The TechReady conference is off to a great start. I've shaken off the jetlag and am overwhelmed by the smorgasbord of sessions. Here's a photo of Steve Ballmer firing us up during this morning's keynote. He's still got it!! TechReady is an internal technical readiness conference, so despite my (characteristic) enthusiasm, I have to be careful about what's revealable. I am already learning things that I am welcome to share, so I will be sure to let you know as much as I can this week. I have two posts

Irish band Republic of Loose played The Village in Dublin last night for Microsoft Ireland's Vista launch party. It was a sold-out free gig that's part of the Experience Wow Vista fanfare here in Ireland. I came armed with my camera and there's a set of photos up on Flickr now . If you haven't heard Republic of Loose before, all you need to know is (1) they're funky, (2) they dress funny, and (3) these are the lyrics: This is my comeback girl. This is my comeback girl. This. is. my... This is my

I uploaded my first set of Tech Ed Europe photos to my Flickr account in this Photoset . I also created a "Tech Ed Europe 2006" group pool on Flickr. Please feel free to add your own photos taken at the conference to that group. The shot to the right features three of the usual suspects from the (rather sizable) Irish contingent here for the conference. Below is the legendary Anders Hejlsberg , whose wikipedia entry was updated earlier today after some cheeky audience member confirmed Anders' month