Q&A open thread

After a two month spell without posting, I'd like to get more out of this blog again, but I don't have any pressing topics that I feel I need to write about. So I'd like to invite questions in the comments section of this post in order to inspire new topics that we could explore. Any pressing questions about software development that need some discussion? Have I posted anything in the past that I ought to expand on? Is anyone anxiously awaiting a continuation of the chess series of posts?

I haven't spoken at all about my current position, which is a lot different from past jobs I've had. I'm currently doing contract work on a product that helps people to automatically activate and configure their high speed internet connections. The work is all done through customized web pages that use ActiveX to deal with low level PC operations. As you may have already noticed if you've been following either my Twitter or Facebook feeds, I spend a lot of time in a computer lab working with custom configurations for a like DSL modem on various configurations, including released candidates of Windows 7. I've never really been a fan of hardware, but this involves a lot of interesting network puzzles and some really advanced ways to use JavaScript.

Anyway, if you've got any questions, other commenters may answer you before I get to it, at least it will help me feel out some directions to take potential upcoming posts.