Thanks to a number of a really motivated folks in the Colorado community we have a fantastic event coming up in February – the Rocky Mountain Trifecta . There will be tracks dedicated to .NET development, SQL Server, and Windows Server. There...

I thought that many of you might be interested in this event and how you are able to attend the MSDN Developer Conference for no charge. If you work with Windows or Web development using the .NET Framework and Visual Studio, then this event would likely...

"Practical Silverlight" is an all-day, instructor-led, in-depth look into the application of Silverlight.  A Microsoft partner, SoftSource, is offering the course for $100, which is not a bad deal and worth a look.   Attendees...

At CES a little over a week ago, Steve Ballmer keynote included an announcement that Windows 7 Beta would be available for for everyone to try!  Its been getting very good reviews and positive press.  I have listed some blogs and resources below...

Even though S+S or Software + Services has been out in the “wild” for a couple of years there are many who are not aware of what it really means.   It seems that in the internet culture of today nothing registers until it has an obligatory YouTube...

I went to the 2008 Crunchies Ceremony, sponsored by TechCrunch last Friday in San Francisco.  It was the second year for the awards and was packed with over 900 attendees.  It turned out to be a good night for Windows Live as Windows Live Mesh...

Here are the slides we presented at the combined Architecture and Connected Systems SIG meeting at Microsoft's San Diego campus on Tuesday, January 13, 2009. We would like to thank everyone who made the time to attend, and sharing your thoughts. If you...

This is an ongoing series of posts and studies on cloud computing and related concepts, and the Microsoft platform and strategies. This post will serve as an index of related posts on this blog, and will be updated periodically. Read the full article...

It has been a couple of months since I wrote about cloud computing and Microsoft’s plans and strategies . Now that Azure Services Platform has been unveiled at PDC2008 , and after having the opportunities to discuss it with a community of architects from...

Back in July’08 I had a written a blog on Live Mesh and yesterday at the 2008 Crunchie Awards and after ~ 350k votes were cast Ray Ozzie and David Treadwell from Microsoft accepted the award for Best Technology Innovation/Achievement on behalf of the...

Microsoft at the CES2009 , announced advances in Windows 7 beta, Windows Mobile, Windows Live – all designed to help consumers connect and live a ‘life without walls.’ Over the past few years customers have asked to make some changes to Windows and we...

It has just been a few days since Anne Thomas Manes at Burton Group published her post “ SOA is Dead; Long Live Services ”, and it has stirred up quite a storm of comments in the blogosphere. Most of what I read though, seem to be in alignment with what...

One of the interesting items announced at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this week was Microsoft Tag ( http://www.microsoft.com/tag ). It is a different kind of bar code, intended to be read by cameras in cell phones and mobile devices with Internet...

Join us for a new type of developer event - MSDN Unleashed is coming to SoCal! This special installment consists of hands on labs, with a preconfigured computer set up for use for each attendee.  The topic for this session is Silverlight 2.0. ...

If you haven't already registered at http://www.socalcodecamp.com for the upcoming Rock & Roll Code Camp to be held in Fullerton - why not take a minute to do it now!?!? Remember, CODE CAMP IS FREE!!! January 24th & 25th, 2009 University of California...

I was having lunch with @roseannhiggins and @cherylfarmer Wednesday afternoon and I mentioned that Microsoft Live Mesh was nominated for a TechCrunchie award (until January 05, 2009). They, of course, wanted to know what it is so I’m tossing out a few...

One of the best things about volunteering for booth duty at a broad community event is that you meet exceptional people. The city of Phoenix had a “Phoenix Rising” event on Saturday, December 27 to commemorate the startup of the new Light Rail System...

My colleague, Rob Bagby , has announced the dates for his next series of MSDN Events this January.  This series of events focuses on a number of topics from the Professional Developer’s Conference which took place last October. Read the full article...

if you are you should consider going to the Dealmaker Media event Startonomics LA . This event looks like a great place to lean about the current ways startups are being evaluated by venture capitalists. Read the full article on Woody Pewitt’s blog at...

THE NATURE OF SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT IS RADICALLY CHANGING … ARE YOU READY? We’re bringing the PDC (Professional Developers Conference held in Los Angeles in October 2008) to you! For just $99 you’ll get the best of the PDC in your own backyard and hear...

My colleague, Rob Bagby , has announced the dates for his next series of MSDN Events this January. This series of events focuses on a number of topics from the Professional Developer’s Conference which took place last October. As I always tell people...

At TechEd US 2008, I hosted a panel discussion with Michael Stiefel , Denny Boynton , Miha Kralj, and Patrick Weikle . We discussed what an architect is and how to develop the skills of an architect. It ended up being a very lively discussion with...

Are you interested about WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation) but concerned about the learning curve?  Have you seen Silverlight but don’t know where to get started?  Or are you curious about how tools like Visual Studio and Expression Blend...