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Update your feed to point to www.wssguy.com/blogs/dan
My blog has moved to www.wssguy.com/blogs/dan . It has not disappeared. As a matter of fact, I plan on blogging more than ever before. I had taken quite a break from blogging over the last few months but it was mainly due to me being inundated with project...
Posted 10-29-2008 by Dan Attis
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Stop the Insanity!
So I was trying to install some software for the fingerprint reader on my laptop, which is running Vista x64, and I got this error. I have say, this is right up there in the list of strangest errors I have ever seen. Needless to say, the software did...
Posted 01-23-2008 by Dan Attis
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Spammers be gone, the email commeth and login I can
I'm sure many have you may have noticed the large volumes of spam residing within many of the posts on this blog. Well, thanks to Brendon's hard work all weekend, not only do we have a new server, but email is also working, and most importantly...
Posted 12-10-2007 by Dan Attis | 2 comment(s)
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Visual Studio 2008 Loadfest / Halo Fragfest / Guitar Hero Rockfest!
For those of you in Atlanta or the surrounding area, we (the Atlanta Microsoft Professionals , Atlanta .NET User Group and Microsoft (aka Doug Turnure )) will be hosting a Visual Studio 2008 Loadfest, followed by a Halo Fragfest / Guitar Hero Rockfest...
Posted 11-26-2007 by Dan Attis | 9 comment(s)
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Technical Interview Tips
Keith Rome , an über smart friend of mine and fellow MVP , recently posted some interview tips on how to increase the odds of landing that next dream job. Remember, it's the little things that help! http://www.mindfusioncorp.com/weblog/2007/10/23/10+Interview...
Posted 10-24-2007 by Dan Attis | 3 comment(s)
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I'm an MVP now!
I am very happy and humbled to say that Microsoft has chosen to award me an MVP for Windows Server - Windows SharePoint Services . I'll take this chance to thank some of the people who have helped me over the years, including Stacy Draper , Matt Ranlett...
Posted 07-02-2007 by Dan Attis | 7 comment(s)
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Wandering In Seattle
I came to Seattle last week to visit the home office of my new employer. I have attended a presentation on the MSFT campus and have had a great time meeting lots of new people. I have been meeting a couple of clients and as it turns out my presence was...
Posted 06-09-2007 by Dan Attis
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So, where has Dan been?
As if anyone noticed :). I have been quite busy the last month or so, hence the lack of posts. To make a long story short, I have switched employers. After one and a half years at Intellinet I have chosen to move one and now call Slalom Consulting home...
Posted 06-07-2007 by Dan Attis | 1 comment(s)
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The Tragically Hip - Atlanta - March 13th, 2007
Tonight Jody and I went out for a very rare and hard to come by date night. The occasion you may ask was to see The Tragically Hip concert at the Roxy theatre. We are both HUGE Hip fans and go see them each and every time they come to Atlanta, which is...
Posted 03-13-2007 by Dan Attis
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Can you break 500 boards in 5 minutes?
Three weeks ago, I posted about the fact that it has been ten years since I quit smoking. I explained that I had a made a 250 dollar bet with an old friend as incentive. This is that friend . It's 10 minutes long but worth every second, and all proceeds...
Posted 12-19-2006 by Dan Attis
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Meat on a Stick? - Yum!
My family and I were out wandering around on Saturday looking for a place to eat lunch. We were driving down Mansell Road in Alpharetta and Jody said "How about some meat on a stick?" I said, "Meat on a stick?" That sounded way too good. Meat on a stick...
Posted 12-04-2006 by Dan Attis | 1 comment(s)
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10 Year Anniversary
Just a small note that today, November 28th, 2006, is my 10 year anniversary as a non-smoker. Hard to believe that 10 short years ago, I made a 250 dollar bet with a pal in my home town (Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada) to quit smoking and have never looked...
Posted 11-28-2006 by Dan Attis | 3 comment(s)
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