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HHH Launch Update - SQL Server 2008!

For those of you that attended one of the Heroes Happen {Here} Events in the US, I’ve just been told that your copies of SQL Server 2008 should be hitting the post office “within the month” (quote from one of our Marketing Managers). Hopefully you Read More...

Posted Tuesday, October 07, 2008 5:23 PM by Chris Koenig | 2 Comments

Filed under: Events, SQL Server, Launch

Tulsa TechFest, Here I Come!

Hey everyone – I hope you’ve all had a chance to go out to the Tulsa TechFest web site and register for the upcoming event. Registrations for the event are going strong, and we’re expecting another great turnout this year! All you need to Read More...

Posted Tuesday, October 07, 2008 3:27 PM by Chris Koenig | 4 Comments

Filed under: Events, MVP, TechFest, Tulsa, TulsaTechFest

MSDN TechDays is Coming to Dallas!

Are you ready for a GeekFest? We’re pulling out all the stops to make the next MSDN event a memorable one! MSDN TechDays is a three-day geek-out covering a variety of topics for ITPros, Developers and Architects. We’re holding the first Read More...

Posted Monday, October 06, 2008 12:43 AM by Chris Koenig | 2 Comments

Filed under: Events, Office, Visual Studio, Silverlight, Vista, Architecture, Mobile, Community, Dallas, MSDN

Pablo’s Day of TDD

The nice folks down in San Antonio and Austin have asked me to make sure and mention their upcoming mega-fantastic event – Pablo’s Day of TDD, a.k.a. PDoTDD. PDoTDD is a day-and-a-half event of workshops, discussion, practice, and training around Read More...

Posted Friday, September 26, 2008 3:53 PM by Chris Koenig | 1 Comments

Filed under: Events, Community, Austin, tdd, san antonio

VSLive! Dallas 2008

The session listing for VSLive! Dallas is posted now and several of our local User Group leaders, MVPs and Community Personalities are speaking! Best and Worst Practices - SharePoint as an Application Development Architecture - David Walker Behavior Driven Read More...

Posted Monday, September 22, 2008 12:10 PM by Chris Koenig | 1 Comments

Filed under: Events, Training, Dallas

Houston XamlFest

Are you excited about the WPF but concerned about the learning curve? Have you seen Silverlight but don’t know where to get started? Or are you curious about how tools like Expression Blend help designers and developers deliver great user experiences Read More...

Posted Monday, September 15, 2008 2:15 PM by Chris Koenig | 1 Comments

Filed under: Events, Training, Silverlight, WPF, Houston

The night was humid…

… so we spent it at a local .NET User Group meeting! If you’re looking for one, you can always check http://www.codezone.com , http://www.southcentraldevelopers.com or this blog – http://blogs.msdn.com/chkoenig . Here is the list of upcoming Read More...

Posted Friday, September 12, 2008 5:28 PM by Chris Koenig | 1 Comments

Filed under: User Groups, Events, Training, .NET, Community, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas

Adding Style to WPF and Silverlight Apps at DDNUG

I had a great time speaking at the Dallas .NET User Group meeting last night on WPF and Silverlight Styles, Templates and Data Binding. I’ve posted the slides up on Slideshare and the demos (with the pptx) out on FolderShare . Here are the Read More...

Posted Friday, September 12, 2008 11:34 AM by Chris Koenig | 2 Comments

Filed under: User Groups, Events, Visual Studio, AJAX, ASP.NET, Silverlight, Expression, C#, .NET, UX, Web, VS08, Entity Framework, Community, Dallas

MSDN Unleashed and ArcReady

Not sure if everyone is subscribed to the MSDN Flash or not, but if you’re not – it is a GREAT resource for finding out what’s happening in your area. I like the fact that it’s customized to show events and happenings in your geography (my copy Read More...

Posted Wednesday, September 10, 2008 8:51 AM by Chris Koenig | 2 Comments

Filed under: Events, ADO.NET, Visual Studio, SQL Server, Training, AJAX, ASP.NET, WPF, Architecture, WCF, .NET, Web, VS08, S+S, Entity Framework, LINQ, Community, VSTS, Austin, Houston, Dallas, MSDN

MVP Raymond Lewallen at NDDNUG

Microsoft MVP Raymond Lewallen is coming to the North Dallas .NET User Group on Wednesday, September 10th at 6:00 PM to present an in-depth look at Behavior Driven Development (BDD). BDD is driven by business value! The practices of BDD include: Read More...

Posted Wednesday, September 03, 2008 11:36 AM by Chris Koenig | 1 Comments

Filed under: User Groups, Events, Training, .NET, Community, Dallas

Houston TechFest Next Weekend

Hey everyone – make sure you’re registered for Houston TechFest next weekend, Sept 13th. The registrations are filling up fast, so make sure that you get your name in there. Michael and company have arranged for an AWESOME set of speakers Read More...

Posted Wednesday, September 03, 2008 10:37 AM by Chris Koenig | 1 Comments

Filed under: Events, TechFest, Houston

MSDN Events coming to Little Rock!

Just a quick note to let you know that the MSDN Events team is coming out to Little Rock, Arkansas on September 25th, 2008 at the Peabody Hotel in Little Rock . There will be three separate sessions focusing on Visual Studio, WPF and Vista Security: Read More...

Posted Thursday, August 28, 2008 3:32 PM by Chris Koenig | 1 Comments

Filed under: Events, Visual Studio, Vista, WPF, .NET, MSDN

Tulsa TechFest 2008 is Live!

The time is NOW and the word is GO! The 2008 Tulsa TechFest web site is up and running (and it looks great, by the way!) Get on over to http://www.tulsatechfest.com to see what David has planned for this year’s extravaganza. Last year Read More...

Posted Friday, August 22, 2008 4:38 PM by Chris Koenig | 1 Comments

Filed under: Events, .NET, Tulsa, TulsaTechFest

Houston TechFest 2008 Update

The agenda and session list for the 2008 Houston TechFest has been finalized! Head over to http://www.houstontechfest.com and register today. Houston TechFest is happening on September 13, 2008 at the University of Houston. There are Read More...

Posted Friday, August 22, 2008 8:39 AM by Chris Koenig | 1 Comments

Filed under: Events, TechFest, Houston

GiveCamp Dallas - We Are Microsoft Charity Challenge Weekend 2008

Toi Wright has just updated the We Are Microsoft web site for registration to the 2008 We Are Microsoft Charity Challenge Weekend. As we did last year, we’re putting together this event to enable developers to give back to their local communities Read More...

Posted Wednesday, August 20, 2008 4:25 PM by Chris Koenig | 2 Comments

Filed under: Events, .NET, wearemicrosoft, GiveCamp, Dallas