Brandon Kelly's Blog

What happened to this blog anyway?

President — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 06:19:00 PDT

Many of you have wondered what might have happened to me this year. Well, I'm still blogging at brandonkelly.com , but for all practical purposes I closed estatic's doors in January. I've made a decision that I feel good about, which is to put my family...(read more)

SQL Saturday - Saturday, November 10 in Orlando

President — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 10:44:54 PDT

It's time to round the year out with my 3rd speaking engagement in Florida. I'll be presenting on SMO at SQL Saturday in Orlando on November 10. This should be a great event -- many of the speakers are colleagues or recognized IT experts from both local...(read more)

Oh my God, they're going to let him out of his cage (again)!

President — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 06:35:18 PDT

There was a really great turnout at Orlando Code Camp last March, so when presented with an opportunity to speak again at Tampa Code Camp on July 14, I didn't hesitate. It's really great to see so many enthusiastic software developers ready to get their...(read more)

Valrico listed as one of the "Best 25" suburbs in the South

President — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:03:41 PDT

Newsweek published a story this week about the Best 25 places to live in various parts of the country. The data was compiled by Sperling's Best Places guide, which defines the South as VA, NC, SC, GA, FL, TX, TN, OK, AR, KY, and AL. In this 11 state region,...(read more)

What's in a title?

President — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 16:02:45 PDT

A few months back, I blogged about the decision-making process that I went through when changing our company's name to BusinessRx. As we continue to settle into our new name, I've been questioning the conventional wisdom of just about everything. We've...(read more)

3 New Microsoft technologies you're going to love

President — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 14:13:00 PDT

I don't usually make it a habit of brand-nosing in my blog entries, but this stuff's just too good not to stand up on the mountains of the blogosphere and scream at the top of my lungs about: In case you're not yet aware, Microsoft has given the name...(read more)

Wearing my SysAdmin hat; IPSec for Windows Server 2003

President — Wed, 23 May 2007 17:56:44 PDT

I won't pretend that I should be a System Administrator for any network that really matters -- but I do have at least a basic understanding of protocols, ports, and the various means that hackers commonly use to compromise software, systems and networks....(read more)

Back to blogging; Party with Palermo - Tech Ed 2007 Edition

President — Wed, 23 May 2007 08:19:47 PDT

First, an apology to all 3 of you who are kind enough to readily read this blog. I haven't written a post in quite some time and the emails have been coming in asking why. Simply put, I've been swamped on a big, big project (that I can't talk about) that...(read more)

WPF, XAML, .Net 3.0, and Expression Web Developer for MSDN!

President — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 14:29:30 PDT

The good folks over at Microsoft held a demonstration hosted by Tim Huckaby from InterKnowlogy about .Net 3.0 technologies last Thursday -- specifically developing applications with XAML and WPF. Tim did a good job of covering the topic, here's a brief...(read more)

Blogging continues after Orlando Code Camp

President — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 06:03:12 PDT

I've been remiss in my obligation to blog -- for which I'll offer my sincere apologies. That said, I had a blast at Orlando Code Camp this past weekend. Presentation is a bit new to me but I don't believe anyone was worse off for coming. I worked feverishly...(read more)

Why JetBlue sees the long-term view

President — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 06:54:26 PDT

I try hard not to make this blog about my rants and raves on consumer products or services -- but today's going to be an exception. Recently, I've had 2 separate experiences with different airlines which I thought might be helpful to my readers. About...(read more)

What we know about our customers

President — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 12:25:38 PST

We're always working with our clients to help them find ways to better mine data about their customers. But what about ours? Recently, we've taken a long hard look at who our clients are and found that they share a lot in common. Here's the short list:...(read more)

Oh my God! -- they're going to let him out of his cage

President — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:38:00 PST

I've been told that the Code Camp events are a fantastic place for developer geek types to geek out on all things software. This year, I couldn't wait for Tampa Code Camp so I decided I'd go to the upcoming Orlando Code Camp on March 24. It looks like...(read more)

Staying Linked "In"

President — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 12:33:04 PST

Last week I wrote a post about how I recently got in the social networking for business scene with LinkedIn. I wanted to follow that up with a link to Guy Kawasaki's blog post citing 11 ways to use LinkedIn. Without further ado, here's the link: Guy Kawasaki's...(read more)

Social Networking for Business with LinkedIn

President — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 11:53:48 PST

I feel like I've just grown up -- and I'm the last one. Heidi Bush sent me an invitation to join her on LinkedIn last September. Not being one for bandwagons, I quickly dismissed this social networking nonsense and let her know I had no time for a MySpace...(read more)