so here i am up in Anchorage - my first time ever in Alaska. it's a little after midnight as i'm writing this dispatch. there's no sunlight in evidence but then it has been heavily overcast all day (and night). i'd estimate that it is the equivalent of...

Steel Battalion is the current undisputed heavy-weight champion when it comes time to battle-mech sims. for good reason too. it's not just another Xbox game title that ships in a typical slipcase... it's a behemoth of a 40+ button, dual joystick cockpit...

unfortunately, my New York/New Jersey counterpart has suddenly taken ill and won't be presenting the MSDN Events seminars this week in Cerritos and San Diego. i'm sure however ill he is feeling will be nothing compared to what his disappointed kids will...

just a quick update... i will be presenting the current cycle of MSDN Events seminars content (Application Blocks, RAD features in Visual Studio 2005, XML/XQuery/CLR integration in SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services) way up in Anchorage...

just last week, an interesting patent was granted (to Microsoft Corp. as assignee) for “ Method and apparatus for transmitting power and data using the human body ”, described as follows in its abstract: Methods and apparatus for distributing...

since moving down to (mostly living) in Southern California last year, i've gone through several popular chains of burrito joints. my early enthusiasm for Baja Fresh has almost completely faded away. currently, my faves are La Salsa - they really have...