Megan Davis, technical writer on the Windows Server User Assistance team, has started a blog focused on Virtual Server.  Lots of great content already - and it's only 7 posts old.

http://weblogs.asp.net/megand/

Found this via Sean Alexander at http://blog.seanalexander.com.  This is a very impressive use of Excel 2003.  I was within 30sec able to import all of my Halo 2 XBOX Live data and see my substandard skillz in all their statistical glory.

For the Halo 2 fan who REALLY needs to prove what a bad-ass he/she is not just on the Web, in IM, or on XBOX Live but also needs to do it with an Excel spreadsheet, Sam brings us this, the “Halo 2 RSS Excel Workbook”.  A data-driven spreadsheet that uses the Bungie.net website's RSS feeds to offer the ability to:

-Easily view your previous games stats
-Slice and dice your Halo stats by many categories including map and game type
-Chart your stats to visually see how you kick ass
-Calculate overall averages: kills per game, deaths per game, etc... 

Thank you Sam for once again showing me why I suck more at Halo 2. Or maybe I can find a certain Pivot Table combo that proves I really kick ass at something in Halo 2 other than dying. My prediction- we start seeing data-driven Powerpoint slide decks entitled,  “Why I kick your ass in Halo 2”. 

Thanks to http://www.techlog.nl for the link.  Vmguru.com has released some visio stencils for virtual machines.  While there, I stumbled upon some great information in regards to virtualization.  It's worth a look - http://www.vmguru.com. 

Quoting from official announcement:

"I have finally decided that since I do not have an immediate need for additional objects, I'll go ahead and release my current Visio Stencil set that I have been working from. While there are only six objects initially, I will be continuously adding more as I find the need for them. I will also watch for requests in the forums and attempt to meet specific requests that I can find useful.Please head over to the downloads section and check them out. Your feedback is welcome." [http://feeds.feedburner.com/techlog?m=143]

Pretty interesting stuff from Chris Butcher, the guy that designed the AI for Halo 2. 

http://stuffo.howstuffworks.com/halo2-ai.htm