My latest article for ASPAlliance.com has been posted today.  You can read it by clicking here. The article is titled Azure Basics: Say 'Hello' to the Cloud.  This article goes through the basics of using Azure.  I don't think it's my best work, but it does get to the point.  Let me know what you think.  Here's a list of all of my articles.

• CodeSnip: Taming the Page Flash Beast in ASP.NET 2.0
• CodeSnip: Changing the Color of a List Item's Text at Run-Time with Visual Basic 2005
• Using Local Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services in ASP.NET
• Handling Events within a Repeater Control Using ASP.NET 2.0
• Cross-Page Postbacks Made Easy with .NET 2.0
• Book Review: DotNetNuke Skinning Tutorial
• Azure Basics - Say 'Hello' to the Cloud

Take a look at all of them, check them out.  Personally, I think my best one is Handling Events within a Repeater Control using ASP.Net 2.0.  Mostly because it was the most complicated thing I've ever done in programming.

One of the last things I want to be confronted with in a project is using fuzzy logic in stored procedures to check if something already exists in a database.  Let's face it, it's never easy and always an inexact science, at least for me. 

However, there is a silver lining to the dark cloud that is fuzzy logic, SimMetrics.

I'm a big fan of using othe peoples genius to make myself look good.  After all, why reinvent the wheel, when someone smarter has created a better wheel than you ever could.   I'm not diminishing myself, but I know where my strengths reside.

Anyhow, there is a great article written by Tasos Yalanopoulos has a great post that he wrote on setting up SimMetrics on a SQL Server database.  If you follow his instructions, he'll get you to the promised land. Tasos' post is called Beyond SoundEx - Functions for Fuzzy Searching in MS SQL Server and is a great read.

I want to give a shout out to my friend Rich Dudley for pointing me, through his blog, to this post.

ConsultUSA, the company that I work for, is now looking for 4 ASP.Net Developers at one of our clients.  This is a great opportunity to come on with ConsultUSA while it is in a definite upswing.  I was at this particular client before as well.  The client is not going any where, they are as stable as they come and will probably continue to grow, even in this down economy.

If you or anyone you know is looking for a change and the opportunity to get a position that will encourage growth and further opportunity, let me know.  Send me your resume and salary requirements and I'll get one of our recruiters to reach out to you.

Thanks,

Shaun