What happened while I was sleeping?

Been a bit out of action for a little while, a couple of people thought I had dropped off the planet. Not to worry (or depending on who you are, sorry to spoil the celebration! ;O)). Just been quiet but back in action. Expect to see http://aspalliance.com/ articles from me again soon as I ramp up and get orf my arse.

Talking of being away .. I had a meeting yesterday where a lightbulb popped into being above my head (figuratively). All of a sudden I don't have to explain N-Tier, .NET, XML, Web Services. I don't have to sell the benefits of the technology any more just what the development will do for them. Clients are talking about this technical stuff to ME.What happened? Where was the in-between bit I missed?

Don't get me wrong, not complaining. It is really nice to get into WHAT we can/should do to make things better for our clients than explain the HOW.