I was reflecting recently on what I thought made up a healthy decision making process. I’m not a psychologist or anything, I just sometimes like to sit and think about weird stuff. Here are 3 components that I think should be equally employed when making a decision–none of this is new, it’s all [...]

My friend and co-worker Mike has started a blog (or probably more accurately, renewed his blogging efforts): i like ellipses…
He laughs because he focuses on two somewhat unrelated topics: UI and Security. But he knows and enjoys them both, and it shows. I’ve really enjoyed his posts–they have been very insightful [...]

Well, it’s done.
I presented on Windows PowerShell last night at Indianapolis .NET Developers Association meeting. Considering it was my first-ever presentation to a group anywhere close to that size (technical or otherwise), I thought it went very well. Feedback was good, including some constructive criticism, which I wholeheartedly agreed with. Considering my [...]

I ran across this link today (by accident, actually):
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/bb510103.aspx
Microsoft is opening up to VSIP partners the Visual Studio 2008 Shell, something the SQL Server 2005 Management Studio has taken advantage of for a while (with Visual Studio 2005’s shell). The part I found most interesting is this:
Q: How much will the Visual Studio Shell [...]