Do you remember when C# was Cool? I know it is still very cool and what they are doing with LINQ/C# 3.0 is very exciting, but remember when C# may have been named "Cool"? This is going waaaaay back to the time of the NGWS - Next Generation Windows Services...

I try to pepper all my conversations with references to POP culture and so it is with BizTalk Hotrod, the new community magazine for BizTalk heads. Very nicely done! http://biztalkhotrod.com/default.aspx 5/2/2007 Update: Oh no they didn't...WOW...

What is all the buzz about? Check it out: http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/

PAST EVENT – REGISTER for Recorded Version - PKI and Digital Certificates in Life Sciences Digital Certificates and a Public Key Infrastructure have held the unfulfilled promise of providing companies with a single method for authentication, authorization...

Nice work Dan (my manager)! He is now a certifiable Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007 [1] wunderkind. Check out his work @ http://www.hlsdevcon.com . It details the keynotes, tracks and agenda. See you at the DevCon! [1] SharePoint Designer 2007...

Ok, just kidding :) But someone pointed out this strange picture of the devil (do you see the horns?) hawking VSS. Devil dresses nicely - Prada I think. If you *are* looking to jumpstart your VSTS skills, check out this well done training + VPC...

We have a voice...Microsoft listens! The decision extends to all MSDN Premium subscribers, including those with Visual Studio Professional and Visual Studio Team Edition’s. For customers that have premium subscriptions to Visual Studio Team Suite, we...

Shaping up to be a great set of deep, industry focused Financial Services sessions. Updated with times (in PST): Date Time Details 02 April, 2007 11:00 AM PST MSDN Unwrapped for Financial Services...

Do you have the will to ignite passion to change the world through innovation ? Having been at Microsoft for 7.5 years, I can say I'm having the most fun ever...NOW! Want to join me? We have a Developer Evangelist position opening on our team. More...

I just got clued into a great resource for learning ASP.NET 2.0 development. The cool thing is that there are sessions for Java and PHP developers. Check it out by clicking this link . In the interest of full disclosure, some of us internally are...

I'll see you in New York City on April 25-26, 2007...that's if you can join us at the 5th Annual Financial Services Developer Conference - definitely our best one yet! Don't miss out, please register today. Details: Now in its 5th year, the Financial...

Folks, if you haven't seen this, some really great sessions coming up targeted at Healthcare and Life Sciences. Microsoft Connected Health Framework: Using WCF for Cross-Entity Authentication in the Health Plan Space Health plan companies...

Getting better. Was able to record this session - please excuse the first 2 minutes as I fumbled needlessly with the phone. The Abstract... Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) is Microsoft’s unified programming model for building service-oriented...

Doh! I forgot to check the settings and this industryCast I delivered last Tuesday was not recorded. Sorry folks, but as a consolation, I've provided a link to the PPT . I think the best part of this PPT are the embedded links to VSTO and Excel Services...

Microsoft Healthcare & Life Sciences Developer Conference - May 21 - 22, 2007 - Sheraton Hotel in Atlantic City, NJ We invite you to join us for the annual Microsoft Healthcare and Life Sciences Developer Conference! This two-day event will offer...

Snore! If you were looking for the best week ever, you'd have realized that after my Madison, WI holiday late last year, I've been silent. Blame the eggnog. So what happened while I was asleep? Windows PowerShell 1.0 for Windows Vista Pasted from...

The holidays are upon us; I'll be full of eggnog soon! So who is having the best week ever? Me! I hosted my first event in my new role – the arcStream arcCouncil in Farmington, CT . Feedback? I didn't mess up J . I've got a ton of work lined up for...

Still some place left in Waltham, MA for the VSTS for DB Pros event on 12/14. More at http://www.teams-deliver.com . So who had the best week ever? Expression Web available and WPF/E announced Expression Web is a professional design tool to create modern...

The events are coming fast and furious. For those of you in my geography - Northeast US - we have a some in-person and virtual events in the next 2 weeks that would be worth your while. Visual Studio 2005 for Database Professionals - NYC 12/12 and Waltham...

Short week, but hope you had a safe and healthy helping of tofurky! MSDN Virtual Labs - all new content, all the time This past week I tried an MSDN Virtual Lab for the first time and it was great. They are very well done. Some interesting content including...

So who is having the best week ever? Zune is having a great week. Hello from Seattle! It is here! Welcome to the Social . I have one...brown! Pics and videos of the kids and music by the Thompson Twins , Jai Uttal and Beyonce (all for the obvious reasons...

Hello all, this is Allan (formerly ADCMan ). I'm the new Industry Developer Evangelist in the Northeast US covering Healthcare & Life Sciences and Financial Services ( Health and Wealth !). Technorati Profile I love bad TV (so without further...