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The Toronto Code Camp Website is Live!
05 October 05 01:03 PM | jld | with no comments

The Toronto Code Camp 2006 website is now online! ( http://www.torontocodecamp.com ). The event is slated for January 14th, 2006 and promises to be very exciting. If we can pull this event off, you can bet there will be many others in the near future...

Filed under: General, Windows Vista (formerly "Longhorn"), MVP, East of Toronto .NET User Group, Speaking

Download the PDC 2005 Slide Decks
20 September 05 01:41 PM | jld | with no comments

Via Sam Gentile , Thom Robbins and Chris Bowen : The PDC 2005 slides are now officially available for download! Here is the link: http://commnet.microsoftpdc.com/content/downloads.aspx

Filed under: XAML, General, Windows Vista (formerly "Longhorn")

PDC 2005 Resources for Non-Attendees
18 September 05 01:53 AM | jld | 1 comment(s)

If you are like me, you didn't get the opportunity to go to the 2005 Professional Developers Conference (my own reason for missing the PDC was to save up for the upcoming MVP Summit in Redmond ). Want to feel like you've been there? I've compiled a list...

Filed under: XAML, General, Windows Vista (formerly "Longhorn"), Writing

How a Book Gets Written: Professional WinFX Beta
18 September 05 12:15 AM | jld | with no comments

I just read a fantastic post by Jim Minatel outlining the process of developing and writing Professional WinFX Beta . The entire story is true - it was quite a challenge to keep up with the changes affecting Longhorn at the time. I recently got a physical...

Filed under: XAML, General, Windows Vista (formerly "Longhorn"), Writing, East of Toronto .NET User Group, Speaking

Toronto Code Camp!
11 September 05 12:26 AM | jld | 4 comment(s)

Chris Dufour (from the East of Toronto .NET User Group ) and I are in the process of setting up a Toronto Code Camp in early January 2006! All the infrastructure is in place - all we need is a location. Expect a website by October 8th - we will be opening...

Filed under: General, Windows Vista (formerly "Longhorn"), MVP, East of Toronto .NET User Group, Speaking

TechNet Innovations Tour - Sneak Peek: XBOX 360 and Windows Vista!
02 September 05 12:47 PM | jld | with no comments

I just got word that Microsoft will be providing sneak peeks at the XBox 360 and Windows Vista as part of the Microsoft TechNet Innovations Tour! Here is the writeup: Preview the innovations Microsoft has made to the TechNet Program; learn about new resources...

Filed under: General, Windows Vista (formerly "Longhorn"), Mobile Devices, TWSUG, TechNet Canada

WinFS Beta 1 and Windows Vista Post-Event Resources
30 August 05 11:44 PM | jld | with no comments

WinFS Beta 1 is now available through the MSDN Subscriber downloads . At the install fest last Saturday, I had a comment from one of the attendees that he felt WinFS should be a part of Vista. It appears that gentleman got his wish! You can learn a lot...

Filed under: XAML, General, Windows Vista (formerly "Longhorn"), TWSUG, TechNet Canada

TechEd 2005: Top 10 Fun Things to Do at TechEd
08 May 05 07:18 AM | jld | 1 comment(s)

I just finished my schedule for TechEd . It was incredibly challenging trying to narrow down what sessions to attend, what time slots to staff the Author/Publisher Community Lounge and bookstore and my BOF. There is such a huge selection of great topics...

Filed under: XAML, General, Windows Vista (formerly "Longhorn"), MVP, Speaking, TechEd 2005

March 2005 "Avalon" and "Indigo" Community Technology Preview
18 March 05 02:08 AM | jld | 1 comment(s)

If you want to play with the March 2005 "Avalon" and "Indigo" Community Technology Preview, head on right over to the MSDN Subscriber downloads website (FYI, the .iso file is 444 MB). You have a few options once it's installed - you can try coding everything...

Filed under: XAML, General, Windows Vista (formerly "Longhorn")

Demo Disaster Recovery
20 January 05 05:39 AM | jld | with no comments

In the last little while, I've started getting more opportunities to speak. As a result, I've experienced for the first time the much talked about and dreaded "demo meltdown". Two days in a row no less! Fortunately, the presentations went extremely well...

Filed under: Team System, XAML, General, Windows Vista (formerly "Longhorn"), MVP, East of Toronto .NET User Group, Speaking