One of my new year's resolutions was to start blogging on a more regular basis, and here I am on January 16th with my first post of the year. It's amazing to look back over the past year and see how much technology has changed, at least in my little world. I have been an xml geek for the better part of this century (sounds more impressive that way than saying around 8 years). I still love xml, but begun exploring several other paths over the past 12 months (ESBs, Ajax, Silverlight, Orcas, etc.) before...