Chad Z. Hower a.k.a. Kudzu's Blogspace
News, Views, and Articles from the Regional .NET Developer Advisor (DE) for Middle East and Africa.
Important notice! It's time for me to go now....
I will be leaving Microsoft on September 30. This has nothing to do with Microsoft, and I wish I was...
Date: 09/19/2006
To all my friends in Pakistan
It appears after my last trip to Pakistan there is still some confusion about why some of my...
Date: 08/27/2006
The mystery of the cursed case
Over the years I have encountered a lot of really weird computer problems. But my latest one has me...
Date: 08/26/2006
Gulf TechNet & MSDN Road show
Unfortunately I will not be on this tour as I have conflicting events, but if you are in the Gulf...
Date: 08/21/2006
Disk shrink tips
Having trouble with a disk shrink utility? Either it will not shrink the disk or will not shrink it...
Date: 08/18/2006
The YouTube of video games
Hoping to spur interest among video game enthusiasts, creative types and students, Microsoft will...
Date: 08/15/2006
Why 100% hardware RAID is best
Everyone knows software RAID is slower and because of this most RAID installations are using...
Date: 08/13/2006
When is RAID 0 a good idea?
Everyone told me RAID 0 was a bad idea. But I am always the odd man out. But in my case, RAID 0...
Date: 08/12/2006
Super Computer Specs
Ok, it is not really a super computer. But it is FAST, and it is portable. I will match it up...
Date: 08/12/2006
When 4 = 3
I just built a new machine and loaded it up with RAM to 4 GB. Little did I know that I would need a...
Date: 08/12/2006
Awesome utility for system info
Do you work with a lot of computers? Always wondering how much memort it has, what CPU, how much...
Date: 08/10/2006
My new Super Computer
I have not used a desktop computer for more than 10 years now. I have always used laptops. I did not...
Date: 08/10/2006
Remote desktop and custom resolutions
I use remote desktop a lot. But 800x600 is too small, and if I use 1024x768 then it goes full screen...
Date: 07/10/2006
Multilingual Applications
I am starting to see more and more applications which offer localization. It is important that more...
Date: 07/08/2006
PDC Sessions Posted
Looking for my slides from Pakistan Developers Conference? More info
Date: 07/03/2006
Blogging in English, Arabic, and more
I’m not blogging in multiple languages. Well to be fair, I’m blogging in English and MVP...
Date: 06/13/2006
TechEd US Daily reports and pictures
I am at TechEd US this week and have a new camera as well. If you are not able to attend TechEd but...
Date: 06/12/2006
Pakistan Developers Conference - Register now!
Pakistan Developers Conference is June 28-30th, 2006. It will be held simultaneously in Karachi and...
Date: 05/28/2006
Do you speak Urdu, Arabic, or French?
I’m putting together a multilingual project. We will be targetting more language later, but...
Date: 05/27/2006
CodePlex - a public Team Foundation Server!
Microsoft has launched a community website for hosting of open and shared source projects. And best...
Date: 05/24/2006
Introducing .NET Micro Framework - Beyond the Compact Framework
Using only a few hundred kilobytes and an inexpensive processor, the Microsoft .NET Micro Framework...
Date: 05/12/2006
MIX Content available
Microsoft has put online all of the sessions from the MIX 2006 conference. More information
Date: 05/11/2006
May 15-16 - SDC, Papendal, The Netherlands
I’ll be speaking again at SDC in The Netherlands. This year on Vista and various other topics....
Date: 05/03/2006
SQL Server 2005 Express Overview
I am still working on my more detailed SQL Express comparison with Oracle Express. But while...
Date: 05/02/2006
TechEd Europe - What sessions to pick?
Just a follow up note on my previous post. We are not accepting submissions quite yet. In late May...
Date: 04/23/2006
TechEd Europe - Oh yeah, Bill Gates is coming too!
Bill Gates is doing the final keynote Friday morning at TechEd: Developers. This is the first time...
Date: 04/22/2006
TechEd 2006 Europe - What do YOU want to see?
I am the track owner for the Base Framework Track at TechEd 2006 Europe. What does this mean? Well...
Date: 04/22/2006
Future Origamis
A few weeks ago I blogged about the Origami and several users wrote to tell me why they were not...
Date: 04/11/2006
April 30 - Dubai - Geeks United
Come join the first Microsoft developers conference in Dubai. A two day event with new releases and...
Date: 04/11/2006
Last week - Berlin
Someone wrote to me and asked why I did not go anywhere last week. Well I did – I was in...
Date: 04/11/2006
April 24 and 26 - Riyadh and Jeddah, KSA
Next stop is ISV Days in Saudi Arabia. I will be presenting the “Best Development...
Date: 04/11/2006
Virtual Server now free - and with Linux support!
No it’s not a late April fools joke. In case you missed the announcement Virtual Server is now...
Date: 04/05/2006
I do more than just speak for Microsoft...
Sure I do a lot of speaking. But ocassionally I wield weapons of mass (cake) destruction too.
Date: 03/31/2006
April 5-7, Berlin, Germany
Internal conference this week in Berlin. I'm flying in just before and leaving just after. I doubt...
Date: 03/31/2006
Are you part of a user group committee?
Are you a president, secretary, or other position responsible for organizing or running a user group...
Date: 03/31/2006
Next Stop - Cambridge, UK - MVP Open Days
March 27 and 28 I will be speaking at MVP Open Days in Cambridge.
Date: 03/24/2006
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Last stop was in Kuwait on Wed, March 22 for the last of our launches. This launch happened quite...
Date: 03/24/2006
Next Stop - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Next stop on my schedule is Gulf Developers Conference (GDC) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia this Sunday...
Date: 03/16/2006
March 14, 2006 - Provence, France
This week I was in the south of France at the Connect 2006 event. I enjoyed meeting many of you who...
Date: 03/16/2006
Windows Vista just a 3D version of Windows XP
No it is not! But unfortunately this is the impression that a lot of people have. I understand where...
Date: 03/11/2006
Forget the PDA, forget the IPOD, I want an Origami!
What is an Origami? It is a new tablet computer about the size of a small book. But it is not just...
Date: 03/10/2006
How do SQL Server 2005 Express and Oracle Express compare?
This is a question that is being asked more and more from users. Both SQL Express and Oracle Express...
Date: 03/03/2006
Next stop - Belgium Developer Days
On Wed March 8th I will be speaking at Developer Days in Belgium. More info
Date: 03/03/2006
Blogs here, blogs there
Recently I posted that I would be putting all of my new blog entries here and ocassionaly linking...
Date: 03/03/2006
Nairobi, Kenya - Open Source and more
Wednesday night I left Amman, Jordan and arrived in Nairobi, Kenya early afternoon Thursday....
Date: 02/25/2006
EDC - Amman, Jordan
I am speaking this week at EDC in Amman, Jordan. While I normally focus on .NET I'm presenting a lot...
Date: 02/22/2006
Snow, snow, and more snow
It is still snowing. I have not been able to make it out of our compound, and I have not seen any...
Date: 02/07/2006