One in a Million

I've noticed that, in recent years, whenever someone uses the term 'one in a million' somebody else is quick to point out that even if you're just one in a million there are roughly 5000 to 6000 other people on earth who are just like you.

 Venkat Subramaniam on Fundamentals of Agile Design Part 2

Venkat continues his Agile Design primer from the previous week. In this part Dr. V. explains 5 principles you can use to combat code smell.

http://dnrtv.com/default.aspx?showID=74

<Windows Home Server/>

Scott talks to Charlie Kindel about the upcoming Windows Home Server, formerly Project "Q" and how you can backup your life.

http://hanselminutes.com/default.aspx?showID=88

In the last of the content from TechEd 2007 Carl and Richard host a panel on Identity issues with Ani Babaian, Michele Leroux Bustamante, Scott Golightly, and Richard Turner.

http://dotnetrocks.com/default.aspx?showID=256

<Jeff Sigman Gives Us Network Access Protection!/>

The final installment of interviews from Microsoft Tech Ed US 2007 in Orlando, Richard and Greg talk to Jeff Sigman, the Release Manager for Network Access Protection (NAP). Jeff digs into exactly what NAP is all about, how it interact with Windows Server 2008, Vista and Windows XP.

http://www.runasradio.com/default.aspx?showID=13

Roger Sessions talks to Carl and Richard about enterprise architecture, with a focus on dealing with software complexity.

http://dotnetrocks.com/default.aspx?showID=255

 Venkat Subramaniam on Fundamentals of Agile Design

Venkat is back! We can never get enough of the good doctor. This week Dr. S. starts a two-show series on the fundamentals of agile design. Venkat goes through a fun and interesting example of object cloning and touches on some key agile principals in measuring code quality.

http://dnrtv.com/default.aspx?showID=73

<Interview with Timothy Ferriss of The Four Hour Workweek/>

Scott sits down with New York Times Best Selling Author Timothy Ferriss of the 4-Hour Workweek. Tim has an interesting take on how to focus on what's important in your life and offers techniques to be more effective. Scott comes at it from the programmer's perspective.

http://hanselminutes.com/default.aspx?showID=87

My Father - Good Neighbor and Disposer of Things Dead

A drunk man, a dead raccoon, a shovel, and me.

<Bill Varga Makes Us IP Intelligent!/>

Richard and Greg talk to Bill Varga about what IP (that's Internet Protocol) Intelligence is all about. They also dig into how IP geolocation helps with regulatory compliance and fraud detection. Bill also talks about the new technology Quova (his employer) has developed that can deal with geolocation of satellite and megaproxy IP addresses.

http://www.runasradio.com/default.aspx?showID=11

Another great panel discussion from TechEd 2007! Carl and Richard talk to a panel of experts about various topics around VSTS and team development focusing on team challenges.

http://dotnetrocks.com/default.aspx?showID=254

<Richard Turner Checks Our Identity!/>

Another Tech Ed US 2007 interview from Orlando, Richard and Greg sit down with Richard Turner and discuss how CardSpace impacts the IT professional. CardSpace (formerly codenamed "InfoCard") is a key technology in Microsoft's Identity Platform.

http://www.runasradio.com/default.aspx?showID=12

Don Box and Chris Sells talk to Carl and Richard about a myriad of things including the state of publishing, especially books.

http://dotnetrocks.com/default.aspx?showID=253