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The Lover Speaks
In 1988 I met my future wife, Eva. That summer I left for DeKalb and made her a mix tape (that...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 05/12/2012
bing desktop
Yesterday I read about Bing desktop and wanted to try it. It brings the Bing home page picture...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 04/27/2012
free upgrade for skydrive to 25 gigabytes!
I’ve been using SkyDrive for a long time. Microsoft will begin to charge for more than 7 gb (I...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 04/23/2012
uefi–custom picture and sound on asus laptops
How cool is a custom boot screen and startup sound for your laptop? Leave it to Asus – now I...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 04/01/2012
april fools 2012
April fools is one of my favorite days – it was my full time day at the Information Management...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 04/01/2012
troubleshooting hardware and mouse without borders
Sometimes it takes a while for me to try something at home. I finally was able to troubleshoot...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 03/30/2012
windows 8 speech recognition
I’ve been a big fan of Windows Speech Recognition and it definitely adds a new dimension to...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 03/29/2012
upgrade from windows 7 to windows 8
I’ve just finished my second upgrade to Windows 8 and I’m very impressed with how well...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 03/26/2012
truly amazing day
4 installations later and windows 8 is running on many of the touch devices i have at my disposal....
Author: Dan Rey Date: 02/29/2012
consumer preview of windows 8 available wednesday!
there are certain dates that stick with you. birthdays, anniversaries and other significant dates....
Author: Dan Rey Date: 02/28/2012
powerpoint 2010 - broadcast a presentation
i have begun to broadcast my powerpoint presentations using the powerpoint 2010 feature and will...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 02/16/2012
brian regan is coming to town!!!
i have only been waiting 20 years for this - brian regan, my favorite comedian, is performing in...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 02/13/2012
windows photo viewer vs windows fax and scan
i got a question today that i'm hoping is answered by using a built in windows 7 program that isn't...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 02/06/2012
ces 2012
i spent a couple days at ces this week and it was a bittersweet visit with microsoft not planning a...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 01/11/2012
10 years ago…
i was running windows xp (and had been since before it was released) and when i read ed bott’s...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 01/05/2012
sun city computer club presentation
this morning i presented at the largest computer club i am involved with (over 900 members and...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 12/03/2011
6 years ago today...
i began my journey at microsoft. i was really excited and couldn't think of a better fit than the...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 10/31/2011
working for microsoft–6 years
i’m coming up on 6 years at microsoft and still wake up every day jazzed about what i do, the people...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 10/23/2011
usb 3.0 performance
wow! last week i purchased an asus n73s notebook with sound from bang & olufsen and liked it so...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 10/07/2011
consumerization at home
i’m working from home today and the kids have started school just yet. this afternoon it...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 08/22/2011
consumerization of it
i've been with microsoft almost 6 years now and ever since i started i have been able to bring my...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 08/19/2011
facebook video calling
my wife is in switzerland for a week. yesterday facebook announced video calling in...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 07/07/2011
summer hardware, software and dogfood
it seems not a month goes by at microsoft where you aren’t testing something or submitting feedback...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 07/01/2011
troubleshooting: windows slates, warpia wireless adapter and kensington usb port replicator with vga part 2
part 2: yesterday in part 1 i gave you the setup - problems with wireless and wired projection...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 06/24/2011
troubleshooting: windows slates, warpia wireless adapter and kensington usb port replicator with vga
part 1: yesterday a few microsoft folks were meeting with a customer and we were running into issues...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 06/23/2011
back to dogfooding
probably the coolest part of working for microsoft is the opportunity to dogfood so many amazing...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 06/05/2011
tenure
there is only one teacher i can think of that i had and that my kids had in dekalb. mrs. north was...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 05/31/2011
mrs. farley
mrs. farley taught math and she was one of the most influential teachers i had in high school. i...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 05/03/2011
natural user interface
being a computer user, using pen and paper isn't natural anymore; but speaking is. onenote is an...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 05/02/2011
dvorak update - one month
7:46 pm so it's been just under a month and i'm at about 20 wpm on the dvorak keyboard. it's coming...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 04/25/2011
daskeyboard revue and dvorak mod on an acer 1420p
i’ve been using my daskeyboard for a couple days and if you miss the feel of an old school electric...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 04/06/2011
top ten april fools pranks at home, around town and on the web
yesterday was april fools day (or the beginning of my wife's birthday month) and the pranks were...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 04/02/2011
internet explorer 9, etc. and amazon cloud player
you might have heard about this new browser that microsoft released – internet explorer 9? ...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 03/30/2011
daskeyboard!
mike verta was kind enough to remind me of a classic mechanical keyboard that can be ordered with no...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 03/30/2011
learning the dvorak keyboard
there are a lot of things we take for granted in a full version of an operating system. i’ve...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 03/28/2011
paint desktop version registry key
typically there is version information displayed in the lower right hand corner of windows in pre...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 03/28/2011
hobbies
it's friday afternoon and seems like an appropriate time to post a couple paragraphs about things...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 03/25/2011
february post
i haven’t had a formal post in almost a month, so this one has some information that’s been...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 02/23/2011
new privacy settings on facebook and the microsoft outlook social connector provider for facebook
have you seen this? one of my favorite outlook 2010 features is the microsoft outlook social...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 01/31/2011
location and privacy–data privacy day
i didn’t realize the day after my birthday is data privacy day. i’m personally not a very...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 01/27/2011
domains, domains, domains
i attended our dekalb toastmasters website committee meeting this morning and took on the job of...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 01/22/2011
onenote for the iphone
yesterday microsoft made onenote available for the iphone – it uses skydrive to sync the notebooks...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 01/19/2011
account confirmation phishing email
early this morning i received the following email: although it appears on the left to be a...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 01/17/2011
toastmasters leadership institute
on saturday i will be presenting at the toastmasters leadership institute in normal, il on the...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 01/14/2011
be different
this afternoon i came across an oldie but goodie – a dell floppy drive from a dell inspiron 8600 i...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 01/14/2011