I'm back in Ottawa and I wanted to provide some more more information on XNA Game studio express. A lot of questions were asked during the conference about how the XBox 360 development of games for the retail unit would work. Here's the answer: You need...

Hello from sunny Seattle. This morning Chris Satchell, General Manager of the Game Developer Group made a couple of great announcements. First, he announce a new product called XNA Game Studio Professional which will allow companies to build commercial...

I got a comment back on my August 4th post regarding GameFest from Michael Klucher saying that he would be down in Seattle for the event as well. This has triggered a realization on my part that more Canadians might be there. Let me know if you will...

This is great news guys. I get to go to Microsoft Gamefest 2006 in Seattle on August 14th and 15th ( http://www.microsoftgamefest.com/ ). That means that when I get back we can start planning some really cool sessions on the new XNA platform that allows...

Hello everyone! I just got back from vacation in New York and Washington DC and I'm all pumped up for the next season of wonderful events and great product launches. While away, 2 major announcements were made that I wanted everyone to be aware...

Hello everyone. My name is Christian Beauclair and I’m the newest addition to the Developer Evangelist team. I have been with Microsoft for the last 12 years in both consulting and sales and I’ll be looking after the developer communities of eastern...

James Kovacs (Calgary) [Guest Bloggers] ASP.NET Role-Based Security and the ImpostorHttpModule If you've developed any moderately complex web application, you've probably implemented some form of role-based security. For instance, only administrators...

The following post has been contributed by Bruce Johnson a Principal Consultant with ObjectSharp . For developers, the move from VB6 to VB.NET (or any .NET language) is much more of a mental one than anything else. The syntax of VB.NET is sufficiently...

Tomorrow, the Calgary .NET User Group will host Calgary's first (ever) code camp: www.calgarycodecamp.com See you there!

Jeff Zado on Microsoft Expression Once again, our good friend, Jeff Zado is interviewed for Developer Night in Canada (DNIC) . This time, he and I chat about Microsoft Expression . The RSS feed for Developer Night in Canada (DNIC) is available here...

Adam Gallant will be in Calgary on Wednesday, May 17, 2006 to deliver a presentation on Visual Studio Team System (VSTS) and Team Foundation Server (TFS) . You can register for the event here .

Derek Hatchard on Software as a Service (SaaS) Derek Hatchard was recently interviewed on Developer Night in Canada (DNIC) about Software as a Service (SaaS). He talks about ChurchRadius.com and some of the aspects when approaching SaaS from a developer...

Mack Male on Podcasting Mack Male is our latest interview conducted for Developer Night in Canada (DNIC) . In this episode, Mack talks about podcasting and how he's using .NET to build his "next big thing" for podcasters. Mack Male is a self-described...

Adam Gallant on Visual Studio Team System (VSTS) In this latest episode of Developer Night in Canada (DNIC) , Adam Gallant chats about the Visual Studio Team System (VSTS) . In particular, we discuss Visual Studio 2005, Team Foundation Server (TFS...

Richard Lander is a Program Manager on the Common Language Runtime (CLR) team at Microsoft. In this latest episode of Developer Night in Canada (DNIC) , he talks about various aspects of the Common Language Runtime (CLR) including the loader, assembly...

In the latest episode of Developer Night in Canada (DNIC) , Mike Diehl chats about continuous integration, including aspects of CruiseControl.NET and MSBuild . The RSS feed for Developer Night in Canada (DNIC) is available here . Alternatively, you...

In the latest episode of Developer Night in Canada (DNIC) , Guy Barrette chats about DevTeach and Microsoft Tech·Ed while highlighting aspects of Windows Workflow Foundation (WinWF) . You can check out the interview here . The RSS feed for Developer...

Mack Male (User Group Leader) Podcasting with .NET and Paramagnus If you're a .NET developer in Canada, you've probably already heard of Plumbers at Work and if you haven't, you should! It's a great podcast featuring "four geeks from Canada" talking...

A new podcast focused on Canadian developers has launched: Developer Night in Canada (DNIC) . Check it out.

Guy Barrette ( Microsoft Regional Director , Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) ) [WinFX] Have You Ever Worked With Workflows? Have you ever worked with workflows? Neither did I. Oh yeah, I often use flow diagrams but these guys are static;...

The latest episode of Plumbers at Work is online! Episode #5 is available here . Also, you can now subscribe to the podcast through iTunes. Just search for "plumbers".

Rob Windsor ( Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) , User Group Leader) Wake Up and Smell the Smart Client I was at the Toronto office of Learning Tree International (where I teach .NET development courses) this week and I ran into Bob, a...

The on-demand Webcast of SQL Server 2005 for Developers, conducted on March 22, 2006, by Rob Walters--Program Manager, SQL Server Security-- and I, is now available for on-demand viewing . Post Notes from this Webcast can be found at my blog . Look...

Juval Lowy will be speaking about Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) at the Calgary .NET User Group tomorrow. This should be an awesome talk. More information is available on the Calgary .NET User Group Website.

Jean-Paul Boodhoo ( ThoughtWorks ) Calgary 's own Jean-Paul Boodhoo ( ThoughtWorks ) is being featured on the latest episode of .NET Rocks! and the latest episode of dnrTV! . This guy is everywhere! Jean-Paul Boodhoo is a senior...