March 2008 - Posts

31 March 2008
Presentation Zooming with ZoomIt

After my Heroes Happen Here talk in Boston about web development with Visual Studio 2008, I got a few emails from people asking me how I was able to zoom in to areas of my screen during my demos. There's a handy and free utility, ZoomIt, originally a Read More...

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30 March 2008
The New Hampshire .NET User Group is Back!

Pat Tormey , who runs the New Hampshire .NET User Group , just sent word that the group has a new site and new plans: We're Re-Grouping New Hamphire DotNet User Group at our new site and we could use some advice from you. Could you drop in at http://www.nhdn.com Read More...

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Filed under: User Groups, New Hampshire

 

28 March 2008
Code Camp 9 - The Schedule!

Code Camp 9 is coming next weekend (April 5th & 6th), and I'm honestly amazed by the response. ( What is Code Camp 9? ) We currently have 62 technology sessions over two days and, currently with 415 registrants , we're likely to hit our limit of 500 Read More...

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Filed under: New England, Events, Code Camp, Massachusetts

 

26 March 2008
Tech Valley Code Camp in Albany, NY - April 19th

Great news for developers in the eastern upstate New York area - a Code Camp is coming to your neck of the woods! The Tech Valley Code Camp will run from 8 AM to 6PM on Saturday, April 19th at the New Horizons Computer Learning Center in Albany. Speakers Read More...

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Filed under: Events, Code Camp, New York

 

23 March 2008
Upcoming Northeast Developer Events - Spring 2008

Here's the next batch of upcoming events of interest to developers and architects in the northeast. It's definitely taking longer to put these together - an indication that our northeast developer community is growing well! Great stuff, everyone! Know Read More...

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Filed under: New England, User Groups, Events, New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Connecticut, Vermont, Rhode Island

 

14 March 2008
Summary of MIX '08 Highlights

It's been a busy week (getting ready for the 2008 Launch event in Boston next week), but I have a moment to share details from my trip to MIX '08 last week. It was my first MIX, and incredibly, my first visit to Las Vegas! Not a lot of free time to absorb Read More...

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Filed under: Visual Studio, Expression, Silverlight, Mix, Surface

 

13 March 2008
Learn XNA at the Next Boston XNA Developers Group Meeting

On March 26th at the next Boston XNA Developers Group meeting, we're starting the process of learning XNA . (The first meeting was a non-technical overview of the world of XNA.) Join Michael Cummings and me as we walk through creating a basic 2D game Read More...

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Filed under: User Groups, Events, XNA, Gaming, Massachusetts

 

13 March 2008
Code Camp 9 Update

Things are moving along well for Code Camp 9, coming on April 5th and 6th at the Microsoft offices in Waltham, MA. With a little over three weeks to go, we're already over 30 sessions and nearing 250 registrations. Keep them coming! Register (Code Camp Read More...

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Filed under: New England, Events, Code Camp

 

12 March 2008
TechEd 2008 Birds of a Feather Call for Topics and Voting

If you're planning to go to TechEd in June, consider volunteering to be a moderator for a Birds of a Feather (BOF) session! Sponsored by INETA , they are a great way to meet with others in the development community with shared interests. Whether you submit Read More...

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01 March 2008
Boston XNA Meeting Resources

Thanks to everyone who came to the first meeting of the Boston XNA Developers Group ! It was a casual evening to talk games and down Pop Rocks. We introduced the concepts behind XNA and Game Studio, took in some of the news from GDC, and had a look at Read More...

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