Chris Koenig
Developer Evangelist
THIS BLOG IS MOVING
In a bit of daring do, I've decided to self-host my blog instead of having it hosted at MSDN. This...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 09/01/2009
Get up to 25% off select Microsoft Certification exams
In this tough economy, are you looking to get ahead? Do you want to stand out? Microsoft...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 09/01/2009
SQL Azure Database CTP Available
The official CTP for SQL Azure (a.k.a. SQL Data Services, a.k.a. SQL Server Data Services) has now...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 08/19/2009
Chris Tullier and Todd Girvin at PDC09
Not sure if everyone knows this, but SCD’s own Todd Girvin and Chris Tullier are teaming up to...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 08/19/2009
Real World Azure with Microsoft IT
Come spend a day with us to explore Windows Azure™ – Microsoft’s platform for building and deploying...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 08/03/2009
Who wants to win a Surface Table?
As you probably heard, Windows Marketplace for Mobile has been announced as a new offering for WinMo...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 07/28/2009
DevCares July - DotNetNuke
Hey everyone – got some great info about the upcoming DevCares event at TekFocus this week. ...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 07/28/2009
Announcing Microsoft Tag API
Yesterday, the Microsoft Tag team announced the release of their Tag API. The Microsoft Tag...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 07/24/2009
Register NOW for Houston TechFest
Hey everyone – the Houston TechFest site is opened up for registration! You can visit...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 07/21/2009
WinMoDevCamp
Announcing the first in a series of 6 international barcamp-style events for Microsoft Windows...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 07/13/2009
Dallas GiveCamp “We Are Microsoft” Dates are Set!
I’m happy to announce that Dallas GiveCamp – a.k.a. We Are Microsoft Charity Challenge Weekend –...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 07/13/2009
Dallas TechFest 2009 – Recap
Dallas TechFest is a multi-technology, multi-disciplinary developer conference held this year it was...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 06/29/2009
Dallas SharePoint Saturday
Join SharePoint architects, developers, and other professionals that work with Microsoft Office...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 06/29/2009
June DevCares - Parallelism in .NET 4.0
One of my favorite speakers, and all around great guy Tim Rayburn will be speaking at the next...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 06/22/2009
SharePoint Saturday in Harrison, AR
Join SharePoint architects, developers, and other professionals that work with Microsoft Office...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 06/02/2009
TechNet Webcast: A Tour of Windows 7 (Level 100)
A few weeks ago I did my first ever TechNet webcast on some of the new UX enhancements in Windows...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 06/01/2009
Jennifer Marsman Blogs on Surface Development
For all you Surface Fans, my colleague Jennifer Marsman has written a series of blog posts about...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 05/29/2009
May 2009 DevCares - .NET Smackdown!
I’ll be one of the panelists at the upcoming TekFocus DevCares event – join us tomorrow morning for...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 05/28/2009
Congrats INETA Community Champions!
Congratulations to SCD Community Champions Tim Tyrrell, Brandon King, Ben Sheirman and Becky...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 05/27/2009
Dual Boot from VHD Using Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2
As computers get more powerful, disk space and memory prices continue to drop and tool require more...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 05/22/2009
XAMLFESTOnline Coming Soon!
For those of you that want to get a better handle on using XAML to build the next generation of...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 05/13/2009
The Azure Services Platform Challenge – new CloudApp() - Anand Iyer
I haven’t link blogged in a long time, so hopefully you’ll forgive me. Saw on Anand’s blog today...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 05/04/2009
SharePoint for Developers Video Series
My friend Kirk Evans has been doing an incredible video series called “SharePoint for Developers”...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 04/28/2009
MTV Adopts Silverlight!
Viacom/MTV announced a web based Digital Asset Management Workflow application completely built in...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 04/28/2009
Microsoft Robotics Studio on MSDN Downloads
If you have a MSDN subscription, you can now download the FULL VERSION of Microsoft Robotics Studio...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 04/27/2009
Setting Up Livemeeting for a User Group
Zach Young, President of the Northwest Arkansas .NET User Group, has posted a great article on...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 04/20/2009
deepzoom pix
I stumbled upon this today and thought it was really cool stuff! DeepZoom Pix is a web site...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 04/16/2009
Tour of Arkansas
I had a GREAT time touring across Arkansas (over 1300 miles of driving!) talking about...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 04/10/2009
Windows Client Road Show Featuring Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 8
Spring brings not only rain and flowers (you know, April shows and May flowers), it also brings our...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 04/09/2009
FREE SEMINAR - The State of .NET
Wanted to let everyone know about an upcoming event at the Microsoft Office in Dallas. Put on by EPS...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 04/02/2009
Dallas TechFest 2009
Announcing Dallas TechFest 2009! Dallas TechFest 2009 is a full day of technology learning, not just...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 03/30/2009
Tulsa School of Dev 2009
I had a GREAT time at the Tulsa School of Dev today! I didn’t expect to be able to visit as my...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 03/29/2009
Keyboard Shortcuts for Microsoft Products
Check out this link I just found: https://www.microsoft.com/enable/products/keyboard.aspx Shows...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 03/25/2009
Detecting Network Status in Silverlight 3
I’m totally loving Silverlight 3, and wanted to dig into some of the new features that I learned...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 03/22/2009
Upcoming MSDN Events for South Central
Lots of great stuff from the upcoming MSDN Unleashed tour for April, May and June. Check out...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 03/22/2009
Silverlight 3 Out-of-Browser Support
I know it was just announced today, but I had to play with the OOB experience in Silverlight 3 and...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 03/19/2009
Journey to Northwest Arkansas
Hey everyone – just wanted to let you know about the upcoming trip I have planned for Northwest...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 03/05/2009
Deep Zoom Composer – February 2009 Preview Released
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Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 03/04/2009
Microsoft Future Vision Montage
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Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 03/03/2009
Twitter is finally back to normal…
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Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 03/02/2009
Call for Speakers – #DallasTechFest
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Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 03/02/2009
Slides and Demo from DevCares: MVC
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Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 03/01/2009
Php IDE - VS.Php for Visual Studio | Jcx.Software Corp.
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Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 02/23/2009
Great Deals on Microsoft Developer Software
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Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 02/16/2009
DallasDevCares – MVC Framework
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Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 02/12/2009
GiveCamp Dallas – We Are Microsoft
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Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 02/10/2009
Illustrator to XAML Plug-In for the Mac
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Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 02/09/2009
Team System Learning and Community Resources
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Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 02/05/2009