On product code names...

Whitehorse and Yukon are product code names for the graphical designer in Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005. Today I was pleasantly surprised to learn that Whitehorse, Yukon is a real city.  

Stephen Downes posted some great photos from a recent trip. I was rather surprised when I saw the photos - I expected to see shots of Stephen in front of an audience discussing the capabilties of SQL Server 2005 and Visual Studio 2005.  Sometimes real life has a way of slapping you in the face - this was a rather pleasant (if off-topic) slap. (BTW - Stephen has some interesting opinions on e-Learning. His mailing list on e-Learning is a great read.