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Lindsay Lindstrom is an Academic Developer Evangelist with Microsoft based in Pennsylvania. In 2005, she graduated with a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Southern California. During her time at USC, she worked with ABC and Wells Fargo supporting their web properties. In her current role she educates, excites and empowers students and faculty about technology and its career possibilities, and she loves her job!

East Region Developer Evangelists

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Mid-Atlantic Developer Evangelist
Peter Laudati

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Brian Hitney

North and South Carolina Developer Evangelist
Dani Diaz

Pennsylvania Developer Evangelist
Chris Bowen

New England Developer Evangelist
Rachel Appel

NY/NJ Developer Evangelist
Jim O'Neil

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Joe Healy

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Glen Gordon

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David Isbitski

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Edwin Guarin

New England ADE
Tara Walker

GA/AL/MS/FL ADE
Alfred Thompson

K12 ADE
Bob Familiar

East Region ADE Director
Randy Guthrie

CO/AZ/UT/KS/NM/OK ADE
Sam Stokes

Southern California ADE
Ed Donahue

Mid-Atlantic ADE

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Getting an App in the Windows Store: What, Why, and How

Posted 10 days ago

by lindsayr
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G. Andrew Duthie , my fellow Developer Evangelist based near DC, did a great post about the opportunity behind Windows 8. I know a lot of you are thinking about what’s ahead, but for those who haven’t looked at it, yet, here are some reasons to...
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HackReady.Phone Episode 3 of 7: Understanding Windows Phone’s Application Lifecycle and State Management

Posted 1 month ago

by lindsayr
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You can view the webcast On-Demand: http://aka.ms/HackReadyPhone3 This part of our Windows Phone development series covered the Windows Phone Application Lifecycle (see picture below). Understanding this is important for developers, as users expect...
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HackReady.Phone Episode 1 of 7: Introduction to the Windows Phone Platform (Level 100) - http://aka.ms/HackReadyPhone1

Posted 1 month ago

by lindsayr
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I hope you enjoyed the first part of our series on Windows Phone development! Here are the resources that we covered: Slides are attached to the bottom of this post Download the Windows Phone SDK Dani's blog: http://smallandmighty.net Resources...
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HackReady.Phone Webcast Series is coming soon!

Posted 2 months ago

by lindsayr
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Join us for HackReady, the new online learning series designed for developers to bring you the vital bits you need, without the fluff you won’t miss. Full of key information and demonstrations, this series gives you a solid understanding of the...
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Windows 8 Developer Camps – Coming Soon!

Posted 2 months ago

by lindsayr
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Ready to dive in and learn more about Windows 8 and the developer opportunity it represents? Then get ready for the series of Windows Developer Camps ! These are free, full-day, developer-focused events featuring a combination of sessions...
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Vote for the Big App on Campus

Posted 3 months ago

by lindsayr
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A few months ago we announced a promotion called Big App On Campus targeting US student developers: The Idea: students create great apps The Reward: the developers of the top 10 apps all get flown to SXSW in Austin for a once-in-a-lifetime experience...
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Resources from the HTML5 and Windows Phone 7 Developer Camps

Posted 5 months ago

by lindsayr
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My awesome fellow ADE, Tara Walker ( http://blogs.msdn.com/tarawalker ) just posted about ALL the content that we've presented at the recent round of Windows Phone Camps and HTML5 Game Camps. If you missed the camps altogether, you can check out the MSDN...
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Imagine Cup Interview in Geekadelphia

Posted over 1 year ago

by lindsayr
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I had the most flattering opportunity to be interviewed in Geekadelphia about the Imagine Cup . Geekadelphia is a great resource for Philadelphia-area geeks. They highlight the latest local news, events and interview cool people who are making...
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Windows Phone Student App-a-thon!

Posted over 1 year ago

by lindsayr
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Thinking about developing apps or games for the Windows Phone 7? If you publish your game/app to the Windows Phone marketplace from April 11th to June 30th, you could win some great prizes! Any app counts, even ones created with http...
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Steve Ballmer + Imagine Cup + Governor of PA = BEST DAY EVER!

Posted over 1 year ago

by lindsayr
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Reason #157 to participate in the Imagine Cup : Show off your projects to Steve Ballmer and other VIPs! Yesterday, Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft and Tom Corbett, Governor of Pennsylvania, were on hand to celebrate the opening of the new Microsoft Technology...
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Support Computer Science Education Week 2011!

Posted over 2 years ago

by lindsayr
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The U.S. Department of Labor predicts that computing-based jobs will be among the fastest growing and highest paying over the next decade. In fact, the current pipeline of computing graduates will fill only 29% of the projected 1.4 million new computing...
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Why Choose Computer Science?

