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Microsoft Canada Developer Advisor

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Notice: This Blog Has Moved.
Howdy. As you can see, I haven't updated this blog in a while. That's because I've been spending all of my time at the Canadian Developers Weblog: http://blogs.msdn.com/cdndevs/ It's much better. Highly recommended. Read More...
[Code Camps, Events] Edmonton Code Camp
Tomorrow, James Kovacs and I will be heading north up to Edmonton , Alberta for the Edmonton Code Camp . This should be a lot of fun. The last time I was at a Code Camp was earlier this year in Calgary . For the Edmonton Code Camp , I will be talking Read More...
[Canadiana] The Chicken Test
At CanUX 2006 , I had the distinct honour of speaking with W. R. Johnson of The Chicken Test . You can see the interview (and other interviews) in a video posted here . Read More...
[Podcasts] A Chat with Kristan (Video)
Kristan Uccello and I sat down during the CanUX 2006 workshop and chatted about a few things including ASP.NET "Atlas" and Windows Vista . You can see the video on YouTube here . Read More...
[Canadiana] commandN (Episode #62)
Another episode of commandN is online. You can view it here . Read More...
[Events] Developer Night in Canada (DNIC) User Group Tour: Kelowna (Follow-Up)
Last night, I delivered a presentation to the Thompson Okanagan .NET Users Group (TODNUG) on the topics of Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) and ASP.NET "Atlas" . Approximately twenty-two (22) people attended the event, which was great to see for Read More...
[Events] CanUX 2006 (Follow-Up)
Last weekend, I ventured west to the snowy confines of Banff , Alberta to attend & present at CanUX 2006 . (Please see my previous post on this event.) I was amazed at the level of passion and expertise I found in the Canadian Rockies . These folks Read More...
[Miscellaneous] Wi-Fi Connectivity and User-Agent Strings
Have you ever wondered why you can't connect to a Wi-Fi provider when you're on the road? Well, it would appear as though the routers that some providers use deny connection requests for unknown User-Agent strings. For example, I'm currently in Kelowna Read More...
[Events] CanUX 2006 (Banff, Alberta, Canada)
Later today, I'll be heading west to Banff to attend CanUX 2006 . For what it's worth, you can check out the official description here . Essentially, it's a workshop that's all about hands-on learning. Geared towards "the folks in the field" (AKA, the Read More...
[Events] Developer Night in Canada (DNIC) User Group Tour: Calgary Follow-Up
Last night, the Calgary .NET User Group and the Alberta .NET User Group co-hosted the Developer Night in Canada (DNIC) user group tour in Calgary . The event had a pretty good crowd - about seventy (70) developers came to hear about Asynchronous JavaScript Read More...
[Events] Developer Night in Canada (DNIC) User Group Tour: Saskatoon Follow-Up
My apologies for not posting preamble for the Developer Night in Canada (DNIC) user group tour event in Saskatoon . The drive up from Regina was a little longer than I expected, which didn't leave me a lot of time to write an entry prior to the event. Read More...
[Events] Developer Night in Canada (DNIC) User Group Tour: Regina
Hello, Regina ! Yes, I'm here in beautiful Regina , Saskatchewan for the third stop of the Developer Night in Canada (DNIC) user group tour for western Canada . Tonight, I'll be speaking to the Regina .NET User Group about Windows Workflow Foundation Read More...
[Events] Developer Night in Canada (DNIC) User Group Tour: Edmonton Follow-Up
The Developer Night in Canada (DNIC) user group tour continues its fantastic journey across the heart of Canada . Last night, a group of developers and I sat in a room and examined Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) and ASP.NET "Atlas" . What a great Read More...
[Events] Developer Night in Canada (DNIC) User Group Tour: Edmonton
Edmonton . The City of Champions. It's good to be back. Yes, I'm here in our nation's sporting capital where tonight, I plan to excite the local developer community with the wonders of ASP.NET "Atlas" . I arrived in Edmonton earlier this morning on Westjet Read More...
[Events] Developer Night in Canada (DNIC) User Group Tour: Winnipeg Follow-up
Last night, the Developer Night in Canada (DNIC) user group tour kicked off with a bang in Winnipeg . With approximately 70 people in the audience, I tried my best to show some of the coolest features of ASP.NET "Atlas" . For some folks, Asynchronous Read More...
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