Sorry to be away. As we kicked into the last months of shutting down Beta1 and planning Beta2, blogging fell to the bottom of my priority list. Sorry about that. Interesting things that have happened since:

• The PM team loves to call me the mundane one. See http://www.padulas.com/family/2004/05/blog-what-part-2.html. Boy did they have a field day with one. Am I really that boring?
• As part of shipping Beta1 I totally switched focus from Everett to Whidbey. So for now I think I'm going to concentrate on providing Beta1 tips instead - first ones coming up soon.
• Have you tried the Express SKU yet? I've loved using them for the last 2 months - you need to try one. They're GREEEAAAAT!

I'll have a more focused and measured post out on tips with the Beta soon.