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Looking Ahead- Conferences!

Since I noticed Patrick has spilled the beans [just before the second question], I might as well cover this topic while I wait for my dinner to bake [I eschew microwave ovens these days- just seems better to let it cook the old-fashioned- if early-to-mid-twentieth

The light at the end of the WDF 1.7 tunnel

I know people want to know about this, but firm dates still prove elusive.  My best guess is today or tomorrow at this point. Basically we're trying to put an interim package up that satisfies everyone and isn't going to cause us foreseeable problems

A New Target Date For WDF 1.7!

As noted in the previous post (among others) , I've not been saying anything about when WDF 1.7 will reappear for all those eager to begin using it, biding my time and waiting for a date that sounds achievable and has been given to a customer from our

Mystery caller unmasked

Well, I found out who left me the startling message about a KMDF 1.7 installation failure on Brazilian Windows 2000 on my instant messaging.  It was impish Ilias , who noticed the web interface for Messenger and wanted to see if it worked. 

How Things Really Work- Minding One's P's and Q's

Well, as I listen to the closing strains of Estimated Prophet [7/4 reggae, smoothly executed] followed by a rousing New Minglewood Blues (but my day began with Yoko Kanno's Adieu , just to show I retain some balance), I've decided to post some thoughts

Worse than Phone Tag

Well, I put the Windows Live Messenger control up on my blog months ago. Today someone apparently used it- first time ever to the best of my knowledge. Of course, I was at a meeting (status should have shown as "Away"- it does when I test it, anyway).

Space is the Place

Just a brief note- since I have been prone to writing so much material that isn't quite technical enough it really belongs on MSDN, I've moved that kind of activity to my Windows Live Space [access limited]. As long as we're on the topic of space, I'll

SOMEONE must want this job!

This isn't the sort of semi-permanent topic I'd like to be doing more of, but we've had an opening for an SDET or two for months now- I've been trying to do the work of more than one to cover this, things are going undone, customers are being under-served,

Return of the console

Shortly after the announcement was made of the extension of the XBox 360 warranty to three years for general hardware failures and the 1 billion dollar charge for repair of same, my own console, which was just a couple of months past the old one year
 
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