August, 2007

If you work for or own a small business and you're involved in software development, there is a new Microsoft portal that may be of real use to you. This is especially true if you are new the Microsoft platform or you're thinking of using the Microsoft application platform to develop new software. This new resource is called the Small Business Developer Center and it's a portal to all things small...

It seems to me that almost every technology publication these days is talking about how innovative Company X is, how non-innovative Company Y is and how innovation is the difference between what makes a company good or great. I would also argue that public perception of how sound a company appears to be is largely driven by their ability to innovate. Innovation is something that I feel needs to...

Ken Cox ( MVP Profile ) is a programming writer and .NET developer who lives in Nipissing Township, Ontario during the fair weather months, and Victoria, British Columbia in the winter. Ken is currently writing ASP.NET 3.5 For Dummies to be published by Wiley by the end of the year. As a contributing editor for Visual Studio Magazine, he writes articles and product reviews. His current ASP.NET development...

I can now announce that Team Awesome came 3rd place in the Photography Challenge and walked away with a giant cheque and trophies! Congratulations to both Team Awesome ( Team Robot Hospital and the rest of the Canadian and U.S. teams) on winning the finals, flying to Seoul, South Korea and participating in this world competition! Here is a closer view of the Imagine Cup trophy: And you...

I just came back from Gamefest 2007 with Mark Zielinski and I must tell you, it was cool. Over the last year I had the pleasure of meeting a lot of you who've asked some really good questions about XNA Game Studio Express. The 2 major ones when it comes to the technology have been "What about network support on the Xbox 360?" and "Does it work with all versions of Visual Studio 2005?" These questions...

Today, we had the Digital Theatre presentation where Photography and Short Film competitors got the chance to show their presentations. Team Robot Hospital and Team Awesome did a great showing - the photos are really impressive. We will be posting them shortly so you can take a look at how talented our students are. Let's collectively cross our fingers and wish both Canadian teams the best! After...

There wasn't much happening in terms of competition today, however we all had to get up quite early to spend the "Day in Seoul" - a sightseeing tour sponsored by the city, of different Korean cultural landmarks . Here are a handful of photo highlights of our visit to the Gyeongbokgung Palace, the Seoul Museum of History and a tour along the Han river. I caught up with Etienne Tremblay (second row,...

Day 2 was very hectic and eventful. Here are the updates and highlights for the Canadian and North American teams: Team Omni - Software Development Challenge Around 9:50 AM this morning, Team Omni gave their second presentation. The team did their best and the judging was really really tough. The team was not able to move to the next round but I consider them all winners in the effort and talent...

Greetings from Seoul! Yesterday was quite eventful as I flew 20+ hours from Toronto, to Dallas, then ending up in Seoul, South Korea. Took a bus to the hotel with the Canadian photography competitors, Team Awesome and Team Robot Hospital , caught the tail end of the keynote, had a few hors d'oeuvres and went to sleep. This morning, I met up with Etienne Tremblay for breakfast. I also spent quite a...

Built on top of ASP.NET, DotNetNuke represents a "free, Open Source Framework ideal for creating Enterprise Web Applications". Last Thursday, I got a chance to chat with the man who's largely responsible for bring DotNetNuke to the masses; Shaun Walker. Are you a developer thinking about starting your own open source project? Curious to hear what's involved in running one? Shaun Walker provides...

Hello, everyone. I'd like to introduce myself to you as a new blogger on the Canadian Developer blog. My name is Paul Laberge and my fancy dancy title within Microsoft is "Partner Developer Advisor". In essence, my role at Microsoft is to work with web developers and application developers to understand the Microsoft platform and how it can help you succeed in growing your career and building great...