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Microsoft Canada Developer Advisor

October 2005 - Posts

Ode to MAX
For the upcoming Canadian Launch Tour , we'll (of course) be covering various aspects of SQL Server 2005. This includes the improvements made to the Database Engine to incorporate various Transact-SQL enhancements. Now, as a developer who occasionally Read More...
Canadian? Launch Attendee?
Go read this. (You can thank me later.) Read More...
Mmm... Visual Studio 2005
Wow. It's finally here. It seems only yesterday that I was downloading the first betas of the .NET Framework. (SIGH) So many memories. Read More...
Dan and John Try Podcasting
In an effort to join the podcasting revolution, Dan Sellers and I have posted a series of Ready Buzz audio clips. You can grab them from the Canadian 2005 Launch Tour Weblog here . Dan and I decided to try podcasting as alternative means of reaching our Read More...
Of Mice and Keyboards
If you haven't done so already, do yourself a favour and go check out the latest & greatest mice and keyboards from Microsoft . Wow. I must have been asleep for a couple of months or so because I was totally amazed by what's available these days. Read More...
Visual Studio 2005 Team System: Work Items and Friends
Yesterday, I spent the entire day playing around with many of the new features in Visual Studio 2005 Team System, focusing specifically on the integration of the Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF) for Agile Software Development. For the upcoming Canadian Read More...
The WSE Wonk Strikes Again
After his port of Steve Maine 's WSE 2.0 SMTP transport to the WSE 3.0 bits, Aaron Skonnard has done it again. This time, he's implemented an HTTP.SYS transport. You can read all about it here . Great stuff. Read More...
Edmonton TechNet Event Update
Earlier today, I was informed that the TechNet event scheduled for November 15 in Edmonton, Alberta is now full and that a waiting list has been created. Wow. Please don't forget to register for your local event while seats are still available . Read More...
Code Coverage in Visual Studio 2005 Screencast
Thom Robbins has posted a great screencast of the new code coverage feature available in Visual Studio 2005 to Channel 9 . You can watch it here . Read More...
Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server (TFS) Beta 3 Go-Live License
During the upcoming Canadian launch tour , I'm sure we'll get a few questions regarding the go-live license for Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server (TFS) Beta 3. The good news is that the details of the license have been posted here . This includes Read More...
The Podcasting Equipment Has Arrived...
Recently, a few friends and I have decided to jump head-first into podcasting. (More on this in a later post.) With the growing popularity of this medium, we figured it was a good time to try it out ourselves. Armed with the willingness to make mistakes, Read More...
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