ALT.NET has been getting a lot of play on blogosphere these days but a lot of people are still unclear on what it really is. In an interview by Wally McClure on the ASP.NET Podcast , David Laribee gives a great explanation of the origins of the movement and the direction it's taking for the future...
I'm pleased to announce that, beginning in November, the Toronto Visual Basic User Group (TVBUG) will be adding a new feature to it's meetings called VB FUN-damentals . Update (Nov 2): Due to a scheduling mix-up, the VB FUN-damentals sessions will not begin until our December meeting. VB FUN...
Thanks to all of you who came out this weekend for the Toronto SharePoint Camp . It was a fun and informative day and I know plans are already underway to make next year's event bigger and better. You can download the slides and demos I used in my session by clicking the link below. Windows SharePoint...
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 ...
Another year, another DevTeach. Once again, a great week at a community oriented event. The big announcement this year is that upcoming events will be just six months apart and will be held in Vancouver and Toronto as well as Montreal. As they have done in previous years, MSDN Canada and DevTeach organizer...
That's right folks, I'm saddling up the team and hittin' the dusty trail with Cookie and Slim... As a member of the MSDN Canada Speakers Bureau I'm lucky enough to get to travel across the country doing user group talks. The last two years I've gone east to New Brunswick so this year I decided to see...
Who knew that Jean-Luc had the biggest arms in software development?!? http://graysmatter.codivation.com/JeanLucDavidAndJamesKovacsTheMEGAPOWERSCOLLIDEEDMUGInJuly.aspx P.S. I have no comment on the second picture in the post but I can say that it will haunt my dreams for years to come.
VSLive returns to Toronto for the third year this spring. The conference will take place at the Toronto Congress Centre from April 24 to 27. VSLive! Toronto will bring together Microsoft insiders and industry experts for four days of real-world insights and demonstrations on Visual Studio.NET, ASP.NET...
First off, the Toronto Code Camp was a big success. Thanks to Jean-Luc, Chris and all of the volunteers for such a well organized event. Your hard work definitely paid off. One of the great aspects of this event, and of Code Camps in general, is the opportunity for anyone from the community to do a talk...
Hey, I now get to do an additional talk at the Toronto Code Camp. I psyched because it's a topic I've very excited about, Click Once deployment of Smart Client applications. It looks like the schedule is still in flux so check out the website to find out the Bat Time and the Bat Channel for this talk...