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.
Developers without Borders
Developers without Borders (DWB) is a website for students, hobbyists, and open source developers...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/05/2006
Important Blog Alert!
Moving forward I am merging my MSDN blog and the Kudzu World Tech Blog. All content will be posted...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/05/2006
Why cars crash less than software
Cars and Software Anyone who has ridden with me in a car knows that I am not a slow driver. But I do...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/24/2006
VB LINQ Update Posted
The first public update since the PDC release in August has been posted for LINQ for VB. Many new...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/23/2006
Yes I'll be in Egypt!
First I want to thank all of you who contacted me asking if I am coming to MDC in February in Egypt....
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/22/2006
Kuwait Launch cancelled
No details yet, but the Kuwait launch has been cancelled. I’m sorry I won’t be able to...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/22/2006
Office 2007 - Why is a developer getting excited about it?
It’s often very hard for me to write about our products that are in beta because working for...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/17/2006
Upcoming Kuwait Launch
On Jan 24, 2006 we will be hosting a Visual Studio.NET 2005 / SQL Server 2005 launch event at the...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/17/2006
Upcoming Cyprus Launch
I just left Cyprus after a nice rest with my family there at our home in Cyprus. And fortunately we...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/17/2006
Jan 16, 2006 - Copenhagen, Denmark
I’m in Copenhagen this week. I’m not here for a launch but instead some internal...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/17/2006
Seattle, USA - Back to work, eh... well sort of.
Supposedly the last 2 1/2 weeks I’ve been resting after the launches. But if you look at my...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/07/2006
How does LINQ compare to ORM's? OODB's? CodeGen's?
Readers of my previous articles know that I’m very much in love with LINQ, but also that I am...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/05/2006
Still using VB 6?
Many users remained in VB6 because of the complexities of data bindings in WinForms in .NET 1.1....
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/05/2006
Having hibernation problems with XP?
Earlier this year I upgraded my laptop from 1 GB RAM to 2 GB RAM, and from that point on I could not...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/03/2006
Major improvements in the Dataset in Visual Studio.NET 2005
During my launch tour I often talked about the changes in the dataset for Visual Studio.NET 2005....
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 12/26/2005
Dec 20, 2005 - Bahrain
Finally I’ve made it to the last launch in my launch schedule. Today I am in Bahrain and while...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 12/20/2005
Dec 18, 2005 - Doha, Qatar
I was able to arrive in Doha a day early and finally able to catch up on some sleep before catching...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 12/20/2005
Dec 15, 2005 - Malta
The Malta launch went off without a hitch with several hundred attendees. In Malta the majority was...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 12/20/2005
Dec 14, 2005 - Istanbul, Turkey
Unfortunately because of logistics, and even more because of the fact that all flights were...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 12/16/2005
Dec 9, 2005 - Karachi, Pakistan
In Karachi we had a full house too with around 750 attendees. Just as in Lahore, the excitement and...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 12/16/2005
Dec 7, 2005 - Lahore, Pakistan
All the events to date have been very successful and interest in both VSTS 2005 and SQL Server 2005...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 12/16/2005
Dec 5, 2005 - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Launch
My second launch in Saudi Arabia was at the Four Seasons in Riyadh. If you are not familiar with...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 12/16/2005
Khobar, Saudi Arabia Launch - Dec 3, 2005
After a brief few days in Istanbul to obtain some visas, I’m back on the road for more...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 12/03/2005
East Med Developers Conference (EDC) rescheduled
Unfortunately as I posted earlier our region is dynamic and sometimes we receive our bad share of...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 11/30/2005
Port Louis, Mauritius Launch and Tech Days - Nov 22-24, 2005
Mauritius? For those that do not know its a small tropical island in the Inidian ocean several...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 11/30/2005
Nairobi, Kenya Launch - Nov 14, 2005
My next stop was in Kenya for the launch. Kenya was my first trip to Africa and I can honestly say...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 11/30/2005
Beirut, Lebanon Launch - Nov 7, 2005
I'm sorry that many of these posts are coming late and even in batches, but not all the airlines...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 11/30/2005
LINQ now? In .NET 1.1 and 2.0?
Well almost. Until PDC this year LINQ was just an experiment. At PDC it came to the forefront and...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 11/24/2005
Where are the articles you mentioned?
During some of the sessions I have presented at the launches I have mentioned some articles I have...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 11/24/2005
Looking for the famous video?
Are you looking for the video I've been showing in my travels? Its under the next topic "Who says...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 11/24/2005
Who says Microsoft doesn't have a sense of humor?
This is one of the funniest things I’ve seen in a long time. Take a look into the research that...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/18/2005
RSS and Vista - Where's the beef?
I’ve had some developers who have heard some of the buzz about RSS and Vista, ask me exactly what it...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/04/2005
For those that know me
For those that know me, a lot of you have been asking me various questions about why I went to...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/02/2005