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Friday, September 30, 2005 10:30 PM

He's Coming!

In case you haven’t had a chance to register. Carl is passing through town on his road trip to the various launches! Register Now Wednesday, October 12, 2005 6:00 PM -9:00 PM Microsoft Waltham Office 201 Jones Road , 6th Floor Waltham , Massachusetts
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Friday, September 30, 2005 9:50 PM

Code Camp Portland

Code Camp Portland Saturday, November 12, 2005 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM (GMT-05:00) Register Now VTEC 50 Foden Road South Portland Maine United States Are you a developer interested in improving your .NET skills? Then this is the event to attend- Code Camp Portland
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Friday, September 30, 2005 8:58 PM

SD Conference Wrap-up

Thanks to all that attended the SD Conference this week in Boston . As promised I have posted the materials for my two sessions here – Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team System: Building Robust and Reliable Software Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition
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Friday, September 30, 2005 6:00 PM

C# User Group of Greater Boston

C# User Group of Greater Boston http://www.bostoncsharp.org/ Tuesday Oct 4, 2005 C# User Group of Greater Boston Featuring Jasin Haley Presenting on Disassembling for Fun at MSFT Waltham Executive Committee Meeting 6:00 - 6:30 PM At 6:00 there will be
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Friday, September 30, 2005 12:55 PM

Another Record Your Demo

In this video available here , Duane LaFlotte explores how the GDI can be manipulated using Visual Studio 2003 and the Compact Framework.
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Thursday, September 29, 2005 10:48 PM

Exploring the Crypto API

Another Record Your Demo - In this video Duane LaFlotte , available here he explores the Crypto API and how it can be used within a .NET application. <<View Exploring the Crypto API>>
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Thursday, September 29, 2005 9:33 PM

Another Record Your Demo

Pretty cool look at Speech Server - In this video available here , Duane LaFlotte takes a look at how he used speech server to author an extension to his blog. <<View Developing Speech Enabled Applications>>
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Thursday, September 29, 2005 8:31 PM

Record your demo

During the recent Code Camp 4 we did a “Record Your Demo” session. I am in the process of editing will post the them. In this video available here , Patrick Hynds takes a look at the new server control features available within Visual Studio 2005 and
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Thursday, September 29, 2005 7:12 PM

Updating the Stuff

Finally, I am starting to get caught up from being out of the office for the last couple of days. I updated the Code Camp 4: Developers Gone Wild content site and will continue to do so over the next couple of days. Check out the Code Camp goods here
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Thursday, September 29, 2005 11:21 AM

Still some seats available!

Are you still using VB 6? If you are then this is something that you will want to atten d. There are still some seats available for this evening event! Methods and Masters: The VB Upgrade Tour Register Here Wednesday, October 05, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Microsoft
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Thursday, September 29, 2005 10:45 AM

The Launch is Coming

The launch here in Boston is getting closer! December 15 at the Boston Convention Center is going to be a Rocking event. If you haven’t registered make sure you get yourself registered. It’s filling up quick. In honor of the launch we have some great
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Wednesday, September 28, 2005 10:18 PM

Code Camp New Jersey

Scott reports that the registration site for the first New Jersey Code Camp is now ready. You MUST register before the event. Space is very limited and walk ins at the door will not be allowed to enter.
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Sunday, September 25, 2005 10:04 PM

Great Feedback for Code Camps!

I was just about to walk away for the evening and I saw this great email from Marcia. I think it goes to show the spirit of the Code Camps in general and how great the community is as a whole! Thanks Marcia. Dear Thom: Many thanks for this weekend. Besides
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Sunday, September 25, 2005 10:02 PM

Code Camp 4: Developers Gone Wild

Well what a great Code Camp it was. We had more people, more pizza, more content and more fun than at any of the others. More detailed information later – but thanks to everyone and all that presented. What a great crew of people and a community we have
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Friday, September 23, 2005 10:10 PM

Download the Session List

Thanks to Jason for this great downloadable list of Code Camp 4 Sessions! It’s going to be a great one – about 80 sessions and 500+ people. What more could you ask for with a Code Camp in New England!
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Friday, September 23, 2005 9:01 PM

TFS Beta 3 Released

Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server Beta 3 will be available tonight on the MSDN subscriber download center. We finalized the bits a couple days ago and they should be propagated to servers and be ready for download this evening. More Informatio
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Thursday, September 22, 2005 9:39 PM

Building a Quick Lookup Screen

Ever tried to build a quick lookup form? And use no code? Well Visual Studio 2005 provides a way to do this easily using the new features of the data source wizard. In this video available here , we take a look at how this can be built. <<View Building
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Wednesday, September 21, 2005 8:15 PM

Got Content?

Contributors are one of the most important features of Code Camps. They are the companies and individuals that are interested in helping the community and endorse the community driven ideas of Code Camps. We have some fantastic ones that are stepping
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Tuesday, September 20, 2005 9:46 PM

The Really Almost Final Agenda

Only a few days left until Code Camp 4: Developers Gone Wild! We have completed the last of the changes and the agenda looks complete. We have 80 sessions for this one! Check out the agenda Check out the Sessions
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Tuesday, September 20, 2005 5:18 PM

.NET Rocks Orlando!

