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The Capital Weather Gang has (re)posted some really incredible snow statistics for the Mid-Atlantic region here; an excerpt:
“This winter’s snowfall amounts are similar to what Anchorage, Alaska and Portland Maine typically receive (about 70″). Incredibly, Baltimore has received more snow than any other city in the U.S. this winter…”
Needless to say, many longly-held seasonal and [...]

Feb 12th, 2010 | Filed under Interesting

We interrupt this blog for a special announcement!  The weather forecast for the Washington, DC and surrounding region is primed for historic snowfall (“Snowmageddon” or “Snowpocalypse II,” to some).  Snow has been falling since 10am EST today (Friday) and is forecasted to extend through 10pm EST Saturday, with overnight rates of 2-3″/hour possible.  This is [...]

Feb 5th, 2010 | Filed under Interesting

In order to build for Office 2003 interop/automation while having Office 2007 installed in a side-by-side installation, you need to remove the .NET programmability support from each 2007 product. This ensures that the latest version available in the GAC is version 11 (2003), since most of the time .NET builds will pull from there instead [...]

Feb 5th, 2010 | Filed under .Net