One of the things I'm really digging about .NET Fx 2.0 right now is the ability to interrogate network cards on my machine. For example, I've often wanted a hassle-free way to find out IP address information, DNS specifics and trap events (such as cables...

I'm a big fan of using Virtual PC for both developing and prototyping new software - enabling me to try new and untested stuff, while leaving my main laptop intact for Email and Office. While Virtual PC isn't a match for the raw power of a separate development...

News from Harry - the Office 2003 PIAs (Primary Interop Assemblies) are now available as a separate, redistributable download. This is great news for developers building apps that interoperate with Microsoft Office 2003.

This is very exciting - today, BEA, IBM, Microsoft and TIBCO announced that they will be submitting the WS-RM specification to OASIS for standardization. Congratulations to everyone involved in this especially Jorgen for driving the WS-* workshop process...

Ok, it's been too long... After yet another "phone call of despair" to my current telephone provider today, I've decided I really need to switch to VOIP for my home phone. My requirements are fairly simple: I have three phones in the house which need...

Kirill is blogging. Here he shares some great information on WS-Security interop between WSE 2.0 SP3 and IBM WebSphere 6.0...

I have a localized version (Japanese) of the Web Services Interoperability deck that I'll be using at the Japan SAF, which I've uploaded to my blog - you can find it here .

I am in Odawara, Japan this week at the Microsoft Japan Strategic Architect Forum (SAF) 2005. Odawara is about an hour west of Tokyo - on the coastline and just south of Mt Fuji. We arrived yesterday, and I've the opportunity to take a few days vacation...

I don't normally make much noise about the Opera browser, but this technology looks very promising...