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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...
Oh, Baby, the Places You'll Go!
eek! I've been a little slow in posting here. Over the next few days I'll describe some great events that I was fortunate enough to be a part of. Last week, it was our Enterprise and Solutions Developer Conference in New York City. If you missed our 2 Read More...
Taking Interoperability Seriously
eek! My role allows me to focus on architects and developers behind corporate firewalls with rich heritage/legacy systems and lots of diversity in their technology portfolio. It is particularly heartening to see all the investments Microsoft is making Read More...
My gift to my management
eek! On my birthday, I’m dedicating this post to all past managers and my new manager. I’m hoping all of them are reading the fairly new TechLeaders blog : “Provoking Thought, Discussion and Insight around Managing People in the Technical Space” Good Read More...
What is running those businesses?
eek! I’d like to think WCF with the REST starter kit, IIS 7, Silverlight, etc., etc. But I’d be wrong. Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access are the basis for many critical business applications and in this ARCast.TV segment (around 22 minutes long), you Read More...
Recapping February
eek! That was a short month and here were my posts… Friday is for taking stock How much would you pay for serious SharePoint Smarts? Silverlight and LINQ for Life I got XAMLized and you can too… Does Green IT Matter? Discovering CBlox on the road to Azure Read More...
Friday is for taking stock
eek! From the list of blogs I monitor, 2 posts worth taking a few seconds to read, internalize and act upon – no matter how safe things look. Do you deserve it? Memo from Kafka's Castle and What Employers Want to See on Your Resume Happy Friday, here’s Read More...
Thrive!
eek! To all my non-developer friends in IT and to those hybrids, I just discovered that a new site on Microsoft.com just went live – Thrive ! Designed to foster technical competency, business/IT alignment and career advancement, it is definitely worth Read More...
I’m not going to be a fool this April 1
eek! I’m going to attend the 24 Hour Virtual Event – perhaps not all 24 hours or maybe I’m foolish enough to try :) More details from Chris and Bruce . See you then! Will you be speaking? var addthis_pub = 'allandcp'; Read More...
Haircuts and Budgets
eek! I’m hearing a new phrase these days: “everyone needs a haircut”. Given these difficult economic times, no one is immune. The following white paper: Simple Savvy Savings – 9 ideas to make anyone a Cost-Cutting Hero was making its rounds at work the Read More...
My October Posts
eek! If this is your first visit, here is what was interesting to me in October, hopefully you'll find a link that you could use. Come back soon! Day 1 and we ain't done Live from the PDC - Hello Cloud Microsoft PDC - Prep for Play Call the US Presidential Read More...
Measure Twice; Cut Once
eek! Microsoft just announced a new version of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit . What is it (emphasis mine)? MAP is a scalable and agent-less assessment platform designed to make it easier for you to adopt the latest Microsoft technologies. Read More...
Do you need a Second Shot?
eek! A good deal if you ask me in terms of certification. From the website (emphasis mine): With Second Shot, if you do not pass a Microsoft Certification exam on your first try, we’ll let you retake the exam for free . As an additional incentive to work 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...
Evil Laughter and MSDN Search
eek! Ok, I'll bite, what are these things mentioned around MSDN Search ? I didn't even know what MSDN Search was, did you? I can't wait to see the response to some things we have planned for next month that I can't even talk about yet... <insert evil Read More...
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