Avalon + Indigo = Magic @ the PDC

Doug and I will be giving the following talk at the PDC this year: “Are you tired of lackluster user interfaces and bit-dropping communication...

PND For You And Me

Between the new job, the new house and the book, I haven’t had nearly enough contact with my local nerd friends. I’m starting to experience nerd...

Show Off @ The PDC

According to the post on Channel9: “At this year’s PDC, we’ll be hosting our first-ever Show Off event. What the heck is Show Off, you ask? Well,...

New Contractor Advice: Time Estimation

I got a time estimate from a friend who’s a brand new contractor in the area of home renovation (my wife made me promise to start renovations on our...

The List

Lord keep me off of the list of people that don’t have to go through regular security checks: “The Aug. 5 memo recommends reducing patdowns by...

Cool New IVR Feature

In a (very) past life, I used to write intergrated voice response (IVR) systems aka “voicemail hell.” It may not seem like it, but we spent a *ton*...

Chris does the Half Monty

HereThe one where I shake my booty up on stage in Reno...

Very Cool Nullable Fix

NET 2.0 has the idea of a “nullable” type built right in, e.g. Nullable x = null; // legal This adds nullability to value types as well as...