Contact info
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
I just noticed I lack contact info on this site. So here you go:
cvp10 - AIM
cvanp11 - Skype
Google Talk - if you are serious about using Gtalk, ask me - it’s my über personal email so I try not to give this one out.
chrisvanpatten@hotmail.com - MSN
chris@comitar.com - Email
I hope to here from you all… it’s great talking to geeks!
My contribution to the lolcat phenomenon
Monday, May 28, 2007
We have fun developing for the super-secret project… this is the result of a musing on how strict XML is.

In the news
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
The Herkimer Telegram printed this fantastic article about us.
And by fantastic, I mean “they just printed our press release”. Heh heh.

Paris, Je T’Aime
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
I’m adding this to the list of films I want to see this summer (I add a few pages to the list every day).
From Apple’s trailer listing:
Celebrated directors from around the world, including the Coen Brothers, Gus Van Sant, Gurinder Chadha, Wes Craven, Walter Salles, Alexander Payne and Olivier Assayas, have come together to portray Paris in a way never before imagined. Made by a team of contributors as cosmopolitan as the city itself, this portrait of the city is as diverse as its creators’ backgrounds and nationalities. With each director telling the story of an unusual encounter in one of the city’s neighborhoods, the vignettes go beyond the ‘postcard’ view of Paris to portray aspects of the city rarely seen on the big screen.
The Spam Problem (Akismet, what’s up?)
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Scoble has been posting about spam lately. I haven’t noticed the problem so much until I log in here. I’m having a lot of comments (they’re yours, ntay) getting stuck in the moderation phase. I’m curious what’s causing this. Akismet - don’t let me down.
Also, I would very much like to get Mint. So I will be installing this button in the sidebar:

That is all.
Surprising short from Microsoft on ads
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Microsoft suggests advertisers should change the relationship between themselves and consumers.