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  • T Tom Archer

    Now here's a serious competition! We're sponsoring a competition that will judge the best Windows Vista application and award the winner $50,000 USD (not a typo!) And...you keep whatever you create. That's right. You created it. You keep it. Main Page[^] Steps[^] Prizes[^] Tom Archer (blog) Program Manager MSDN Online (Windows Vista and Visual C++) MICROSOFT

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    Jorgen Sigvardsson
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    Please tell the woman in the picture on the main page, to pull her toes in while kicking. She's going to end up breaking her toes, should she hit anything!! ;)

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    • T Tom Archer

      Now here's a serious competition! We're sponsoring a competition that will judge the best Windows Vista application and award the winner $50,000 USD (not a typo!) And...you keep whatever you create. That's right. You created it. You keep it. Main Page[^] Steps[^] Prizes[^] Tom Archer (blog) Program Manager MSDN Online (Windows Vista and Visual C++) MICROSOFT

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      HimaBindu Vejella
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      How can I get the Vista OS Is it free or need to purchase Please let me know "Aim to go where U have never been B4 and Strive to achieve it" http://groups.yahoo.com/subscribe/dotnetforfreshres http://himabinduvejella.blogspot.com -- modified at 3:38 Wednesday 22nd March, 2006

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      • J Jorgen Sigvardsson

        Please tell the woman in the picture on the main page, to pull her toes in while kicking. She's going to end up breaking her toes, should she hit anything!! ;)

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        David Stone
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        Heh. And she should point her stationary foot back a bit so as to get better throughput. :)

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          Heh. And she should point her stationary foot back a bit so as to get better throughput. :)

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          I'm after everything

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          Jorgen Sigvardsson
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          She's should bend it too, to lower her center of gravity. The lower your center or gravity is, the better balance you've got. The better balance you've got, the harder you can punch and kick. Wobbling and bad balance is often the first sign of tired legs. You should see me on saturdays, after a week of training. My legs are like spaghetti, and it shows. My involuntary John Cleese impersonation kind of gives it away! :-D

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          • J Jorgen Sigvardsson

            She's should bend it too, to lower her center of gravity. The lower your center or gravity is, the better balance you've got. The better balance you've got, the harder you can punch and kick. Wobbling and bad balance is often the first sign of tired legs. You should see me on saturdays, after a week of training. My legs are like spaghetti, and it shows. My involuntary John Cleese impersonation kind of gives it away! :-D

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            David Stone
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            Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote:

            You should see me on saturdays, after a week of training.

            That's like me trying to do katas right after grappling. It's almost laughable... :-D

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            • H HimaBindu Vejella

              How can I get the Vista OS Is it free or need to purchase Please let me know "Aim to go where U have never been B4 and Strive to achieve it" http://groups.yahoo.com/subscribe/dotnetforfreshres http://himabinduvejella.blogspot.com -- modified at 3:38 Wednesday 22nd March, 2006

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              Monty2
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              HimaBindu Vejella wrote:

              How can I get the Vista software

              :doh::~


              C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot; C++ makes it harder, but when you do, it blows away your whole leg

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              • J Jorgen Sigvardsson

                Please tell the woman in the picture on the main page, to pull her toes in while kicking. She's going to end up breaking her toes, should she hit anything!! ;)

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                Monty2
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                .. we know you know a bit of karate, so you can stop bragging :-D


                C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot; C++ makes it harder, but when you do, it blows away your whole leg

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                  .. we know you know a bit of karate, so you can stop bragging :-D


                  C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot; C++ makes it harder, but when you do, it blows away your whole leg

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                  Jorgen Sigvardsson
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                  I know very little karate... :rolleyes: Besides, it's hard to resist the urge to comment. I just don't want her to break her toes. It hurts really bad!

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                  • J Jorgen Sigvardsson

                    I know very little karate... :rolleyes: Besides, it's hard to resist the urge to comment. I just don't want her to break her toes. It hurts really bad!

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                    Monty2
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                    Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote:

                    I know very little karate...

                    but can you take on chuck norris :~


                    C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot; C++ makes it harder, but when you do, it blows away your whole leg

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                      Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote:

                      I know very little karate...

                      but can you take on chuck norris :~


                      C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot; C++ makes it harder, but when you do, it blows away your whole leg

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                      Jorgen Sigvardsson
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                      Nobody can take on Chuck Norris!!!! (I know Shorinji Kempo, which isn't Karate.. ;))

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                      • T Tom Archer

                        Now here's a serious competition! We're sponsoring a competition that will judge the best Windows Vista application and award the winner $50,000 USD (not a typo!) And...you keep whatever you create. That's right. You created it. You keep it. Main Page[^] Steps[^] Prizes[^] Tom Archer (blog) Program Manager MSDN Online (Windows Vista and Visual C++) MICROSOFT

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                        Lost User
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                        :drool: - not that I'm in the running! The tigress is here :-D

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                        • T Tom Archer

                          Now here's a serious competition! We're sponsoring a competition that will judge the best Windows Vista application and award the winner $50,000 USD (not a typo!) And...you keep whatever you create. That's right. You created it. You keep it. Main Page[^] Steps[^] Prizes[^] Tom Archer (blog) Program Manager MSDN Online (Windows Vista and Visual C++) MICROSOFT

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                          Hmm...

                          # Present your creation via Live Meeting. On or around October 18, 2006, finalists will show the judges how their finished apps work in a live web cast. You'll have a month to get ready for the meeting, and rehearse what you'll say. And remember, you won't ever submit your actual app to Microsoft, so your coding secrets will stay just that—secret.

