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Welcome!

Hello and welcome to Just Musing About... I'll be using this blog to write about technology, music, books, and news.

My name is Neall Alcott and I live in Deptford NJ with my wife and 3 kids. I work for Springhouse Education and Consulting in Exton, PA as their VP of Technology Services. We are a Microsoft Gold Partner specializing in training (technical, project management, and professional development). We also provide consulting services in very select areas (Microsoft Project and Project Server, SharePoint, and Performance Improvement).

I'm a published author whose written several books about technical topics as well as white papers and magazine articles. I've been published by O'Reilly, Microsoft, Sybex, Coriolis, Sams and several magazines.

I'm also a musician and songwriter. I recently released my debut CD, Rittenhouse Square on Sept. 15. Rittenhouse Square is a collection of 12 songs in the pop rock realm influenced by the Beatles, XTC, Squeeze, Lindsey Buckingham, Michael Penn, U2, and others. The CD is available at CDBaby and iTunes.

So as you can see, I have many different interests that center around technology, music, and writing. I also enjoy writing about topics in the news that may interest me from time to time.

At Just Musing About... I will be writing about technology topics, such as SharePoint and Project Server, Internet services and developments, and just technology in general.

I also plan to write music reviews for both major (i.e., signed) and indie (i.e., unsigned) artists and bands. Matter of fact, one of my first posts will be discussing how technology and music have converged to give indie artists more options for creating and distributing their music and finding fans.

I'll also occasionally write book reviews. I'm an avid reader and if I find a book enjoyable and/or chock full of useful information, I'll be pointing it out to you.

So welcome! Kick off your shoes, make yourself at home and take a look around. I hope you'll stop by often!

Neall