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[Code Camps, Events] Edmonton Code Camp

Tomorrow, James Kovacs and I will be heading north up to Edmonton, Alberta for the Edmonton Code Camp. This should be a lot of fun. The last time I was at a Code Camp was earlier this year in Calgary....

[Podcasts] A Chat with Kristan (Video)

Kristan Uccello and I sat down during the CanUX 2006 workshop and chatted about a few things including ASP.NET "Atlas" and Windows Vista. You can see the video on YouTube here....

[Miscellaneous] Wi-Fi Connectivity and User-Agent Strings

Have you ever wondered why you can't connect to a Wi-Fi provider when you're on the road? Well, it would appear as though the routers that some providers use deny connection requests for unknown User-...

[Events] CanUX 2006 (Follow-Up)

Last weekend, I ventured west to the snowy confines of Banff, Alberta to attend & present at CanUX 2006. (Please see my previous post on this event.) I was amazed at the level of passion and exper...

[Events] Developer Night in Canada (DNIC) User Group Tour: Kelowna (Follow-Up)

Last night, I delivered a presentation to the Thompson Okanagan .NET Users Group (TODNUG) on the topics of Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) and ASP.NET "Atlas". Approximately twenty-two (22) p...

[Events] Developer Night in Canada (DNIC) User Group Tour: Saskatoon Follow-Up

My apologies for not posting preamble for the Developer Night in Canada (DNIC) user group tour event in Saskatoon. The drive up from Regina was a little longer than I expected, which didn't leave me a...

[Events] Developer Night in Canada (DNIC) User Group Tour: Calgary Follow-Up

Last night, the Calgary .NET User Group and the Alberta .NET User Group co-hosted the Developer Night in Canada (DNIC) user group tour in Calgary. The event had a pretty good crowd - about seventy (70...

[Events] CanUX 2006 (Banff, Alberta, Canada)

Later today, I'll be heading west to Banff to attend CanUX 2006. For what it's worth, you can check out the official description here. Essentially, it's a workshop that's all about hands-on learning. ...

[Events] Developer Night in Canada (DNIC) User Group Tour: Regina

Hello, Regina! Yes, I'm here in beautiful Regina, Saskatchewan for the third stop of the Developer Night in Canada (DNIC) user group tour for western Canada. Tonight, I'll be speaking to the...

[Events] Developer Night in Canada (DNIC) User Group Tour: Edmonton Follow-Up

The Developer Night in Canada (DNIC) user group tour continues its fantastic journey across the heart of Canada. Last night, a group of developers and I sat in a room and examined Async...

[Events] Developer Night in Canada (DNIC) User Group Tour: Winnipeg Follow-up

Last night, the Developer Night in Canada (DNIC) user group tour kicked off with a bang in Winnipeg. With approximately 70 people in the audience, I tried my best to show some of the coolest...

[Events] Developer Night in Canada (DNIC) User Group Tour: Edmonton

Edmonton. The City of Champions. It's good to be back. Yes, I'm here in our nation's sporting capital where tonight, I plan to excite the local developer community with the wonders of ASP.NET "Atlas"...

[Podcasts] Care to Chat on Developer Night in Canada (DNIC)?

I'm looking for Canadian developers and techno-wonks who would like to chat on Developer Night in Canada (DNIC). If you're techy... and you're Canadian... and you're wanting to share your story w...

[Podcasts] Craig McMurtry Discusses the Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) on Developer Night in Canada (DNIC)

Craig McMurtry on Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) Craig McMurtry and I chatted about the Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) for the latest episode of Developer Night in Canada (DNIC). I par...

[Canadiana] Mack Knows Podcasting

Mack Male (Edmonton) Mack Male: "... podcasting is great for businesses because they get an excellent return on investment - it costs very little to get going, and you can reach a huge audience...

[Podcasts] Joey deVilla Discusses DemoCamp on Developer Night in Canada (DNIC)

Joey deVilla on DemoCamp In the latest episode of Developer Night in Canada (DNIC), Joey DeVilla and I chat about DemoCamp and events in the Toronto area. The RSS feed for Developer Night in Canada (D...

[Canadiana] Bil Simser (MVP) on SharePoint Projects on CodePlex and SharePointKicks!

