2018 marks 10 years (and a little of change, counting my 1999 stuff) of speaking in the tech community on… Read more Internationally Speaking!
Category: Community

My VB.NET Story
In my MVP Summit recap, I mentioned that I want to help contribute to the docs on docs.microsoft.com, including Visual… Read more My VB.NET Story

MVP Summit 2018 Recap
Last week, I was out at the Microsoft MVP Summit in Redmond, Washington. As many people know, I’ve been a… Read more MVP Summit 2018 Recap
Why I Participate in #PayToSpeak
Over the past few days, I saw a lot of people talking with the #PayToSpeak hashtag, and knowing that some… Read more Why I Participate in #PayToSpeak
The Geekette’s Wardrobe – Featuring Svaha
Disclaimer: I am not affiliated in any way with Svaha Apparel. It all started with a Facebook ad, and then… Read more The Geekette’s Wardrobe – Featuring Svaha
The Work/Life/Community Tightrope Walk…
With work/life balance being a questionable topic for some, I figured I would share what it’s like here. If you… Read more The Work/Life/Community Tightrope Walk…
The Chaos of Being
These past few months have been crazy-busy in the community: Helped host the ever-awesome NASA Space Apps Challenge with the… Read more The Chaos of Being
Microsoft ♥ Linux and Open Source
A long time ago, when I was much younger, I used to see Microsoft as this gigantic, unapproachable power that was popular… Read more Microsoft ♥ Linux and Open Source
Coding 101 on TWiT!
One of my college friends – the ever-so-awesome code warrior Lou Maresca – mentioned that he is a cohost (with Robert… Read more Coding 101 on TWiT!
On “My Life for the Code”, Episode 10
I recently was asked by Shawn Rakowski if I would be interested in appearing on his podcast – My Life… Read more On “My Life for the Code”, Episode 10