October 2007 - Posts

Getting ready to speak at TechEd Developers Barcelona next week
30 October 07 10:19 PM | llangit | 1 Comments   
I am super excited to be speaking at TechEd Developers in Barcelona next week. I am delivering a session on Monday, then leading a panel on Wednesday, and then delivering another session on Friday. In between I'll be hanging out at the Business Intelligence Read More...
Security for Developers - Claims, ACLs, Profiles, Tokens - why should I care?
29 October 07 09:02 PM | llangit | 0 Comments   
Just read it, you'll laugh, learn and understand. The only thing that would be better is if he recorded this so we all could hear that lovely Italian accent. Vibro.NET : The Tao of Claims Read More...
Pause for a moment...
27 October 07 09:43 PM | llangit | 3 Comments   
I've been working too hard this week. As I was reviewing the photos on my camera, I found the one below (that I had taken a couple of weeks ago). I thought you might enjoy it as much as I do. Read More...
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SharePoint for Developers at Silicon Valley Code Camp 2007
27 October 07 09:28 PM | llangit | 1 Comments   
Thanks to the group at my session this morning on the basics of SharePoint as a development platform. If you are a first-time visitor to my blog (based on this session) be sure to search on the 'SharePoint' tag to see all the links and resources that Read More...
geekSpeak: LINQ to SharePoint with Bart de Smet
27 October 07 05:10 AM | llangit | 1 Comments   
Join us Wed, Oct 31 at noon PST to talk with Bart about his implementation of LINQ to SharePoint (on CodePlex ). Here's his bio - A former Visual C# MVP, Bart De Smet now works at Microsoft Corporation on the WPF dev team in an SDE role. Prior to this Read More...
geekSpeak Recording: Programming HPC w/Dariusz Parys & Christian Binder
27 October 07 04:47 AM | llangit | 0 Comments   
How geeky are you? Here's a cool topic on the latest geekSpeak - check it out! geekSpeak Recording: Programming for High-Performance Computing Environments with Dariusz Parys and Christian Binder Read More...
Premier Walking - Golden Gate Bridge
25 October 07 06:54 AM | llangit | 2 Comments   
Although I am quite busy this week, when I travel I always try to do at least one thing that has nothing to do with work. Even though I've lived in California for years, until yesterday I'd never walked across the Golden Gate Bridge . For me, it's quite Read More...
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She's Geeky - Monday
23 October 07 04:47 AM | llangit | 3 Comments   
What a fun day I've had - 200 women geeks at the Computer History Museum in San Jose, CA for the first-ever She's Geeky unConference. Today's highlight for me was the talk by futurist Melanie Swan - here's here mind-blowing deck . Another fun thing was Read More...
Don't Let Them Take the Fight Outta You
20 October 07 06:40 AM | llangit | 1 Comments   
I love this song. Ben Harper - Fight Outta You lyrics Read More...
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Cool Silverlight demos - including PowerPoint-like interface
20 October 07 02:08 AM | llangit | 1 Comments   
Check these out - very cool! If you are just getting into Silverlight development and need some inspiration, these demos will get you motivated. GOA - System.Windows.Forms for Microsoft Silverlight Read More...
I'm in NorCal next week == busy!
18 October 07 06:04 AM | llangit | 1 Comments   
Monday / Tuesday, I am scheduled to do something really different for me - attend a technical conference where 'no boys are allowed' - it's called She's Geeky and will be held at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA. The attendee list is pretty Read More...
What is memorable?
17 October 07 03:59 PM | llangit | 3 Comments   
As micro-attention and media bombardment grows, I find myself thinking more and more about not what catches my eye, rather what stays in my brain. I watched a film that I had seen 17 years ago last night and was a bit startled at the level of detail I Read More...
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SharePoint Architecure presentation & dev poster from San Diego
16 October 07 10:14 PM | llangit | 2 Comments   
Here's a link to the deck from my presentation today. Also, here's a link to the detailed SharePoint developer poster that I talked about in my presentation as well. Download details: 2007 Office System: Developer Posters Read More...
Free WF Tutorial: Part 1 - Intro to building workflows with WF
16 October 07 08:13 PM | llangit | 5 Comments   
Blogger Robert Shelton does it again - get his tutorials on WF. Again, he's posted on Live SkyDrive, so if you live outside of the US, let him know, so that he can provide the files directly to you. Free Workflow: Part 1 - Introduction to building workflow's Read More...
Common Coding Issues When Using the SharePoint Object Model
16 October 07 12:08 AM | llangit | 1 Comments   
SharePoint developers --you know who you are - particularly those of you that have been 'pounding' my inbox lately :) --read this reference article! Best Practices: Common Coding Issues When Using the SharePoint Object Model Read More...
