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MSDN Flash Editorial for January 18th, 2010
Here’s a link to my editorial for the current MSDN Flash newsletter:...
Author: DEvHammer Date: 01/19/2010
MSDN Mid-Atlantic Roadshow: Windows Azure
My northern counterpart, David Isbitski, beat me to the punch on announcing the latest series of...
Author: DEvHammer Date: 01/18/2010
Events this Week – January 18th, 2010
Here are the events listed in Community Megaphone for the next week (or so) for the Mid-Atlantic...
Author: DEvHammer Date: 01/18/2010
Announcing the Community Megaphone Podcast!
As some of you may be aware, I run a humble site called Community Megaphone whose purpose is to help...
Author: DEvHammer Date: 01/13/2010
Getting to Win-Win for Win7!
So here’s the deal: You need (or want) an awesome machine for developing Windows 7 applications,...
Author: DEvHammer Date: 01/11/2010
Events This Week – January 11th, 2010
First event listing for 2010! Happy belated New Year to all! Here are the events listed in Community...
Author: DEvHammer Date: 01/11/2010
Events This Week – Last Edition for 2009
I’m on vacation for the remainder of the year, so here’s what’s coming up through the first week in...
Author: DEvHammer Date: 12/15/2009
Events This Week – December 8th, 2009
Here are the events listed in Community Megaphone for the next week (or so) for the Mid-Atlantic...
Author: DEvHammer Date: 12/08/2009
Rescuing a Window that’s Stuck Off-Screen
Last week, during the MSDN Roadshow stop in Reston, VA, I helped my fellow presenter Dani Diaz get a...
Author: DEvHammer Date: 12/07/2009
9 Questions with Robin Edwards
One of our former Mid-Atlantic community leaders, Chris Williams, runs a cool site called NINE...
Author: DEvHammer Date: 12/03/2009
Events This Week – November 30th, 2009
Here are the events listed in Community Megaphone for the next week (or so) for the Mid-Atlantic...
Author: DEvHammer Date: 11/30/2009
Events This (and Next) Week – November 25th, 2009
Here are the events listed in Community Megaphone for the next week (or so) for the Mid-Atlantic...
Author: DEvHammer Date: 11/25/2009
RIA and Azure on geekSpeak Today!
At 3pm eastern (12pm pacific), I’ll be hosting geekSpeak with my colleague Dani Diaz and special...
Author: DEvHammer Date: 11/25/2009
Mid-Atlantic MSDN Flash for November 23rd
Here, in case anyone has trouble with the link in the email (or if you haven’t signed up), is the...
Author: DEvHammer Date: 11/25/2009
Going to PDC? See you there!
Are you going to this year’s PDC? I’ll be there this year, and if you’re going, particularly if...
Author: DEvHammer Date: 11/13/2009
Events This Week – November 9th, 2009
Here are the events listed in Community Megaphone for the next week (or so) for the Mid-Atlantic...
Author: DEvHammer Date: 11/09/2009
Light Up Windows 7 with WPF 4
For folks who attended the DC Windows 7 Launch event this week (or who might be coming to the...
Author: DEvHammer Date: 11/06/2009
Freescale Sensor Badge – Fun Gadget!
If you attended the DC Windows 7 Launch yesterday in Tyson’s Corner, VA, you may have gotten a...
Author: DEvHammer Date: 11/05/2009
Solving Confusing Browser Security Prompts with Protocol-Relative Hyperlinks
If you’ve ever been in the situation where you’re visiting a site where some of the content is...
Author: DEvHammer Date: 11/04/2009
WPF Sample: Convert HTML to XAML (and Back)
I haven’t had a chance to play with this, but it looks pretty cool…a sample that converts HTML to...
Author: DEvHammer Date: 11/03/2009
Events This Week – November 2nd, 2009
Here are the events listed in Community Megaphone for the next week (or so) for the Mid-Atlantic...
