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Join us for some In Person Events!

Register today Here is a quick summary of the events scheduled in March. ArcReady MSDN Events Unleashed TechNet Events Unleashed St. Louis, MO – March 5, 2009 9:00 AM St. Louis, MO – March 5, 2009 1:00 PM St. Louis, MO – March 5, 2009 Read More...

Posted Thursday, March 05, 2009 1:17 PM by benko | 0 Comments

Speaking at MDC 08

Today I’m presenting at Minnesota Developers Conference on “Playing with Possible”…a collection of short demos that together show how you can leverage new technologies such as LINQ to browse books on Amazon using a Silverlight control deployed in SharePoint. Read More...

Posted Tuesday, September 09, 2008 4:14 PM by benko | 1 Comments

SharePoint Code Camp anyone?

I'm excited about all the opportunities to see what's going on in this rapidly changing technology world. Recently we saw the start of the Silverlight User Group in the Twin Cities. This weekend we saw the genesis of yet another group! The SharePoint Read More...

Posted Monday, June 16, 2008 6:00 PM by benko | 1 Comments

Didn't make it to MIX?

Not a problem...you can watch the sessions online by going to VisitMIX and selecting the track you're interested in. Some great technical sessions are available for download, and there's even a cool Silverlight control for picking which ones. Very cool Read More...

Posted Wednesday, March 19, 2008 8:06 PM by benko | 0 Comments

Enter the Mpls & Des Moines Demo Contest to Win COOL Prizes!

ANNOUNCING Visual Studio 2008 Install-Fest Demo Contest! Want to show off your VS2008 or .NET 3.5 skills?  If you answered, yes, this is your opportunity to strut your stuff! During the Visual Studio 2008 Install Fest & Holiday Party on December Read More...

Posted Friday, December 07, 2007 9:25 PM by benko | 2 Comments

Twin Cities Code Camp

What did you do last Saturday? I had the great chance to hang out & present at the Twin Cities Code Camp ( http://www.TwinCitiesCodeCamp.com/TCCC/ ) and talk about some great new stuff that developers might find interesting. These include an overview Read More...

Posted Monday, October 29, 2007 6:14 PM by benko | 1 Comments

Thank You Heartland Dev Conference!

I just got back from the HDC07 in Omaha. It was great to see so many people that I recognized and to have the chance to catch up on what's going on. We had Scott Guthrie ( http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu ) from Redmond in town doing the keynote and as Read More...

Posted Saturday, October 20, 2007 12:44 PM by benko | 1 Comments

Rocking in the Heartland

Here I am...Rock you like a Hurricane! Wow! This Friday I had the chance to make it to Omaha for the 2006 Heartland Developer's Conference. As one of the major non-MS run events in the central region, this event has doubled it's participation and attendance Read More...

Posted Sunday, October 29, 2006 3:15 AM by benko | 0 Comments