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  • 2009
    • November
      • Link Logger Alert Email via Yahoo
        11/16/09
        Link Logger can use Yahoo to send alert emails. Of course you need a Yahoo email account and configure Link Logger as shown during our testing. Note the use of port 587.

  • 2008
    • May
      • Linksys WRV200 - Link Logger and partial logging routers
        05/22/08
        I am often asked if Link Logger supports the Linksys WRV200G which always poses a dilemma for me as currently Link Logger doesn't support the WRV200G. The reason is the WRV200G doesn't have complete logging, as it only logs outbound traffic and not inbound traffic (if a port is forwarded

    • January
      • Wow Blade Runner in HD DVD
        01/08/08
        Today was a good day as Amazon delivered my Blade Runner (Five-Disc Ultimate Collector's Edition) [HD DVD] (2007) today as a late Christmas present. Blade Runner is my all time favorite movie and to be able to see the original North American release (yes I like the narration as it gives it an

  • 2007
    • December
      • My First Webcast
        12/20/07
        On November 20th I did my first webcast as part of the Microsoft Ignite Your Code Webcast series (ya I know that is a suckie picture of me, just there are not many photos of me in existence) . I did the presentation on Windows Security Essentials . You can download my demo code from here
    • October
      • A little about me
        10/25/07
        Developer Connection group at Microsoft asked me a couple of questions in an interview for their site at http://blogs.msdn.com/cdndevs/archive/2

        Blake

    • August
      • If you are a software developer don't miss this
        08/31/07
        If your like me you love being a software developer. I love to take ideas and create and ship software which brings those idea to life. Link Logger is just another piece of software that I've created over 17 years of being a coder. While I love being a coder, sometimes I'm not to keen o

    • May
      • Yet more Proof that politicians are idiots
        05/04/07
        I am a proud Canadian, I love hockey, played hockey, but like just about every other person on the planet I hate politicians (as surprising as it might not seem, I hear that politicians like politicians and they are about the only people that do other then lobby groups, which no doubt gives credence

    • April
      • When Geeks Vacation
        04/29/07
        Earlier this year I went for a vacation in the Dominican Republic and while I had a great time, I thought perhaps I should share my experiences so other geeks could benefit. One way to tell if you’re a true geek is if it takes longer for you to pack your laptop bag then your suitcases. I mean come

    • March
      • Start of MVP Summit Blog
        03/11/07
        Before I start one of the things that I hate about blogging is its a lot of work. I had this written, went to upload an image and lost what I had written, thin client interfaces suck.

        OK with that off my chest, look out Seattle I'm in town again attending the Microsoft MVP 2007 Summ

    • February
      • Wow that was FAST!!!!
        02/22/07
        Wow I have to mention that CACE Technologies has got to have the fastest shipping on the planet. I ordered an AirPcap on Feb 15th, and on Feb 20th UPS delivered it to me. Now considering that that CACE Technologies is located in the US and I'm in Canada, I'd have to say that is the fa

  • 2006
    • October
      • Closed vs Stealthed Ports
        10/31/06
        One of the things that I love about computers is you can always try things and see what happens. This ability to experiment can be rather handy as a BS filter and so I thought I would try a little experiment for the closed vs stealthed port debate which can be found here Place your bets - Closed v

      • Get ready for Vista and Office 2007 - December 12th Calgary
        10/31/06
        I am planning to be at the The 2007 Microsoft Launch Event in Calgary on December 12, 2006. If Vista isn't on your radar screen it should be, so start learning about it now.

        Blake

    • June
      • Security issues will always exist
        06/21/06
        At a recent tech show I was asked a question as to what I think the future trends will be in security. I think that security will always be an issue for a number of different reasons. First one of the key features of computers is also one of their downfalls when it comes to preventing malware from

    • April
      • First big upset - Edmonton lays waste to Detroit
        04/20/06
        Its that wacky time of the year again called NHL playoffs, which is something like March Madness (its hard to describe just how low I finished in that pole this year), where NHL teams battle it out for the oldest professional sport trophy in North America (they were still inventing football when Lor

      • I will be at realDevelopment_2006 in Calgary on June 13th
        04/12/06
        Time again for a Microsoft road show, and you will be able to join me in Calgary on June 13th at realDevelopment_06. In the morning get some inside information and demos from Microsoft on improving the user's web experience using Web 2.0 using AJAX (cool), RSS, Gadgets etc. In the afternoon t

      • Cleaning up a drive, how to find the big files, duplicates etc
        04/07/06
        Have you ever copied a huge file onto your system, but forgot where it was? Or have you ever needed to free up some space on your drive and hence needed to get rid of old or duplicate files? How would you do that? Try this, first open File Explorer (hold down the Windows Key (yes the funny key wi

    • March
      • Suunto n3i Watch - Worthy and cool at the same time
        03/28/06
        After going 40+ years without wearing a watch, the Suunto n3i and MSN Direct adds up to me wearing a watch for the first time in my life and liking it. I've never been one to obey time as I often feel that it is little more then a placebo for humans giving them a feeling of control over someth

    • February
      • Time to Panic - Canada's Mens Hockey
        02/20/06
        Canada’s Mens Hockey team has been shutout for the last two games and to say that this is unexpected would be an understatement of unparallel proportions. So what is the problem? Has the larger ice totally buffaloed the Canadian team, has the Gretzky non event thing totally sidetracked the Canadia

  • 2005
    • December
      • How do spammers get your email address?
        12/29/05
        A common question I hear is how did all these spammers get my email address? If you are an old timer on the internet you remember the days when email addresses were harvested from newsgroups and web pages and so you used some sort of bogus email address when posting such as nospam@yourISP.com or wh

      • Isn't technology great or proof that the Red Wings are over rated
        12/27/05
        Another day, another hard fought win for the Calgary Flames over Vancouver. So which team is better Calgary Flames or Detroit Red Wings? The Red Wings have 51 points compared to the Flames 46, and what about Ottawa's 53 points? Given how the schedule is setup so there are more inter-division ga

    • November
      • Delphi 2006 Roadshow hits Calgary
        11/16/05
        Delphi 2006 Roadshow is in Calgary on December 6 at Calgary Public Library 6:00 - 9:00pm

      • Microsoft Calgary Launch 2005
        11/16/05
        Hope to see everyone at the Microsoft Calgary Launch 2005 event on November 24th ( http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/Event ) I am one of the 'Ask the Experts' folks and was also at the Launch event in Edmonton where I answered questions on Microsoft's new offerings.

      • Link Logger for FVS318v3 ready to go Beta
        11/16/05
        There are still a couple of outstanding issues which I sent to Netgear pertaining to logging issues within the FVS318v3 but I think I'm ready to start the public beta so if your interested send an email to FVS318v3@LinkLogger.com and I'll add you to the beta tester list.