I reckon this is still a fairly well kept secret, but if you are on the move and want to get on to MSN IM (Instant Messager), for example at airport internet terminals then check out the web (html/AJAX) based client at http://webmessenger.msn.com/default...

From " IT Digest - Ingenious Tejas' Digest Blog " Please post a comment on Tejas' blog if you can make it!! Hello Melbourians, After a enjoyful Geek Dinner last month, it is time to plan for the geek dinner for the month of September or early October...

In case you missed Frank's posting on this then read on and remember this offer runs to Oct 31st 2005 only!! If you are considering moving to the full VSTS then you need to check out the special offer currently running for MSDN Universal. (All Pricing...

Well I've not disappeared but am currently going around the world (the wrong way according to Dr Neil :-)) so my body clock really has no idea where it's at:-) The PDC in LA was just awesome and I cant wait to get back to Oz to tell you all about it...

check out http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/vs2005/uninstall/preRTMuninstall/default.aspx

David asked us to get the word out and it defo looks interesting... I caught up with Keith Frampton during the RMIT Industry Advisory Committee meeting last night, and he told me that he has now officially released the Master of Enterprise Architecture...

Great first day with a few surprises!! My favourites were:- LINQ - Now this is well cool!! It's the ".NET Language Integrated Query" Project, check out Anders Hejlsberg Channel 9 chat and the MSDN article here (esp the LINQ Whitepaper ) AJAX...

For a useful support article on optimising performance of Virtual PC environments then check out this link .

Just spotted this on the PDC 2005 site ! Bill's PDC keynote is always an awesome session and (hopefully) you'll get a real sense of direction. Bill Gates' PDC 2005 keynote will be broadcast live on the Web. Watch it live on September 13, 2005 at...

Check it out, you know it'll be good for ya!! see http://www.sqldownunder.com/ - esp if you saw the SQL salary profile from Philip Beadle's TechEd Oz 2005 "Hour of Power" talk.

David Gristwood (Crispie Gristie) a mate of mine from the UK did some time recently in Redmond working with the ASP.NET team and he's put together a cool white paper on " Understanding and Extending the Site Navigation System in ASP.NET 2.0 " defo worth...

Ahh, enough Windows Mobile V5.0 Smartphone stuff for the day - this found it's way in to my inbox, probably not too politically correct but a wee bit of fun that is doing the rounds at the moment!! Oh and the Hoff piccie of the day:-) YOUR JOB IS SAFE...

Ahhh, life was so simple before hackers and if you were building Smartphone 2003 apps then you'll appreciated that it wasn't always mandatory to sign your apps and cab files. Well for good reason this has changed with Windows Mobile Smartphone V5.0 including...

This posting relates to " SMS/Text Voting Solution available for download. Utilizes Windows Mobile V5, SQL Mobile 2005 and SMS Message Interceptor " There is a known problem connecting the Windows Mobile V5 Emulator to the August CTP build and you...

Ta da, well I've finally finished Version 1.0 of my SMS Voting solution, t he system supports up to 10 Polls each with their own validated scored criteria. The idea is that people can send a simple SMS/Text with their vote for a Poll from any phone...