Contagious Curiosity

Because I am something of a luddite (don't watch TV, play video games, listen to radio - seldom go to movies), I tend to have 4 or more books in my 'currently' reading pile. I was up to 12, which is a bit excessive, even for me. I've been 'knocking them...

This month's Vanity Fair had an interesting article on the contemporary art scene in China . The work of Yue Minjun caught my eye more than the other artists shown. I've always particularly liked art that made me laugh (and think) at the same time. ...

Everyone gets their 15 minutes, right? I guess this is mine. If nothing else, Asli and I certainly amuse each other!

At TechEd Barcelona this week I had the privilege of interviewing lead developer from the SmartCare team (electronic medical records tracking system being implemented in Zambia) Irene Pathy . Regular readers of my blog may know that I work with a world...

Join Glen and me for this week's geekSpeak. We are looking forward to 'seeing' you there. Also the January lineup for geekSpeak will be available shortly. Next geekSpeak - Wednesday, November 28th - httpHandlers and httpModules with Chris Love

On Tuesday, Nov 20th - topic is 'Understanding and Customizing SharePoint Libraries' (Document, Picture and Form) I'm looking forward to seeing you there !

Hope to 'see' you there! December 2007 3 shows this month All shows LIVE at Noon to 1 pm PST Registration links Dec 5 - Bill James - LINQ to SQL http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032359603&Culture=en-US Dec 12 - Brian Loesgen...

Many of you have sent mail saying you 'wished you were here too'. Now you can be, kind of - starting tomorrow (well, today where I am - jet lag is really got me!), you can catch some of the conference on Virtual TechEd . I am scheduled to record on Tuesday...

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Do YOU have a disposal problem? This is a well-written reference to fix this, and other common issues.

Here's my deck from the talk in Barcelona last week and tonight at the LA SQL UG. Link to Data Mining for Developers » SlideShare

Many of you have asked for one 'all-up' list of the various SharePoint Developer links and resources that I've posted on my blog over time. Here you go - note the first link is to the 12-part webcast series Mike and I recorded (intro to development on...

Interested in using the newly-available GEOGRAPHY data type? This well-written article provides a detail explanation, with code examples of how to do just that. rdoherty's WebLog : Demystifying Spatial Support in SQL Server 2008

This is test environment for the newly-released Search Search (a version of SharePoint Server that we've licensed for search, plus a few other interesting changes). Check it out Download details: Search Server 2008 Express VHD

But have any of you actually heard me sing?

Grab this one! AJAX Control Toolkit - View Release

One thing for all of to play with... .net DEvHammer : Add Silverlight video to your blog

Samples are here now - well organized and documented. CodePlex just gets better every day. If you are not a member yet, you should be. Microsoft SQL Server Product Samples: Database - Home

Here in Barcelona, there is activity going on everywhere. One area is the 'fish bowl' which looks like a ' great glass elevator '. Catch me talking about Business Intelligence .

I'll be speaking on 'Data Mining for Developers' this Thursday, November 15th at 6:30 pm at UCLA. Detailed directions and registration via the link below. I'll look forward to seeing you there. Link to Los Angeles SQL Server Professionals Group > Home

Althought I enjoy complex music , art and people , when it comes to code, the simpler the better. Can you join me next week in Irvine (Tues, Dec 4 from 8am to noon) or Riverside (Thursday, Dec 6 from 1pm to 5pm) for my MSDN sessions on reducing complexity...