April, 2008

hey there! Aren't architects over forty and over confident? The title of this blog post was lifted from the newest issue of the Architect Journal . Titled "The Role of an Architect" this issue turns the spotlight on the actual role and business of being...

hey there! How cool is this? Start creating your own screen casts with Community Clips . Really easy to use, absolutely free, and works as advertised. Nice work! In the following screen cast (less than 3 minutes) created with Community Clips, I...

hey there! Not to late to let us know if you are coming, please RSVP to ctdotnet @ gmail.com (for Pizza/Soda count). Tuesday, April 29th 6-8 PM @ Microsoft Farmington, CT . Adam Machanic is presenting: SQL Server 2008: Should .NET Developers Care? The...

hey there! Thank you all! What a great feeling to know that collectively we raised $1100+ for AACR.org onsite as part of our charity events *and* with matching Microsoft funds (what a cool company!), the total was well over $6000. Now back to business...

hey there! Bob has Silverlight 2.0 on the brain. Sound Familiar? :) Bob has put together a set of Silverlight resources that I plan to dig into this week. Join me... If you like what you see, I'd like to recommend my buddy DaveDev's blog , it is also...

hey there! We are too tipsy :) to recount all the wonderful stories from our DevCon today. We'll save that for another day. We will also have the presentations up very soon. Three great days filled with learning, networking and fun events. We would like...

hey there! If I do say so myself, we had a great day. We started out with a keynote from Peter Neupert on the Microsoft Health Platform... ...and ended with a candid Q&A with Grad Conn. A recurring request throughout the day...where do we get the...

hey there! Watch this space at the conclusion of our DevCon for the slides from presentations and keynotes. I was able to grab a few slides from the Day 1 keynote from our Managing Director of US Health and Life Sciences - Paul Mattes. Paul was joined...

hey there! Wow, what a difference a day makes. We had over 300 architects, developers and business folks share ideas on our first day of our Health and Life Sciences Solutions and Developer Conference. Feedback has been very positive, so if you...

hey there! BizTalk Server R3 already? Yes! What it is (from Steve Martin's blog)... P.S. If you are at our HLS Developer Event , ping Tim Callahan from SYMX to give us some thoughts on BizTalk RFID Mobile and any BTS R3 info we can shake him down for...

hey there! From my son's school, I cannot wait! From my employer , I cannot wait! Happy Earth Day!

hey there! It is today! It has been a great team effort to date, hope you can join us .

hey there! The hotel staff told me the gown is just for display. I honestly didn't ask; perhaps my eyes stared at it too long Come see the gown, stay for the show , play a little for a good cause . See you tomorrow at our super cool Health and Life Sciences...

hey there! Just stumbled upon this resource for small businesses - the "one-stop startup shop" from Microsoft : What do you think?

hey there! Hey DigiGirlz and Boyz, remember Edwin the EDvangelist? He's just started on his journey in his mobile Digital Dorm Room . He's hitting area colleges, making folks smile and showing off some cool technologies. If he's in your home town, stop...

hey there! We are looking forward to hosting you at our DevCon next week. One of the side events we are excited to bring you is our Charity Game Night on Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008. What is it We will be sponsoring a Charity Game Night on the second...

hey there! Were you able to attend one of the launch events in your home town? They are still going on, so check it out! I discovered a great learning resource: the {online events} part of the launch web site: Each product has a jump to resources - free...

hey there! Heroes Happen Here Launch is in Hartford CT tomorrow! You must be registered to attend.

hey there! Did you like the Visual Studio 2008 Training Kit that I've been blabbing about for a while? The team that brought you that kit has just released a new one filled with the latest .NET 3.5 Enhancements. JC tells us what this kit contains... The...

hey there! Every month, the engineers on this team upload a blog post that has become a must read (imho) for developers and IT pros alike. This is the gang that brings you the BIG, BIG Web sites: www.microsoft.com, Microsoft Update, Download Center...

hey there! As a follow up to my last post , I wanted to share with you a resource that one of our Microsoft Services friends put together for a customer and has given me permission to share with the world. Provided as is, etc. Thank you Tejaswi! It is...

hey there! Did you hear about our FREE conference in about 1 week ? If you develop for or manage SharePoint, you'll want to catch this session and the resources from real world implementations SharePoint - Not Just for Geeks Anymore Now that Microsoft...

hey there! If you are a fan of the HealthBlog with Dr. Crounse (we are), you've seen some recent entries on compelling technologies and solutions - the Patient Safety Screening Tool, Mobility, Unified Communications, etc. If you are joining us for our...

hey there! I love listening to music while I work and am really enjoying my Zune (the premium headphones block out cubicle chatter - very nicely). Rediscovered Level 42 ! Currently listening to The Lemonheads , just finished listening to Jai Uttal . Say...

hey there! Just waking up in the morning gotta thank God I don't know but today seems kinda odd No barking from the dog, no smog And mama cooked a breakfast with no hog I keep telling folks I have a really cool job, but I think the Synergist trumps mine...