Dear Mom & Dad,
Thank you for not being these parents and for giving me a sane name like Ben. Calling me Benjy for so many years wasn’t my favorite thing, but I’ll let that slide. At least I’m not a Japheth or a Willoughby. I would hate to have to go through all the hassle of changing mine once I turn 18 like so many of these kids will probably have to do.
Category: Etc
Everything that doesn’t fit anywhere else
Right, the links
Bah, for the links to the articles over on MSDNAA. Here they are:
Even more publishing
Apparently the Microsoft Academic Alliance really like the two articles I wrote for ondotnet.com, so they asked my permission to republish them. You can find the same two articles, Basic Crypto w/ .NET and Configuration in .NET, over on their site. The crypto article is going to be featured on their front page sometime today, which is pretty cool.
Crashing IE is easy!
Check out this post on securityfocus about a fresh IE bug. It’s really nothing more than an annoyance, but funny none-the-less.
Steak for Dinner
Matt found a nice set of instructions on how to cook steak on slashdot of all places. I’ll have to try this with the nice new Weber Silver B Gas Grill! The only problem is, do I still sear it on a skillet and then cook it on the grill? Or sear on the grill and then move to the oven? Hmmmm….