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October 28, 2007

Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2 VPCs to expire on 1 Nov?

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28October

There's been some discussion about the Visual Studio VPCs expiring on 1 Nov this year even though they were originally advertised as expiring next March. MVPs have been asked to spread the word that it is being investigated, and there is a possibility that anyone using the VPCs may lose their data after 1 Nov. So, as per any situation involving important code, data, or other information, make...

October 27, 2007

PERSONAL: Why have a link blog?

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27October

A few people have asked me why I now have a link blog (URL here, RSS here). There are a few reasons. The main reason is the signal to noise ratio. Here on my main blog, I like to keep the S/N ratio pretty high. I try to consider posts carefully before posting them, and will generally stand by my assertions (unless proven wrong, in which case I’ll happily recant). I’d like to think...

October 26, 2007

Convince Andrew Coates to join Facebook

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26October

Everyone I know is on facebook. Everyone, that is, except Andrew Coates. Most of Australia thinks this is a ridiculous situation, and in an attempt to voice their concern, have created a special group on Facebook to note the conundrum. If you are on Facebook and share this concern, please voice it by joining the Convince Andrew Coates to Join Facebook group. Please invite your friends too. And...

October 26, 2007

TechCrunch CrunchBase

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I think CrunchBase is a really nice resource. For those of us bemused by the silly throwing around of money that is going on at present, this database is a nice way to search. So I can easily look up any company (eg Jaiku) and find out what hell people are attracted to it for, and even some financial data if any is available (eg here's a new company you may not have heard of :-). Michael...

October 26, 2007

Microsoft is making money

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Great to see Microsoft earnings up again. Vista, Windows Server, SQL Server, SharePoint and games were all important contributors.
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October 26, 2007

Gartner’s Top 10 Strategic technologies for 2008

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Interesting to read what Computerworld thinks Gartner thinks are the top 10 strategic technologies for 2008. The usual woffle abounds with Green IT and 'the Web platform'  (I kid you not) getting trotted out. And look out for number 10 – Social software – my goodness they are prescient. The problem with these kinds of reports, is firstly, this is Computerworld's take...

October 24, 2007

COMMUNITY: Are events worth the cost?

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24October

Q: Is it worth going to community events like SQL Code Camp? A: Yes – read on for explanation… SQL Code Camp 13-14 October 2007 When considering any developer event these days it is important to calculate whether you are getting good value. With so much content available online, we need to evaluate the costs (financial, comfort, time and otherwise) involved in traveling to a venue to...

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