Atlanta ASP.Net MVC Developer/ Architect
Atlanta
42″ Plasma TVs are <$800
Dec 13th
This is a public service announcement 
Tonight I was supposed to see Watts Humphrey speak, but Atlanta traffic put a stop to that! While killing time for rush hour to die down I wandered around a Best Buy and was amazed to see these prices:
42″ ED Plasma $799
50″ 720p Plasma $1499
43″ 1080p LCD ~$1500
Everyone who has been waiting maybe now is the time to pull the trigger? A year ago I blogged that Plasmas would never drop below $800 due to manufacturing cost being
probably similar to CRTs – it looks like I may soon be proved wrong! Personally I am waiting for a 50″ 1080p LCD to drop below $1000 before retiring the 480p ED Maxent Plasma which still looks great.
Google is in Atlanta (and hiring)
Aug 20th
It is interesting to learn that Google believes Atlanta important enough
to have a real office here now. Cool as Google is they are actually in the city too,
unlike Microsoft who recently moved to the SUV swamped suburbs of North
Atlanta. The Atlanta office seems mainly to be sales staff but they are also hiring
engineers:
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2006/08/google-in-atl.html
I wonder how long until we meet an ATL Googler at our Architects meeting? If
they want to make real tech-connections in town, I imagine it will not be long.
Slides: Testing for Developers
Feb 27th
That was another enjoyable night. I must give a big thanks to all the hundred or so
people that showed up to hear me talk again. If anyone would like the slides please
click here.