I used to LOVE Nintendo... I absolutely adored them because they promised me hours of fun on well designed games. Now as they themselves mentioned, it seems like the hardcore gamer is not their target market anymore. And so... I have a dust collecting paperweight of a Wii sitting under my TV.

MS is trying to host a online conference called Tech Days for developers on 1st April 2009. Seems like it's going to provide all the benefits of a typical MS conference, minus the commuting. The date is.... interesting though, the joke would be on us if our internets crap out on that day.

So who the heck thought it was a good idea to introduce the one armed bandit to children of potty training age?

The last time I attempted WPF I was a bit put off by the new programming model, and also the fact that performance could have been better. But then again... it could just be my machine, so.... after a reformat I'm ready to try again. Also, I have some XAML experience under my belt via my adventures with Silverlight so let's see how well it works out for me this time.

So I've managed to restore my P1610 back to 70% operation status, but I realize that it's only marginally faster than before. I guess the machine's 4800 RPM HDD might have something to do with regards to performance issues.

Oh well... at least it's a bit faster.