We've successfully launched a large revamp of the look and feel of the TechNet community sites. The entire TechNet site has been updated with new TechNet network brand design, as well as new designs for four of our most popular Tech Centers. My group...

The past year has just flown by at such a rate that things around here on my blog have become a bit neglected. What better time than today to give some updates about this blog? (I'm still super busy, but I just can't leave my blog in this state any longer...

Updates have been posted to the MSDN and TechNet Social Bookmarking tickers. See John Martin's blog post for more information about the updates.

Quite some time ago, I discovered a great way to learn and explore the C# language. It all started by doing the following internet search... Class vs Struct This query was based on a common interview question I've seen; "What is the difference between...

Some great information, feedback, and reviews of the new Social Bookmarking application for MSDN, TechNet, and Expression have been coming through. See the following posts below about the new apps! John Martin - http://blogs.technet.com/johmar/archive...

The new release of Social Bookmarking for MSDN, TechNet, and Expression is Live! Check out the new release with the links below and read about the new features. TechNet Social Bookmarking MSDN Social Bookmarking Expression Social Bookmarking...

Here's another tricky JavaScript error that could leave you bewildered and frustrated... Internet Explorer cannot open the Internet site <site>. Operation aborted If you've encountered this error, you may be ready to strangle your computer...

As many of you know, our Social Bookmarking application for MSDN, Expression, and TechNet has been out there for preview since late May. Meanwhile, we've been working hard on a full release, with some great new features and improvements. You can read...

John Martin posted some snippets allowing you to add a "Bookmark on MSDN" link to any page. See below. http://blogs.technet.com/johmar/archive/2008/06/25/add-msdn-technet-bookmarklet-to-any-web-page.aspx

Our team finally tracked down a troublesome JavaScript error in Social Bookmarking today. This was an odd bug, which will probably trip some other people up in the future. The error below... ...was thrown on referencing the following JS object...

Introduction This is a continuation of an article about Web Widgets posted previously here . This article builds upon concepts learned in the first article, so if you haven’t read it, I recommend you start there. It walked through the basic steps...

If you work behind a desk, then you need to pay attention to your back. This is something I had to learn the hard way unfortunately. I am about 8 weeks out from rupturing a disc in my lower back, and in the process, have learned more about my back than...

Web Widgets with .Net : Part One This two part article is based on a presentation I gave at Tech Ed North America, Developers Week, 2008, about using .Net to create Web Widgets for the MSDN and TechNet sites. Part one will cover the creation of a basic...

I've posted the code from the two demos I went through in my presentation at last week's Tech Ed for Developers. Both are posted at the Code Gallery link below. http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/webwidgetsdotnet (Go to the downloads page to access...

Tech Ed is winding down and things are mellow around here this afternoon. Quite a few people have solidified spots on the beanbags in hopes they might get to take one home. Word is, that if they are here at 6:00 this evening, the chairs will be theirs...

Well, we're over half-way through Tech Ed 2008, and tonight is the big attendee party at Universal Studios. I'm looking forward to tonight, as the party sounds like a blast. Our group was down at Universal City Walk last night, and found some good music...

I made it to Orlando safe and sound, though tired as I could possibly be. Walking into the main floor erased any tiredness I was feeling. I'm so excited to be here! I arrived a bit late, so I wasn't able to get my speaker pass yet, and the MSDN booth...

I'm a bit delirious here on the plane, but what better time to write? My ride to the airport this morning arrived at 4:30 AM and I've had hardly a moment's sleep. I'm a very good procrastinator, especially with things like packing for a trip. So, I was...