Next Monday, I'll be headed to the UK (Cambridge) for a "vacation".  As it turns out, this is also the home of Red Gate software, makers of SQL Toolbelt, ANTS Profiler and .NET Reflector. I'll be spending some time with them while there; so if you have any questions / comments you'd like me to pass along, feel free to ...

BLOG I'm currently in the planning stages to rebuild this site.  I've delayed doing this for a long time since I didn't want to "break links"; however, one reason why I don't contribute as much as I used to is the fact that I enjoy the comment interaction.  Thanks to blog spam, I had to disable anonymous ...

I'm honored to receive the Microsoft MVP award for being an "exceptional technical community leader who actively shares their high quality, real world expertise with others". Thank you to all of those whom have helped to make this possible; and thank you Microsoft for noticing.

If you're in the area, don't miss my presentation: What's New in .NET 3.5 Service Pack 1. Additionally, I've decided to extend Microsoft's extreme generosity by giving away a copy of MSDN Premium **WITH** Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Suite!!!!!!  Yes, you read that correctly!  It's the edition ...

If you'd like to see me in person, here's a some of the places you can have such an opportunity. If you'd like to have me appear at your event, please feel free to use the contact me and we can discuss the specifics.Where I'll BeFebruary Catch Wrestling Seminar featuring Tim McFatridge @ FMU Fort Worth, TX, ...

While searching for some of the information for the BASIC Timeline, I came across a word document that outlined many of the key events over the life of Microsoft Corporation.  I'm not sure of the original author of this document (if you know who you are, please let me know so I can give you credit).  1/1/1975  The MITS Altair 8800 appears on the ...

1964 Dartmouth BASIC by J.G Kemeney & T. E. Kurtz @ Dartmouth CollegeJohn Kemeny and Thomas Kurtz invents BASIC (Beginners' All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) and its compiler. The first BASIC program is ran at 4 a.m. 1st of May, 1964. 1965 The term Hypertext coined by Ted Nelson. 1969 Dartmouth BASIC fifth version by J.G Kemeney ...