The next meeting of the unified group "Atlanta Cutting Edge .NET / MsPros / VB Study Group" is Monday, October 1. They are still deciding on a unified name, and are leaning towards Atlanta MS Pros. Be sure to let them know what you think. Details on the...

On Monday, September 24th, we joined in with other Microsoft offices around the country and celebrated the launch of Halo 3. The party was a thank-you for the local developer and IT community. With Halo 3 on 7 XBOX 360 Elites, and Guitar Hero II on two...

Check out two great code camps in SC and NC in October. Code camps are by the dev community, for the dev community. It's a great Saturday of learning and sharing developer knowledge, and it's free! Some will even have hands-on labs in addition to just...

Want to be on the geekSpeak webcast series? I'm looking for technology experts that can share their knowledge and answer questions live on the geekSpeak webcasts. Usually it's developer technologies we focus on, and here are some technologies our audience...

For a limited time, you can get a free, second shot at any IT professional, developer, or Microsoft Dynamics certification exam. Just register for this offer before your first exam, and you will get two chances to pass. But this offer won't last forever...

If you're near Huntsville, Birmingham, Montgomery, Mobile or Baton Rouge, make sure to read Doug's blog post about the FarPoint user group roadshow happening in October so you can learn about some of their great products, ask deep technical questions...

In October we launch yet another series of fun and informative, and (hopefully) useful MSDN Events. We've recently had a change of topics, so when you go to register, ignore what you read there. :) These are our actual topics: What’s New for Web Development...

OK that's a long blog post title, but it's an awesome party that we're planning. The Developer Evangelism team has gotten permission to put on a pre-launch party for Halo 3 which will be released on September 25. You'll be able to play the game, enjoy...

If you're interested in developing and designing games, here's a great conference for you - SIEGE (Southern Interactive Entertainment and Game Expo). From their website: SIEGE’s speakers include leading figures from a wide spectrum of the industry, including...

Many thanks to my two colleagues in the Atlanta developer community for coming out and co-presenting with me at the MSDN Event yesterday in Atlanta. Jim Wooley did a great job explaining the fundamentals of LINQ. Information on Jim's upcoming book is...

Ahh, New England in the fall. Treescapes take on spectacular hues, the air is crisp and full of the smell of pies and fires in the distance. It's a great time to... ...attend a kick-butt Web development and design conference! Yes, that's right. Because...

This week's geekSpeak will be all about integrating SQL Server Reporting Services and Sharepoint 2007. Our guest will be Ted Malone . Bring your questions and let Ted answer them, or just come hang out and pick up some tidbits. Here's Ted's bio and photo...

Windows Live Writer is one of those apps I never thought I'd use on a regular basis, figuring the web-based interface for creating blog posts would be enough. But this thing is so full of thoughtful, time-saving features, you've got to see them to believe...

Here's a great sample chapter from the book " Professional SharePoint 2007 Development " that was written by my Atlanta pal Matt Ranlett. As a matter of fact Matt, Brendon Schwartz and Dan Attis all contributed to the book. Nice!

Our first geekSpeak in September will be the return of Shawn Wildermuth , this time taking your questions on Silverlight. Shawn's also presenting a Silverlight workshop on the road, more information on this 3 day workshop can be found at http://www.silverlight...

During the webcast series I did over the past few weeks , I showed a demo of a lab that covers Windows CardSpace. In that lab, we spend some time examining the object tag, form variable, javascript and buttons that trigger the CardSpace identity selector...