Over at Web 2.0 Central, Reg has an interesting post on the Top 13 reasons to CONSIDER the Microsoft platform for Web 2.0 development. I especially liked the disclaimer. Not that I question Reg’s objectivity, but it sounds like Microsoft showed him a pretty good time. Maybe I’m just jealous 🙂 This seemed like a good topic to get me back into the blogging spirit. Since I’m working on a Web 2.

I really enjoyed last year’s Webvisions with some interesting talks by Stewart Butterfield, BJ Fogg, Molly, Thomas Vander Wal and more. It looks like this year’s is rounding into form as well with Dan Cederholm, one of my favorite designers, coming to town.

In the local reviews race, it looks like Zipingo is trailing badly. Yelp, Insider Pages, and Judy’s book look to be going strong except for a recent drop-off for Judy’s book.

I’m not exactly sure how I missed Trixie Tracker‘s launch last month, but the great thing about this blog and PDX Web Innovators is that I’m making some great connections with people here in Portland and this new network is a great place to learn about new things. Anyway, I mention Trixie Tracker, because I’ve been following Family 2.0 applications like Trixie Tracker, Minti, Amiglia, and Families.com. I’ve had similar ideas in these areas, so it’s been interesting seeing them pop up.

With the Apple Boot Camp announcement today, I think there are no longer any doubts about what my next laptop will be. Not that I have any idea when that will be. I’ve been wanting to switch to a Mac, but now that I’ll (easily) be able to run Windows for ASP.net development, the decision is made easier. Time to start saving for a PowerBook.