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NxtGenUG Manchester Slides
Mon, Apr 23 2012 16:59
Thanks to all the attendees who came to my talk on IIS8 last week at NxtGenUG Manchester Daresbury.  Apologies for the delay in posting the slides, you can now get them on my Slides & Resources page and the direct link for the IIS 8 Presentation slides is - http://www.andrewwestgarth.co.uk/Presentations/IIS%208%20–%20Platform%20for%20the%20Future.pdf Read More...
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Want to Hear About IIS8?
Sun, Apr 1 2012 15:59
With the recent release of the Windows 8 Consumer Preview and the Windows Server 8 Beta I’ve been looking at the new features in IIS8 such as: Web Socket Support Application Initialization Configuration Optimization SNI Support and many more… If you would like to know more and are in the Manchester area why not come along to NxtGenUG Manchester on Wednesday 18th... Read More...
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You Can Change the World Through Technology
Wed, Feb 1 2012 7:33
Are you a student in the North East and interested in technology or do you know of any North East based students who are interested in technology?  Would you like the opportunity to change the world and potentially win a free trip to Sydney, Australia? If you've read this far then you must be interested, so what is this all about?  The Microsoft... Read More...
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Computer Science Curriculum is Changing and You Can Help!
Thu, Jan 26 2012 7:51
We as professionals in the Computer Science industry have a responsibility to aid and assist our individual education systems in educating and encourage the next generations of Computing Professionals, be they Developers, IT Professionals, Testers etc. Change is Coming! Michael Gove announced recently that the current Information and Communications Technology... Read More...
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FREE DDD North Geek Dinner Sponsored by Devexpress
Wed, Oct 5 2011 3:33
After enjoying a great day at what we hope will be a fantastic first ever DDD North, please join us to enjoy a fantastic Geek Dinner at the Sunderland Stadium of Light. Thanks to the fantastic folks at Devexpress we are able host a free Geek Dinner for 150 people!! We hope this will be a fantastic opportunity for speakers and attendees to chat and relax after... Read More...
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Travelling to DDD North? Directions
Sun, Oct 2 2011 18:34
Developer! Developer! Developer! North is this coming weekend in Sunderland, UK and is being held at the David Goldman Informatics Centre on the Sir Tom Cowie Campus at St. Peter’s on the banks of the river Wear.  There are many different ways to travel to the University and here are some guides on how to get to the campus. By Train Sunderland is well connected... Read More...
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Software Development - Job or Career, Passion, Vocation
Tue, Aug 23 2011 16:48
My name is Andrew Westgarth and Software Development is my passion! Is the role you're in just a job to you or is it your Passion /Vocation and Career? Do you enjoy what you do and are you fulfilled in what you do? I think one of the biggest requirements for a good developer is a passion for what they are doing, in order to be a good developer you need to... Read More...
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DDD North–Saturday 8th October 2011–Session Submission Open!
Tue, Jul 26 2011 17:20
I’m very pleased to announce that Session Submission has opened for DDD North, the first Developer! Developer! Developer! event to be held in the North East! DDD North will be held at the University of Sunderland on Saturday 8th October 2011 – http://www.developerdeveloperdeveloper.com/dddnorth .  We are looking forward to hosting a fantastic free community... Read More...
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What Podcasts Do You Listen To?
Wed, Mar 16 2011 18:23
When I presented at NxtGenUG in Birmingham last month I was asked which podcasts I listen to and I promised to write a blog post listing some of my favourites.  So here it is! .Net Rocks! – Carl Franklin and Richard Campbell publish a podcast twice a week and cover a wide range of .Net related topics for .Net Developers RunAs Radio – Richard Campbell and... Read More...
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User Group Tour 7th to 11th March 2011 IIS, Media Services and IIS SEO Toolkit
Tue, Mar 1 2011 15:35
I’m currently in Redmond, Seattle at the 2011 MVP Global Summit but next week I’m embarking on a User Group tour back home in the UK. I’m covering a number of IIS topics including IIS 7/7.5 for Developers, IIS Media Services and IIS SEO Toolkit.  I’m starting off in Bristol at DotNetDevNet on Monday 7th March 2011 and finishing in Cambridge at NxtGenUG on... Read More...
