A couple of questions revolved around the enterprise library and implications of .Net 2.0 on the patterns & practices in the library. For example what's the impact of the security application block now that .Net 2.0 has similar functionality? What...

Atlas seems to be a common theme throughout the 5 cities so far, either in the Ask the Experts Cabana or during the end of day Q&A. One of the best sources of information on Atlas can be found on Scott Guthrie's blog . In addition have a look at ASP...

What ever happen to ObjectSpaces? Someone had had asked me about this in one of the other cities during the Ask The Experts but it had completely slipped my mind. I thought it was interesting and may be something others wondered about but had forgotten...

Well I'm in beautiful Vancouver getting ready to launch this morning. I checked into the Pan Pacific Hotel yesterday and they offered me a free upgrade with a view of the harbor. Ok Cool! I have yet to see the harbor so far it is so foggy. I'm on the...

A question that has come up at all the events is whether or not the SQL Server 2005 Reporting services will work with SQL 2000? And what is the migration path?   First off you can use the RS2005 with a SQL 2000 environment. Realistically we know people...

Thanks Victoria for a great turnout. Again I'm trying to follow up on some of the questions we had during the Q+A. Thanks for all the great questions!   Q1. Does the LoginView control support roles?   Membership and Role Manager Providers - ASP...

Wow we had an unbelievable turnout in Edmonton. A packed house until the end with some great questions. So many questions in fact during the Q+A and Ask the Experts in the cabana that I had a hard time keeping track of them all. I'm in transit in Calgary...

Some have reported trouble in finding the source files for the Web and Smart Client session for the launch 2005 event DVDs. They should be in a folder entitled WhidbeyRocks but if you are still having trouble finding them and would like them immediately...

DevTeach the international developers conference, presented by developers for developers, will take place May 8-12, 2006 in Montreal. If you’d like to register please follow this link: Sign Up . There will be a lot of great information with focus on:...

Q1. What's the migration path from to ASP classic? A1. There is a lot of information on this topic on MSDN. The ASP to ASP.Net migration assisstant is designed to help you convert from classic ASP to ASP.Net. The following url consolidates pretty much...

We've had an unbelievable turn out so far. We are in Ottawa this morning and we've got people sitting on the floor during our first Development Breakout Session. Over the course of the launch tour I'll blog as many of the common questions we receive that...

I woke up this morning reflecting on what was an incredible launch 2005. It takes unbelievable co-ordination to put something like this together and have it go off without incident. From the conference centre, to the marketing preparation, setting up...

win a prize? Someone within the DPE team came up the idea. Have you been to a launch before? did you get a shirt or some other wear/gear. Well bring it along and if we spot you, you win a prize.

The launch of VSTS is just around the corner. One of the things I think is often overlooked with these types of events is the other attendees. That is to say that beyond the great content you will see presented, you will have an opportunity to meet and...

Well I haven't gotten on the podcasting band wagon as of yet but I will soon. In the meantime my fellow .Net evangelist John Bristowe and Dan Sellers have gotten some shiny new equipment and plan to podcast to the planet all things interesting on .Net...

There is a new paper posted on MSDN that's a great introduction to Windows Presentation Foundation . As the article points out, high-end graphics like those found in games is not in scope for the first release of WPF. However there is a lot in WPF that...