It appears that Alex Lowe has been assimilated... ;-)

Alex Lowe accepted a postion with Microsoft as Technical Evangelist for .NET.

Alex is definitely one of the best ASP.NET developers I have met. Microsoft made a smart choice :)

Congratulations and Good luck.

[ScottW's ASP.NET WebLog]

Wow! Congrats, indeed, Alex! Microsoft is lucky to have you, and best wishes in your new role!