Howdy. As you can see, I haven't updated this blog in a while. That's because I've been spending all of my time at the Canadian Developers Weblog: http://blogs.msdn.com/cdndevs/ It's much better. Highly recommended.

Tomorrow, James Kovacs and I will be heading north up to Edmonton , Alberta for the Edmonton Code Camp . This should be a lot of fun. The last time I was at a Code Camp was earlier this year in Calgary . For the Edmonton Code Camp , I will be talking...

At CanUX 2006 , I had the distinct honour of speaking with W. R. Johnson of The Chicken Test . You can see the interview (and other interviews) in a video posted here .

Kristan Uccello and I sat down during the CanUX 2006 workshop and chatted about a few things including ASP.NET "Atlas" and Windows Vista . You can see the video on YouTube here .

Another episode of commandN is online. You can view it here .

Last night, I delivered a presentation to the Thompson Okanagan .NET Users Group (TODNUG) on the topics of Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) and ASP.NET "Atlas" . Approximately twenty-two (22) people attended the event, which was great to see for...

Last weekend, I ventured west to the snowy confines of Banff , Alberta to attend & present at CanUX 2006 . (Please see my previous post on this event.) I was amazed at the level of passion and expertise I found in the Canadian Rockies . These folks...

Have you ever wondered why you can't connect to a Wi-Fi provider when you're on the road? Well, it would appear as though the routers that some providers use deny connection requests for unknown User-Agent strings. For example, I'm currently in Kelowna...

Later today, I'll be heading west to Banff to attend CanUX 2006 . For what it's worth, you can check out the official description here . Essentially, it's a workshop that's all about hands-on learning. Geared towards "the folks in the field" (AKA, the...

Last night, the Calgary .NET User Group and the Alberta .NET User Group co-hosted the Developer Night in Canada (DNIC) user group tour in Calgary . The event had a pretty good crowd - about seventy (70) developers came to hear about Asynchronous JavaScript...

My apologies for not posting preamble for the Developer Night in Canada (DNIC) user group tour event in Saskatoon . The drive up from Regina was a little longer than I expected, which didn't leave me a lot of time to write an entry prior to the event...

Hello, Regina ! Yes, I'm here in beautiful Regina , Saskatchewan for the third stop of the Developer Night in Canada (DNIC) user group tour for western Canada . Tonight, I'll be speaking to the Regina .NET User Group about Windows Workflow Foundation...

The Developer Night in Canada (DNIC) user group tour continues its fantastic journey across the heart of Canada . Last night, a group of developers and I sat in a room and examined Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) and ASP.NET "Atlas" . What a great...

Edmonton . The City of Champions. It's good to be back. Yes, I'm here in our nation's sporting capital where tonight, I plan to excite the local developer community with the wonders of ASP.NET "Atlas" . I arrived in Edmonton earlier this morning on Westjet...

Last night, the Developer Night in Canada (DNIC) user group tour kicked off with a bang in Winnipeg . With approximately 70 people in the audience, I tried my best to show some of the coolest features of ASP.NET "Atlas" . For some folks, Asynchronous...

Ah, Winnipeg . The city of my youth. How I've missed you. It's good to be back. Tonight, the Developer Night in Canada (DNIC) user group tour begins in Winnipeg . I will be kicking off the festivities with a talk about Asynchronous JavaScript and XML...

Starting on September 6th with the Winnipeg .NET User Group , the Developer Night in Canada (DNIC) user group tour will feature Developer Advisors from MSDN Canada talking about Web application development with Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) and...

Rob Chartier : "A week later the drive went dead. 0 bytes free, 0 bytes in size, etc.. [...] Less than a week later the second one died." I feel bad for Rob. He just had two USB flash drives die on him. Such is life for us geeks, eh? As for me, I really...

I've been watching commandN for a while and I've got to be honest - I'm impressed. This show rocks. It's geek news done in a way that appeals to a mass audience. Plus, it's Canadian so it has to be good, eh? Check it out at commandN.tv .

From Port 25 : John Lam and Sam Ramji discuss RubyCLR, Avalon Ruby Editor and Open Source Funding Great interview with Canadian John Lam about RubyCLR and open source funding. I interviewed John back-in-the-day for Developer Night in Canada (DNIC) . You...

I'm looking for Canadian developers and techno-wonks who would like to chat on Developer Night in Canada (DNIC) . If you're techy... and you're Canadian... and you're wanting to share your story with the world... e-mail me now . Let's chat. Tell me about...

Craig McMurtry on Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) Craig McMurtry and I chatted about the Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) for the latest episode of Developer Night in Canada (DNIC) . I particularly enjoyed this interview because I had heard...

Mack Male (Edmonton) Mack Male : " ... podcasting is great for businesses because they get an excellent return on investment - it costs very little to get going, and you can reach a huge audience fairly easily. " Mack is one smart cookie and has his eye...

Those who think the phrase "Canadian innovation" is an oxymoron should keep an eye on what's happening with folks from the Great White North . Recently, I've been syndicating a lot of feeds from fellow Canucks like me and I have to admit: I'm impressed...

Joey deVilla on DemoCamp In the latest episode of Developer Night in Canada (DNIC) , Joey DeVilla and I chat about DemoCamp and events in the Toronto area. The RSS feed for Developer Night in Canada (DNIC) is available here . Alternatively, you can subscribe...