June, 2007

On Tuesday, I'll be at the University of Calgary attending DemoCamp Calgary . (You can read about DemoCamp here .) We have a vibriant software economy out here in western Canada . I'm constantly amazed by all the innovation being done and I'm really looking forward to seeing some of this innovation next week. If you're planning to attend, please let me know ( e-mail ). Or, if you'd like to see a...

Last Saturday, Microsoft Canada hosted an incredible event called EnergizeIT in Toronto (AKA, Accordion City ). Approximately 1500 people showed up to this event, which featured tracks for designers, developers, IT professionals, and many others. We've already received a ton of feedback through the blogosphere: Thank you for coming to EnergizeIT EnergizeIT in Toronto was Awesome! EnergizeIT was Energizing...

Thanks to everybody who was able to attend my security webcast. As promised, here are some resources you can use to better understand what the SDL can do for you! Tools: (The ones I used during the webcast) Microsoft Threat Analysis & Modeling Tool v.2.1.2 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=59888078-9daf-4e96-b7d1-944703479451 Application Verifier http://www.microsoft...

Earlier this week, I arrived in Toronto in preparation for Energize IT this Saturday. It's going to be an awesome event. This year, I'll be running the Developer Track, which will feature a ton of content on Web development using AJAX and Silverlight . For your entertainment, I've lined up some rock-star speakers like Kate Gregory, Scott Howlett, Donald Ho, and Barry Gervin. In addition, we have set...

3 days and counting... This coming Saturday, the Metro Toronto Convention Center will host Energize IT , a cool community event I blogged about which provides you with an opportunity to connect with the community and "get your geek on"! The onus here is primarily on having fun, learning and connecting. The opportunity of getting a "geek" shirt doesn't hurt either! John Bristowe (my esteemed colleague...

Technorati Tags: ColdFusion , .NET Earlier this week, Mack Male (a prolific blogger and influencer in the developer community) published some thoughts about the recent release of a public beta of ColdFusion 8. You can read his blog post at the following URL: http://blog.mastermaq.ca/archive/2007/06/11/7594.aspx In his article, Mack writes, "the new release of ColdFusion is obviously good news for CF...

This week we released a brand new technology to simplify the job of Windows client developers, code name Acropolis. This new techno will allow the developers to assemble Windows Presentation Foundation applications using parts and focus on the business rules behind the user interface. It is super cool. The CTP is available now for download and you'll need the Beta 1 of Visual Studio 2008 (Orcas). Check...

At TechEd, we made some important announcements such as the naming of the next version of Visual Studio ( Visual Studio 2008 - formerly Visual Studio Codenamed "Orcas") and SQL Server 2008 (formerly Codenamed "Katmai"). Another announcement we made was the Visual Studio 2008 Shell , an environment where you can host your custom tools and even new programming languages. The cool thing is that you can...