Microsoft: “We have wikis in Sharepoint 2007!”
Translation: “We have hacked a SharePoint library to implement ~1/5 of the features that MediaWiki had in beta, and we only support the three percent of bog-standard html tags that our dancing monkey boy intern was able to implement between taking belly shots at the bars in Redmond. Have you seen the Aero-y powerpoint slide that says ‘Wiki!’ and the five shiny buttons on the edit panel yet?”

Of course, it’s my lot in life, and help (perpetually) just around the corner.

August 7th, 2007 | IT, Microsoft, Technology, Web, Wiki | No comments

An actual IM exchange today, held today in our secured offices high above the Mississippi River:

Weichbrodt, Noel says:
Step 1 of my evil plan to take over the world: Convince Dave to check the project back in so that I can check it out and keep him from working.

Beeblebrox, Zaphod (TASCSD) says:
Ok…but only for ONE MIIIIILIONNN Dollars.
Weichbrodt, Noel says:
Step 0 of my evil plan to take over the world: Convince Bill Gates to give me ONE MIIIILIONNN dollars because Visual Source Safe doesn’t support non-exclusive checkouts.

September 21st, 2006 | IT | 4 comments