Hello World

Well, I made it with few scars and most of my body parts intact.

This is probably the 4th or 5th blog I've setup on the net but the first that's specific to .NET and various other Microsquishy topics. I set up home here as I'm now officially a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP), getting my award back in April of this year. Microsoft MVPs are acknowledged by peers and also by Microsoft for their active participation in Microsoft technical communities around the globe. My MVP award came as a result of my participation in the SharePoint community. Over the last couple of years, I've become quite intimate with the Microsoft Portal product introducing it to my organizating (CP Rail) and getting people doing things differently with document management and mentoring people on what a “portal” really is.

This week I'll be hosting an Ask-The-Experts booth at the TechNet Canada Spring Tour in Calgary on June 3rd. The event will begin with an overview of best practices and strategies for ensuring client and server security. In the afternoon, we'll also review the new features of Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003, and show how SMS 2003 integrates with Network and Operating System Technologies such as Active Directory and Windows Management Instrumentation. The event will conclude with a look at the new features in Windows Small Business Server 2003 starting with a fresh out-of-the-box installation. Feel free to approach me and chat with anything and they'll be some goodies you get courtesy of Microsoft. The Calgary event will take place at the regular location, Paramount Chinook down on McLeod Trail. Information and registration can be found here.

Anyways, so I'm off and running on this blog now. I have to thank Scott Water and .Text for this site and the ease to post my info here. I just have to figure out how to configure this site and add more info. I'll be posting blog snippets of .NET code, SharePoint tips, Agile software development techniques and experiences and whatever else comes along the way.