http://www.dotnettikihut.com That's right - the MSDN Tiki Hut Road Show is back for the Fall 2008 tour - and ready to unleash some cool technical presentations, demos, and code samples with a tour all over the great State of Florida.  And since we're in Florida - why not do it in Florida Style?...

THANKS! to everybody who came out for my Silverlight2 Talks last week at the Space Coast .NET User group in scenic Melbourne, Florida ( http://scdnug.org ) and also the Orlando .NET User Group ( http://www.onetug.org ) in beautiful downtown Orlando. As promised, here is a link to my slide deck: http...

A huge "Thanks!" to everyone who attended the ProDev Partner Briefing in the Microsoft Tampa office yesterday. Below are links to the materials and key links from my two presentations on Microsoft's Software + Services strategy and Building Blocks for the Next Generation Web. Link to the PowerPoint decks...

THANKS! To everybody who attended the Visual Studio 2008 Get Ready Event we recently hosted at the Ft. Lauderdale Microsoft Office back on April 16th. When you look at all the technology/deployment choices available to architects & developers these days - it's no wonder that the topic of "What type...

Looking for a great, concise, just-get-to-the-point, intro to programming RIA's using Silverlight 2.0? Bob Familiar, one of my rock-star colleagues from the Northeast, has just released a 3-part "blog series" on how to develop Silverlight 2.0 applications - specifically for use in his own music site...

Are you a Professional Developer or Architect working for a Microsoft Partner Organization in the U.S.? Then you may want to consider joining Partner Huddle, an online social community for members of the Microsoft partner community. To learn more about the social and how to join check out the following...

Technorati Tags: Visual Studio 2008 , NET 3.5 , Software Architecture , Jeff Barnes If your job as a Software Architect is to research and exploit technology to help achieve business results. Then you need to take a look at what has just been released in Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET 3.5 framework...

Don't miss this special Triple-Tag-Team presentation! All 3 of your Florida Evangelists in the same location, at the same time...and with a special Tiki Hut Theme (i.e. a great excuse for w earing Hawaiian shirts to work!) http://www.dotnettikihut.com 11/02/2007, Friday, Orlando, FL hosted by OneTug...

Technorati Tags: Silverlight , Expression , Virtual Earth , ReMIX07Boston Don't miss this very special session of the www.DotNetTikiHut.com MSDN Jeff & Joe Road Show - we will have 2 very special guests, Dr. Popper (a.k.a Bill Reiss MVP) and Jim Zimmerman (MVP Rock Star of the ReMIX07Boston event...

I'm still recovering from massive sleep deprivation from the REMIX07 event this week in Boston...2+ full days of great speakers, partners, and parties...and some really groundbreaking presentations - like Brad Abrams and Miguel de Icaza on stage together discussing Silverlight on Linux via the Moonlight...

Technorati Tags: Expression Blend , Silverlight , WPF , Microsoft Join Microsoft and IT Mentors for a two-day seminar called Designing Windows® Experiences with Microsoft® Expression® Blend. This course, usually reserved exclusively for Microsoft partners, is available to the public for only $175. As...

Technorati Tags: ReMIX07 , Web 2.0 , Microsoft , Silverlight Well, if your STILL on the fence...how about a voucher to every attendee for a $120 online shopping spree at the Microsoft Company store? Legend has it that the Microsoft Company Store has some incredible deals on software, hardware, apparel...

Technorati Tags: ReMIX Boston , MIX , Silverlight , Moonlight In case you haven't heard yet, Microsoft is partnering with Novell to deliver an implementation of Silverlight for Linux called Moonlight. By expanding the cross platform support, customers can experience the benefits of Silverlight regardless...

Technorati Tags: ReMIX , MIX , Silverlight , Expression Whoever said that what happens in Vegas has to stay in Vegas ? Due to the SOLD OUT status of MIX07 in May, Microsoft is serving up 'ReMIX' with a twist right here on the East Coast! ReMIX07 Boston will feature a keynote from Brad Abrams , who is...

Not sure if you should attend MIX07 ? You should attend MIX07 because... MIX will continue to explore how to build more interactive and responsive experiences that take full advantage of the capabilities of the Web. MIX will be an opportunity to dive deeper into Microsoft's Web technology offerings and...

Please join us on February 12 th at a local Microsoft office for the next arcCouncil meeting on Web 2.0 . Architecture . Michael Platt, Director of Web Architecture Strategy at Microsoft in Redmond will examine the business, social and technical drivers behind this platform and Microsoft’s vision and...