Artificial Ignorance - the Anand Iyer chronicles

And by extremely popular demand (not really) , here's my schedule for the next couple of months... All times are local. Date(s) Location Event Time May 13 Your home or office MSDN Webcast Writing Secure Code 9-10am...

Betas 2005 Unleashed Microsoft has been working hard on the next generation of development tools and database technologies. Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005 are two of the most anticipated technologies to be released by Microsoft this year. There...

We had a fantastic event in Boise, ID yesterday. I left the venue with a few questions I couldn't answer immediately about ClickOnce. I found this FAQ to be EXTREMELY useful : http://www.windowsforms.net/FAQs/default.aspx?PageID=1&CategoryID=24&tabindex...

Yesterday, I paid $50 for a tank of gas... I remember paying $0.89/gallon back in the late 90s in West Lafayette... *sigh*

When: June 2nd 2005, 8:00AM - 4:00PM Where: The Summit Center on 4th Street, Fairmont Hotel, 88 South 4th Street, San Jose, CA 95112 Registration: Registration is free. However, seating is limited so please use the following link to secure your spot today http://www.microsofttraining.com/devonsites and enter course code: 303809 or click on http://www.microsofttraining.com/content/invitationcode.asp?txtInvitationCode=303809 Contacts: Anand Iyer aniyer@microsoft.com, Ashwin Karuhatty ashwi...

So, its been a while since I blogged last… I’ve found blogging to be therapeutic, and why I haven’t done so in the past week or so is, well, very well explained. I’m starting to come to terms with a few things that “ hit ” me a few weeks ago. And I suppose...

That took bizzarely long... Kyle Orton finally got drafted by the Bears . Surprisingly, the guy to make a comment on Orton being drafted by the Bears, was their offensive co-ordinator, Ron Turner , who'd coached the Illini right up till last season. I...

Here are answers to some questions that came up during my MSDN event in Sacramento yesterday. 1. Is HTTP endpoint creation supported in SQL Server Express edition? Unfortunately, no. 2. Is WSE supported for web services created through HTTP endpoints...

Who likes Monday mornings? Thats right - NO ONE DOES... But, the VS2K5 team has decided to change that... The dark cloud thats been looming over our heads has passed (yes, even in Redmond ;) Birds are chirping, children are playing again, the grass is...

I'm no superman......

Are you ready to experience SQL Server 2005? Announcing the launch of the SQL Server 2005 Virtual Hands on labs... In these labs, you will get to experience many of the new features in SQL Server 2005 including CLR integration, XML support and deep...

April, 2005 Session – Biz Talk Server Training and .NET Integrated Applications Dear Developer, You have heard about it and now it is time to learn about it. Microsoft and HP have worked together to bring you training on Microsoft Biz Talk Server...

Yes, its happened... my best friends's wedding happened this past weekend. As much as I was dreading the whole affair, I had the most amazing time I've had in an extremely long time. Honest! I got to meet up with some of my old old friends this past...

Do you have a question that comes up during one of my webcasts ? Did you (or do you feel) that I was unable to get around to your question (because I don't or didn't have a co-presenter helping me out during the webcast)? I urge you, I put my foot...

MSBuild article...

Have you seen the Code Room ? http://paul.bz/blog/posts/2181.aspx

Parte trois... Where could it go from here? http://neopoleon.com/blog/posts/13529.aspx

http://www.smartphonetoday.com/articles/2005/2/2005-2-17-HP-Demos-Next.html

Not that this article really clarifies anything about anything, other than things that were extremely vague to people who don't understand English very well, but anywho, thought this might make interesting reading for some of us... http://www.eweek.com...

Apparently its being called AON now instead of AONS. Cisco's debut in to the XML appliance space, read on... http://news.com.com/Cisco+readying+XML+device/2100-1033_3-5643551.html?tag=nefd.top

And by extremely popular demand (not really) , here's my schedule for the next few months... All times are Pacific Daylight Time . Date(s) Location Event Time April 4 Your home or office MSDN Webcast Intro to VSTS 9-10am April 7 Your home or office MSDN...

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2005/mar05/03-21VS2005PR.asp

So, I have an iPAQ 6315 . Its an awesome machine, one of those instruments with which you can do a heckuva lot. I'd like to think that it comes with limited functionality to start with, but it gives you an amazing platform to do quite a bit more. I wanted...

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Amazingly hilarious clip ... Although I did notice that Rory touches the wall, and then he rubs his face... Knowing Rory, I think he's gonna get a new face some time soon. I'll be posting a list of all the other things that threw me off soon...