I at the MVP summit in Seattle and so far have seen the hottest and chilliest days I have seen this year. it has been great to catch up with old friends :) only 20 minutes in and Barry Dorrans is up running loud and true to make the world right with the goodness that is card space (don't ask what the subject actually …

Microsoft Research have been working on the next generation of compiler optimisation and analysis tools for sometime, if this is your area I recommend looking at the Phoenix Connect Web Site. I saw Jim Hogg ( with a surname like that , how great must this guy be :) ) , present on Phoenix a few years ago and it promises …

I thought it would be useful to keep my links for BizTalk in my blog, I will keep updating this list when new BizTalk items ( or old ones I have missed ) present themselves. Tools BizTalk Server 2006 Best Practices Analyzer V1.1 BizTalk LoadGen 2007 Tool BizTalk Undeploy Tool ESB ESB Guidance ESB Installation - …

Well the IMTC has finished , it was great fun and it was really nice to see so many great presenters presenting on a wide range of great subjects. I managed to see some of the slots but I was busy preparing for my two sessions. Overview of Microsoft Live Labs Volta Well the writing was on the wall as soon as I had …

But I am now a MVP for BizTalk , Hurrah. My thanks for the support the VS team has given me in the last year and I look forward to working with the BizTalk chaps and chapettes over the next year even more than I have this year. Also many thanks to the MVP support team as I know due to the broad areas of the community I …

Both Richard and I are presenting at the Irish Microsoft Technology Conference (IMTC) 2008 on the 3rd and 4th of April l, in Dublin. Richard is presenting on BI in SQL 08 and I am presenting on Overview of Business Process Automation and implementing an Enterprise Service Bus using Microsoft BizTalk 2006. The agenda …

Richard and I headed down to Heroes Happen Here event in Birmingham in preparation for our launch events in a few weeks time. Due to external pressures and Richards driving ( he won't spring for a helicopter ) we didn't arrive until a bit after the event had started ( I know , I thought they would wait , but its ok …

if you read my post on Home Server well a video that having a server at home is not shameful ( more than 3 is though , hint Barry ) Watch the Video b.

Incase you haven't seen , Vista Service Pack 1 is out and already available from Windows Update. well I am five machines through and not a hitch. Service Pack 1 adds more than fixes , it offers significant performance and reliability improvements. it also adds a set of general improvements which I don't think are well …

if you have listened to me talk about code quality and engaging with developers about the need to produce quality code from the get-go, you will not be surprised at the deep pleasure that a new release of FxCop brings to me. if you haven't had the pleasure of such a gripping conversation ( or rant as most people would …