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Microsoft Canada Developer Advisor

March 2006 - Posts

[Code Camps] Calgary Code Camp is Coming!
James Kovacs , Bil Simser , and I have started fleshing out the agenda for this year's Calgary Code Camp and things are looking good. We have approximately sixty days until May 27th (register today!) and we already have five speakers registered with three Read More...
[Announcements] realDEVELOPMENT_06 is Coming!
Big time news for today! Earlier this week, MSDN Canada announced the realDEVELOPMENT_06 tour. (See our Website for more information on cities and dates.) realDEVELOPMENT_06 will feature two sets of sessions; one entitled, "Web Platform" and on entitled, Read More...
[Announcements] Calgary Code Camp (May 27, 2006)
Need something to do for May 27, 2006? Here's one suggestion: Calgary Code Camp . Read More...
Speaking at TODNUG Tomorrow
Tomorrow, I'll be heading to Kelowna to speak at the Thompson Okanagan .NET Users Group (TODNUG) . It should be a lot of fun. I look forward to seeing everyone at the meeting! Read More...
Vancouver Code Camp Rocked
Yesterday, approximately 150 people in and around the Vancouver area came together to talk about code. The Vancouver Code Camp , organized by Rob Chartier ( Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) ) et al., featured two concurrent tracks with a total Read More...
Vancouver Code Camp Today!
I'm in Vancouver today at the Vancouver Code Camp and having a great time. My session - entitled, "A Lap Around WinFX" - will be at 2:00 PM PST. See you there! Read More...
Thanks, Edmonton!
I just got back from Edmonton after delivering a presentation on WinFX ( Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) , Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) , Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) ) to the Edmonton .NET Wizards . According to Dickson , one of the Read More...
Speaking at Vancouver Code Camp (March 18)
This Saturday, I'll be in beautiful British Columbia to deliver a presentation entitled, "A Lap Around WinFX" at the Vancouver Code Camp . Come and learn about the next generation of Windows APIs! Read More...
Speaking at Edmonton .NET Wizards Tonight!
I'll be speaking at the Edmonton .NET Wizards tonight at 6:00 PM MST. Please feel free to drop by and introduce yourself. For more information about this event, please check out the Website . Read More...
[FYI] Hanselman-ism: "TiVo Attack"
Scott Hanselman ( HanselMinutes , dasBlog Community Edition , Microsoft Regional Director (RD) ) is full of great expressions that describe - quite succinctly - what developers experience on a day-to-day basis. "File → New... → Enterprise..." and "Intellisquish" Read More...
Speaking at Edmonton .NET Wizards (March 14)
Next week, I'll be up in Edmonton , Alberta to deliver a presentation entitled, "A Lap Around WinFX" to the Edmonton .NET Wizards . If you're in the area and would like to learn more about the next generation of Windows APIs, please feel free to drop Read More...
Plumbers at Work - Episode #4 - Life, the Universe, and Everything
The latest episode of Plumbers at Work is online . Enjoy. Read More...
Calgary .NET User Group Recap
Last night, James Kovacs and Daniel Carbajal delivered a wondeful presentation to the Calgary .NET User Group entitled, "Building Cutting-Edge Web Solutions with Visual Studio 2005 and ASP.NET 2.0". This presentation was great because it showed attendees Read More...
Thanks, Winnipeg .NET User Group!
Recently, I had the pleasure of delivering a talk entitled, "A Lap Around WinFX" to the Winnipeg .NET User Group . Lots of good questions were asked about Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) , Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) , and Windows Workflow Read More...
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