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How a User Group Gave Away Over $65,000 in Prizes with Class by craigshoemaker

I had an amazing time last night at the Inland Empire .NET user group run by Founder and President James Johnson ( @latringo ). The celebration marked the 3rd annual Most Valuable Member awards ceremony. Thanks to Mr. Johnson this user group meeting went...
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Win Asus Netbook or NetAdvantage for .NET While You’re NotAtPDC! by craigshoemaker

Even if you can't make it to PDC for the convention you deserve a a chance to win some cool prizes! Learn how you could win an Asus netbook or a license to NetAdvantage for .NET by following @infragistics and tweeting about a #NotAtPDC session!
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15 Desktop Backgrounds to Support .NET Development (and pay homage to the Gu) by craigshoemaker

Update: I created a Windows 7 theme pack with all of these backgrounds. You can download it here. This weekend was one of those times I just couldn't get “that thing” out of my head. After a short conversation on Twitter earlier in the week about desktop...
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Surprising Ajax Adoption Stats by craigshoemaker

My friend Simone Chiaretta is hosting a short poll looking to find out what type of Ajax adoption exists and what client frameworks and tools you use. He has an interesting post on some of the preliminary results . According to his sample 8% of people...
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Secrets of Real World ASP.NET Dynamic Data Websites eBook Now Available by craigshoemaker

I am pleased to announce that Secrets of Real World ASP.NET Dynamic Data Websites is now available as a Wrox Blox ebook . The material for this book is largely pulled from the recent talks I’ve given at various user groups and developer conferences on...

WPF Designers Unite! by craigshoemaker

The Podder experience is about to get much more spicy! Josh Smith announced the Podder Skinning Competition this weekend. I've talked about Podder before and noted how I love the way it instantly plays podcast episodes . Now you or a designer in your...
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Why BSODs Make People Think You Are In Afghanistan by craigshoemaker

Hi my name is Craig . It’s been a while, I know... Computer problems are really not a lot of fun. Right after I got back from my vacation my computer took a dive – sending my productivity into a tail spin. After having my machine rebuilt and then dealing...
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Gu & Guy Speak, Controversy and MVC Contrib by craigshoemaker

Getting back into the swing of things after MIX08 has proven to be fun and productive. I have a number of podcasts that I hope you can find the time to check out. (It almost seems like we need to make our commutes longer just so we can consume all the...
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The Secret to Great User Experiences by craigshoemaker

Today is a landmark day. I am uploading the 50th episode of the Polymorphic Podcast all the while I get to announce the beginning of our new podcast series at Infragistics , pixel8 ! You're going to want to check out pixel8 because this show is all about...

The Sweet Sound of a Million Microsoft Haters Heads Exploding by craigshoemaker

There was a time when you might not exclaim loudly that you are a Microsoft developer. In light of the years gone by of DOJ hearings and reports of monopolistic practices - Microsoft hasn't always had the best name in the industry. But lately that stance...
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