Next Meeting - June 27, 2006: Introducing Microsoft Office SharePoint 2007 5:45 - 6:00 Registration 6:00 - 7:15 Topic: Introducing Microsoft Office SharePoint 2007 With the introduction of SharePoint Portal Server 2003, Microsoft ushered...

Congratulations to Rob for a great ARCcast on ARCast - Becoming an Architect What is an architect? What do they do? What kind of skills do I need to become an architect? These are the questions that are on the minds of so many developers today...

A really good white paper that covers some of the Windows Vista security information that someone pointed me to. Well worth the read. http://download.microsoft.com/download/c/2/9/c2935f83-1a10-4e4a-a137-c1db829637f5/windowsvistasecuritywp.doc

Get your Windows SharePoint V3 SDK – The Windows SharePoint Services V3 (Beta) SDK is a preliminary release for solution providers, independent software vendors, value-added resellers, and other developers to learn about the new Windows SharePoint...

Today, we announced the online availability of Windows Live Local for Microsoft Outlook, a free downloadable software add-in for Outlook that will incorporate information from Windows Live Local, including maps, driving directions and travel times into...

Very cool new site that went live - Skyscrapr is the community for aspiring architects. There are millions of professional developers and aspiring architects looking for a rich, valuable introduction into the world of Architecture. Skyscrapr is...

Can you give Carl a hand on testing his remote presentation system. From Carl Hey DNR fans, I’m looking for a bunch of geeks to connect to a remote presentation and test the limits of my system. This Sunday at Noon EDT. If you have 30 minutes...

The second New Jersey Code Camp is coming! Via Scott You can now register for the second New Jersey Code Camp ! The first camp reached the cap very quickly, so if you can make it on June 3th, I would hop over very quickly. As Don mentions...

Via Andrew If you're not already familiar with it, the MSDN Flash is an email newsletter that's sent out on a bi-weekly basis with lots of interesting info for developers. You can also receive localized information, including local code camps, user...

The folks at NetBlender have put together a short screencast that shows their winning entry. They highlight the use of Virtual Earth and how it is synchronized with the video. Definitely worth checking out! View the Windows Movie Version View...

The folks at Deitel have a fantastic online resource center for WinFX . Well worth checking out as we get ready for our WinFX Code Jam this week. There is still some room left in case you wanted to attend either in person or virtually! Friday...

Organizing the IDE is one of the most important areas of productivity. The #Region directive allows you to organize your code into collapsible blocks of code which helps to make viewing code easier by displaying only those functions you are working with...

Ran across what looks like some really interesting BizTalk 2006 tutorials for download from here.

The Microsoft Device Emulator 1.0 is a standalone version of the same ARM based Device Emulator that ships as part of Visual Studio 2005. The standalone emulator is intended for situations when you want to demonstrate or test your application on a computer...

Check out these free game developer learning resources that teach you how to develop your own arcade games on the PC, and enter to win a Ms Pacman/Galaga arcade machine! http://www.upgradeyourgame.com/

Which version of Visual Studio do you use? I ran across this page that has a great comparison of the features of each version - http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/products/compare/default.aspx

Like Steve this is one of the things that I get asked about frequently and this page has some great resources – http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/technologies/featured/adfs/default.mspx This page is designed to help you connect with...

Register Thursday, May 25 th 10am-4pm, Microsoft New England Headquarters 201 Jones Rd. Waltham , MA . Microsoft along with Partner companies will conduct immediate interviews for Microsoft-Certified technologists, sales engineers, business...

Beta Exam 71-235: TS: Developing Business Process and Integration Solutions Using Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 You are invited to Exam 71-235 in its beta version. As a benefit to you for demonstrating your expertise by passing specific Microsoft...

I am happy to announce the winner of the Virtual Earth Madness contest . It was a tough decision with many of the entries that we received. That was until I received a CD from Denny Breitenfeld from NetBlender . The application was incredible. I have...

June 27, 2006 New England Regional SharePoint User Group Meeting 5:45 - 6:00 Registration 6:00 - 7:15 Topic: Introducing Microsoft Office SharePoint 2007 With the introduction of SharePoint Portal Server 2003, Microsoft ushered in a new way of...

Great BoF session for those attending Teched Via Nick Parker Eric Jacobs and Nick Parker will be holding a BoF session at Tech Ed called ".NET User Group Open Forum" Tuesday night at 7:45. The purpose is to discuss ways to facilitate a .NET user...

Announcing the INETA Leadership Summit Register User Group Leaders today faces many challenges such as promoting your group, financing, engaging existing members, recruiting speakers, finding new sources of content, leveraging local Microsoft...

Learn how the Requirements Authoring Starter Kit (RASK) can help software development teams collect, interpret, distribute, and synchronize project requirements in a structured Word document using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Tools for the Microsoft Office...

Check it out - Had an opportunity to join - Chris Williams , Don XML , Robin Edwards , and Brian Button for a great discussion with the Podcast Studio folks on organizing a code camp. MP3: http://download.podcaststudio.net/file.aspx?ShowNumber...