Severud.org - Snakker du norsk? » Thoughts & Opinions http://blog.severud.org Imagination is more important than knowledge. - Albert Einstein Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:50:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Please donate to Wikimedia http://blog.severud.org/2008/12/28/please-donate-to-wikimedia/ http://blog.severud.org/2008/12/28/please-donate-to-wikimedia/#comments Sun, 28 Dec 2008 16:24:30 +0000 Kevin http://blog.severud.org/?p=147 Mikimedia Foundation is the organization behind Wikipedia. Support for Wikimedia comes from donations since there are no advertisements on the site and never will be. Please consider supporting Wikipedia with a donation.

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-Vi Putnam

My girlfriend sent me that one. Thank you, love.

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In Seattle there will be a celebration in Ballard. The 17th May Celebration in Seattle includes a Parade, Kid’s Games, Norwegian Fjord Horses, Lunch, Dinner, and more.

Bring the kids and have a fun day!

Update: Some more good reading on 17th of May – Norwegian Constition Day and 17th of May – Norway’s National Day in Oslo via RennyBA’s Terella.

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  • Application Link: allows administrators to dynamically link Thinstall packages to one another, making it possible to create separate packages for interdependent components (such as Java or .NET) and use them across multiple Thinstall packages.

  • Application Sync: allows customers to execute updates to virtual applications through a secure Internet connection, increasing application portability while reducing security and patch risks to offline and out-of-network machines.

Is application virtualization going to replace the current method of deploying and managing apps in the enterprise?  I wonder where Apple will find itself in this new paradigm…

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Seattle @ night, originally uploaded by Kevin Severud.

The weekend is here so time for some more night photography. Still learning to use my new Canon 450D XSi and learning the ins-n-outs of long exposure DSLR photography. Now, where to?

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Sunflower

Originally uploaded by palestrina55

I wonder if there’s someplace in Seattle I might plant some sunflower seeds….

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 Here’s the 1.1 miles of paddling we did:


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gatewayone_front_thumb

 

The entire front area of the computer is a speaker, the keyboard and seamless mouse are both wireless, it comes with a remote control for Windows Media Center and makes it easy to upgrade components such as storage and memory.

 

If only Gateway new how to market such a nice product…


Story via SlashGear. Also see PC World’s take on this.

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