So I’ve just started using SQL Server 2005. When I sat down at the SQL Server 2005 Management Studio, the first thing I thought was “Wow, this thing is great! Finally, everything is in one application!” But the more I’ve used it, the more I’ve grown to h… more »

Bruce Schneier mentioned that there really isn’t a very simple, “crisp” answer to the question “If you are not doing anything wrong, why should you worry about it?” It was in response to the completely ridiculous notion that we put cameras into apartment… more »

Apparently, some people think the new Office “12” (aka Office 2007) interface is not very “simple”. Let’s just quickly compare Office “12” with Office “11” then, shall we? Here’s the “new mail” window in Office “11”: I can count no less than 52… more »

I’ve just been reading a post in Michael Afronti’s blog titled “Share Me!” in which he describes a new interface in Outlook “12” (also known as Outlook 2007) that lets you share things like RSS feeds (among other things, I guess). One question that I… more »

I just saw this post on Jeff’s blog titled “Today's "up yours" note to Microsoft,” and he raises a very valid point. The question I’d like to ask is, even if I’m buying from an OEM, since when has any piece of software been tied to my hardware? Doesn’… more »