe es zu: ich mache Xbox Fitness via Xbox One und es ist richtig gut. Dort mehr Spielzeit als mit “echten” Spielen.

Fri Jan 31 09:03:29 +0000 2014

Replying to @BorisSchnohne and @OpiumHerz

nicht mit den Anwälten anlegen. Da kannst du nur verlieren (außer mit einem besseren Anwalt)

Fri Jan 31 09:04:30 +0000 2014

Replying to @Subjacked, @DirkMueller, @spookz74 and @BorisSchnohne

da sehe ich das Xbox One Fitness Konzept als weit überlegen an. Aber ja, WiiFit gabs zuerst

Fri Jan 31 09:29:27 +0000 2014

RT @stevegoodman: So, where do I get double-tie shirts from? This is gonna be a thing, right? http://t.co/YMar7M1BUe

Fri Jan 31 10:13:40 +0000 2014

RT @gblock: Sounds like Satya is going to be taking the reigns. I have really enjoyed working under him, he did a great job leading STB at …

Fri Jan 31 14:59:59 +0000 2014