I'm writing this post from the 3rd floor of a condo building in Bangkok Thailand. I am on vacation but today my wife has to update her Thai ID card which involves a lot of waiting in a government office. Since I'm not allowed out of the place we're staying...

I see Dean Wills' new C++/CLI book is also available: http://www.amazon.com/Pro-Visual-C%2B%2B-2005-Developers/dp/1590596080/sr=1-3/qid=1165449684/ref=sr_1_3/102-3534059-4346508?ie=UTF8&s=books APress is definitely the C++/CLI book publisher...

My friend Gordon has written a book on C++/CLI and I see that it is now available on Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/C%2B%2B-CLI-Visual-Language-NET/dp/1590597052/sr=11-1/qid=1165449420/ref=sr_11_1/102-3534059-4346508 I reviewed a few chapters...