Jeff Vilimek did an awesome job of summing up a good number of the Midwest (IL, IN and WI) district user groups.  Some are more Microsoft focused, some are more technology and platform agnostic.  Check out his blog for detailed descriptions...

Free Webinar from Catalyst Software Solutions Database development is a common task for most developers.  Unfortunately, the tools and practices implemented in most organizations make collaborating on database development next to impossible.  ...

Learn about VSTS 2008 from one of our most experiences VSTS partners.  Dates go through this summer, but for now I just posted the ones happening in the next month or so.  Will post more in a few weeks!  If you want the complete list of...

AITP PMO SIG - Tools and Techniques January 22 , 7:30 AM - 9:30AM Microsoft 3025 Highland Parkway, Downers Grove, IL. 60515 The first few sessions in 2009 will focus on the tools and techniques to improve your respective PMO’s impact. The value...

Cloud Computing User Group Join us for the second local meeting of the  Cloud Computing User Group.  At this meeting,  we will be learning about how Cloud Storage works in the Azure cloud computing platform. We'll see how to store and retrieve...

On January 20th, 2009, I will be repeating my MDC session "A Lap Around VSTS 2010" at the Wisconsin .NET Users Group in Milwaukee Wisconsin.  Join us for a preview of what is coming in the next version of this awesome toolset!  I also...

So any of you who are like me, and either work or play in VPC images of the latest and greatest technologies, you may have noticed that recently those trial VPCs have been expiring.  Well, Brian Randall was busy this Christmas and has released updated...

This is not even news but I somehow missed it.  Might have had something to do with all of the Christmas cookies, ham, and egg nog I had.  Oh, and sitting in airports behind horrendous Chicago weather delays. The VSTS Rangers ("We're not...

Why?  Because I keep showing up on them silly! :)  I have to admit, I am more than a little amused at how I can now search for myself on-line (using Windows Live Search of course!) and get more than 3 hits, LOL.   Microsoft Developer's...

Cloud Computing User Group Join us for the second local meeting of the  Cloud Computing User Group.  At this meeting,  we will be learning about how Cloud Storage works in the Azure cloud computing platform. We'll see how to store and retrieve...

Have you been bummed that you cannot harness the awesome power of Visual Studio Team System or Expression Studio because it was out of your price range?  Fret no more, we have some awesome promotions to make these powerful tools even more accessible...

The Thirsty Developer 45: Visual Studio 2010 This week is an interview with Mario Rodriguez , a program manager on Team Foundation Server about some of the cool new features in Visual Studio Team System 2010.  Angela Binkowski was our special co...