CodePlex rocks. My good friend, Bil Simser (Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP)) recently posted a list highlighting some of the SharePoint-related projects on CodePlex. (Much like "Bo Kn...

[Announcements] By the Community, For the Community (ASP.NET)

Last week, I was on holidays enjoying some of the nice weather we've had here in Calgary. During that time, Pete LePage sent me an e-mail describing a new initiative through the ASP.NET team and ...

[Canadiana] Dana Epp: Integrating Strong Authentication into Microsoft Technologies

Dana Epp: "... normal username/password credentials are just not enough." Agreed. A combined effort in this space will help. Windows CardSpace (WCS) anyone? In his latest post, Dana Epp talks a...

[MSDN] Clemens Vasters on Bindings in WCF

Clemens Vasters makes an appearance on MSDN TV talking about bindings in the Windows Communication Foundation (WCF). A must watch for those of you who are new to these bits. You can watch the episode ...

[Announcements] realDEVELOPMENT_06 Starts Tomorrow!

I just arrived into a hot and balmy Ottawa in preparation for the realDEVELOPMENT_06 tour. Our first tour date is tomorrow and we're expecting a huge turnout. Much like the VS/SQL/BTS tour l...

[Podcasts] Jerome Carron on Developer Night in Canada (DNIC)

Jerome Carron on Web 2.0 I recently interviewed my friend, Jerome Carron for Developer Night in Canada (DNIC). In this episode, he and I chat about Web 2.0 and technologies like Asynchronous JavaScrip...

[Podcasts] Jeff Zado on Developer Night in Canada (DNIC)

Jeff Zado on Microsoft Expression Once again, our good friend, Jeff Zado is interviewed for Developer Night in Canada (DNIC). This time, he and I chat about Microsoft Expression. The RSS feed for Deve...

[Conferences] DevTeach and "The Mad Mexican"

I'm currently in Montral, Qubec at DevTeach. Here, I delivered presentations on C# 2.0, Visual Basic 2005, Visual Studio 2005, and Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF). During my talk on Windows Pres...

[Podcasts] Ilya Bukshteyn on Developer Night in Canada (DNIC)

I've posted my chat with Ilya Bukshteyn about SQL Server 2005 for the Developer Night in Canada (DNIC) podcast. You can grab the MP3 from here. You gotta love Ilya. An incredibly cool guy who knows hi...

[Podcasts] Upcoming Interviews for Developer Night in Canada (DNIC)

Here's a short list of upcoming interviews for Developer Night in Canada (DNIC): Jeff Zado on Microsoft Expression Jerome Carron on Web 2.0 John Lam on RubyCLR Joey DeVilla on Accordion City, BarCamp...

[Podcasts] Derek Hatchard on Software as a Service (SaaS)

Recently, I interviewed Derek Hatchard for Developer Night in Canada (DNIC). We chatted about Software as a Service (SaaS) and ChurchRadius.com. The RSS feed for Developer Night in Canada (DNIC) is av...

[Podcasts] Mack Male on Developer Night in Canada (DNIC)

Mack Male on Podcasting Mack Male is our latest interview conducted for Developer Night in Canada (DNIC). In this episode, Mack talks about podcasting and how he's using .NET to build his "next big t...

[Podcasts] Adam Gallant on Visual Studio Team System (VSTS)

Adam Gallant on Visual Studio Team System (VSTS) In this latest episode of Developer Night in Canada (DNIC), Adam Gallant and I chat about the Visual Studio Team System (VSTS). In particular, we discu...

[Podcasts] Richard Lander on Developer Night in Canada (DNIC)

In this latest episode of Developer Night in Canada (DNIC), I chat with Richard Lander about the Common Language Runtime (CLR). In particular, we chat about the loader, assembly versioning, dynam...

[Podcasts] Mike Diehl on Developer Night in Canada (DNIC)

In the latest episode of Developer Night in Canada (DNIC), I chat with Mike Diehl of Imaginet Resources Corporation about continous integration, including CruiseControl.NET and MSBuild. The RSS feed f...

