February 2009 - Posts

SoCal Architect Councils | The Importance of the Client
28 February 09 08:31 AM | llangit | 1 Comments   

The Value of the Client – In the past, the choice of how an end user interacts with an application has been dictated by IT and often without regards to the usage.  Recently, as the population has become more tech savvy and are experiencing Read More...

Filed under: Southern California, ASP.NET development, Cloud development

See the Future of Software
28 February 09 03:46 AM | llangit | 3 Comments   

Check out this fun video showing Microsoft innovations Read More...

Filed under: Fun, Helping

SoCalDevGal on Azure for .NET Developers
27 February 09 06:54 AM | llangit | 0 Comments   

Here's the Azure for .NET Developers deck from today's presentation in Anaheim.  Thanks to everyone who came out the the Event. Windows Azure for .NET Developers View more presentations from llangit . (tags: services azure ) Here's a link back to Read More...

Filed under: MSDN events, Southern California, ASP.NET development, Cloud development

Introduction To SQL Services from SoCalDevGal
24 February 09 09:49 PM | llangit | 0 Comments   

Introduction To Sql Services View more presentations from llangit . (tags: windows azure ) Introduction To SQL Services   - these are the slides from my talk at MDC Conference in SFO yesterday.  Thanks to all of those who attended! Read More...

Filed under: MSDN events, Cloud development, SQL Services

SoCalDevGal hearts Developer Events in Feb
14 February 09 05:50 PM | llangit | 6 Comments   

And I'll be delivering lots of them over the next two weeks.  Here, we go.... Wed, Feb 18 - live at noon PST MSDN geekSpeak w/Jon Flanders on M / Oslo - register Thurs, Feb 19 - live at MS San Diego, 6pm - SQL Server 2008 Data Mining at the SQL Server Read More...

'How Do I...BI?' screencasts available
13 February 09 06:16 PM | llangit | 9 Comments   

33 parts - 5 to 15 minutes - every feature of SQL Server Analysis Services - enjoy!   'How Do I...BI?' screencast series Read More...

Filed under: BI, SQL Server 2008

Microsoft DreamSpark - Free software for students
11 February 09 05:24 PM | llangit | 0 Comments   

We've extended DreamSpark to include both college AND high school students!  You can get anything shown below (and more - see the DreamSpark website ) for FREE!  These are full-version products (not trials or versions that expire).  This Read More...

Filed under: Fun, Helping

DigiGirlz in Los Angeles
09 February 09 10:52 PM | llangit | 1 Comments   

Here are the three slide decks we will use for the hands-on classes around Kodu, SQL Server 2008 Express and Small Basic, as well as links to more information about each of the applications. We will have a video of the entire DigiGirlz event that we will Read More...

Filed under: Southern California, Technical Conference, Fun

Want to go to Tech-Ed 2009 in Los Angeles for free? Volunteer to work there
09 February 09 06:38 AM | llangit | 1 Comments   

  Submit your name via the Call for Staff tool. You will then be considered for a staff position helping at one of the product demo stations in the Technical Learning Center (TLC). Upon completing the required fields and clicking on the “Submit” Read More...

Filed under: Southern California, TechEd, Technical Conference, Fun, Helping

Mix09 - so what?
04 February 09 10:26 PM | llangit | 1 Comments   

Are you a web developer and/or designer?  March 18-20 in Las Vegas is Mix09 and you should go. I know what you are thinking.  "Oh, I'd love to, but, yeah, right how do I justify a Vegas trip now?" More than ever now smartness wins. Read More...

Filed under: Southern California, ASP.NET development, MIX, Fun

More on that plan...
03 February 09 07:51 PM | llangit | 4 Comments   

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Filed under: Fun

Microsoft Technet 杂志: Microsoft Press Flash - New books for February
02 February 09 08:31 PM | llangit | 3 Comments   

I don't even care that the cover image is incorrect.  It just makes me so happy to see this. Wow, China!  Wow, my book "Smart Business Intelligence Solutions with Microsoft SQL Server 2008" is finally publishing this week!   Microsoft Read More...

Filed under: BI, SQL Server 2008

Pazom
02 February 09 06:05 AM | llangit | 0 Comments   

I saw this interesting collaborative site recently.  From their website " Pazom is a FREE next-generation video chat service.  With Pazom, you can hang out with a group of friends, see and hear each other with webcams and audio, share photos, Read More...

Filed under: Fun