[DNIC] Coder's Corner #2 (December 11, 2006)

News & Highlights

• Announcing the Release of the First "WPF/E" CTP - Scott Guthrie (Microsoft)
• Announcing the Microsoft Expression Blend Beta 1 - Microsoft Expression
• Ecma International Approves Office Open XML as Worldwide Industry Standard - Microsoft PressPass
• Signed Off! (Exchange 2007 RTM) - The Microsoft Exchange Team Blog
• Jon Udell is Leaving InfoWorld and Joining My Team at Microsoft - Jeff Sandquist (Microsoft)
• MSDN Wiki Migration to MSDN2 - MSDN Wiki Blog
• Nothing But SharePoint [MVPs] - Bil Simser (Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP), SharePoint)

Upcoming Events in Canada

• Monday, December 11, 2006: Groupe d'usagers Visual Studio Montréal - Visual Studio Team Edition for Database Professionals with Tamer Farag (Microsoft Canada)
• Tuesday, December 12, 2006: 2007 Microsoft Launch in Ottawa, ON
• Tuesday, December 12, 2006: Toronto Visual Basic User Group - "LINQ and the Future of .NET Data Access" with Bruce Johnson (ObjectSharp Consulting)
• Tuesday, December 12, 2006: 2007 Microsoft Launch in Calgary, AB
• Thursday, December 14, 2006: 2007 Microsoft Launch in Vancouver, BC
• Thursday, December 14, 2006: 2007 Microsoft Launch in Victoria, BC

Canadian Media

• commandN Episode #72
• Devcasting #3 - Give Me 20 Cents
• Geeking Out in Barcelona on Channel 9 (Featuring Canadian Microsoft Regional Director Kate Gregory!)

Tips! Tools! Tricks!

• Announcing December 2006 Sandcastle CTP - Sandcastle
• Brand Spankin' New Release of SnagIt 8.2 - The Visual Lounge (TechSmith)
• More Flash and ["WPF/E"] Integration Madness! - The Flash Blog
• ReSharper 2.5 - EAP Released - Jean-Paul Boodhoo
• WSS 3.0 MOM Management Pack RTW - Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies Team Blog

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