Concurrent Downloads in IE

November 14, 2006 — Ever noticed that on a default installation of Internet Explorer that you can only have two concurrent downloads? According to the Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 183110, this is to maintain compliance with HTTP specifications. WinInet limits the number of simultaneous connections that it makes to a single HTTP server. If you exceed this limit, the…

Windows Mobile 5 and Root Certificates

November 6, 2006 — I was trying to get my Moto Q setup the other day to attach to my Exchange Server.  When I tried to synch, I discovered that I was receiving some sort of error which was a result of problems with the certificate on my server. I didn’t use certs on my server until a couple…

Is $1.65 billion a lot of money?

October 9, 2006 — I didn’t realize how popular online video really was until I read today that Google was purchasing YouTube Inc. for $1.65 billion. YouTube seems to be another one of those companies that was going to wind up facing battles over copyright infringement, but before long they will have agreements in place, similar to those that…

Fantasy Hockey 2006

October 8, 2006 — This October marks the fifth season (I believe) of my participation in a fantasy hockey league. Ever since the return of hockey to Minnesota in 2000, I have become more of a hockey fan.  Growing up, I remember periodically watching the Minnesota North Stars, but that was nothing compared to what I remember since 2000.…

It Finally Happened…

October 5, 2006 — After a mere six years of dating, Terry and I were married on September 23.  This post is a bit late, but I wanted to be able to include at least one photo from the day. I have to say that the day was pretty exciting, and to have all of our family and friends…