Russ is a very good speaker, and this looks like something that is definitely worth attending. Details below:
Join HUNTUG for a special MSDN event September 26th, 2007, 5:30pm-7:30pm at the Intergraph Corporation Building 15b Auditorium. Russ Fustino will present a ground breaking MSDN series - "It's all about the tools". This is the first installment of many more to come. This session is tech talk about tools for developers. It's where It's AATT! There will be free pizza, soft drinks, and Russ will raffle away Windows Live OneCare, and a copy of Streets and Trips 2008 with GPS Locator. Please register at http://www.clicktoattend.com/?id=121333 and bring your confirmation ticket for admittance to the event and the raffle drawing. Event is free but space is limited.
In this first session you will see demonstrations the following tools and a few more surprises.
Fiddler
Web Stress Tool
IE Developer Toolbar
Visual Studio IDE tools
. code convertors
. obfuscator
. snippit manager (and the snippet tool in vista as a bonus)
. toolbox scratch pad
. Refactor
Visual Studio Express tool's
Visual Web Developer Express:
. Web Administrator
. Membership and personalization Visual Express C#
. XNA Express
Live Services
. Spaces
. Live Writer
. MSDN article on search provider (2007.08) Silverlight 1.0/1.1 XAML Designer
. Community Tool Web Site Review and top downloaded SDK's
. GotDotNet: http://www.gotdotnet.com/team/ide/
. MSDN Dev Center: http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/downloads/powertoys/
. CodePlex home: http://www.codeplex.com/Default.aspx
. Download center and more!
Russ Fustino (www.russtoolshed.net) wisely shelved dreams of rock and roll stardom in order to share his vast knowledge with developers nationwide. Given that he can't sing or play an instrument, we're all very grateful. Russ has more than 25 years of software development experience and reportedly passed all three MCAD exams in a 28-hour period - an experience he doesn't recommend to anyone. He's the creator of the Russ' Tool Shed developer seminar series and has donned his trademark suspenders, hardhat and tool belt in presentations for over 50,000 developers at 1,300 events. Russ also has expertise in developing Visual Basic and Web-based solutions using Microsoft tools. Before joining Microsoft ten years ago, Russ worked as a VB instructor, headed up a development department, and created several client/server applications and system software products. His specialties include development with VB.NET, WCF, WPF, ASP.NET, and debugging. But make no mistake - Russ is not all brains. His big heart led him to establish Take a Swing at Cancer, Inc., a non-profit organization that holds softball and golf-based fundraisers to battle cancer. You have to know the code to get in the shed. KNOW THE CODE!