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Friday, October 30, 2009 7:15 PM

DWWTWT?: October 26-30

The month ended with another telecommuting-filled week: Commuting Options Selected since 12 June 2006 Mode of Transport Number of Invocations Telecommuted 285 Walked 218 Walked to the Bus 17 Drove 200 None (did not compete) 168 Other Transportation Employed
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Monday, October 26, 2009 8:45 PM

New Career Campaign From Microsoft Learning

UPDATED 27 October 2009 with the correct expiration date for the E-Learning Collections discount (thanks, Lain !). Whether you are currently unemployed, looking for a promotion, or trying to become indispensible in your existing role, Microsoft has launched
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Monday, October 26, 2009 7:30 PM

Pond’s Laws Home Page Now Live

Thanks to yet another kick-in-the-pants from Jimmy May (did he play soccer as a youth?) the Pond’s Laws Home Page is now live. Jimmy wanted to find all of Pond’s Laws in one place, and now he (and you) can. There’s also a link to the new page in the A
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Friday, October 23, 2009 11:00 PM

DWWTWT?: October 19-23

The week again featured a full week of telecommuting.. relatively good health is a wonderful thing: Commuting Options Selected since 12 June 2006 Mode of Transport Number of Invocations Telecommuted 280 Walked 218 Walked to the Bus 17 Drove 200 None (did
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Thursday, October 22, 2009 8:45 PM

Windows 7 Now Available

You might have heard about this somewhere else.. but Windows 7 was launched today . I recently got an upgraded laptop from my employer, upon which I installed Windows 7. Both the machine and the software are quite remarkable. First, the machine, so you
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009 9:45 PM

Pond’s Thirteenth Law: Change Won’t Be Cheaper Tomorrow

Herewith, a discussion of the emergence of Pond’s Thirteenth Law (if you need to catch up, here are Laws One through Ten , Eleven , and Twelve , as well as three ruminations on the implications of Pond’s Seventh Law ).. One of the great things about my
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009 8:15 AM

Beta 2 Release for Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Available for Download

Exciting news for the developer community: yesterday Microsoft released the second beta for Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4.  Click here for the download page. If you need it, go get it! -wp this copyrighted material was originally posted
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Friday, October 16, 2009 8:45 PM

DWWTWT?: October 12-16

The week featured a full week of telecommuting: Commuting Options Selected since 12 June 2006 Mode of Transport Number of Invocations Telecommuted 275 Walked 218 Walked to the Bus 17 Drove 200 None (did not compete) 168 Other Transportation Employed Airline
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Friday, October 09, 2009 7:15 PM

DWWTWT?: October 5-9

The week featured three noncompetitive days due to illness, followed by two telecommutes: Commuting Options Selected since 12 June 2006 Mode of Transport Number of Invocations Telecommuted 270 Walked 218 Walked to the Bus 17 Drove 200 None (did not compete)
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Friday, October 02, 2009 9:15 PM

DWWTWT?: October 1-2

The fourth quarter begins with a pair of telecommutes: Commuting Options Selected since 12 June 2006 Mode of Transport Number of Invocations Telecommuted 268 Walked 218 Walked to the Bus 17 Drove 200 None (did not compete) 165 Other Transportation Employed
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