Big news at Yahoo HQ today! (No, it’s not the global rollout of the new Yahoo! Mail.) After 3 1/2 years on the Messenger team, I’ve moved to the Platform Engineering team, managing the integration/solutions engineering team. It’s a small team now, but will be growing. Coincident with joining this team, we all moved into a new bullpen cube arrangement. No network connections yet, but at least all my stuff made it over safely.
If you are a Windows developer or serious user at any level, you must check out Scott Hanselman’s Ultimate Developer and Power Users Tool List. I counted almost 600 links coming out of that post! Some are only useful for .NET developers, but there are a ton of goodies in there worth checking out. Most are free or really low cost.
Joel Spolsky is taking to the road next month to promote FogBugz (his company’s bug tracking system) on a 21-city tour through the US and Canada: Here’s what you can expect if you show up. There will be some really, really expensive coffee and maybe a muffin or something if the hotel in particularly cheap. If you come a bit early, it’ll be a great chance to meet some interesting software people in your city. I’ll show off some of my favorite features in FogBugz 6.0, but mostly, I’ll talk about the software development process in general. I’ll leave a…
The Onion has really stepped up their video production these days. My friend Pat turned me onto this one which digs on NASCAR: NASCAR Coach Reveals Winning Strategy: ‘Drive Fast’ (If the video doesn’t appear, click this link to watch: NASCAR Coach Reveals Winning Strategy – The Onion.)
This past week SixApart announced that the SplashBlog mobile blogging site will close down in a month. I’ve been following SplashBlog and its use as a mobile blogging client: In February 2005, SplashBlog.com launched as a free hosting service for SpashData’s SplashBlog mobile client (initial price $20). When launched, the client could post to either the TypePad or SplashBlog services. In September of that year, they released client version 2.0 which was now free, but only connected to their own SplashBlog service. The service was free for up to 100 pictures and about $30/year for an unlimited account. In March…