The Design-Time Developer

I hate spam* Whether I get an unsolicited credit card offer by mail or an email advertising a new herbal treatment for male "vigor", I find that it's a big waste of my time. The only thing I respect about these unsolicited offers is that the tend to...

I received a number of great questions at this week's events in Bloomington and Indianapolis, so I decided to aggregate the question and answer panel into one post, so that everyone can enjoy the fruits of my labor (read: searching on MSDN). Because there...

I thought I posted about the webcast from a couple Fridays ago, but it appears I must have hallucinated that I sat, typed up the post, clicked submit, and viewed the post. As a result, I decided to "repost" the imagined post, so here goes. As I mentioned...

For those seeking to dive even deeper into the content you saw last week at the MSDN Event in Milwaukee, I have compiled some additional resources to assist you in your learning. 1) Granular security with Reporting Services "Authorization is invoked...

2 things to share: 1) Two articles to explore in more detail what we discussed in today's event: Programming with Web Services Enhancements 2.0 - this article includes a section entitled "TCP Messaging" which explains how to set up TCP-based...

My friend Eric Hammersley, who is developing the South Central Indiana .NET Users Group (SCI-NUG) to serve Bloomington, IN and its environs, has planned some upcoming events and an Office Developer Pack Giveaway. In brief, following the May 24 MSDN...

So last week, I was flying back from a vacation to New York City and had a mildly humorous experience. While readying my laptop, shoes, pocket change and WMDs prior to walking through the "scanning gate" at LaGuardia, I happened to notice the name of...

Thanks again to the Michiana Area .NET Users Group (MADNUG) for hosting me as a presenter this past Tuesday. I enjoyed the visit and the opportunity to share some nuggets of wisdom about WSE 2.0 and even rant a little bit about Chicago mass transit problems...

The speaker panel at CNUG's Day of .NET. Look, I know it's a corny joke, but you chuckled. Seriously, I heard you. You can't deny it. Anyway, check out the details for this Saturday, April 30, full-day event covering 4 different tracks of .NET seminars...

I had a great time presenting at the Appleton event last week - everyone had great questions and we also had some good dialogue around n-tier application design and web service management. Of course, with all the questions, I faced a few that I could...

At the Madison MSDN Event yesterday, after I demonstrated SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services , one fellow with a particularly bright red shirt ;-) asked about creating authorization using a custom user store instead of Windows authentication in SQL Server...

Hitachi has created a humorous animation that explains in easy to understand terms, with music and dancing of course, how their new technology is going to allow for an exponential increase in the size of storage media - http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/research...

And it's all so that I can present to .NET developers (except for a little bit of personal travel, of course). Even though I can't make it to every city each month for MSDN Events, I like to make my rounds to the user groups to see friendly faces and...

Those of you who attended the Appleton, WI MSDN Event this past Tuesday will recall the brief discussion at the end of the day about interest in a .NET user group in the area. Since there was a group in the past, and by the show of hands there was clearly...

Here's a quick one: I never previously saw a whole lot of value in the "blackout" and "whiteout" functions in Powerpoint. For those of you not familiar, pressing "B" or "W" while in presentation mode in Powerpoint will turn the screen black or white...

Thanks to some very enthusiastic audience members at my Honolulu MSDN Event last Wednesday, I actually left the event with more questions than answers... 3 to be exact. Just as I was offering everyone else the opportunity to do a little extra-curricular...

The next round of MSDN content is fully baked and on its way in April, May and June to a theater, hotel, or convention center in your area of the U.S. We will once again have 3 solid topics (cities in my district and dates follow below): Web Services...

Loyal blog readers, I know that many of you know me from the live MSDN Events I present throughout Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin. The content that my colleagues and I develop and present to you is based on the feedback we receive from you about what...

Howdy, I'm going to be presenting an MSDN Event tomorrow in Indianapolis (AMC Clearwater Crossing 12) to present on Advanced WinForms, Troubleshooting ASP.NET Apps, and Visual Studio Team System. Afterward (around 5:15), I plan to stick around at the...

Note these 3 fact: 1) In 1927, General Electric made the refrigerator readily available for consumers and we could all enjoy a cold, carbonated, caffeinated beverage. 2) Around 20 years later, Raytheon made the first microwave oven, making it easier for...

I feel privileged to announce the newest .NET user group in the tri-state area of IL, IN, and WI: SCI-NUG aka South Central Indiana .NET Users Group Based in Bloomington, IN, SCI-NUG was formed by Eric Hammersley to be a forum for .NET experts and enthusiasts...

Can't get enough .NET? Do you code in your sleep? Do you get more mileage out of your copy of Visual Studio than your XBox? Come hang out with us developers after Thursday's MSDN Event at the Mayfair Mall in Milwaukee. Let's meet up at the bar at Maggiano...

After the Kenosha, WI MSDN Event on Tuesday, February 15, stick around afterward for a .NET Pub Club at the Birchwood Grill, just across the street from the Parkway Chateau. Take some time after the MSDN Event to relax with fellow developers and just...

First, the event details: Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 adds remarkable new Membership and Personalization services. These new Membership services and security controls require a minimum of coding on your part, yet they will provide your Web site with secure...

First, a blast from the past: remember those Rold Gold pretzels about which I waxed poetic when I discovered that they maintained their crunch 2 months later. Well, I had a 3 hour drive to Indianapolis this afternoon for the UG presentation and I saw...