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Daily Facebook meltdown
14 October 07 09:27 PM | llangit | 1 Comments   
Is it just me, or are you noticing more weird errors on Facebook lately? Oh well, I am spending too much time there anyway... Read More...
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geekSpeak on Channel9 - SharePoint Features with Paul Stork
14 October 07 02:45 PM | llangit | 2 Comments   
Here's a list of links related to Paul's geekSpeak show: -to 'What is a Feature? ' -to the FBA Authentication walkthrough that I normally use: -to the SharePoint Discussions list in Yahoo Groups . -to Paul's employer's Mindsharp website - lots of free Read More...
Graduation of LITA's first class of technical students | LinkNet in Macha, Zambia
13 October 07 06:06 PM | llangit | 2 Comments   
This is wonderful achievment! As regular readers on my blog may know, I was recently privileged to visit the LITA school in Macha, Zambia and to meet the teachers Jon, Greg and the students there. So, that you don't even have to click a link, I am simply Read More...
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Lunch 2.0 at YellowBot.com in Burbank
13 October 07 05:27 PM | llangit | 3 Comments   
I have a cool job. When I am not presenting Microsoft content, I get to 'hang out' with local developer community. Geeking out with smart people just really doesn't feel like work to me. Check out more pictures of this fun event here . Thanks to Nicole Read More...
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Download the slides from Onramp240 in Irvine, CA on Oct 11
11 October 07 12:24 AM | llangit | 3 Comments   
This deck is an overview of 'what's new and cool' in Visual Studio 2008. WoodyP and I are presenting this content in SoCal this quarter. I do believe it's also being presented by other Microsoft developer evangelists nationally. Grab the deck if you are Read More...
MSDN Events - Source Code from events in August - October 2007 (LINQ, WCF, Silverlight)
10 October 07 03:41 PM | llangit | 1 Comments   
An attendee pointed out that the resources didn't actually make it onto the DVD - download source code from demos and power point slides from the link below. Note that you can also watch a recording of the session (recording made by someone from our team). Read More...
new geekSpeak shows up on Channel9
09 October 07 08:01 PM | llangit | 1 Comments   
I put the recordings for these shows up on Ch9 geekSpeak today: 1) XNA game programming w/Nick Landry 2) Workflow policies w/Mark Dunn Also, join us live tomorrow (Wednesday) at 12 noon PST for this show: MSDN geekSpeak: Using SharePoint Server as a Development Read More...
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Free Workshop: SharePoint Document Workflow for Developers
08 October 07 10:00 PM | llangit | 2 Comments   
Big Thanks to Robert Shelton for this. Ok, SharePoint workflow developers (and I know you are out there) get this series for yourself. Robert has done a GREAT job documenting. Now, the one caveat, is that Robert has posted his files to our LIVE SkyDrive, Read More...
Eureka for Balboa Park
08 October 07 02:54 AM | llangit | 1 Comments   
I love this place . Every time I go, I discover something new. Today's find was the Mingei International Museum , delightful, unexpected and unusual. The curators have a sly sense of humor. 85 degrees, sunshine and endless discoveries, I feel quite lucky Read More...
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Very cool Silverlight sample web site
05 October 07 09:22 PM | llangit | 4 Comments   
This site is not only elegant, but, of course, the running theme is personally appealing to me. If you are an ASP.NET web developer and are just getting started with Silverlight - here's a good first stop . Commerce Site - Home Page Read More...
Going to VSLive? Pick up my SQL 20005 BI book - it's featured (on Bookpool)
05 October 07 12:47 AM | llangit | 2 Comments   
Going to VSLive ? Check it out (on Bookpool ) ! Read More...
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We are releasing the Source Code for the .NET Framework Libraries
03 October 07 07:22 PM | llangit | 0 Comments   
Big news - read Scott's blog for detail. Releasing the Source Code for the .NET Framework Libraries - ScottGu's Blog Read More...
MSDN geekSpeak group on facebook
02 October 07 03:56 PM | llangit | 1 Comments   
For those of you who don't already know, I am a big facebook junkie (yes, I'll admit it here, for all to see - well, I don't watch TV, so I've got to have a couple of vices, right?) anyway, I've created a group for the weekly (webcast) show on MSDN Channel9 Read More...
Partner OnRamp Training
01 October 07 11:57 PM | llangit | 1 Comments   
Among other things, we've got this training going on in LA, Irvine and San Diego this week and next. Come on down if you are free. Either WoodyP or I will be around to share all the cool, new stuff. http://www.msreadiness.com/CourseDetail.aspx?id=6640 Read More...
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