Monthly Archives: May 2008

Weekend Projects: Twitter for Politics and SiteMap improvements on TestMash

Posted on May 24, 2008 by RobDolin

As a way to break the week and recharge, I try not to do any work for my day job on Saturdays; but I really like technology so I find myself playing around with "weekend projects."  Two things I’ve been … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology | 9 Comments

Live Search MetaKeywords and TestMash.com

Posted on May 9, 2008 by RobDolin

Back in October 2006, I wrote a blog entry about how the MetaKeywords functionality from Live Search can be used to filter a people search query on Windows Live.  IMHO, support for these MetaKeywords is one of the coolest features of … Continue reading →

Posted in Search | 57 Comments

For students: FREE Visual Studio, Expression Studio, and win2k3 Server

Posted on May 7, 2008 by RobDolin

Back in 2000, I was a student rep. for Microsoft at the University of Illinois and they wanted to make sure students had access to the latest dev tools so they shipped me something like ten cartons of Visual Studio … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology | 17 Comments

Mobile-friendly listing of Microsoft Prime Card Restaurants

Posted on May 3, 2008 by RobDolin

I’ve personally always wanted to be able to browse the listing of prime card restaurants on my phone but the prime card site does not seem to be mobile-friendly; so I’ve written my own at http://wuxx.com/prime.  The page is of … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and drink | 85 Comments