Mobiform Sweetens the Pot

The Podder Skinning Competition has officially reached a new level of cool.  Mobiform has generously contributed a licensed copy of their Aurora for Architects design application, which I am going to give to the first place winner.  Thanks a lot, Mobiform! 

You have until July 1, 2008 to submit a Podder skin.  The list of prizes is really amazing at this point!  You can learn all about the competition here.   If you want to get started making your own Podder skin, check out this page.

Meeting Sacha Barber

If you are interested in cutting edge .NET technology you probably have heard of Sacha Barber. His tour de force on the CodeProject is impressive, to say the least. He is a Microsoft MVP, a CodeProject MVP, and a .NET 3.5 expert. My kind of guy!

I had the pleasure of meeting Sacha recently, while his girlfriend and he were on vacation in New York City. Actually, we had such a great time hanging out that we got together again before they returned to England. Sacha is not only a .NET rock star, but also a very nice and fun guy to hang out with. His girlfriend, Sarah, is top notch, too.

Here are some pictures of two .NET alpha geeks (and a lovely English lady) hanging out together, drinking, eating, and enjoying life. Click on the pictures to view them at full size.

Sacha, Sarah, and me enjoying yummy mojitos at Bluesmoke

Sacha

Sacha and me enjoying mojitos at Bluesmoke

Sacha and me drinking beer at Heartland Brewery

Me and Sacha eagerly awaiting the chance to eat more ribs, at Bluesmoke