The latest episode of the Community Megaphone Podcast is up! In this episode, Dane and I talk to John Blumenauer, from Germantown, MD. We discuss MEF, the Orchard Project, as well as John’s work in the community including his user group, the Frederick...

Have you heard about Imagine Cup ? It's a student technology competition designed to inspire students and help them show off their creativity and passion. And the worldwide finals for Imagine Cup 2011 will be held in New York City. See the video below...

Here are the events listed in Community Megaphone for the next week (or so) for the Mid-Atlantic area, as well as webcasts of interest: PASS Performance VC Presents: Andy Warren - Introduction to SQL Server Statistics Tuesday, September 07, 2010 12:00...

I’ve published a new DevNugget screencast on Channel 9, and linked below. In it, I demonstrate how to find and install the new Microsoft WebMatrix streamlined web development tool. In the next installment, I’ll show you the various options for creating...

If you’ve seen the videos, or downloaded the Visual Studio LightSwitch beta, and you’re ready to dig in a little deeper, well you’re in luck. The team just posted a Training Kit for LightSwitch that contains demos and labs that will walk you through the...

This is a great short take on why it costs so much to invent stuff, whether you’re talking about new drugs, or the latest gadgets…when you hear how much Microsoft spends on R&D, this will give you an idea why it’s important to spend that much (video after the break).

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Hosted by James Senior, and with guest Phil Haack from the ASP.NET team (the primary owner of ASP.NET MVC), this inaugural episode features a discussion of ASP.NET MVC 3, Preview 1, which was recently released. You can find out all the details about the show here.

Video embedded after the break, click through to watch, or you can view it at the above link. Enjoy!

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I had a great time last night presenting at the Capital Area .NET User Group . I was thankful for the opportunity to share with the group what’s new in Web development for .NET 4 and Visual Studio 2010 as part of their Visual Studio 2010 Community Launch...

They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, so since he has done a great job of laying out the fantastic lineup of Firestarter events coming this fall, I’m going to swipe my DE counterpart Chris Bowen ’s post on the topic : Starting soon...

Here are the events listed in Community Megaphone for the next week (or so) for the Mid-Atlantic area, as well as webcasts of interest…don’t miss yours truly, speaking at CapArea .NET UG in Vienna, VA tomorrow night on Visual Studio 2010: NOVA SQL User...

For those who don’t subscribe, here’s my local editorial for the MSDN Flash newsletter for Mid-Atlantic: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/ff921042.aspx In this issue, I discuss the upcoming Richmond Code Camp , and the new Internet Explorer 9 Platform...

Here are the events listed in Community Megaphone for the next week (or so) for the Mid-Atlantic area, as well as webcasts of interest…this list includes events imported from the UGSS event calendar , and all events entered in Community Megaphone are...

The latest episode of the Community Megaphone Podcast is up! In this episode, Dane and I talk to Alan Stevens from Knoxville, TN. This show was recorded live at the CodeStock conference in late June of 2010. Alan Stevens is a father, geek, vegan and software...

If you haven’t had a chance to try Internet Explorer 9, as a developer, you’re missing out on some great stuff. The fourth platform preview for Internet Explorer 9 is now available , and while it’s not intended as a replacement for your current browser...

Here are the events listed in Community Megaphone for the next week (or so) for the Mid-Atlantic area, as well as webcasts of interest…this list includes events imported from the UGSS event calendar , and all events entered in Community Megaphone are...