Visiting WebDD in Reading
Microsoft UK sent a personal confirmation and a campus security badge for the free WebDD 2007 event in Reading.
Virtual PC Differencing Disks Hierarchy
Chaining Virtual PC differencing disks into a base collection of Windows and SQL Server images, so each test setup starts from the right level.
Fixing Virtual PC Keyboard Lockup
Keyboard stuck inside Virtual PC? Locking and unlocking the host computer brings it back; plus workarounds for a stuck Ctrl key.
What happened on August 27, 2001?
Five years after Internet Explorer 6, Internet Explorer 7 is final: time to add it to the browsers you test your sites on.
Changed Job: Financial Architects
A year after graduating: from building an ASP.NET framework as a web developer to technical consultant at Financial Architects, plus a first look at Windows Live Writer.
Starting DirectX Adventures
My first steps with Managed DirectX, and the resources that finally made it click, starting with Craig Andera's Direct3D wiki.
Extracting Stored Procedure Content via SQL
Three SQL Server queries to list databases, list user stored procedures and read a procedure's source from syscomments.
Return from a Long Absence
Back on weblogs.asp.net after a year away, trying out Community Server 2.0 and tweaking a new skin.
Blizzard Screws Up World of Warcraft
Bought World of Warcraft, couldn't create an account: Blizzard's billing pages threw Java errors for days, and the guest key wanted a credit card.