Author: DEvHammer Date: 11/02/2009
The Great PHP on Windows Contest
Do you code PHP? Would you like to win a 52” Digital HD home entertainment system, plus an...
Author: DEvHammer Date: 10/30/2009
Countdown to Visual Studio 2010
In anticipation of the launch of Visual Studio 2010 next March, I wanted to have some bling on my...
Author: DEvHammer Date: 10/29/2009
XAML PowerToys for Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2
If you’re starting to work with Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 (and you should be, particularly if you’re...
Author: DEvHammer Date: 10/27/2009
Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Training Kit – October Preview
Just got word via David Makogon that there’s a new release of the Visual Studio 2010 and .NET...
Author: DEvHammer Date: 10/21/2009
Events This Week – October 21st, 2009
I feel a bit guilty for getting this out late this week, but I’ve been under the weather for the...
Author: DEvHammer Date: 10/21/2009
Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 is Here!
If you’re an MSDN Subscriber, you can download Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 now via subscriber...
Author: DEvHammer Date: 10/19/2009
Use Bing Search Background Photos As Windows 7 Wallpaper
A co-worker sent this to me via email…way cool use of the new slide show feature of the Windows 7...
Author: DEvHammer Date: 10/15/2009
Clearing the ***Sparks : small & mighty
My fellow DE, Dani Diaz, has posted some useful information to help clarify the various *Spark...
Author: DEvHammer Date: 10/15/2009
Connected Show: Episode 18 – PHP and ADO.NET Data Services
Peter Laudati, a fellow developer evangelist out of the NY/NJ area, hosts a podcast called the...
Author: DEvHammer Date: 10/14/2009
Mid Atlantic Roadshow - October to December Tour
Dani beat me to the punch on announcing our next set of MSDN Roadshow stops, so I’m just going to...
Author: DEvHammer Date: 10/13/2009
Open Hand? Or Closed Fist?
Last week I was involved in a discussion on Twitter that spurred some thoughts while I was driving...
Author: DEvHammer Date: 10/08/2009
Bing on my Blog
It’s a small change visually, so you could be forgiven for missing it, but the search functionality...
Author: DEvHammer Date: 10/02/2009
Events this Week – September 28th, 2009
Here are the events listed in Community Megaphone for the next week (or so) for the Mid-Atlantic...
Author: DEvHammer Date: 09/28/2009
Presentation Follow-Ups
Had a bit of travel last week, with visits to Asheville, NC, Roanoke, VA, and this week California,...
Author: DEvHammer Date: 09/23/2009
Events this week – September 22nd, 2009
Here are the events listed in Community Megaphone for the next week (or so) for the Mid-Atlantic...
Author: DEvHammer Date: 09/22/2009
Events this Week – September 14th, 2009
Is it already the middle of September? Next week is the official start of Autumn, it’s hard to...
Author: DEvHammer Date: 09/14/2009
The Future of the Virtual Earth ASP.NET Map Control
Bing Maps (formerly Virtual Earth) evangelist Chris Pendleton has some news on the Virtual Earth...
Author: DEvHammer Date: 09/09/2009
New DevNugget: Silverlight Navigation Applications
I’ve published a new DevNugget screencast on Channel 9, and linked below. In it, I demonstrate...
Author: DEvHammer Date: 09/08/2009
Events this Week – September 7th, 2009
Here are the events listed in Community Megaphone for the next week (or so) for the Mid-Atlantic...
Author: DEvHammer Date: 09/07/2009
New DevNugget: ASP.NET Databinding and jQueryUI
I’ve published a new DevNugget screencast on Channel 9, and linked below. In it, I demonstrate...
Author: DEvHammer Date: 09/05/2009
Update on Windows Live ID and Open ID
The Windows Live ID team has posted an update on the status of their Open ID Provider for Windows...
Author: DEvHammer Date: 09/01/2009
What’s New Resources for VS2010 and .NET 4
A colleague asked this week if I had a list of the new stuff in .NET 4, and realizing that I didn’t,...
Author: DEvHammer Date: 08/28/2009