This week, on Wednesday (August 19th), there is a MSDN event at the Microsoft office in Mason, OH. The event will run from 1 PM to 5 PM. The title of the event is “Real World Azure with Microsoft IT” and will focus on lessons learned by Microsoft as they used the Azure platform to implement some internal line of business applications. If you are interested in the event, register at: <http://msevents.

Don’t forget that the 2009 CINNUG membership drive is currently going on between now and November. Come to as many meetings (and bring new friends) as you can. Each meeting and new attendee gets you a chance to win. Check out more about the drive on the CINNUG blog.

Back in late April I purchased the Amazon Kindle 2. If you aren’t familiar with the Kindle you can read all the marketing fluff on Amazon’s site. I thought I’d put out my own two cents worth regarding my thoughts on the device. Now, this isn’t the first eReading device I’ve owned. I have the Sony PRS 500 (which is the first generation Sony device). It’s not really a fair comparison between the two given that this is Amazon’s second generation device and Sony has already released two more versions passed the one I own, but it’s the only comparison I can make.