In the Champaign office, juggling computers to test Teamprise on the various platforms we support.

Welcome

Hi, I'm Edward Thomson, software engineer, Mac user and general tinkerer. When I'm not enjoying the fine Illinois springtime, I update this site occasionally with my thoughts on Team Foundation Server in particular, and software development in general.

What I'm Doing Right Now

Geek Books I'm Reading

Ansel Adams: Classic Images
Why should a developer care about a photography book? Learning the basics of visual arts will improve your UI.
Designing Interfaces
Another book to improve your UI. This is less aesthetics and more the psychology of UI: placement, navigation, naming, etc.

Recent Blog Entry

Visit Teamprise at TechEd 2008 Developer
Teamprise will be exhibiting at TechEd 2008 Developer in Orlando, June 3 - June 6. If you're interested in Team Foundation Server or source control with Java, you should stop by booth 1426 and say hello. We'll be giving... Read More
May 30, 2008

Recent Surfing

Personifying your keyboard
This is brilliant. I wish the original t-shirt (first design) hadn't sold out
April 3, 2008
Defendius Door Chain
Yes, I know it's a joke, but it's so awesome that I want one for my office
April 3, 2008
Confessions of a Former Apple Zealot
This guy suffers through MacOS 9 and then runs away when it gets good? This should be titled "confessions of a guy who uses the worst technology available."
January 28, 2008
Researchers ponder rent-a-chip computing
Intel pioneers "rent-a-chip" computing. Inventing new "multics" operating system to run on them.
January 19, 2008
Inside SWT: Assmetrics
November 20, 2007

Blogs I'm Reading

Edward Thomson is a Software Engineer at Teamprise, where he develops cross-platform client solutions for Microsoft Team Foundation Server, with an emphasis on Macintosh compatibility and IDE integration.