September, 2005

I'm taking the next 2 weeks off - it's school holidays here in NSW, so I am taking some time off to play with my kids. Photos will be posted online

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I got the following email this week from Rob Irwin. I met Rob earlier in the year when I participated in the Breakfast Bytes Panel. Anyways this was the email:

From: rob irwin
Sent: Wednesday, 21 September 2005 10:57 AM
To: Frank Arrigo
Subject: (frankarr - an aussie microsoft blogger) : CRN
Importance: High

Hey Frank you might have already seen it, but there's an ENORMOUS photo of you on the back page of this weeks CRN :) RI

Me in CRN?? That's pretty funny. Considering my sister Rita has recently featured too.

Turns out it's the story about my shirt (as featured on the photo to the right)

Quick recap for those of you who have missed this saga:

• A tale of loss from TechEd 2003
• I'm still looking for my shirt
• OMG - Could this be my shirt ?????
• I Have Been Outbid
• Yeah Baby : Congratulations, the item is yours. Please pay now!
• Tech.Ed Media Cast, interview with Cameron Reilly
• Betsy Aoki : My Last TechEd Australia Blog Post

Ok, we've caught up on the story yet?

So, it turns out that this tale is featured in the Shadow Ram section of the 19 September edition of CRN. This is what Rob was on about. And yes, it's a true story.  But why isn't there a photo of the shirt. Shadow Ram your readers what to see it!!

And yes Rod, that photo is enormous. Gotta love those PR head shots.

I have a feeling it's time to update mine. Dave Lemphers doesn't like the photo either. He said to me "that picture is soo 1990's! Talk about airbrushing!". I think he was trying to be nice.

Anyways, the article isn't online yet at the CRN site, but I'm sure it will be soon.

*UPDATE* 25/09/2005 :  Story now online on CRN Site

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Fuirther to my earlier problem about not being able to post to the ausdotnet mailing list, I magically got the all clear to post to the alias again. Thanks Dr Pete, ICO and the gods of aus-dotnet to allow me back into the fold. I have done my penance and I promise to be good.

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Sent: Friday, 23 September 2005 9:42 AM
To: Frank Arrigo
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**UPDATE** - The dates & venue have changed:

1. Monday November 14 – Sydney, Microsoft Theatres, North Ryde
2. Wednesday November 16 – Melbourne, Microsoft Seminar room, South Yarra.

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Back in December, we held a Windows Embedded Seminar for Windows CE & XP in the Sydney office. It was a fun little Soirée.

Well, we're running another event in Sydney on October 25, at the Crowne Plaza Parramatta.

Agenda Sessions Keynote Speakers Exhibitors Register

• Come learn how Microsoft embedded operating systems and tools enable you to bring the next generation of smart, connected devices to market faster and with more compelling features.
• Microsoft has scheduled a series of one-day technical seminars for embedded OEM engineers and developers who are interested in utilizing the Windows Embedded family of products in the design and development of new projects.
• Technical decision makers will hear directly from Microsoft systems engineers about the most powerful solutions in the world of embedded software development plus examples of real world situations. These seminars will consist of a presentation of the Microsoft Embedded products as well as a technical session of the developer tools used to build operating system images.
• Each attendee who completes an evaluation form will receive a free Windows Embedded Software Evaluation kit which provides an opportunity to experience the power and ease of development with Windows Embedded products first hand!

• Register today & you will get a chance to bring home a Microsoft XBox or Wireless keyboard/mouse in the lucky draw!

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There has been a truck load (or is that boat load?) of information posted on MSDN regarding ASP.NET Security Guidance

Indexes

• Security Guidance Index
• Security Engineering Index
• Security How To Index
• Threat Modeling

Views

• Security Guidance for .NET Framework 2.0
• ASP.NET 1.1 Security Guidance Index
• ASP.NET 2.0 Security Guidance Index

ASP.NET 2.0

• ASP.NET 2.0 Security Guidance Index
• ASP.NET 2.0 Security Guidelines
• ASP.NET 2.0 Security Checklist
• ASP.NET 2.0 Security Practices
• ASP.NET 2.0 Security How Tos

Security Engineering

• Security Engineering Index
• Web Application Security Engineering Index
• Security Architecture and Design Review Index
• Security Deployment Review Index
• Threat Modeling Web Applications

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I've always wanted to know how to track the current & predicted position of Rita .  Now the folks from viavirtualearth have come to my aid:

Hurricane Rita
Thursday, Sep 22, 2005 @ 04:56:00 UTC

We've just launched an application for tracking the current and predicted position of the upcoming Hurricane Rita. Take a look now.

This is the first tracking site on the web using Virtual Earth! Make sure you keep watching because we will be adding more features to this application over the coming hours.

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Dr Neil will be back in Australia soon (for those you who are curious check out where Dr Neil is), to deliver his popular eXtreme Programming Techniques for .NET Developers, in conjunction with the good folks from dotNET Solutions. 

MSDN Connection and dotNET solutions are bringing Dr. Neil Roodyn, leading .NET and XP mentor and author of eXtreme .NET, to a training venue near you. We are touring throughout Australia and New Zealand during October and November with an updated one day and a new advanced two day training session on eXtreme .NET. The cost for the one day session is AU$450 (inc GST) while the two day event is AU$850 (inc GST). As it is sponsored by MSDN Connection, members get a $50 discount if they quote their MSDN Connection membership number.

Introductory eXtreme Programming Techniques for .NET Developers

This one day course is designed to show developers and team leaders how to incorporate eXtreme Programming (XP) practices with .NET-connected technologies to create high-quality, low-cost code to build better software. This practical, realistic course systematically covers key elements of XP methodology in the specific context of the Microsoft .NET Framework, Visual Studio .NET, Visual C#, and related Microsoft .NET-enabled applications.

Advanced eXtreme Programming Techniques for .NET Developers

This two day course is designed to teach developers and team leaders how to take further advantage of eXtreme Programming (XP) practices with .NET-connected technologies. This practical, realistic course will help you to turbo-charge your development process. Over the two days Dr. Neil Roodyn will take a deep look at planning, team-play, advanced test-driven development, software architecture, code design, and much more.  The introductory one day course is a prerequisite to this course.

Further details can be found at http://www.dotnetsolutions.com.au/xp.aspx. Dr Neil’s presentations were sold out earlier this year so ensure you book early to avoid disappointment.

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