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SharePoint Goodness
25 June 08 01:57 PM
SharePoint is one of those technologies for me that is large enough in scope and ambition that I am simultaneously in awe of it and confused by it.  To elaborate on the confusing aspect, SharePoint feels like it has multiple masters - more specifically, Read More...
TechEd 2008 - Great Time/No Voice
22 June 08 11:50 PM
This year's TechEd was a fantastic experience - thanks again to everyone who came out to the MSDN Magazine booth and to everyone who came to my session on how to be an author - even though I had completely lost my voice.  The XBox 360 giveaway was Read More...
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TechEd Slides
08 June 08 08:50 PM
Hi everyone - well, it's now time for life to get back to normal. Parental leave is over. TechEd is over. Back to the grind for me. Thanks to everyone who come out to my TechEd session on how to become a MSDN Magazine author. I hope that you found it Read More...
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How to [Not] Annoy Our Editors
09 April 08 11:52 PM
I recently posted with some tips for writing a solid article proposal.  However, if you've gotten your proposal accepted, how do you then do your part to ensure a smooth experience as an author and avoid the oh-so-painful experience of having your Read More...
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Article Submissions in May
03 April 08 04:03 PM
In my previous post , I mentioned that I was booking content farther out at the moment because I was going to be out of the office in May.  I wanted to follow up to also say that during this time, nobody will be reviewing article submissions.  Read More...
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Reviewing Article Submissions
03 April 08 03:56 PM
Have you ever submitted an article to MSDN Magazine via mmsubmit@microsoft.com and then wondered what actually happens between sending in the submission and getting the response.  Well, in that I'm the primary individual who reviews your submissions, Read More...
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SQL Server 2008 - All For You Sweepstakes
31 March 08 12:14 PM
So I'm not generally one for random promotions - just like I'm that guy who will predictably break the chain in an email forward.  However, I do want to let you know about the SQL Server 2008 "All For You" Sweepstakes for a couple reasons. Read More...
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Database Development - What is it to you?
05 February 08 10:21 AM
As I mentioned in a recent editor's note , one topic that you said you would like to see more of is database development.  While this request was not entirely unexpected, it's not all that clearly defined in my mind either.  I think that the Read More...
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"CLR Inside Out" Needs Your Ideas
19 December 07 06:55 AM
One of the benefits that we at MSDN Magazine are proud to be able to offer readers is access to many of the actual product groups at Microsoft.  For those of you who read the magazine, you know that we run a column called CLR Inside Out - the column Read More...
To Everyone Submitting Articles on Acropolis...
29 October 07 03:34 PM
Please see the following .  As such, we're not going to be accepting submissions on Acropolis for the moment as we're waiting to see how the landscape looks after the dust settles over in P&P-land . Read More...
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Interviewing Bjarne Stroustrup!!
25 October 07 04:25 PM
I'm actually pretty excited at the moment.  If you remember this post from a while back , I gave you the opportunity to tell me who you wanted to hear from in MSDN Magazine .  In that post, I also mentioned that it could be anybody from Bill Read More...
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Wanna Work at MSDN Magazine??
21 October 07 05:45 PM
As Josh recently posted , we are looking for a new Senior Editor to join the staff at MSDN Magazine.  Here's the link to the formal job posting .  The top of this posting lists the position as a Redmond-based position.  The reality is that Read More...
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My Last Certification Post... (aka - Introducing Gerry)
19 October 07 06:05 PM
Well, that might be a little overly-dramatic, but all you folks that have been following this blog for certification news should definitely pay attention. As you may or may not know (if you didn't know, um...surprise?), I left Microsoft Learning this Read More...
ALT.NET - Trip Report
18 October 07 08:41 PM
I had the recent opportunity to travel to Austin, TX to attend a meeting of the minds of those who are considered thought leaders in the .NET agile/open source space. This community, in somewhat of an expression of feeling that the general .NET community Read More...
ALT.NET - Day 3
18 October 07 06:43 PM
I can't believe that it has taken me so long to get around to writing my concluding thoughts on the conference. That said, perhaps this is a good thing as I have been able to watch the post-conference churn in the blogosphere over the past couple of weeks Read More...
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