Hey Devs, We're about to hit the road on the next user group tour, this one is a little different. We want to be able to get together with Java and .NET developers at the groups and talk about interoperability. We've got some great content and demos that...

Well, it's been too long since my last post - bad blogging form on my part, admit it. I had some great time off over the holidays, a chance to recharge a bit. I hope you did too. Now - there is a ton going on in the next 6 months in Microsoft Canada DevLand...

Well, another tour has come to an end. That's number 6 for me since joining Microsoft, and at least number 15 in total. It was great to get out an see everyone across Canada. Overall we got great feedback from you on the tour. For those of you who weren...

One of the best resources out there is a user group. I work very closely with all of the .NET focused user groups here in Canada. It's a blast to work with people who are so passionate about technology and building and architecting applications that will...

As I sit back and think about all of the resources that are out there for developers, it becomes apparent, that there is definetly no lack of resources. I get feedback from a lot of people, on tour, at user groups, from customers, or through feedback...

Hey Folks, Please join Scott Howlett, Microsoft Regional Director from iMason on our webcast today. This session is targeted at intermediate ASP.Net developers who are interested in developing collaborative web applications under Sharepoint and/or Windows...

There is a lab available at http://www.windowsforms.net/Terrarium/docs/QuickStart/handson.aspx that walks you through creating carnivors, herbivores and plants. Do you have any experience building creatures? Care to share some best practices?

Hey Everyone, We've launched Terrarium again in Canada, and we will be running the contest to see who's code will build the best herbavore, carnivore and plant. The contest will run for a few months, ending on February 9th, 2005. The prizes are very good...

Hey Everybody, I'm excited to say that our MSDN Deep Dives are continuing across Canada. No more 100-200 level info, this is deep technical sessions. The latest in the series is "Building Connected Applications", it will focus on improving upon a real...

I hear a lot of people saying that the music industry dropped the ball on online music. That in the hayday of online music piracy, they should have jumped at the opportunity of changing their business model. I'm no music industry insider, so I'm not sure...

Hey Team Canada, So, Express Betas are out ( http://msdn.microsoft.ca/express ) and many, many, many have downloaded. I'm curious to know what everybody is building as their first application to try things out? Business? Fun? Little bit of both? ...

Hey Folks, If you were one of the first 10, and you haven't yet responded to my email asking for your address, please email me a place I can send this to - email: msdncan@microsoft.com Thanks!

Thanks again for all the ideas - I've sent out your prizes today! Hope you enjoy!

Wow - lesson learned. Prizes offered = blog wild fire Thanks to everyone who responded! I see Ottawa is in the house, as are our friends out east! I'll keep everyone informed as we go forward with getting some of these contests off the ground. ...

As promised in my last entry - here's some of the ideas I've received to date: 1) The Code Apprentice - teams compete to complete different tasks every week, with a team being fired each week. Anyone who can build on this theme, including what the...

I've been thinking for some time now we need more coding contests here in Canada. I've been approached by many, many people on this topic while I've been out on the road from Halifax to Victoria at MSDN events. I've also had many a request from our own...

Well, it's been a while, and we've been on the road almost none stop since my last post. What's been going on? The MSDN Spring Briefing (big thanks to Keith Brown - he was a smash hit), MSDN Deep Dives (sell out in Toronto and big crowds lined up for...

Hey Team Canada, Well, I just got off of the latest MSDN Canada DevChat ( msdn.microsoft.ca/devchats ) with Microsoft Developer Specialist Dan Sellers, and I must say - it was awesome - the demos were great and Dan's presentation was solid. You can...

Fellow Canucks . . . There is a lot going on lately, and I wanted to take a few mins and keep you up to date. First, you probably read in the MSDN Flash that Steve Ballmer is coming to Toronto to talk to developers on February 25th at the Toronto...

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I'm here, a newbie to Blogland. I can only hope that at some point far in the future people everywhere will search for my first original post to see just where the magic started. Any-who - snap back to reality. I'm Craig Flannagan, MSDN Program...