So you have signed up for your the Launch Tour in your local area and noticed that you will be receiving "Special Edition copies of Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005".  If your curious like … more

Its public news now that Jim Allchin is on his way out the door along side MSFT's next operating system release named Vista (Longhorn).  When Vista ships, so does Allchin. During my many years … more

Stolen from: How do I know if my computer has USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 support? Most computers ship with built-in USB 1.1 ports that support USB 1.1 device speeds only. USB 2.0 support is usually added to … more

SQL Server 2005, Visual Studio 2005, BizTalk 2006 Launch Tour Will you be attending the Vancouver date for the Launch Tour?  I have been invited to take part in the Cabana, or formally … more

For some reason when I try to load up the secure MSDN subscriber page I get the following page: I recall that MSFT told us there is a new URL that is in place now and to make the switch, but … more

The Worlds Best App Its a contest put on by Microsoft based on their MSN Messenger product. Stolen from the site: "Use our free Software Development Kit to create your masterpiece with MSN Messenger … more

Partho has an excellent post up on Generics Terminology if your at all interested.   more

For safe keeping I'm posting up my Tortoise exclusion list tmp pkg bin cvs Release Debug release debug obj TempPE temp _private _vti_bin _vti_cnf _vti_log _vti_pvt _vti_script _vti_txt thumbs.db *. … more