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Great Resources for Budding User Group and Conference Speakers
Thu, Feb 3 2011 15:53
I’ve been sitting writing and submitting session proposals for Developer Day Scotland this evening.  I really enjoy speaking at User Groups and Conferences and am always looking for ways to improve and share knowledge.  In our User Groups i.e. North East Bytes and the Developer Community we actively encourage new speakers, indeed that was the original... Read More...
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Introducing North East Bytes (NEBytes) a new Microsoft Usergroup for the North East of England
Mon, Jan 4 2010 16:39
I’m pleased to announce a new User Group in the North East of England, based around Microsoft Technologies, North East Bytes (NEBytes) – http://www.nebytes.net .  We have decided to start this group in order to help Developers and IT Pros in the community with the constant battle to learn, stay current and broaden their knowledge. We run monthly meetings... Read More...
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Black Marble and Microsoft – Free Visual Studio/ALM Event in London 17th Dec 09
Tue, Dec 8 2009 7:46
Black Marble and Microsoft have announced details of a FREE event covering Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and Application Lifecycle Management in London on Thursday 17th December 2009.  Full Details are below: Microsoft and Black Marble present Visual Studio 2010 and Managing the Application Lifecycle. Click here to register for this event Date - 17-Dec-2009... Read More...
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VBUG Newcastle – W2008R2 and Windows 7 - Links
Wed, Jul 8 2009 16:45
Thanks to Richard Fennell for stepping into the breach this evening and covering the content for us so well.  As soon as I have a link for the slides from the event, I’ll publish it here on this post. In the meantime here is the link for you to be able to get a key for the Windows 7 Release Candidates you may have picked up at the event - http://technet... Read More...
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WebDD ‘09 – Saturday 18th April 2009 – Registration Open!!!
Mon, Mar 30 2009 3:47
Yes folks, WebDD is on Saturday 18th April 2009 and REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN for this great community event, it’s free to attend and held at Microsoft’s UK Campus in Reading – register now - http://developerdeveloperdeveloper.com/webdd09/Register.aspx I’ll be delivering a session on the Web Deployment Tool and there is a great line up of speakers and sessions... Read More...
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VBUG Newcastle: PowerShell 0-60 in One Evening – Tuesday 24th March 2009
Thu, Mar 19 2009 7:09
Damn, just noticed this has been sat in my blog drafts folder :( Hope this catches people in time. The next VBUG Newcastle meeting will be held at Newcastle University on Tuesday 24th March 19:00-21:00 (18:45 registration) and will be delivered by Jonathan Noble who will be doing a session on PowerShell: Windows PowerShell has been around since 2006, but now... Read More...
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Alt.Net ‘In the North’ Conference – Registration opens at Noon!
Tue, Feb 24 2009 3:47
Last week Richard Fennell sent through details about an Alt.Net Open Space Conference he has helped organise in Bradford on 17th/18th April 2009. The event will be hosted by Black Marble at their office in Bradford, West Yorkshire , and there will be space for 50 attendees. The format will be the same as previous UK Alt.net conferences. A planning session on... Read More...
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VBUG NEWCASTLE : REARRANGED Parallel Programming in .Net (VS2010) with Eric Nelson Now 24th February
Sun, Feb 8 2009 14:52
I’m pleased to announce that we have rearranged Eric Nelson’s session on Parallel Programming in .Net (VS2010), which was unfortunately cancelled due to the poor weather, and the event will now be held on TUESDAY 24th FEBRUARY at the same venue.  Please register for the event, even if you had register for the previous date, at http://www.vbug.co.uk/Events... Read More...
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EVENT CANCELLED: VBUG Newcastle 3/3/2009 Parallel Programming in .Net
Mon, Feb 2 2009 15:25
Unfortunately due to the adverse weather conditions we are experiencing across the UK at the moment, we have had to cancel tomorrow night's event. Unfortunately Eric is not able to make the trip up at this time due to being grounded at the Airport tonight. We hope to rearrange the event as soon as possible. Read More...
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VBUG Newcastle Future Roadmap Ideas
Thu, Jan 29 2009 4:22
Over the course of the next four to six months, I have decided to change the regularity/format of the meetings for the usergroup in the North East.  I had been speaking with a fellow Twitterer, Jonathan Noble , about desires for usergroups in the North East.  It was mentioned that there are few very IT Pro events occurring in the North East of England... Read More...
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