Thursday, Jun 12, 2003, 11:21 AM

Win a Free Seat at the Applied XML Dev. Conference

Here. Pick the new name for this feed and win a free seat at the Applied XML Developer's Conference in greater Portland, OR, July 10-11. If you're already registered (a good idea, since it's filling fast), you can have a free seat for a friend or co-worker. Here's the scoop: When I built this news feed, it was an attempt to build a Windows equivilent of SlashDot. Unfortunately, I'm not interested in keeping up on all the news in the Windows developer space and the few folks that have stepped up to post on this site are largely spammers (although not all of them, by any means). So, I'll be moving this feed to be just stuff from me. The problem is, I don't know what to call it. In addition to posting links to stuff I produce, e.g. tools, writings, editorial, etc., this blog (ok, I admit it : ) is really about the things that I find interesting and my personal insights, so I'll want a name that reflects that. Also, I'm a big fan of puns, alliteration and double meanings (the logo has *three* meanings). If you suggest the best name by 8am PST, Friday, June 19th, you win a free seat (travel and hotel is still on you).

47 comments on this post

Paul Ballew:

How about Sells' Bells?

See you in Portland! :-)

Paul

Thursday, Jun 12, 2003, 12:04 PM

Bernard Vander Beken:

To leverage an expression from the Pragmatic Programmers, you could call your weblog 'No Broken Windows'.

Thursday, Jun 12, 2003, 12:20 PM

Paul Ballew:

Okay, here's one with alliteration: Sells sells C#.

Paul

Thursday, Jun 12, 2003, 12:30 PM

Jesse Ezell:

The Red Pill: Chris' Daily Dose

Thursday, Jun 12, 2003, 12:58 PM

Jeff Julian:

The brain dump of a "Legend"

Thursday, Jun 12, 2003, 1:08 PM

Andy McMullan:

How about "Sellsagacity"?

(http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=sagacity)

Thursday, Jun 12, 2003, 1:32 PM

Richard Caetano:

"The Naked Programmer"

That's a 3 banger:
- spoof of "The Naked Chef"
- goes well with the logo
- and you still work at home right?

Thursday, Jun 12, 2003, 1:36 PM

Daniel Pratt:

Sells' Matrix?

...okay, that would work a lot better if you're name didn't end in 's'...or maybe it wouldn't. Back to the drawing board.

Thursday, Jun 12, 2003, 1:49 PM

Craig Andera:

I sort of like ChRSS or chrss, or Chrss or some variation on that theme.

Especially now that you've admitted this is a blog. ;)

Thursday, Jun 12, 2003, 3:28 PM

Mike Strock:

Sells Does Microsoft.
or
A Sells-a-bration at Microsoft

Thursday, Jun 12, 2003, 3:58 PM

JosephCooney:

A windows version of Slashdot? Nah - the comments here are far too well informed for that...

Thursday, Jun 12, 2003, 4:32 PM

Joseph E Shook:

IPontificate

Lookup Pontificate via your lookup feature of OutLook 2003.

Thursday, Jun 12, 2003, 4:41 PM

Erik Westermann:

A blog about you should definitely be called....

Sells Cells

The double meaning could be in the biological meaning of cells - brain cells - and cells meaning 'compartment' since blog entries usually encompass a singe thought, topic, or frame of mind.

Thursday, Jun 12, 2003, 5:14 PM

Randy Holloway:

It may be too old school for you, but how about "Hex Sells".

Thursday, Jun 12, 2003, 6:15 PM

Rick Childress (www25.brinkster.com/rchildress):

csells' windowsill - the view from level nine

Thursday, Jun 12, 2003, 9:12 PM

Aaron Fanetti (fanetat@hotmail.com):

"My Brain Sells" ... a few nice spins to that.

Friday, Jun 13, 2003, 2:53 AM

Mick Jansen (mickj74@hotmail.com:

"If it Sells, ride it!"

Friday, Jun 13, 2003, 3:29 AM

Mike Prilliman:

Given your shared birthday, how about "The Marquis de Sells House of Pain?"

Friday, Jun 13, 2003, 7:08 AM

Chris Sells:

Myself, I'm leaning towards "too stupid for mensa" or even "96% mensa approved!" : )

Friday, Jun 13, 2003, 9:47 PM

BadreNarayanan.V:

How about
[(Sell Brother’s) or (My) ]+
[(Eternal Traits) or (Eternal Reflections)]?

Saturday, Jun 14, 2003, 12:05 AM

Mickey Williams:

Foghorn Longhorn

Sunday, Jun 15, 2003, 9:06 PM

Aaron Fanetti (fanetat@hotmail.com):

Or "Too Tall for MENSA".

Sunday, Jun 15, 2003, 9:44 PM

Jesse Ezell:

While we are on the interface topic, how 'bout:

IBlogThis

;-)

Monday, Jun 16, 2003, 2:32 PM

Aaron Minoo(wu_jen@hotmail.com):

How about the
-- GREAT NET MANIFESTO

Monday, Jun 16, 2003, 3:03 PM

Newton Chan:

Chris, I've been a fan of yours (along w/ Don's.)

