The Raleigh-Durham user group TriNUG has announced their upcoming code camp on February 16. They always put on a great event up there, so if you're in the area, be sure to make time for the event.

The four-part learning series entitled BizTalk Basics, authored by Karl Rissland, has been recorded, and is available for download from .NET University . Many thanks to Mark Berry and Karl for recording the content. PowerPoint slides with full speaker...

At a dinner the other night, I spoke with a few people who are active in the Steel City SQL User Group , which is a great place for IT professionals that use SQL Server to meet and exchange ideas. These kind of meetings are really where you find the heartbeat...

This is a pretty cool gadget that gives a VS 2008 tip each day. It's powered by Microsoft's own Sara Ford, PM for CodePlex. You can (and should) get it here: http://gallery.live.com/LiveItemDetail.aspx?li=9ececfa9-f0cc-4274-b321-2ec49ce2e8ff

Linq guru and VB MVP Jim Wooley published his first book this week, along with Fabrice Marquerie and Steve Eichert . There's a ton of good info in this book, and also at his newly launched website, ThinqLinq . Congrats, Jim on a well-written book. BTW...

Please join us on February 23 at Virginia College in Huntsville, Alabama for a day of technical discussion, networking, food, and lots of code. Register Here . Hope to see you there!

Discover What’s New in Visual Studio 2008! Please join us for a half-day technical overview of the many new features and functionality exposed in Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET Framework 3.5. Chad Brooks and Doug Turnure of Microsoft...

We're currently accepting speaker applications for this upcoming code camp. If you would like to speak at the event, feel free to download and submit the speaker form here : http://www.alabamacodecamp.com/ The event will be at Virginia College in Huntsville...

Microsoft MVP Keith Elder is putting together a Geek Dinner for any and all technology-oriented folks, on February 4th, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Microsoft's own Sara Ford will be there (wow, she's already blogged it ) as will Chad Brooks and myself...

Rik Robinson built a little weather widget that is kind of cool. Gives a forecast via the Weather Channel for a zip code.... http://www.r2musings.com/MyFirstLookAtTheSilverLight.aspx

If you're in the area, I'm going to do a VS2008 talk at the Internet Professionals Society of Alabama (IPSA). Feel free to come by and join us. Here are the details, and the reg link, if you want to come. Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Doug Turnure, Microsoft...

For those of you who haven't met Kevin, he's an excellent SQL Perf/tuning guy, and really gets how to make SQL Server perform optimally. Here's his bio . Congrats, Kevin! Well deserved.

Glen Gordon did a nice job pulling this MSDN event list together . January 8 - Portland, ME January 8 - Greenville, SC January 10 - Columbus, GA January 10 - Boston, MA January 15 - Norwalk, CT January 17 - Burlington, MA January 22 - Worcester, MA January...

http://adoguy.com/2008/01/01/Win_a_Seat_to_the_Silverlight_Tour.aspx This looks fairly entertaining. Give it your best shot, and you may win a seat in Shawn's Silverlight Tour in Atlanta. BTW, I've taken Shawn's class, and it's a terrific way to learn...

Get ready for the first ever SharePoint Jam Session in Atlanta, GA. Bring in the new year with some fun, learning, and new challenges with SharePoint 2007. January 17th, 2008 / 6:00PM - 9:00PM Topic: Using the CKS projects To join the session contact...

Huntsville New Technology Users Group · January 8th Introduction to BizTalk Server 2007 – Mark Dunn, Dunn Training · January 14th VS 2008 InstallFest - Doug Turnure, Microsoft · February 12th Topic: SQL Server 2005 Full Text Searching - An Introduction...