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July 2007 - Posts

Dallas C# SIG August Meeting - "Ruby vs. C# Smackdown"

The theme for the August C#SIG meeting is "Ruby vs. C# Smackdown". Adam Keys , local Ruby guru will be a featured speaker, along with Jef Newsom, Microsoft Certified Architect and Solution Architect MVP. It should be a great meeting - I hope to see everyone Read More...
Posted Sunday, July 29, 2007 9:48 PM by Chris Koenig | 1 Comments
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My link blog

I have added a link blog to my collection of stuff. When using FeedDemon (yes, I switched news readers again) it's really easy to "copy an item to NewsBin". You can then expose the NewsBin as a separate RSS feed. We'll see how it goes, and hopefully that Read More...
Posted Friday, July 27, 2007 11:33 PM by Chris Koenig | 1 Comments

Coding4Fun Developer Kit - Home

Found on CodePlex, the Microsoft Open Source project hosting website: The Coding4Fun Developer Kit 2008 Vol 1 (BETA) includes the following tools: Bluetooth – implements 3 profiles: Serial Port, File Transfer and Object Push; plus provides Device Discovery Read More...
Posted Friday, July 27, 2007 12:44 PM by Chris Koenig | 1 Comments
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Social Networking here I come!

I'm trying to dive into the Social Networking thing in support of my role at Microsoft. Being the "Community DE" means connecting with and staying connected to the developer community as much as possible. Fortunately, there are a ton of ways to do this Read More...
Posted Friday, July 27, 2007 3:21 AM by Chris Koenig | 1 Comments

Sara Ford's Visual Studio 2008 Tip of the Day

Check out Sara Ford's WebLog for a cool "Visual Studio 2008 Tip of the Day". According to Rob Caron , she previously supplied a "Visual Studio 2005 Tip of the Week", which means your learning of the new version of Visual Studio can be accelerated by a Read More...
Posted Thursday, July 26, 2007 11:38 PM by Chris Koenig | 1 Comments
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Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2 is out!

Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2 is now available from Microsoft Downloads - so go get it right now!!! You can get all the versions, including several VPC images so that you don't have to install on top of your existing environment. Download this latest beta Read More...
Posted Thursday, July 26, 2007 8:41 PM by Chris Koenig | 1 Comments
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Microsoft Silverlight @ DevCares

DevCares is a FREE half-day technical training series created by Developers for Developers! We’ll address the needs and issues of developers today and show you how to make a real difference in the way that you work! August Topic: Microsoft Silverlight! Read More...
Posted Thursday, July 26, 2007 12:29 AM by Chris Koenig | 1 Comments
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Blog Promotion

Apart from making sure you have great content, and telling everyone you know about your blog, what strategies do you use to make sure people are reading your blog? Starting this FY I want to start getting more involved in blogging, and want to make sure Read More...
Posted Friday, July 20, 2007 2:05 PM by Chris Koenig | 4 Comments

Skiing in Dallas?

http://www.bearfireresorts.com/ I hope they offer a seasonal pass :) Read More...
Posted Friday, July 20, 2007 12:42 PM by Chris Koenig | 0 Comments
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Upcoming Community Events

Don't forget that we've got some great community events coming up in South Central: Sat, July 28 th – Oklahoma City CodeCamp ( http://www.okcodecamp.com ) Sat, August 25 th – Houston TechFest ( http://www.houstontechfest.com ) Sat, October 19-20 – Tulsa Read More...
Posted Thursday, July 19, 2007 6:05 PM by Chris Koenig | 0 Comments
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Los Techies Shirts Available!

My good friends down in San Antonio have worked out a deal with Cafe Press to sell all different manner of wearables and goodies with the Los Techies logo on it. My XXL T-shirt is on the way, so why haven't you ordered yours? Go buy one, and wear it to Read More...
Posted Monday, July 16, 2007 8:08 PM by Chris Koenig | 0 Comments
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Office 2007 Compatibility Pack

For those of you not running Office 2007, do not despair! You can still view documents in the Office 2007 file format using the Microsoft Office 2007 Compatibility Pack . If you're not yet using Office 2007 then you definitely need to download this add-in Read More...
Posted Tuesday, July 10, 2007 10:28 PM by Chris Koenig | 0 Comments
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Doug Seven : Windows Server® 2008, Visual Studio® 2008 and Microsoft SQL Server™ 2008 Joint Launch Announced

Announcement of Orcas, Longhorn and Katmai launch event dates, but don't miss this quote from the posting: While the launch events are scheduled to kick off on February 27, 2008, Visual Studio 2008 will ship before the end of the year. Doug Seven : Windows Read More...
Posted Tuesday, July 10, 2007 10:22 PM by Chris Koenig | 1 Comments
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Austin .NET User Group

I had a great time presenting "What's New in WCF" last night at the Austin .NET User Group - big thanks to Jeffrey, Eric and Giuseppe for inviting me to come down, and a special thanks to everyone that attended! We had such a great turnout that we broke Read More...
Posted Tuesday, July 10, 2007 7:41 PM by Chris Koenig | 2 Comments
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Austin .NET User Group Meeting

For those of you in Austin, or planning to be in Austin tomorrow, I'll be speaking at the monthly Austin .NET User Group meeting. The topic will be WCF. Come join us for food, giveaways and more at the Microsoft Office in Austin. See their website for Read More...
Posted Sunday, July 08, 2007 10:21 AM by Chris Koenig | 0 Comments
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Do you have a Mind Map?

At my last job, we used to do a lot of Mind Maps to compliment the discussions we had around future product directions, processes, and happy hours ;-) For that we used an AWESOME program from MindJet called " Mind Manager ". This is a super-easy program Read More...
Posted Saturday, July 07, 2007 10:43 AM by Chris Koenig | 0 Comments
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Connect: "Grava" CTP

From the web site: This looks like a really exciting thing for developers, and I'll definitely be following it. Enabling people to quickly, and easily create educational content that adapts to individual learning styles will make future online education Read More...
Posted Tuesday, July 03, 2007 11:22 PM by Chris Koenig | 0 Comments

DSLReports Speed Test vs. My New Cable Modem

This is the report I get from the new house after TW was here today setting this all up. I'm paying for their 10MB connection, but it doesn't look like I'm getting my full money's worth. How does this compare to your speeds? Should I complain, or is this Read More...
Posted Tuesday, July 03, 2007 11:12 PM by Chris Koenig | 0 Comments

Bye Bye T-Mobile... Hello Cingular!

I just completed my switchover to Cingular from T-Mobile. The main reason was reliability - I enjoyed T-Mobile service, but I couldn't get a signal out at the new house. If you need my new number, let me know and I'll send it to ya. Read More...
Posted Tuesday, July 03, 2007 12:09 AM by Chris Koenig | 0 Comments
 
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