Bill Gates is just about done at Microsoft. I feel very fortunate just have been in the same room when he did the keynote at Mix06. I don't think the guy is evil in any way. I think he's f'ing brilliant, and he deserves every bit of his success. He's not always right, but he's a smart guy. I really dig...

That $100 store credit from Apple for my iPhone has been burning a hole in my pocket now for awhile, so I strolled into church, er, the Apple Store to play with Keynote, the presentation tool and approximate competitor to PowerPoint. I've done a few PowerPoint presentations here and there. It's not hard...

I'm a huge Bill Gates fan, and would go as far as to say he was the first reason I went to Mix06 last year. But this quote has me a little concerned... "So the key trend to look at is the importance of software and then say who really has shown the ability to do strong software? In some ways...

I'm sure I'll be accused of drinking the Apple Kool-Aid (or is it Apple juice?), but I have to say that Microsoft is so ridiculously far behind in making a meaningful gee-whiz operating system that it weighs heavy on me. The company that has brought to me amazing development tools and a superior...

People really get a fire in their panties about this kind of thing. I'm not sure why. Check this one... http://www.digg.com/programming/Microsoft_Net_Beat_Java_Who_s_Next Granted, having a 'Softie inflame people doesn't help. But really, .NET is pretty awesome. I think it would be even more...

Like so many other lucky folks, I have the red ring of death. And just in time, I suppose, since the warranty extension ends for me in January. But I have to add my story about interacting with support the way everyone else does, because Microsoft really needs to be held accountable. The trouble began...

I'm closing in on a month now at Microsoft. OK, not really, because with the holidays and a week out for a pre-hired trip, I'm obviously still in a bit of a ramp up mode. Although I checked in some code last week, which is very exciting. In any case, I've taken my share of cheap shots about the Borg...

I went to my first Nerd Dinner today. For those of you not aware, our fearless community ninja manager, Scott Hanselman , organizes get togethers for code monkeys and the Microsoft folk that love them. It's a great chance to get out and meet people, find out what they're doing, swap stories, and get...

It sounds like something to write in a one year anniversary post, but I have to say that I get slightly annoyed at what people say Microsoft is. It's the typical news story and blog comment noise, and I probably shouldn't care, but it still annoys me. The company is simply too huge and diverse to make...

After almost a year and a half, I'm leaving my dev position in Server and Tools Online to be a program manager in the SQL Azure BI organization. My motivation for the change probably doesn't matter much to people reading this blog, but I will say that I'll greatly miss the people I worked with in STO...