August 2006 - Posts

• Developer training opportunities in Chicago and beyond

  As a developer community champion (DCC), I always want to keep my community abreast of training opportunities to keep your tech skills sharp and competitive. To that end, I have compiled a couple of training opportunities that you may want to check out. Read More... Posted Monday, August 21, 2006 12:44 PM by jacobcy | 2 Comments Filed under: Developer Knowledge

• Stay tuned: upcoming webcast series pilots in September

  Howdy loyal blog readers, We don't have all of the details worked out yet, but I wanted to let you all know about an experimental webcast series that my friend Glen Gordon and I are putting together. Basically, we're going to be interviewing experts on Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 09, 2006 7:00 PM by jacobcy | 0 Comments Filed under: Developer Knowledge, Personal Life

• Omaha beats out Boston!

  So I was in Omaha yesterday for the MSDN Event this quarter, and I was overwhelmed by the tremendous enthusiasm that poured forth from the developer community. We usually average about 45% drop-off, meaning that 55 % of the registered customers actually Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 09, 2006 6:05 PM by jacobcy | 4 Comments Filed under: Developer Knowledge, Personal Life

• Handle this!

  At the Saint Louis .NET User Group yesterday night, a fellow in the dark (both figuratively and literally in this case) asked about the Handles keyword in Visual Basic .NET. Although I provided a brief explanation during the event, with the help from Read More... Posted Tuesday, August 01, 2006 9:44 AM by jacobcy | 0 Comments