Open multiple programs at once in XP

When we need to open multiple programs at once, what do we do? We go to Start menu -> Choose All programs -> Select the Application you want to launch, again we start from the start from the Start menu. So what does XP provide us for this. Although this is a easy and simple tip, most people don't know this, so i thought of posting this here.

Here we go
1. Click the Start menu and point to All Programs.
2. When the menu opens, press and hold the Shift key and browse the menu, clicking the icons of the programs that you want to open. Each program launches without closing the All Programs menu.

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Does your code work?

Does your code work?
This question may some time irritate a programmer and he feels like slapping you. Then ask the next question
Can you prove the claim that your code works correctly in the next 10 minutes?
This really questions the developer's skill and his team's ability to deliver a quality software. Blake raises these questions in his recent post.

Just read this post, really excellent!!!

SlickRun - Really sweet

Slick run is a tiny desktop utility, which makes a developers job easier by reducing the mouse usage. How? This utility gives you an ability to give a short name to any application that is in your system, and when when you want that application to load just type the name in the SlickRun window. Again SlickRun window is not the regular window, but a small text box like interface, which is docked in the right hand corner of your desktop, just above the taskbar. You can download the app here.

This really makes my life more simple.

UTube.com sues YouTube.com

Universal Tube & Rollform Equipment Corp of Ohio, US, has its website hosted at the address UTube.com. Earlier this week, they sued the YouTube Inc!!! But why? Due to Google's recent acquisition of YouTube(spending $1.65 bn), the web traffic of utube increased manifold, causing the website crashing often and costing thousands of dollars a month. Read the full story from Sara Goo's blog from WashingtonPost.

However I dont think UTube will win this lawsuit. Yet another interesting lawsuit of the year.

Blog writing primer

How to write a blog? How to write a blog that really attracts people? Do you find yourself convinced with your blog? Have you expressed all your opinions/information completely? The answer for all this is here.

http://blog.outer-court.com/archive/2006-10-11-n47.html

This blog by Philipp Lenssen lists the rules for writing a good blog.