[Podcasts] Guy Barrette on Developer Night in Canada (DNIC)

In the latest episode of Developer Night in Canada (DNIC), Guy Barrette chats about DevTeach and Microsoft TechEd while highlighting aspects of Windows Workflow Foundation (WF). You can check out the ...

[Podcasts] Plumbers at Work - Episode #5 - Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster

The latest episode of Plumbers at Work is online! Episode #5 is available here. Also, you can now subscribe to the podcast through iTunes. Just search for "plumbers"....

[Code Camps] Calgary Code Camp is Coming!

James Kovacs, Bil Simser, and I have started fleshing out the agenda for this year's Calgary Code Camp and things are looking good. We have approximately sixty days until May 27th (register today...

[Announcements] realDEVELOPMENT_06 is Coming!

Big time news for today! Earlier this week, MSDN Canada announced the realDEVELOPMENT_06 tour. (See our Website for more information on cities and dates.) realDEVELOPMENT_06 will feature two sets of...

[Announcements] Calgary Code Camp (May 27, 2006)

Need something to do for May 27, 2006? Here's one suggestion: Calgary Code Camp....

Speaking at TODNUG Tomorrow

Tomorrow, I'll be heading to Kelowna to speak at the Thompson Okanagan .NET Users Group (TODNUG). It should be a lot of fun. I look forward to seeing everyone at the meeting!...

Vancouver Code Camp Rocked

Yesterday, approximately 150 people in and around the Vancouver area came together to talk about code. The Vancouver Code Camp, organized by Rob Chartier (Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MV...

Vancouver Code Camp Today!

I'm in Vancouver today at the Vancouver Code Camp and having a great time. My session - entitled, "A Lap Around WinFX" - will be at 2:00 PM PST. See you there!...

Thanks, Edmonton!

I just got back from Edmonton after delivering a presentation on WinFX (Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), Windows Workflow Foundation (WF)) to the Edm...

Speaking at Edmonton .NET Wizards Tonight!

I'll be speaking at the Edmonton .NET Wizards tonight at 6:00 PM MST. Please feel free to drop by and introduce yourself. For more information about this event, please check out the Website....

Speaking at Vancouver Code Camp (March 18)

This Saturday, I'll be in beautiful British Columbia to deliver a presentation entitled, "A Lap Around WinFX" at the Vancouver Code Camp. Come and learn about the next generation of Windows APIs!...

[FYI] Hanselman-ism: "TiVo Attack"

Scott Hanselman (HanselMinutes, dasBlog Community Edition, Microsoft Regional Director (RD)) is full of great expressions that describe - quite succinctly - what developers experience on a day-to-day ...

Speaking at Edmonton .NET Wizards (March 14)

Next week, I'll be up in Edmonton, Alberta to deliver a presentation entitled, "A Lap Around WinFX" to the Edmonton .NET Wizards. If you're in the area and would like to learn more about the next ge...

Thanks, Winnipeg .NET User Group!

Recently, I had the pleasure of delivering a talk entitled, "A Lap Around WinFX" to the Winnipeg .NET User Group. Lots of good questions were asked about Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Windo...

Calgary .NET User Group Recap

Last night, James Kovacs and Daniel Carbajal delivered a wondeful presentation to the Calgary .NET User Group entitled, "Building Cutting-Edge Web Solutions with Visual Studio 2005 and ASP.NET 2.0"....

Keith ".NET Daddy" Brown in "The Code Room"

The latest episode of The Code Room has been posted on Channel 9 and MSDN TV. In this episode, it's the white hats versus the bad hats in Las Vegas, Nevada. My favourite scene is the introduction of K...

Community Server 2.0 Released

Great news from Rob Howard: Community Server 2.0 is now available! I (heart) Community Server. Highly recommended....

Barry Gervin on .NET Rocks!

Canadian Microsoft Regional Director (RD) Barry Gervin was recently interviewed on .NET Rocks! about Language Integrated Query (LINQ). That interview is now available on the .NET Rocks! Web site. Go c...

Photos From Visual Studio 2005 Community Launch Event (Calgary)

I've posted my photos of the Visual Studio 2005 Community Launch event to my Flickr account. The photoset is available here. Overall, I thought the event went very well. Lots of great s...

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