Chewy is blogging! Check it out - thanks to Kevin for the link Very funny!

Chris has a good list of recommended restaurants on his blog . I would like to add Daniel’s Broiler to the list – it is expensive but excellent. The bar is nice and the food at the bar is fantastic (and affordable). The steak is some of the best I have...

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/ie7/ This is it - I am sure FireFox lit a fire under a couple executives here in Redmond (probably in the same building I work). Yes there has been a looong time since the last significant update to IE. But Microsoft...

Gartner said " A new set of critical vulnerabilities shows that Oracle can no longer be considered a bastion of security ." in one of their Gartner Advisory publications I got the link from the eWeek artilce published a few days after Oracle announced...

If you are building a site with JSP or any kind of application in Java (even J2EE) that requires a database, you should look at SQL Server 2005 for your database tier now that new JDBC drivers are available - Two key reasons: First, there is...

As a developer, writing secure applications is not an option- it is paramount. We are putting together a new Microsoft Developer Security Resource Kit that brings together a host of valuable references and resources for developing more secure applications...

Brian blogs abolut the new Why Visual Studio portal in MSDN, where you can look at guided tours like this one for Visual Web Developer . In the portal you will find some articles about the business value that VS2005 brings to the table, articles...

Microsoft publishes a very interesting resource that many developers are uynaware of, which we call Patterns and Practices . These are Microsoft's recommendations for how to design, develop, deploy, and operate architecturally sound applications. Patterns...

If you are one of the three people in the world who read my blog (besides my mom)you know I am a big advocate of making it easier for developers to find useful information and news on MSDN online. One way of improving relevance is through personalization...

I was the first person in Mexico to have an Amiga computer back in '84, and spent countless hours playing Electronic Arts' F/A-18 Interceptor flight simulator. 20 years ago the graphics and the sound (I had a Hi-Fi surround stero hooked to it) were incredible...