I am always trying out new unreleased versions of software. Right now the main ones include:
Adobe Flash 10.1 Beta (officially)
Atari Dragonshard Beta (officially)
Blizzard Software Warcraft III: The Frozen Throzen Expansion Set Beta (unofficially)
Blizzard Software World Of Warcraft Beta (officially)
EA Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight (officially)
Intrusec Expose 1.0 Beta (officially)
LucasArts Entertainment Star Wars Jedi Knight (III): Jedi Academy Beta (unofficially)
Microsoft Developer Toolbar Beta for IE6 (semi-officially)
Microsoft Games for Windows - Live Beta (officially)
Microsoft MSN Messenger 6.0 Beta (officially)
Microsoft MSN Messenger 6.1 Beta (unofficially)
Microsoft MSN Messenger 7.0 Beta (semi-officially)
Microsoft MSN Messenger 7.5 Beta (unofficially)
Microsoft Office 2003 Beta (semi-officially)
Microsoft Student Graphing Calculator 2006 Beta (officially)
Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2006 Beta (officially)
Microsoft Visio 2003 Beta (officially)
Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (formerly Codename "Whidbey" Beta (semi-officially)
Microsoft Wallop Research Project (officially)
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 Update Rollup 1 Beta (officially)
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 Update Rollup 1 (Revised) Beta (officially)
Microsoft Windows Codename "Longhorn" Alpha (unofficially)
Microsoft Windows Vista (formerly Codename "Longhorn") Beta (officially)
Microsoft (formerly Windows Codename "Longhorn") Command Shell Codename "Monad" Beta (officially)
Microsoft Windows Defender (formerly Windows AntiSpyware) 1.1 Beta (semi-officially)
Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer 7.0 Beta (officially)
Microsoft Windows Live Messenger (formerly MSN Messenger) 8.0 Beta (officially)
Microsoft Windows Live Messenger 8.1 Beta (officially)
Microsoft Windows Media Player 10.0 Beta (semi-officially)
Microsoft Windows Media Player 11.0 Beta (semi-officially)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 Beta (officially)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Beta (officially)
Microsoft Windows PowerShell (formerly Windows Command Shell Codename "Monad") Beta (officially)
Microsoft Windows Update v5 Beta (officially)
Microsoft Windows Update v5 Content Beta (officially)
Microsoft (Windows) Update (v6) Beta (officially)
Microsoft (Windows) Update SP1 Beta (officially)
Microsoft Web Messenger Beta (semi-officially)
Microsoft Windows Messenger 5.0 Beta (officially)
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 Beta (officially)
Qualcomm Eudora 6.0 Beta (officially)
Scooter Software Beyond Compare 2.1 Beta (officially)
Trend Micro Internet Security 11.0 Beta (semi-officially)
Microsoft Windows 7 Beta (officially)
I am always trying to improve my C++ and C# skills. My current project is a little ambitious. It entails porting Clue: The Great Museum Caper board game to a networkable computer game! However, I've really not done much with it as of yet. To start out though, I'll be writing a specification to get my thoughts & ideas down on (virtual) paper.
I own and moderate a few distribution lists on here to keep in touch with forum staff, family, & friends.