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PowerPoint Tidbit
I’m in presentation-building mode once again, stealing researching materials for the upcoming...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 02/23/2009
Azure, Debugging, and Mobile... Oh My!
Hello Syracuse and neighbors! Yours truly will be in town on Thursday, March 5th, at the Regal...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 02/23/2009
H is for… HierarchyID
hierarchyid is a new system data type in SQL Server 2008 used to represent a position within a...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 02/23/2009
New Hampshire Code Camp Wants You
I was poking around and happened upon the list of sessions for the upcoming (and inaugural) New...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 02/20/2009
Prism 2: Now With Silverlight
Back in the fall on our Northeast Roadshow, I presented on the various User Interface Experience...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 02/18/2009
Northeast Roadshow – March Madness Edition
Updated 12 noon, Feb. 16th – Albany venue added!!! Updated 10 a.m., Mar 6th – Albany venue cancelled...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 02/16/2009
G is for… Generation
Generation refers to a classification of managed memory that the Common Language Runtime (CLR)...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 02/16/2009
Something Cool for the CRS crowd
Do you suffer from CRS syndrome, you know ‘Can’t Remember Stuff’ (or something like that…). ...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 02/15/2009
Inaugural Meeting: New England ASP.NET Professionals
There’s a new user group in town. Spearheaded by Dean Serrentino, the New England ASP.NET...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 02/14/2009
Are You Game to Win $5000?
Check out this new Silverlight developer competition in which you could pocket $5000 for showcasing...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 02/12/2009
Thank You Syracuse – I’ll Be Back (March 5th)
Thanks to newly crowed MVP, Andy Beaulieu, for the invitation to speak on all things Services at the...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 02/12/2009
Code Camp 11 - “Developer Stimulus Package”
Here’s one stimulus package that causes no debate. The team of Chris^2 (Chris Bowen and Chris...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 02/09/2009
SharePoint Saturday – March 14th
Join your fellow ‘pointers for a free, all-day event of technical sessions and networking....
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 02/09/2009
F is for… F#
F# is the new kid on the block in terms of .NET languages. Currently in CTP form, it will be...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 02/09/2009
E is for… Extension Method
Extension methods were added to C# 3.0 and Visual Basic 9.0, coinciding with the release of Visual...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 02/02/2009
MIX It Up In Vegas – March 18th - 20th
“Content is King at MIX09” at The Venetian in Las Vegas from March 18-20th. MIX09 is the...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 01/29/2009
Silverlight Control Mega-List
If you’re working on or considering Silverlight for application development, then the sine quibus...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 01/28/2009
I’ll have an RC
When I was growing up in the South, “RC” meant one thing – Royal Crown Cola. It’s still...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 01/27/2009
D is for... Dependency Property
Dependency properties came on the scene with .NET 3.0 to support a variety of functionality in...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 01/26/2009
XamlFest - Back by Popular Demand x 3
My colleagues on the ISV Developer Community team are replaying their popular two-day XAML workshop...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 01/25/2009
Western New York Users Group: Jan 22nd
If you're on the western fringes of our Northeast District, here's a chance to kick of a new year of...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 01/20/2009
MSDN Attendees: Installed Vista yet?
Those of you that attended the MSDN live events last quarter, namely those in Nashua, Boston,...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 01/20/2009
C is for... Color
Dealing with color in .NET isn't always black-and-white, given the existence of distinct Color...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 01/19/2009
MDC Boston - Whaddaya Waitin' For?
The MSDN Developer Conference in Boston is literally right around the corner - Thursday, January...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 01/17/2009
Who's On First - Microsoft Style
I suspect this is one of those things a lot of you may already have seen, leading you to wonder if...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 01/15/2009
B is for... BAML
BAML is.... Bamm-Bamm Rubble's rapper persona Binary Application Markup Language Superman's long...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 01/12/2009
Windows 7 Beta for Everyone!
Just got word that the 2.5 million download limitation on the Window 7 beta distribution has been...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 01/11/2009
Presenting Workflow Services in Albany - January 13th
I'll be in Albany, New York - well, Latham, really - this coming Tuesday (January 13th) to present...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 01/10/2009
SE7EN
The Windows 7 beta is now publicly available (to the first 2.5 million of you that get to the...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 01/09/2009
Local User Group Map
// populate states var states = new Array(); states["CT"] = "Connecticut"; states["MA"] =...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 01/09/2009
(Microsoft) Research In Motion
While the Windows 7 beta announcement is one of the bigger stories coming out this week, there's a...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 01/09/2009
'tis the Season...
... for Code Camps and other events that is. Over the next three months there are several...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 01/08/2009
1 in 2.5 Million...
That could describe you as a Windows 7 beta tester. The official launch was announced just hours...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 01/07/2009
I Suru, Do You?
photoSuru that is... photoSuru is a WPF photo viewer application that was featured as part of Scott...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 01/07/2009
A is for... Azure
Azure is Microsoft's cloud computing operating system announced at the Microsoft Professional...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 01/05/2009
.NET Framework 3.5 SP1 Update Released
This is sort of 'last year's news' since the KB article for the update has a date of December 31st,...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 01/04/2009
.NET from A to Z
Welcome to 2009! I hope you managed to have some time to unplug and recharge over the recent holiday...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 01/02/2009
I Hereby Resolve To ...
Having trouble figuring out how to fill in the blanks? Fret no longer; I found this link to a...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 12/26/2008
Express Yourself for Half the Price!
I just got an e-mail letting me know of a 50% off promotion (for US residents) at the Microsoft...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 12/22/2008
Workflow Foundation and Unit Testing
Most of the presentations you have probably seen on Windows Workflow Foundation (WF), including the...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 12/21/2008
Silverlight DataGrid Update
During the recent Northeast Roadshow series, I talked about data binding in Silverlight and...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 12/20/2008
WomenBuild at MDC
By now, I'm sure you've heard of the MSDN Developer Conference coming to Boston on January 22nd (and...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 12/19/2008
Another Roadshow Gone By
As I write this post, I'm looking out the window at the first two four inches of what promises to be...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 12/19/2008
Good News... Bad News...
The good news: Netflix's implementation of Silverlight for instant viewing of movies has been a...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 12/13/2008
Thoughts from FLEX Camp Boston
Somewhat like a fish out of water, I wound my way to Bentley University for Flex Camp Boston today...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 12/12/2008
New England Data Camp v1.0 In Waltham - Jan 24th
The New England SQL Server User Group and the Southern New England SQL Server Users Group have...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 12/11/2008
Farmington Northeast Roadshow Traffic Update
Great news! The construction at Batterson Park Road that threw us for (and some of you literally...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 12/08/2008
REST Starter Kit Service Behavior
I got a great question from an attendee at the Williston, Vermont, stop on the Northeast Roadshow...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 12/05/2008
On the Road With Chris and Jim
Chris and I in Williston, Vermont, on the first leg of our Winter Roadshow.... emphasis on Winter as...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 12/04/2008