SNOWFROC 2010 was well worth it again.
As a Computer Science major, I've often heard that CIS majors are not as technically proficient, but after interacting with them, I realized they have a strong business-oriented perspective and are capable of making good IT decisions. This experience made me appreciate the complementary nature of CS and CIS majors, realizing that they will likely work together to ensure efficient systems.
As someone who's worked in IT for several years, I've encountered numerous misconceptions about my role - from being expected to fix problems on demand to not being valued as a critical part of an organization. In reality, my job is diverse and demanding, requiring technical skills, management abilities, and problem-solving expertise.
I recently installed tube fenders and rear corner protection on my Jeep TJ, a project that required some prep work and patience. With the help of my step-dad Luke, we were able to complete the install in about 10 hours, and the result is a sleek and durable look that I'm really happy with.
I helped my co-worker troubleshoot an issue where his exported PDFs from InDesign CS4 had a two-pixel white line on the right-hand side, which turned out to be an issue with Adobe Acrobat itself.
I was experiencing issues with Adobe Dreamweaver freezing when opening, specifically getting stuck at the "Initializing Extensions" step. To resolve this issue, I renamed the Configuration folder in the Adobe Dreamweaver directory to force a rebuild of the configuration files.
I was able to display my Flickr photos on a web page using the Flickr.Net API, which involved creating a repeater in an ASP.NET page and writing some backend code in C#. The end result is a simple paginated photo gallery that retrieves photos from Flickr based on user ID and other parameters.
I was able to create a popup control extender with radio buttons for selecting logos in a GridView. The backend code was written in C# and used to populate the radio button list based on files in an image folder.
I was struggling to get a loading GIF to display when updating my ASP.NET UpdatePanel, but I finally found a solution that works for me. By using custom JavaScript handlers, I can now control the display of my loading GIF based on specific conditions.
I was given a tip by a colleague that helped me resolve issues with slow and freezing Firefox on my computer. After applying the suggested fix, I ran into an issue with my places.sql file being over 200MB, but a repair tool resolved the problem and got everything running smoothly again.