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Allan's Best Week Ever

My Job? Making others successful.

June 2009 - Posts

Meet my boss’s boss’s boss’s boss (the Imagine Cup!)
Got about 14 minutes? Meet the head honcho of my organization at Microsoft - Walid - as he sits down to chat about why the Imagine Cup matters to students and Microsoft. This was a short/smart interview that reminded me that some of the technology companies Read More...
Breaking the Glass Ceiling (Sisters are doing it for themselves Part 2)
A few months ago, my team ran the Microsoft Enterprise Developer Conference in New York City. If you spelunk our website , you’ll find some great sessions that you can view on demand. Here are 3 that I’m picking at random from my favorite sessions… Windows Read More...
Gentle Robots? A peek into Microsoft Health Now and the Vision
I’m a Microsoft HealthVault Fan on Facebook and I just found out that the session recordings from the Microsoft Connected Health Conference earlier this month are available. Check out the website for abstracts and presentation/video links. I’ve shown Read More...
Sisters are doing it for themselves (Part 1)
As part of my last post , I mentioned DigiGirlz and completely forgot to tell you, dear reader, about a remarkable team effort that went into running our second DigiGirlz Day in Connecticut a few months back. We really had an awesome event last year and Read More...
Advancing careers from the classroom to the boardroom
eek! I love my job and yet again , I was able to step out of ordinary and connect with folks who volunteer their time and resources to helping their community. Tonight I had the privilege of chatting with the Hartford chapter of the BDPA . It is truly Read More...
Windows 7 RC Developer Training Kit
eek! I submit that one of the best blog posts that I’ve read on Windows 7 for Developers is Mike Taulty’s Windows 7: What’s there for Developers? Cool stuff from Mike. If you are looking to get a handle on some of the cool new features that Windows 7 Read More...
It’s all about the Tools!
eek! Our dear friend Russ has a TV Show and its called – It’s All About the Tools -catch episode 2 and more! Watch Russ and guests showcase great demos and get geeky. As Russ says, make some popcorn and enjoy! Read More...
Jumpstart your VS2010 skills
eek! If you’ve downloaded the training kit and are ready to get your hands dirty, Dan Fernandez’s cheat sheet will definitely save you time and aggravation. Pay special attention to the link from Brian Keller on how to download and install VS2010. For Read More...
You down with PHP, yeah you know me
eek! If you didn’t see it yet, the latest PHP Architect Magazine is dedicated to running PHP on Windows. Articles include: Installing PHP on Windows Configure and Optimize PHP on Windows Getting Started with the SQL Server Driver for PHP Oh and this month’s Read More...
Get trained on Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4.0 – Today!
eek! If you missed it, the team that brought you the other cool training kits , has a new version for the beta of Visual Studio 2010 and the .NET Framework 4.0. 28 Presentations, 13 demos and 16 hands on labs with topics ranging from Data Access to Parallel Read More...
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