We’ve got some sensational WPF training kits just in. There’s some great content in these 2-disk sets and we’re looking to get them out widely.

• Dave Glover’s organising a bunch of 1-day training sessions presented by the community.
• I’ll have a stack of them at Code Camp
• They’ll be available from your local User Group
• Finula will be giving away a bunch on her blog

Disk 1 is an install of all of the VS2008 express editions.

Disk 2 is where the real goodness is. It installs WPF Reactor (about which, more in a later post), pre-configured with the WPF-in-a-Box content

There’s

• WPF Whitepapers
• Instructional Videos
• Hands-On-Labs
• A reference application (with all the source)
• the WPF Toolkit
• Links and resources

And, when I say some, I mean LOTS.

If you can think of more good ways to distribute them and get their content widely used, then let me know.

Language(s):  English. 

Product(s):  Other,Security. 

Audience(s):  IT Manager,IT Professional.   

Duration:  75 Minutes 

Start Date:  Friday, 3 April 2009 11:00 AM Australia (East) 

Event Overview 

Windows 7 has many features for the consumer, developer and IT Pro.  But what about Security?  In this session we’ll talk about and show some of the important security features that are coming as part of Windows 7.  These include Applocker™, Bitlocker™ and Bitlocker To Go™, DirectAcess™, User Account Control and the security changes to Internet Explorer 8.  There will be demo’s on all these technologies so you can see firsthand how Windows 7 security has been improved!

Speaker - Jeff Alexander, IT Pro Evangelist, Microsoft

Jeff Alexander is a IT Pro Evangelist for Microsoft and travels across Australia speaking to customers and partners about the latest technologies.  Jeff can be seen speaking at Security events, TechEd and other recognised Industry Tech events.  Jeff started as employee number 27 at Microsoft Australia and has been with the company for 21 years.  Jeff’s blog is http://blogs.technet.com/jeffa36
Twitter Hashtag #win7live

Click here to Register for the Live Meeting Event

CodeCampOz is fast approaching - (4-5 April in Wagga Wagga). Mitch has announced the speakers and sessions, and talked about the important social aspects of CodeCamp, in addition to the obvious technical benefits.

Looks like another great CodeCamp!

What are you waiting for?

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Update – Wow! that was quick! All the spots are gone. Sorry about that.

Dave beat me to it, but anyway …

Next week, 10-12 March, Chris Auld is running a three day dive into the Azure platform in the Sydney CBD. There is some great material, it’s free, and we feed you! If you’re interested in attending, contact me via this blog and I’ll put you in touch with the right people. Of course seats are limited, so get in quick.

Tim’s blogged about a cool WPF reference application released onto CodePlex by Microsoft and Vertigo. Family.Show 3 is a family tree program that allows you to quickly enter relationships, key dates and other information. Dave tells me it’s not perfect for that (it’s a reference app and has some limitations in its implementation of the genealogy functionality he was after), but it is great for showing off some neat techniques, not least of which is the ability to install it directly from the Vertigo site via ClickOnce.

I’ve deliberately left out direct links from this post because you should check out Tim’s post and check out Family.Show.3

Tim Sneath : Announcing Family.Show v3 – Our WPF Reference Application