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Blog moved to burling.co.nz
14 May 08 11:34 PM

When I first started at Microsoft I had my own blog on my own site.  However, after a few months I started blogging here anyway and removed the blog from my own site. Recently I've dusted off the old site and started afresh with a nice new blogging Read More...

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Filed under: Microsoft, Off Topic

How to buy Visual Studio in New Zealand
13 May 08 04:36 AM

We often get asked "how can I buy Visual Studio and MSDN?". And since last time we posted on this was back in 2005 I thought we should update this guidance. If you look at the bottom of the MSDN NZ Visual Studio page, you'll see a section called Read More...

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Filed under: Visual Studio, MSDN

MSDN Flash: Tech Ed - we have a problem...
12 May 08 10:36 PM

I was going to open this editorial in celebration of the fact that registration for Tech Ed is now open and encourage you to register today. And – I strongly encourage you to register today. Not tomorrow – TODAY! Here’s why: As of Read More...

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Filed under: TechEdNZ

Tech Ed New Zealand Tickets - 25% gone
07 May 08 10:08 AM

Ummmm, yeah.if you were planning on heading to Tech Ed this year to hear the likes of Scott Hanselman speak, I would be considering signing up real soon. The early bird tickets are already half sold, and when they are gone they are gone. What is amazing Read More...

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Filed under: TechEdNZ

Tech Ed - registration and speakers
01 May 08 10:13 PM

If you have been hanging out waiting for Tech Ed registration to open, well, the wait is over! Yesterday we opened registration for Tech Ed 2008.  This year Tech Ed is September 1-3. The other bit of good news that has "leaked" over the Read More...

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Unplugged sessions - next week.
14 April 08 03:23 AM

This month I'll be out and about a little doing a talk in a few locations on mixing up the web: Title : Mixing up the web using HTTP, REST, WCF, PHP and IIS7 Abstract: HTTP programming is about more than just ASP.Net. The latest releases of Visual Studio, Read More...

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Tech Ed and MSDN Unplugged update
11 April 08 01:12 AM

Sometimes it feels like we just live from one event to the next. So while we’ve now got the launch events out of the way, there is more coming – and we need your help to make them the best events they can be First up – we are getting underway with our Read More...

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Filed under: Community, Microsoft, TechEdNZ

Introducing the Christchurch Embedded .NET User Group (EDNUG)
07 April 08 11:06 PM

Chris has blogged the details of the newest user group in New Zealand - in Christchurch - focused on Embedded development. The first meeting is next week - details here I have recently became involved in starting up a new user group within the Christchurch Read More...

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Filed under: Community

Launch - Building Connected Systems
03 April 08 10:01 PM

As promised, I've uploaded the slides and code from my Connected Systems talk from the Launch events up to my skydrive, so if you are interested, you can grab them. The sample code includes the code to extract data from Oulook, extend your ASP.Net Role Read More...

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Filed under: Visual Studio, Developer

Congratulations new MVP's
02 April 08 07:36 AM

Each quarter we award those who work hardest in the technical community with an award we call the Most Valuable Professional. These awards are given for the contributions made to the technical community over the last 12 months.  Contributions can Read More...

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Filed under: MVP, Community

A peek inside the OSS Labs at Microsoft
26 March 08 12:10 PM

There is a bunch of photos on Port25 taken inside the OSS labs at Microsoft.  This is an interesting look at whats going on behind the scenes.  It is reasonably well known that we have a OSS lab, but this opens it up a little more. If you are Read More...

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Filed under: Off Topic

SQL Server User Group - Thursday
11 March 08 03:53 AM

Adrian just emailed me to let me know that Australian Peter Ward is presenting in Wellington on Thursday night: Peter Ward is visiting us from Australia and will make 2 presentations, with refreshments in between. Peter Ward is WARDY IT Solutions Chief Read More...

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Filed under: Community

2008 Summer Road Trip Prize Draw Results
06 March 08 11:55 PM

On Wednesday we drew the prize draw for the 2008 summer road trip. Jeremy took the data, imported it into SQL, did some code to match registrations and invitations to evaluation forms, then write a little function to draw someone from random from the Read More...

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Filed under: Community, 2008SummerRoadTrip

Road Trip Code and slides now available
03 March 08 02:43 AM

Many of you have asked about availability of the code and slides from the road trip, and the good news is that they are now up. Jeremy has the scoop along with instructions to build a VM for yourself. Enjoy! Read More...

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VS2008 blog on Geekzone
03 March 08 02:36 AM

Given that March is a big month here at Microsoft New Zealand due to the launch of Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008, Mauricio decided to get a bunch of developers together to blog about some of the cool new features in Visual Read More...

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Filed under: Visual Studio, Community