Testing http://fromTheMalverns.com (decided to change the name from "WipeAwayTheYears.com" - although I might keep that name as well)
Company Startup
With the fruits of my labour over the last few months poised to go live (WipeAwayTheYears.com) I am now returning back to reality by nurturing a new Company (to be know as 'Web Services UK') to enable me to explore the commercial possibilities of WPF/Silverlight/Azure et al. With my architectural scope widened I will be continuing my partnership... Continue Reading →
Serendipity
Wow, big word. I picked it up from Dr Who (Circa Jon Pertwee around 1970) and I don't think its been relevant to me in any meaningfull way until now. So here are some of the things that have come together: 1. I have a large collection of stereo (3d) images, nost of... Continue Reading →
TechEd 2008
Well I made it to techEd in Orlando this year: Day 0 Off to a good start - I had booked the cheapest rental car but on ariving got the choice of any car in the 'compact' section of the lot. I chose a nice cream "PT Cruiser" as it has a distinctly... Continue Reading →
44CO046 – Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 Training
I was lucky enough to be invited to attend this three day course last week. My own approach to training encompasses books, training videos, Developer events , Conventions, Internet sites and, perhaps most importantly, 'hands on' experience. I don't ordinarily pay for training courses so this event was more than welcome. The course covered: LINQ... Continue Reading →
Microsoft SOA and Business Process Conference
DAY ONE Top news from the keynote this morning when Microsoft announced a new SOA product/strategy , codename "OSLO". The vision will start to become reality in the next but one version of current products including Biztalk, Visual Studio, Workflow Foundation and Communication Foundation (ie essentially .NET 4.0). The recently coined 'Internet service... Continue Reading →
Top Gadgets XMAS 2007
Cribbed from kenradio.com - a list of top gadget wants for XMAS 2007: HD-capable flat screen TVs were number one with a bullet among all population subgroups with 35% of mentions. Interestingly, most of those HD sets will not deliver true HD to their owners, as only 2% also intend to get a HD box from... Continue Reading →
SQLBits 1 day conference Sept 07
Managed to get down to the SQLBits event in Reading last Saturday. Had a great time & heartilly recomend this event to others. Took along some of my 9 guys for distribution and one of the organisers (Blowdart) went through a complex distribution process to deliver them to hungry developers: Flying C9 Guys... Continue Reading →
AGI 2007
I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to attend this years AGI 2007 event in Stratford-Upon-Avon. I knew I was going to have to write this up internally on my return and in an effort to add some interest I had the thought of tracking my journey using my GPS and taking photos... Continue Reading →
Reality Check
Well I had a great time in Seattle but got back to reality with a bang with some current work involving some ancient Excel 97 Macro code ....
Hard Work, Persistence and Passion . . . . 