                          So what's stopping somebody creating a really clever mockup slideshow of an app for the demo, rather than a real application? -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit! Buzzwords!

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                            Hmm...

                            # Present your creation via Live Meeting. On or around October 18, 2006, finalists will show the judges how their finished apps work in a live web cast. You'll have a month to get ready for the meeting, and rehearse what you'll say. And remember, you won't ever submit your actual app to Microsoft, so your coding secrets will stay just that—secret.

                            So what's stopping somebody creating a really clever mockup slideshow of an app for the demo, rather than a real application? -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit! Buzzwords!

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                            Rama Krishna Vavilala
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                            benjymous wrote:

                            So what's stopping somebody creating a really clever mockup slideshow of an app for the demo, rather than a real application?

                            That's a great point. I have seen companies clinch 100 grand worth of software deals by showing mock up apps which the customers thought to be real.


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                            • T Tom Archer

                              Now here's a serious competition! We're sponsoring a competition that will judge the best Windows Vista application and award the winner $50,000 USD (not a typo!) And...you keep whatever you create. That's right. You created it. You keep it. Main Page[^] Steps[^] Prizes[^] Tom Archer (blog) Program Manager MSDN Online (Windows Vista and Visual C++) MICROSOFT

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                              Marc Clifton
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                              We're looking for Code Masters - people to create ruthlessly inventive, brutally brilliant apps. :rolleyes: From the inspiration page: Stock ticker . Hmmm, how ruthless and brutal can a stock ticker app be? Music sharing . Seriously? Isn't that, like, illegal, or at least easily abused into illegal activities? Well, anyways, should be interesting to see the results. Maybe I'll port MyXaml! ;P Marc Pensieve Functional Entanglement vs. Code Entanglement Static Classes Make For Rigid Architectures Some people believe what the bible says. Literally. At least [with Wikipedia] you have the chance to correct the wiki -- Jörgen Sigvardsson

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                              • R Rama Krishna Vavilala

                                benjymous wrote:

                                So what's stopping somebody creating a really clever mockup slideshow of an app for the demo, rather than a real application?

                                That's a great point. I have seen companies clinch 100 grand worth of software deals by showing mock up apps which the customers thought to be real.


                                My Blog

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                                Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:

                                That's a great point. I have seen companies clinch 100 grand worth of software deals by showing mock up apps which the customers thought to be real.

                                Which is why folks jaws hit the ground when we do live demos, and they get the same application. We don't rig our demos. _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)

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                                • T Tom Archer

                                  Now here's a serious competition! We're sponsoring a competition that will judge the best Windows Vista application and award the winner $50,000 USD (not a typo!) And...you keep whatever you create. That's right. You created it. You keep it. Main Page[^] Steps[^] Prizes[^] Tom Archer (blog) Program Manager MSDN Online (Windows Vista and Visual C++) MICROSOFT

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                                  Why? Vista won't be released for a year or so... :) ------- sig starts "I've heard some drivers saying, 'We're going too fast here...'. If you're not here to race, go the hell home - don't come here and grumble about going too fast. Why don't you tie a kerosene rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                                  • T Tom Archer

                                    Well technically it will release in 2006. The announcement earlier today was for consumer versions only. Businesses and developers won't be impacted by that. Tom Archer (blog) Program Manager MSDN Online (Windows Vista and Visual C++) MICROSOFT -- modified at 1:01 Wednesday 22nd March, 2006

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                                    It's kinda funny that they're releasing it for businesses when it's the security stuff they need to tweak... ------- sig starts "I've heard some drivers saying, 'We're going too fast here...'. If you're not here to race, go the hell home - don't come here and grumble about going too fast. Why don't you tie a kerosene rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                                    • T Tom Archer

                                      Now here's a serious competition! We're sponsoring a competition that will judge the best Windows Vista application and award the winner $50,000 USD (not a typo!) And...you keep whatever you create. That's right. You created it. You keep it. Main Page[^] Steps[^] Prizes[^] Tom Archer (blog) Program Manager MSDN Online (Windows Vista and Visual C++) MICROSOFT

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                                      Hmm, lets think, I'm making 10,000 US a month, so if I just spend 5 months doing what I am doing anyway, I am gauranteed to get 50,000 US. Perhaps I'll just stick with the drivers... Nunc est bibendum

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                                      • H HimaBindu Vejella

                                        How can I get the Vista OS Is it free or need to purchase Please let me know "Aim to go where U have never been B4 and Strive to achieve it" http://groups.yahoo.com/subscribe/dotnetforfreshres http://himabinduvejella.blogspot.com -- modified at 3:38 Wednesday 22nd March, 2006

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                                        Nish Nishant
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                                        HimaBindu Vejella wrote:

                                        How can I get the Vista OS Is it free or need to purchase

                                        :omg: Dude, have you ever heard of a free OS from Microsoft? Regards, Nish


                                        Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
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                                          Hmm, lets think, I'm making 10,000 US a month, so if I just spend 5 months doing what I am doing anyway, I am gauranteed to get 50,000 US. Perhaps I'll just stick with the drivers... Nunc est bibendum

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                                          fat_boy wrote:

                                          Hmm, lets think, I'm making 10,000 US a month, so if I just spend 5 months doing what I am doing anyway, I am gauranteed to get 50,000 US.

                                          Does writing drivers pay that extremely well, or're you living in a very expensive area?

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