This is just what I was hoping to hear from Microsoft, or Apple. I would love to have this type of interface model in my home. This looks to be an incredible tool. Check this out at TodayShow.com and www.microsoft.com/surface.

Microsoft unveils revolutionary device - Today: Money - TODAYshow.com

To do things on Surface’s tabletop screen, you reach down, touch it and push it. To make the image you see on the screen bigger, spread your fingers. To make it smaller, squeeze your fingers together. To move something into the trash, push it into the trash with your hand. And it allows what Microsoft calls “Multi-Touch” and “Multi-User” interaction — namely, more than one person can interact with it at a time. Try that with your home computer.

You come to work and are greeted with a new software project to complete. But, seeing as the last project ran over budget, the engineers worked long hours, and the project never hit the actual requirements; management has mandated that your team will be using an Agile methodology. The theory being, you’ll have a small team, able to communicate easily with each other, don’t have to be bogged down by documentation, able to adapt to a change quickly, and still produce a working piece of software. (more…)

Any of you have a Wii? Any of you wondered if you could use the Wiimote with your PC and code an application to use the Wiimote? If so, this site is for you. It includes links to useful information, instructions to sync your Wiimote to your Bluetooth enable device, and the Managed Library to communicate with the Wiimote.

How cool is that??

Coding4Fun : Managed Library for Nintendo’s Wiimote

Enjoy and happy coding!

From the “I’m Taking My Ball and Going Home” department…

DRUDGE REPORT FLASH 2007®

After losing a string of embarrassing votes on the House floor because of procedural maneuvering, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has decided to change the current House Rules to completely shut down the floor to the minority.

So instead of working within the rules to collaborate with her opponents to get the job done, Speaker Pelosi has decided to change the rules to suit her needs.

Good job…

This entry of the Pate LIVE! Book Club comes from Sergei Lukyanenko. “The Night Watch” is the first of his epic trilogy between good and evil.  It follows the stories of the Others, serving the Light (good) or Dark (evil), who are supernaturally gifted beings.

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Ok, not quite the epic battle of the titans, but still interesting nonetheless.

Concerned reader, Marcy, has alerted me that Anderson Cooper will be covering the mysterious bee disappearances on tonight’s (May 15th, 2007) show.

From the newsblurb:

It’s a mystery of epic proportions — bees vanishing in the billions without a shred of evidence. Anderson Cooper takes you inside the forensic investigation: What’s killing the bees? Watch tonight, 10 ET.

Hit the link for more details:
http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/anderson.cooper.360/

AC 360 on CNN at 9 central 10 eastern

I’ve found it necessary to create my own code libraries in QuickTest Pro to handle scenarios that aren’t generally covered by the typical QTP or VBScript APIs. This is a useful process for creating reusable functions that are accessible to your entire automation suite. (more…)

Have fun with this site, care of PhotoJojo, to see what you may look like in 40 years… or another color… or whatever…

Photojojo » What Might You Look Like if You Were Black? or White? or Old? The Face Transformer Shows All

As more is revealed about this situation, the more concerned I am. There’s not much I can do about it, but concerned I remain.

CNN is the latest news outlet reporting on the missing bees. An alarming statistic — 25% of the US bee population has vanished. That’s a lot of bees… and considering they pollinate a grand majority of US crops, this is huge. (more…)

The Software Inquisition has an article about the new Object Repository interface in QuickTest Pro 9. Since the company I work is about to migrate to this version of QTP, I figured I would read up on it a bit. This article does a good bit of explaining some new features (and added headaches), so I have a better clue what to look for in a few weeks. (more…)