How'bout "Sells Point"

And for the marketing part, "Sell'n Point"

Last but not the least, "Sells to the Point"

~newton
the@geek.com

Tuesday, Jun 17, 2003, 12:56 AM

Grant Killian:

How about calling it the Sell's Sutra (testing your knowledge of non-western religions).

Tuesday, Jun 17, 2003, 1:41 PM

John Tobler:

Here's a simple one on the Interface theme: "ISells"

Tuesday, Jun 17, 2003, 4:55 PM

David Pickett:

1. "Chris Sells...nothing!"

2. "The Sellar"

Wednesday, Jun 18, 2003, 8:00 AM

Eric :

Wednesday, Jun 18, 2003, 11:54 AM

Eric Cotter:

Chris,

You need to sell your website...:)

Chris Sell's Windows

or IPontificate

:_)

Wednesday, Jun 18, 2003, 11:55 AM

Michael Weinhardt:

Retro (since the new RSS is kinda a retrospective concept of what here previously:
Sells-A-Rama
SellsMania
Sells-O-Matic

Sells-A-Go-Go....not sure what crowd that would appeal to though :)

Wednesday, Jun 18, 2003, 1:22 PM

Iqbal Mohomed:

# Short Leers

funny on so many levels ... especially the hidden anagram.

Wednesday, Jun 18, 2003, 1:47 PM

Iqbal Mohomed:

Okay ... too weird:

# Short Leers
= LBS SHORT LEERS
SELLS BROTHERS

Wednesday, Jun 18, 2003, 2:59 PM

Dan Sickles:

RSS = RSS Spreading Sells

but you didn't ask for recursive ;-)

Wednesday, Jun 18, 2003, 9:01 PM

John Hager:

You could always use "TheXFact" or "xFacts" or xFact or xyFacts or xyzFacts .... I really want to go to the pdx xml thing so hook me up!

Thursday, Jun 19, 2003, 7:28 AM

John Hager:

You could always use "TheXFact" or "xFacts" or xFact or xyFacts or xyzFacts .... I really want to go to the pdx xml thing so hook me up! rocken7@hotmail.com

Thursday, Jun 19, 2003, 7:29 AM

Roland Tanglao:

How about SellsOut :-) !

I like it because: i) I'll bet people accuse you of Selling Out 'coz you work at MS

2) And it's your written OUTput!

...Roland

www.rolandtanglao.com

Thursday, Jun 19, 2003, 8:35 AM

Thomas A. Creedon (icreedon@yahoo.com):

Sells Panes

Tagline: Views from my window on the world.

Panes tie into the icon, windows, multiple areas

Modify to suit...

Thursday, Jun 19, 2003, 10:26 AM

Paul Bausch:

Parse This! (It has attitude! And people will literally be parsing the RSS.)

Thursday, Jun 19, 2003, 11:33 AM

Ian Malcom:

This simply can't lose:
"Zap Tap"

Zap: Noun
Something that imparts excitement or great interest.

Tap: Noun
A valve and spout used to regulate delivery of a fluid at the end of a pipe.

Since you won't be feeding news on a continuous basis (ala slashdot), the tap indicates the periodic nature of the spout's operation. I would assume you'll focus on the really cool stuff in the news ... hence the zap.

Close the contest ... ladies and germs, we have a winner.

Just email them tickets to:
ian_malcom_im90210@yahoo.com

Thursday, Jun 19, 2003, 11:43 AM

David:

How about "SellsDot"?

Thursday, Jun 19, 2003, 12:36 PM

Yaniv:

How about ".Nirvana"? Goes well with the logo :)

Thursday, Jun 19, 2003, 1:45 PM

Guy Incognito:

Naked Sells

Thursday, Jun 19, 2003, 2:42 PM

Rick Childress (www25.brinkster.com/rchildress):

Should the deadline be Friday _the 20th_ or _Thursday_ the 19th?

I'm sure you meant the 20th, right Chris?

Thursday, Jun 19, 2003, 7:02 PM

Joe Karam:

My suggestion like Sells begins with an 's' and ends with an 's'.
Includes the characters 'ui' as a connotation to 'windows forms'.
Includes the characters 'gen" with its obvious allusion.
Includes the character 'e' from Sells.
Replaces the the last three characters in Sells with the last three characterrs of Chris.

The word, which was the Dictioary.com word of the day for Thursday June 14, 2001, best describes Chris Sells, unique and one of a kind.

So Sui Generis it is.

Thursday, Jun 19, 2003, 10:38 PM

Sean Gerety:

How about Sells# or sellSharp?

sgerety@extremelogic.com

Friday, Jun 20, 2003, 6:59 AM

joy cyrus:

i can really see it both ways.

Saturday, Dec 23, 2006, 5:43 AM

comment on this post

moving companies
addiction treatment
sunglasses
Kratom
How To Lose Weight Fast
cocktail dresses
Credit Card Balance Transfer
Add URL
Stock Trading
Health Insurance Quotes
Promotional Merchandise
Jet Privé
loans for bad credit


name:
comment:
	HTML tags will be escaped.