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September 2008 - Posts

A peek at 2010 now
eek! I meant to say Visual Studio 2010 :) Somasegar describes key areas of focus : Read more at his blog and see some of it at the Microsoft PDC, I'll be there ! var addthis_pub = 'allandcp'; Read More...
See you at the PDC?
eek! If you can make it to the PDC, I'll be there early, assisting attendees at one of the important pre-conference events . The one I'm helping out at is WomenBuild : Grab your "pre-beta" copy of Windows 7 , see the future of the Microsoft Read More...
Hello SQL Server 2008
eek! Are you experienced? SQL Server 2008 Resources ready for you - with some deals... Note: All offers will expire on June 30th, 2009, so hurry and make the most of them while they last. This site will only keep getting better. While you are at it, check Read More...
Updated Training Kit Resource Page
eek! If you've visited my blog in the past, you've noticed the "eek!" at the start of each blog post. It was designed to put a pointer to my blog as my blog posts got scraped and hosted on ad-funded sites that had nothing to do with my blog/MSDN. What Read More...
MSR New England is Open - watch the videos!
eek! Exciting news, this is so cool. Watch the videos from the opening symposium . The focus of the lab? An interdisciplinary approach in an age of networks (www, social networks, biology, etc.). Peek inside the lab by viewing JT Chayes video: Here is Read More...
Pimp your IDE...Easy Money?
eek! Don't know how I stumbled upon this, but looks intriguing. Check it out . Here's a small subset of the fine print, a subset , so read it all and good luck (I'm not eligible). var addthis_pub = 'allandcp'; Read More...
So much fun - MSDN and Social Bookmarks
eek! Don't look, jump in, start bookmarking ! The getting started page is an easy read and if you are looking for behind the scenes (how I got hooked), try out Chris Slemp's blog . var addthis_pub = 'allandcp'; Read More...
Updates - IE 8 Videos and Web 2.0 Sessions
eek! After posting information about IE 8 and Web 2.0 last week, I was reminded of additional resources that you may enjoy. Internet Explorer 8 Videos : Web 2.0 content from last week's expo in New York City. My original post was about an Enterprise 2.0 Read More...
Chatting with Million Developers and other stories
eek! One of the cool things about Microsoft is the unlimited potential of opportunities offered to employees. Two of my colleagues - Ben and Hong - are currently on assignment in China to learn from the local team/community and share practices that may Read More...
I like Gossips! Happy Social Computing Friday
eek! I like Gossips - that's from a slide in a presentation entitled: Accelerating Innovation within the Enterprise - The Value of Rapid Prototyping and User Insights . It's the presentation with the screen shot of "TownSquare". Don't know what that is? Read More...
Internet Explorer 8 - you ready?
eek! Hey enterprise developers, are you ready for IE 8? There is an all in one IE 8 compatibility page that talks about the whys and the hows . Check it out! P.S. You'll see links to adding the X-UA-Compatible tag for IIS and Apache. Nice. <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" Read More...
.NET Developer Must Reads - IIS 7.0
eek! Here they are, my recommended must reads for the .NET Developer targeting IIS 7.0: Extend Your WCF Services Beyond HTTP With WAS - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc163357.aspx Enhance Your Apps with the Integrated ASP.NET Pipeline - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc135973.aspx Read More...
An IIS 7.0 Must Have and other extensions
eek! You Web 2.0 yet? Is everything in RESTy colored glasses? If it is and you work with IIS 7, you'll appreciate this IIS 7 must have: The HTTP status codes in IIS 7.0 . Speaking of IIS 7.0, these days, if you blink, you'll miss another extension being Read More...
VSLive NY PowerShell Resources - Part 2
eek! If you are looking for the slides from my session, they are available here . I wanted to provide you with the demo script I used and all the inputs into the demos. The 3 indispensable watering holes for all things PowerShell continue to be (at least Read More...
VSLive NY PowerShell Resources - Part 1
eek! Thank you for attending my session on a Tour of PowerShell for the .NET developer. I will be cleaning up my demo script and posting here shortly. In the mean time, here are the slides I presented: A Tour of PowerShell for the .NET Developer Got suggestions Read More...
Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue
eek! You guessed it, I'm presenting on PowerShell at VS Live in NYC! So what's with the crazy blog post title? Here's the abstract for the session: A Tour of Windows PowerShell for the .NET Developer One shell to rule them all! Windows PowerShell is an Read More...
Ask BizTalk Server where are we going?
eek! If your enterprise is using BizTalk Server, you'll want to read the Roadmap that was recently published that describes the now (BizTalk Server 2006 R2), the tomorrow (what was once BizTalk Server 2006 R3 now BizTalk Server 2009) and the future - Read More...
50 More!
eek! 50 new sessions for the PDC were just announced , see you there? Early bird discount ends today! var addthis_pub = 'allandcp'; Read More...
Last day of PDC Early Bird Savings - Jump In
eek! Today is the last day to secure almost 10% of savings on the registration for the Microsoft PDC in Los Angeles - Oct 27-30, 2008. I was fortunate to get into the PDC via a side door :) details to follow. var addthis_pub = 'allandcp'; Read More...
Weekend Warrior - Scrapbooking with AutoCollage 2008
eek! Very cool entry from Microsoft Research - AutoCollage 2008 . The trial works as advertised! Read more and watch the video to see it in action . Very neat, I'll be scrapbooking this weekend with AutoCollage. var addthis_pub = 'allandcp'; Read More...
I'm not FAT, I'm big boned!
eek! I just ate a little during vacation, that's all...and now this new Facebook App drives home the point. Join me on Facebook and play! I'm gonna toss you a muffin top! P.S. This is one of the innovative and viral applications designed by a team I met Read More...
They're rocking in Farmington, CT
eek! Good lineup in Farmington, CT - the .NET Developers Group has deep technical content and the much anticipated Roadshow is on again ... See you around! var addthis_pub = 'allandcp'; Read More...
Got tired WCF? Give it a REST
eek! Rob Bagby has a nice set of blog postings on "REST in WCF". NIce work on the screencasts as well. A healthy addition to this (non-inclusive and in no particular order) list... The .NET Endpoint Brain.Save() Ron Jacobs The new SP1 Training Read More...
Sources, Get your Sources!
eek! A nice addition to your debugging toolbox, the RSCC team announced the availability of the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 Source code . Getting started is as easy as configuring the Visual Studio 2008 environment . So how do you keep up with updates, etc.? Read More...
Au Revoir August
eek! In case this is your first time here, welcome! I'm looking forward to a great September. Here's what I blabbed about in August. See you soon! Happy Facebook Friday - want more or less? IE8 Beta2 4U Calling All Data Landlords Mile High Silverlight Read More...
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