Rob Windsor's Weblog : Training

ObjectSharp Announces The "BIG" Netbook Giveaway

windsor — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 22:43:00 GMT

Take at least seven days of public training with ObjectSharp between now and December 31, 2009 and they will give you sweet Acer Aspire One NetBook computer. I've been using the Acer Aspire One for about a month now and I love it - I'm sure you will too.

Visual Studio 2008 "How Do I" Videos

windsor — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 01:56:00 GMT

If you're interested in seeing some of the new features of Visual Studio 2008 in action, you should check out the series of "How Do I" videos at http://www.visualstudio2008beta.com/videos.htm. There are 13 up there now and more will be added every week. If you want to play along, head on over to http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/aa700831.aspx and download a copy of Beta 2 for yourself.

SharePoint, SharePoint, SharePoint

windsor — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 03:32:00 GMT

SharePoint is a hot topic right now and there's a lot going on in and around Toronto on the subject. I thought I'd take a moment to highlight a few.

Toronto SharePoint Camp - October 20

The good folks over at the Toronto SharePoint User Group are organizing the first Toronto SharePoint Camp. They're looking for speakers, sponsors and volunteers. For more information, to register, or to submit an abstract for a talk, visit:

http://www.torontosharepointcamp.com

ObjectSharp SMART Breakfast: Achieving Agility with SharePoint 2007 Technologies

Grab a hot breakfast and join your peers in a round table discussion about Microsoft’s widely distributed SharePoint 2007 Technologies. Microsoft Regional Director Barry Gervin will lead the round table in exploring how SharePoint can be used to achieve greater business agility, even in the face of disruptive change in your organization. Events will be held in Toronto, North York, Mississauga, Etobicoke, and Kitchener-Waterloo starting October 16. For more information, and to register visit:

http://www.objectsharp.com/smart/default.aspx

ObjectSharp Announces their New Course: Inside Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 for Developers

This intensive 4-day course explores design and development techniques used when building business solutions with Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. The lectures and lab exercises dive into the WSS object model, developing WSS features and creating solution packages to deploy your development efforts in a staging or production environment. The first public course is running November 19-23. For more information on the course visit:

http://www.objectsharp.com/training/coursedetail.aspx?id=6010

My New Gig at ObjectSharp

windsor — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 18:19:00 GMT

My blog has been silent for a bit, not from a lack of desire to post but a lack of time. Back in April a signed a deal to work with ObjectSharp exclusively, adding Director of Training to my existing Senior Consultant role. So, for the last several months I've been learning the current business practices, sitting in on courses, reviewing and authoring material, and planning for future titles. All the while I was finishing out the remaining courses I had on my schedule for Learning Tree. Lots more work + the same amount of Rob (OK, maybe 5 lbs. more of Rob) = no blog posts and dust of the golf clubs.

Anyway, I did my last gig for Learning Tree last week and now I can focus exclusively on the task at hand here at ObjectSharp. I'm really excited at the opportunity and I'm looking forward to the challenges ahead. With all of the new stuff coming from Microsoft in 2008 (e.g. LINQ, Silverlight, Visual Studio 2008), I think the next couple years are going to be blockbuster for both the training and consulting sides or our business.

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