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I have to admit that the end of March and all of April was a pretty busy time for the team. Considering that EnergizeIT 2009 included events in 16 cities from Victoria to St. John's in a short six week period - it was a bit of a whirlwind... and a really
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We held a Windows 7 Installfest yesterday as part of the cross-Canada EnergizeIT tour. The idea is pretty simple: invite developers, IT pros and early adopters of all stripes to the Microsoft Canada Headquarters in Mississauga, provide them with DVDs
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Earlier today, Rodney Buike, Qixing Zheng, and I visited SAIT Polytechnic and the user group community in Calgary as part of EnergizeIT . The academic event at SAIT Polytechnic was attended by students and faculty wanting to hear about the ICT industry
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I’m currently in London, Ontario at the Delta Armouries London hotel , where my coworkers Rodney Buike and Qixing Zheng will be doing a presentation for EnergizeIT later tonight. We’re spending the day polishing our presentations and getting the usual
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Next week marks the beginning of EnergizeIT , Microsoft’s cross-Canada tour where we’ll be talking about some of the new tools and technologies that are coming soon. We’ll be hosting all kinds of things, including: User Group Connection: The Future of
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On Saturday, May 24 - the developer breakout tracks will explode with a combination of Grok Talks , presentations on online services and many other surprises. Bring your laptop as there will be an opportunity to show off your skills and participate in
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Have you seen cool services like Windows Live, FaceBook, Twitter and Amazon? Did you know that you can build amazing applications using these services? In this track, you’ll get the lowdown on the fundamentals of services, how they work, and clarifying
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Sign up for the Grok and Load session at Energize IT! Visual Studio 2008 is a suite of development tools designed to help developers solve complex challenges and create innovative software. This session consists of a three-part series of hands-on and
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Alright - you've seen the posts about EnergizeIT 2008 which happens in Toronto on Saturday, May 24. I'm writing this post to talk about the loudest, roudiest, "goes-to-eleven" breakout track at the event. Of course, I am talking
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Here are post-event resources for Energize IT 2008.
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In less than a month, Energize IT will be rolling into Toronto on Saturday May 24, 2008! It's going to be an amazing event bringing together Developers, Students, Designers, IT Pros, and IT Managers (and anyone excited about IT for that matter) under
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Earlier this week, I met Richard Fung , an undergraduate student from the University of Calgary . Richard is part of a team of developers who submitted an entry for the MSDN Code Awards , which concluded at EnergizeIT 2007 in Toronto. You can check out
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Last Saturday, Microsoft Canada hosted an incredible event called EnergizeIT in Toronto (AKA, Accordion City ). Approximately 1500 people showed up to this event, which featured tracks for designers, developers, IT professionals, and many others. We've
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Earlier this week, I arrived in Toronto in preparation for Energize IT this Saturday. It's going to be an awesome event. This year, I'll be running the Developer Track, which will feature a ton of content on Web development using AJAX and Silverlight
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3 days and counting... This coming Saturday, the Metro Toronto Convention Center will host Energize IT , a cool community event I blogged about which provides you with an opportunity to connect with the community and "get your geek on"! The onus here
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