Author: Vince Curletta

I'm a freelance Sports Photographer, and retired Software Engineer. I love sports photography and I also do quite a bit of film photography (35mm, 120 and 4x5).

Family Stuff by Vince CurlettaMar 21, 200910:14 pm

A Week in South Carolina

Well, we’re in the middle of a week-long stay in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. We’re here to see family and to enjoy a little relaxation. So far it’s been a mix of warm and cold […]

Computers and Internet by Vince CurlettaJan 22, 20097:45 pm

Simpler is Better

The last time I was talking about how much I liked the new task bar in Windows 7. Since then, I’ve been thinking about this a little more and trying to figure out exactly why […]

Computers and Internet by Vince CurlettaJan 13, 20097:06 pm

Windows 7 Beta Impressions

Ok, I didn’t write before now on my impressions of Windows 7 because until the beta I really didn’t have a lot to talk about. Now, there are some items to discuss – and in […]

Computers and Internet by Vince CurlettaOct 28, 200810:21 pm

We got the goods

Well, today I picked up my “bits” as they call them. This year they packaged all software, documentation and presentation materials on an external hard drive for each attendee. Pretty cool. I just plugged mine […]

Computers and Internet by Vince CurlettaOct 28, 20087:50 pm

Windows 7

Well, this morning’s session was all about Windows 7. It builds upon the same kernel from Vista and Server 2008, but improves the UI in quite a few ways. The first thing I noticed was […]

Computers and Internet by Vince CurlettaOct 27, 20088:11 pm

CRM 5 Preview

So, we’ve seen a preview of what CRM 5 will look like. Some notable features will be customizable menu bars (same look as Office 2007), pages having header and footer regions which remain static as […]

Computers and Internet by Vince CurlettaOct 27, 20085:52 pm

PDC First Day

Well, this morning’s keynote, as expected, focused attention on the whole concept of services – especially as it applies to the cloud concept. Very interesting, and in my mind, opens the door to making advanced […]

Computers and Internet by Vince CurlettaOct 21, 20082:57 am

Final Preparations

Well, this week is full of all kinds of excitement. I’m preparing for PDC as well as packing my office to move to a new building next week (while I’m at PDC). I’ll let you […]

Computers and Internet by Vince CurlettaOct 17, 20085:04 pm

Next Sunday I leave

Well, next Sunday I’ll be on a plane headed for PDC. I always like to get there, register and start looking around, anticipating what’s going to happen the next morning. I’m excited to check out […]