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SoCalDevGal interview Bart de Smet and Mwansa Lumpa at TechEd Africa 2009
01 September 09 04:36 AM | llangit | 0 Comments   

Enjoy - (can you tell I was a bit jet lagged?) first Bart on his work with .NET 4.0 Framework then Mwansa on his work developing SmartCare in Zambia Read More...

Filed under: TechEd, Technical Conference, Travel

Welcome (back) to the Hotel California after speaking in Europe
24 March 09 04:51 AM | llangit | 1 Comments   

After three weeks in Europe, SoCalDevGal is back home…”you can check out at any time you like, but you can never leave” and is thinking about the parts of the EU I visited and differences.  First from a professional standpoint, European audiences, Read More...

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SoCalDevGal is heading over to Europe
02 March 09 05:37 AM | llangit | 1 Comments   

Yup, I am taking a little work trip - leaving shortly for 20 days in Europe.  During this time I'll be speaking at TechDays Belgium in Antwerp , TechDays Sweden in Vasteras and more.  Although I've been to other European countries in the past, Read More...

Filed under: Technical Conference, Travel, Fun, MOSS, SharePoint, BI, SQL Server 2008

Get on the bus for 'The Code Trip'
16 November 07 08:28 PM | llangit | 2 Comments   

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Filed under: MSDN events, Southern California, ASP.NET development, Technical Conference, Travel, Fun, Helping, BI, Webcasts

SmartCare in Zambia
08 November 07 11:11 AM | llangit | 2 Comments   

At TechEd Barcelona this week I had the privilege of interviewing lead developer from the SmartCare team (electronic medical records tracking system being implemented in Zambia) Irene Pathy . Regular readers of my blog may know that I work with a world-wide Read More...

Filed under: Travel, Helping

Virtual TechEd from Barcelona starts Nov 5
05 November 07 05:00 AM | llangit | 1 Comments   

Many of you have sent mail saying you 'wished you were here too'. Now you can be, kind of - starting tomorrow (well, today where I am - jet lag is really got me!), you can catch some of the conference on Virtual TechEd . I am scheduled to record on Tuesday Read More...

Filed under: TechEd, Technical Conference, Travel, BI

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...

Filed under: Technical Conference, Travel, Helping, BI

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...

Filed under: Travel, Fun

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...

Filed under: TechEd, Technical Conference, Travel, MOSS, SharePoint, BI, geekSpeak, Webcasts

Microsoft Live Labs: Photosynth
11 August 07 06:46 PM | llangit | 1 Comments   

Something fun for those of us unwilling to travel to Orlando. My favorite general tool is the 'fly around' view. I particularly like this view as well. Microsoft Live Labs: Photosynth Read More...

Filed under: Travel, Fun

Perfect Code -- from Wolfram MathWorld
21 June 07 09:03 PM | llangit | 3 Comments   

Does is really look like this? Although always interested in math, I've never had the opportunity to have a formal math education. I have been kicking around the idea of going back to school to pursue an advanced degree in math, because, well..math just Read More...

Filed under: Travel, Art, Fun

Traffic Gadget for Vista - I LOVE this one
13 April 07 05:49 AM | llangit | 0 Comments   

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Filed under: ASP.NET development, Travel, Vista Gadgets, Fun

Cool Zurich Airport XBAP application
01 April 07 04:43 AM | llangit | 0 Comments   

What's an XBAP application you might be asking? Well, it's a WPF application that runs in IE 7.0. Here's a cool example - Zurich airport. Read More...

Filed under: Vista development, Travel

Why am I so easily distracted?
26 March 07 06:49 PM | llangit | 1 Comments   

I am trying to work, but keep thinking about more interesting things like this.... Read More...

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Music is essential, lately it's j-pop
20 March 07 09:01 PM | llangit | 1 Comments   

Lately, I've been listening to Grapevine - picked this up in Tokyo. I really just couldn't even work if I didn't have music. It seems that my tastes are becoming increasingly eclectic. This year's finds includes the newest from Tom Waits , something extraordinary Read More...

Filed under: Travel, Fun, Music