In July 2008 I moved my blog from AspAdvice.com/blogs/ssmith to my own domain, SteveSmithBlog.com.  I'm keeping all the old content at the old blog, as well as my previous Army blog that I kept while I was in Iraq in 2004.  I expect to be at this domain for a while.

Brief Bio

Steve Smith is co-owner of Lake Quincy Media, the Microsoft Developer Ad Network, and ASPAlliance.com, a popular software professional web site.  He is a Microsoft Regional Director, an ASP.NET MVP (profile), an INETA Speaker, and an ASPInsider.  He's written or contributed to several books on ASP.NET and related topics and is a frequent speaker at industry conventions such as DevConnections and Tech Ed.

Steve is a US Army veteran who served in Iraq as a combat engineer platoon leader tasked with destroying unexploded ordnance and clearing IEDs.  He received his honorable discharge as a CPT in 2005 and is now happy to be 100% a civilian.

Steve lives in Ohio with his wife and business partner Michelle, their daughter Ilyana, and son Nikita.  When he's not trying to keep up with his business or technology, Steve enjoys games, bicycling, and karate.