Saturday, October 22, 2005 4:00 PM - Saturday, October 22, 2005 7:00 PM (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) Language: English-American Register Now UCF Main Campus Park in East Parking Garage: http://campusmap.ucf.edu/flash/index.php?select=b_83
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Sunday, September 18, 2005 7:40 PM

SharePoint V3 Video

Looks like the Channel 9 folks have a pretty good video on some of the new features of SharePoint V3. http://channel9.msdn.com/Showpost.aspx?postid=115383
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Saturday, September 17, 2005 10:36 AM

Code Camp 4: Developers Gone Wild

It’s almost here! Another week and we are at Code Camp 4. We are expecting some great content with over 75+ sessions . Here is the Almost Agenda . Remember that we call it the Almost Agenda because it is subject to change. <<View the Almost Agenda>>
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Friday, September 16, 2005 8:53 PM

Object Binding with Visual Studio 2005

One of the most powerful features of Visual Studio 2005 is the new binding features. I know your reading this and saying – I would never do that because I write objects. Well, if you haven’t seen it. Visual Studio 2005 provides the ability to do bind
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Friday, September 16, 2005 8:46 PM

Screencasts Are Here

In case you haven’t seen them. The folks at Channel 9 have done a great job with their redesign. As part of the new design they have agreed to the Screencasts that we have been doing. So check them out! <<View Screencast Directory>>
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Friday, September 16, 2005 5:52 PM

New Jersey Code Camp

Check it out – the New Jersey Code Camp is coming! They still have some room for sessions. If you are interested, please submit an abstract to abstracts@njcodecamp.org .
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Friday, September 16, 2005 3:07 PM

PDC Session Material

Via Sam Gentile If you couldn’t attend the PDC you can check out the session material here .
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Friday, September 16, 2005 3:03 PM

New Windows Mobile 5.0 Device

In case you haven’t seen it. Sprint announced the first Windows Mobile 5.0 device available in the US . http://www.sprint.com/business/products/phones/ppc6700_allPcsPhones.jsp . PPC-6700 (aka HTC Apache) Windows Mobile 5.0 for PocketPC Phone Edition EVDO
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Friday, September 16, 2005 12:25 PM

FREE Microsoft SQL Server and Visual Studio 2005 First Look

FREE Microsoft SQL Server and Visual Studio 2005 First Look Microsoft Corporation 201 Jones Rd. , Sixth Floor Waltham MA Register Now Attend Boston University Corporate Education Center ’s (BUCEC) FREE first look seminar on Microsoft’s next-generation
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Friday, September 16, 2005 10:26 AM

Register for the Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 Beta Program

Register for the Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 Beta Program and learn how Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 can help your organization increase operational efficiency in software test and development, application migration, and server consolidation scenarios.
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Friday, September 16, 2005 10:23 AM

Episode #1 - Strategies for Occasionally Connected Applications

Don and I have just posted Episode #1 of the Mobiledevcaster pod cast to here . In this episode we explore strategies for developing occasionally connected applications and some of the best practice strategies we have found. <Check out the Mobiledevcaster
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Thursday, September 15, 2005 8:53 PM

Convert from Rational ClearQuest to Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server

Via Joe Healy Convert from Rational ClearQuest to Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server Just released, converters for migrating work items from Rational ClearQuest to TFS and another one to migrate source files from VSS to TFS. VSSConverter - http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms181246(en-us,vs.80).aspx
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Tuesday, September 13, 2005 9:18 PM

ISV Touchdown Briefings

Thanks to all who attended the ISV Touchdown briefings we held today. As promised I have posted the session decks and they can be downloaded: Session 1: Introducing the Visual Studio 2005 Team System Session 2: Language Update Session 3: What’s new in
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Saturday, September 10, 2005 12:53 AM

Free ASP 2.0 Hosting

HostMySite.com has announced that it is offering a free beta hosting trial for ASP.NET 2.0. Very cool – and well worth checking out – http://hostmysite.com/aspnet/
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Saturday, September 10, 2005 12:34 AM

Introducing ASP 2.0 Master Pages

While meeting with the development staff of a local company we began discussing a project that the CIO had assigned them earlier that morning. The project was actually the first in a series of about 15 planned Web sites scheduled over the next year. Each
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Friday, September 09, 2005 10:55 PM

Microsoft E-Learning courses on SQL Server 2005

Microsoft E-Learning courses on SQL Server 2005 Whether you are interested in database administration, database development, or business intelligence, you can access some great free E-Learning topics on SQL Server 2005. Each lesson includes hands-on virtual
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Friday, September 09, 2005 10:51 PM

Download Books Online for the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 CTP June 2005

Books Online Now Available for Download Download Books Online for the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 CTP June 2005. Books Online is the primary documentation set for SQL Server 2005. This includes: Setup and upgrade instructions Information about new features
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Thursday, September 08, 2005 11:46 PM

The Visual Studio Hosted Experience

I had a chance to play with some of these labs the other day and was really impressed. Basically, they are a free form three hour hosted trial and labs. These are just a few of the ones that are available – Java to .NET Framework Migration Workshop This
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Wednesday, September 07, 2005 10:32 AM

Meet the Microsoft Team!

Microsoft Technology Update Register Now Location: 25 Northpointe Parkway Suite A Amherst , NY 14228 Date: October 27 Interested in seeing the latest technology and meeting your local team for Northeast District of Microsoft? Please join us for this exclusive
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Monday, September 05, 2005 9:09 PM

Code Camp 4 is Coming Together

In case you haven’t seen the session listing for Code Camp 4 . Still have a few left to post but here is what we are looking at – Smart Client Track – 14 Sessions Web Track – 13 Sessions Data Track – 14 Sessions Interoperability Track – 4 Sessions Fundamentals
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Monday, September 05, 2005 3:36 PM

The Mobiledevcaster is now live!

Well now we’ve gone and done it. Don Sorcinelli and I have formed a mobile partnership with our new podcast, the Mobile Devcasters . The show will focus entirely on mobile application development and architecture with .NET. We’ve just recorded and posted
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Saturday, September 03, 2005 11:06 PM

ASP 2.0 Training

This looks great! AppDev is offering up 3 hours of their high quality ASP.NET 2.0 training for free! Get in on it http://www.appdev.com/promo.asp?page=sn00027
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