Posted over 2 years ago

by lindsayr

This morning I had the opportunity to take part in a panel hosted by DeVry University about In-Demand Careers. Our audience was made up of prominent bloggers and experts in the area of career strategy and guidance. For me, pursuing a career...
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Philly XAML Meeting – Windows Phone 7

Posted over 2 years ago

by lindsayr

Thanks to all who came out to last night’s Philly XAML meeting! Though Dave couldn’t make, I hope I did the topic some justice. If you want to learn more, come out to our Windows Phone 7 Firestarter on September 22nd at UPenn . Follow...
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Please pardon my appearance

Posted over 2 years ago

by lindsayr
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It's time to start blogging again! However, I'm not used to the "new and improved" MSDN Blogs, so please pardon my appearance as I figure out some CSS overrides to make it spiffy. Or at least semi-spiffy.
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MSDN Webcast: Enterprise Library 4.1

Posted over 3 years ago

by lindsayr
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Thanks for joining today's webcast on the Enterprise Library! An hour is a short time to get through all that goodness, but since I didn't get to cover 5 of the 8 application blocks in depth, you can download demos and the slides below. Enterprise...
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MSDN Webcast: Composite Application Guidance (PRISM) for WPF and Silverlight

Posted over 3 years ago

by lindsayr
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Thanks for joining me today, even though I went a little over time! Resources: Watch the webcast here: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032416172 Download the slides: http://cid-28c55ac7b8de9c47.skydrive.live.com/browse.aspx...
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MSDN Freedom Roadshow: Windows 7

Posted over 3 years ago

by lindsayr
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I hope you enjoyed learning about some of the new features in Windows 7 and how to take advantage of them as a developer! Below are some resources. Jeff Barnes blog (for the slides and demos): http://blogs.msdn.com/jbarnes/archive/2009/06/09/windows...
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MSDN Webcast: Silverlight Controls Framework

Posted over 3 years ago

by lindsayr
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Thank you for joining my session today! Here are some links to get you started. To watch the webcast: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032416159&Culture=en-US Webcast slides and code: http://cid-28c55ac7b8de9c47.skydrive...
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MSDN Webcast: XNA Game Studio 3.0

Posted over 3 years ago

by lindsayr
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I hope you enjoyed today's webcast on XNA Game Studio 3.0, here are some resources to explore! Webcast Recording: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032416061&Culture=en-US Webcast slides and code: http://cid-28c55ac7b8de9c47...
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MSDN Webcast: ADO.NET Data Services

Posted over 3 years ago

by lindsayr
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If you missed today's webcast, you can catch it here: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032400617 The slides and code are up on Windows Live Skydrive: http://cid-28c55ac7b8de9c47.skydrive.live.com/browse.aspx/Webcast%20Resources...
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MSDN Webcast: Tips & Tricks for the Visual C# Integrated Development Environment

Posted over 3 years ago

by lindsayr
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Thank you for joining me today on my webcast! If you missed it you can view it On Demand: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032400614 Some helpful resources: The slides of today's presentation: http://cid-28c55ac7b8de9c47...
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In Jersey? MSDN Suburban Roadshow is tomorrow 2/12!

Posted over 3 years ago

by lindsayr
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For you all New Jersey-ans, Peter Laudati ( http://www.peterlaudati.com ) and Bill Zack are kicking off their roadshow series tomorrow in East Windsor. In Peter's own words: This Thursday is the kick off of the Winter 2009 series of the MSDN “Suburban...
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MSDN Webcast: Overview of ASP.NET MVC

Posted over 3 years ago

by lindsayr
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For anybody that missed the webcast today on ASP.NET MVC, you can view the On Demand recording here: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032400599&EventCategory=5 I've uploaded the slides and demos to skydrive: http...
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MSDN Webcast: ASP.NET 3.5 and Visual Studio 3.5 Overview

Posted over 3 years ago

by lindsayr
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Here is the link to the slides and completed demos from todays webcast: http://cid-28c55ac7b8de9c47.skydrive.live.com/browse.aspx/Webcast%20Resources/ASP.NET%20Overview If you missed it and want to watch it On Demand, go here: http://msevents.microsoft...
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Upcoming MSDN Webcasts

Posted over 3 years ago

by lindsayr
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I am pretty busy with a whole lot of MSDN webcasts coming up. If you haven’t had the opportunity to view an MSDN Webcast, it’s a great way to learn from product team members, community experts, Microsoft Partners – even Developer and Architect Evangelists...