story time

  • When I Put a One-Time-Passcode Roadblock on a SharePoint Form

    When I Put a One-Time-Passcode Roadblock on a SharePoint Form

    It’s story time! Around 2007 I had a task to enforce that agents in a contact center receive their supervisor approval before submitting a form, preferably before they spent several minutes filling it out. I’ll explain.

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  • Woah Man, Check Out That Caption Over There

    Woah Man, Check Out That Caption Over There

    An Xbox caption scaling issue I had today triggered a memory of a Windows 3.1 app called Tiny Elvis—a piece of freeware with a UI that consisted entirely of 16×16 .ani icon in the approximate pixelated likeness of a country singer of the same name.

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  • Testing Early AntiSpyware Software

    Testing Early AntiSpyware Software

    After Microsoft purchased GIANT Company Software, Inc. in 2004 (ahem, who’s giant now?), I decided I needed to test out* the Microsoft Antispyware program by giving it a chance to remove some junk, namely Bonzi Buddy. Bonzi Buddy is actually a close relative to the infamous Clippy** and Rover in Windows XP.

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  • That’s not a tornado

    That’s not a tornado

    Dear everyone pointing at funnels in Oklahoma today: it’s not a tornado. This upper level low system might be creating some interesting and scary looking clouds, but they pose no threat because they aren’t powered by a supercell thunderstorm above them.  So please enjoy the intriguing motions and stay weather aware, because some of these storms […]

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