The post was going to be initially titled, why Visual Studio 2008 is like a VW Bora, in reference to the current fun I’ve been having with my current Silverlight adventures. Unfortunately that particular episode will have to wait although I might give it as my Ignite presentation at our companies away day, watch this space as I’ll only give it if we don’t get enough other presenters. Anyway I digress, or should that be ramble, the current post has been sparked by two things, watching Doctor Who episodes with my daughter and fixing a simple connectivity problem in Silverlight. Sonic What? Just in...

I’ve been hyper busy in the bat cave (aka the garden office) with end of year projects, Christmas parties and general shenanigans (who sounds like an Irish military commander). It’s times like this when it’s good to see another site straining under the weight of usage and the imaginative page showing that times are good, yet the server load isn’t. Many sites (the tr.im one is too the left) now put up fun pictures when there servers are taking the strain. These pictures let you down gently, but thoroughly (no slow response just no response) with a promise that coming back later will make...