A very talented former colleague of mine has entered the world of blogging. You can check out all that The Zenker [http://www.dotnetjunkies.com/WebLog/azenker/default.aspx] (Andreas Zenker) has to say at his new blog at http://www.dotnetjunkies.com/WebLog/azenker/default.aspx.

<FONT color=#800080>Tip: when installing SQL Server, consider using named instances. I recently installed SQL Server 2005 on my PC. It went fairly quick and installed with 0 issues. I was also quite pleased that it installed very nicely side by side with a SQL Server 2000 installation already

Would you use a drill to pre-drill a hole for a nail to hang a picture? I wouldn't either. Just hammer the nail into the wall. OK, need something more code related? Would you define a class with a single property and no other members just to store a string? Me neither. <FONT color=#008000&g

It seems that it is that time of year when the conferences start tom come in bunches. In addition to presenting a full day data access workshop [http://www.ftponline.com/conferences/vslive/2006/orlando/workshops.aspx#7] at VSLive Orlando [http://www.ftponline.com/conferences/vslive/2006/orlando/] i

If you haven’t read this yet, or more specifically you haven’t watched this yet, check it out. Here are 15 reasons [http://spaces.msn.com/members/manodesign/Blog/cns!1pRsSVBaAuwgFSti-clSJ6Ng!362.entry] why Robert Scoble [http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/2006/01/22/why-do-i-need-windows-vista/] is mo