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More than you care to know about me…

I don’t usually go in for these things, but since it was Dave O’Hara that tagged me, I have to respond: What I was doing ten years ago I was working as a Senior Microsoft Development Consultant at Step Consulting in Greensboro, NC.  I had been working Read More...
Posted Wednesday, July 16, 2008 12:27 AM by Chris Koenig | 4 Comments
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Tools List

Someone at the Launch event a few weeks ago asked me what tools I use when presenting as well as any cool developer tools that I use when developing. I figured that with Hanselman’s List, having another list didn’t make a lot of sense since I get a lot Read More...
Posted Friday, May 09, 2008 5:15 PM by Chris Koenig | 0 Comments
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All Hail the High Nerd!

I don't normally take these kinds of tests , and almost NEVER post my results, but my friend Todd posted his results , and I just had to try my hand at it.  I never thought I was *that*nerdy, but I figured I'd find out.  I'm not as Nerdy as Read More...
Posted Tuesday, March 18, 2008 1:10 AM by Chris Koenig | 4 Comments
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Happy 12th Birthday David!

It's hard to believe it's already been 12 years - WOW :-) Read More...
Posted Saturday, January 26, 2008 9:43 PM by Chris Koenig | 3 Comments
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DDNUG Casino Party - Smashing Success!

Last Thursday night was the first ever DDNUG Casino Party, held at the Microsoft offices in Las Colinas.  As expected, the party was a smashing success!  Casino tables, food and fun were everywhere.  Omar - you totally outdid yourself!  Read More...
Posted Saturday, December 15, 2007 1:11 PM by Chris Koenig | 5 Comments
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Free HD DVDs for buying an Xbox 360 HD DVD Player

A few months ago, I gave into the pressue to get into the high definition DVD market and purchased a Microsoft HD DVD player for my Xbox 360. Part of what tipped me over the edge was a promotion stating that everyone purchasing the player would get a Read More...
Posted Monday, December 10, 2007 9:45 PM by Chris Koenig | 1 Comments
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Santa's Blog | Santa.com

I had no idea, but thanks to my good friend Wade Wright of NDDNUG , and soon to be HHH fame,  I now know where Santa hosts his blog: http://www.santa.com/users/santa/blog   Santa's Blog | Santa.com Read More...
Posted Friday, December 07, 2007 3:25 AM by Chris Koenig | 4 Comments
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Iconic daredevil Evel Knievel dies at 69 - Yahoo! News

What a sad, sad day... I remember as a kid watching Evel on TV.  We were always amazed at what he could do, and what he attempted to do.  For Christmas one year, I received an Evel Knievel motorcycle toy and van - the motorcycle fit in the back, Read More...
Posted Friday, November 30, 2007 5:46 PM by Chris Koenig | 2 Comments
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Computer Randomly Plays Classical Music

Although I never actually encountered the problem described in this KB article, a friend of mine sent this to me to remind me how important it is to have a good sense of humor when developing software... Computer Randomly Plays Classical Music Technorati Read More...
Posted Thursday, November 29, 2007 1:13 AM by Chris Koenig | 1 Comments
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Texas vs. A&M - Big 12 Football

As a graduate of The University , we always look forward to the Texas vs. Texas A&M game on Thanksgiving.  This year, I was a little surprised to find out that the game is actually not on Thanksgiving, like it was when I was in school, but is Read More...
Posted Thursday, November 22, 2007 10:20 PM by Chris Koenig | 6 Comments
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Expression Video Contest

My good friend, and Expression Web MVP Cheryl Wise has launched an Expression Video Contest over on her blog.  The basic premise is this - you create a tutorial video for one of the products in Expression Suite, and enter it in her contest for a Read More...
Posted Wednesday, November 21, 2007 3:29 PM by Chris Koenig | 1 Comments
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Visual Studio 2008 InstallFest Updates

Quick update for those of you interested in attending the Visual Studio 2008 InstallFest parties in SCD - we now have registration links available for you - Dec 3rd in Tulsa - Registration Link | User Group Web Site Dec 5th in Dallas - Registration Link Read More...
Posted Monday, November 19, 2007 11:49 AM by Chris Koenig | 13 Comments

Who's your Evangelist?

No sooner had I started talking about building an app to help people find their local evangelists, than someone at Microsoft beat me to the punch: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/events/bb905078.aspx Now you can find the Evangelists in your area quickly Read More...
Posted Monday, November 19, 2007 12:54 AM by Chris Koenig | 1 Comments
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The Water Hobo

Come one, come all, to the greatest show on earth!  If you ever wanted to know what the life of a Microsoft Evangelist was like, this is definitely it... Video: Weird Code: The Water Hobo Technorati Tags: Fun , Codetolive Read More...
Posted Friday, November 09, 2007 9:19 AM by Chris Koenig | 0 Comments
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Seadragon and Photosynth

If you haven't already seen Seadragon or Photosynth , then you need to watch this video from TED 07 . The speaker, Blaise Aguera y Arcas , is an Architect at Microsoft, and responsible for the Seadragon product. This is AMAZING technology - absolutely Read More...
Posted Friday, November 02, 2007 1:49 AM by Chris Koenig | 2 Comments
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