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Local happenings to get Smarter on ASP.NET, F#, LINQ and More!
eek! A couple of local (from my perspective) community run events that are usually a good deal in terms of mind expansion. Got a Saturday to get smarter? Join your peers for the 3rd annual Fairfield/Westchester Code Camp on Saturday November 7, 2009. Read More...
10 Big Ideas in Database Design and more SQL Smarts
eek! Sleep well tonight if you plan on attending the free 24 hours of non-stop SQL Server and BI training on September 2 from the good folks at SQL PASS. All from the comfort of your favorite internet connected spot… Additional details, timings and registration Read More...
Power Programming with .NET 4.0
eek! If you are around next week, you’ll be in for a treat when Richard Hale Shaw (RHS) visits Farmington CT on September 8th to deliver his session on: Coding with Confidence: .NET 4.0 Power Programming and More . I’ve seen RHS present in the past and 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...
How Architects are made
eek! If you are looking to don that coveted architect tag, then this event may be for you. Join us on Tuesday June 2, 2009 in Cambridge MA for The Architect Factory - Take Your Technical Skills to the Next Level . Details on registration, directions and Read More...
Grab your seat at our next Code Camp
eek! The second Hartford, CT CodeCamp is coming soon, will you be joining us? Great set of sessions and if you’d like to flex your presentation muscles, this is the forum to do it. Call for speakers ends in a few weeks. Jump in! Read More...
Wicked Smart Kids at the Invention Convention
eek! One of the great parts of my job is that I get to collect fun experiences and log them as work :) Two weekends ago, I was a Microsoft judge at the Connecticut Invention Convention . What a thrilling experience to witness the youngest minds (grade Read More...
Don’t miss our smarts; mark your calendars!
eek! Great two weeks ahead for virtual events that you don’t have to dress up for. The good folks at the LinkedIn .NET Users Group have a bunch of sessions coming up with personalities you will not want to miss. Oh, and we are running a conference that Read More...
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times
eek!   In these difficult economic times, we believe it is a great time to hear the voices of customers across various industry sectors , who are driving down costs, improving efficiency, and increasing agility and quality of solutions to business Read More...
April Cool
eek! Bucking the trend on April Fool by doing an April Cool post. Here are some of the things I talked about in March. Hope you get a resource or link that saves you time... Girl Geeks Rule Downloading IE8 Get Silverlight 3 Beta with eyes wide open Say Read More...
Dancing with the Stars – the Oracle and SQL Server Pairing
eek! Given the right music, these guys could win it all. I was watching the Microsoft on ISVs blog and stumbled upon this great resource for folks running Oracle applications on SQL Server. It is called the Microsoft Oracle Center of Excellence (MOCE). Read More...
PowerShell to the People – The Aftermath
eek! To my friends at CTDotNet.org thank you for your time yesterday. As promised, here are the resources we talked about. The Slides My slides from the session . They contain other resource pointers (like the free eBook), so check them out. If you are Read More...
Get your motor running…
eek! Bigger, badder and you’ll get to decide if it is better. The MSDN Northeast Roadshow comes to Hartford CT on March 18 2009 for a whole day at a new, larger venue (click the link to register and get details). It is FREE! Why? Catch up on… "Top Read More...
Stomach Flu and the MSDN Suburban Roadshow Resources
eek! To my buddy who is caring for an ill family, good luck. For my captive audience, here are the resources I talked about today around RESTful Programming with WCF 3.5 and Syntactic Sugar with .NET 3.5 . RESTful Programming with WCF 3.5   Get the Read More...
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