Well, that went well. A total of three posts the first couple days after I set up the blog and then nothing. However, after some changes at work and keeping a diary there about things I get done, I think I might be able to keep up on this, this time around.
Things are pretty much the same. I have been learning a lot about .NET, mostly WPF. Since Silverlight 2.0 is not available yet, WPF is a good way to get experience that can be used once it is.
Japanese
I have also been spending a lot of my personal time learning Japanese. It is going really well in my opinion. I am currently using the Pimsleur audio series and transcribing each lesson to text before each daily lesson. This helps reinforce the previous lesson and also helps with pronunciation. Audio alone, however, is not enough. I have also been studying a number of books whenever I have a question about what the audio lesson is teaching me. Some good references that I have found:
- Japanese The Manga Way: An Illustrated Guide to Grammar and Structure by Wayne P. Lammers
- Remembering the Kana by James W. Heisig
- Companion site to Japanese Verbs: Saying What You Mean by Tim R. Matheson