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Fat-free, Vegetarian Turkey Recipe
While the other folks are piling on the calories this weekend, here's a way to buck the trend! Happy...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 11/26/2008
The Road to Oslo and Dublin
Nope, it's not a lost Crosby-Hope-Lamour movie, or my upcoming vacation plans... During some prep...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 11/26/2008
Get Your Head in to the Cloud
The recent PDC was full of announcements around Windows Azure, the Azure Services Platform (or was...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 11/26/2008
New Hampshire Stop Added to the Northeast Roadshow
Great news for those of you in the Granite State! We just added a seventh stop onto our winter...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 11/19/2008
So Much to Learn, So Little Time!
Overwhelmed by the amount of cool stuff to learn? Trying to balance understanding Cloud Computing...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 11/17/2008
Thank You, John and Ron!
I'm a little late to the blogs here, but wanted to add my voice to those of my colleagues, Dan...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 11/16/2008
Northeast Roadshow - Winter Edition
Whoa! It seems like I've just finished my laundry from our last outing, and now Chris and I are...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 11/11/2008
D.C.: Got a (Silver)light?
Apologies to my friends in the Washington D.C. area for the delay. As promised I've recorded the...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 11/10/2008
Is it REST?
In the last Northeast Roadshow series, we spent a great deal of time discussing what makes a service...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 11/10/2008
Last Call! SQL Server, VSTO, Silverlight 2
This coming Thursday, November 13th, marks the last stop of this quarter's MSDN tour in the...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 11/08/2008
Time for Code Camp!
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Buffalo Code Camp is being rescheduled. I'll post updated...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 11/08/2008
Come to MDC and See Why Azure is Red-Hot
Admit it. You're just a wee bit envious of all those who went to PDC to hear first-hand about the...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 11/01/2008
Some Upcoming Events
I'll be out and about in New England during the first two weeks of November, so just wanted to let...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 10/31/2008
Gotta Get Me One of Those!
This comes via Mark Brown and is the work of the ACE Lab at Carlton University. This video was...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 10/28/2008
Hello Windows 7 - PDC Day 2 Keynote Recap
Wow! Lots of really cool stuff from the PDC today focusing on Windows 7, Visual Studio, .NET...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 10/28/2008
WCF REST Starter Kit
In the recently completed edition of the Northeast Roadshow, I alluded to the REST Toolkit to give...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 10/27/2008
Welcome Windows Azure - PDC Day 1 Keynote Recap
I thought I'd summarize the key points that I came away with from this morning's PDC keynote....
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 10/27/2008
Staying Informed
With PDC coming up this week, there's going to be an incredible amount of buzz and announcements...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 10/25/2008
Northeast Roadshow Recap
Roadshow Vital Statistics Number of miles logged: 1517 Number of hours of presentations: 42 Number...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 10/17/2008
Silverlight, Chrome, and the iPhone
First, a quick thanks to those who made it out to the final stop on this edition of the Northeast...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 10/16/2008
OBA, O Boy!
With the recent emphasis on Visual Studio Tools for Office (VSTO) in the MSDN events this quarter as...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 10/15/2008
Microsoft and Open Source
Now there's two terms that historically went together like oil and water! Boy times are a-changin',...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 10/15/2008
The Return of Russ - Appearing One Night Only!
Russ "The Tool Shed" Fustino is making a trip up from sunny Florida to visit his old haunts in New...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 10/14/2008
Do You have what "IT" takes?
The TechNet team is expanding and looking for a broad community-focused IT Pro Evangelist in the New...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 10/08/2008
MSDN Follow-up: Silverlight 2
Click the image to the right to get my Silverlight 2 presentation slides. This wraps up my set of...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 10/07/2008
MSDN Follow-up: Visual Studio Tools for Office
First things first.... you can download the content from my SkyDrive below. Next, let's address the...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 10/07/2008
MSDN Follow-up: SQL Server 2008 For Developers
Breaking news! Content now available This is the first of three postings I'm writing to follow up on...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 10/05/2008
MSDN Events Coming to a City Near You!
First of all, thanks to the folks in Nashua, NH, and Stamford, CT, who attended the first sessions...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 10/05/2008
MSDN Events in Nashua and Stamford
While the Fall edition of Northeast Roadshow is in a brief (four-day) hiatus, I'll be hitting the...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 09/26/2008
Middle of the Road(show)
Chris and I just got back from the "BAR" (Burlington, Albany, Rochester) run of our Fall Roadshow...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 09/26/2008
A "10" for Code Camp 10
[Ed. note: timing is everything. In the midst of writing this post, I was looking for a title...and...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 09/21/2008
'nuff Said
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 09/19/2008
What's this Agile Stuff I keep Hearing About
If you're like me, you get the idea, but maybe not quite sure about how to go about adopting it in...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 09/18/2008
Code Camp Roll Call
Waltham, Massachusetts Code Camp 10 is literally around the corner, this Saturday and Sunday,...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 09/18/2008
Love a Condiment With Booze In It
Ok, the jury may still be out on the new Seinfeld-Gates ads, and I think a lot of us were wondering...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 09/12/2008
Western New York Users Group - Sept. 17
If you're on the western fringes of our Northeast District, make a note of the next Western New York...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 09/11/2008
Ignite Boston - Standing Room Only
Not knowing what to expect, I went into Boston tonight for O'Reilly's Ignite Boston 4, and what a...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 09/11/2008
Dynamic Data VB Style
Thanks to the New England Visual Basic Professionals User Group for the invitation to speak on...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 09/05/2008
More Cool Stuff from Microsoft Research
Last week I had a lot of fun playing with Photosynth and posted my experiences here. I actually made...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 09/04/2008
BlogMS: Microsoft One-Stop Shopping
If you're like me, you're overwhelmed with the amount of information out there regarding Microsoft...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 09/03/2008
Northeast Roadshow
It's that time again! The latest edition of the Northeast Roadshow is now open for registration -...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 09/02/2008
IONA's Eric Newcomer Talks Interoperability
My Architect Evangelist colleague, Bob Familiar, has just announced details on the next meeting of...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 09/02/2008
Dynamic Data in Waltham
This coming Thursday, September 4th, I'll be presenting on ASP.NET Dynamic Data to the New England...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 08/30/2008
I'm Too Synthy for My....
Microsoft announced the availability of Photosynth about a week ago, but with travel and "work"...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 08/28/2008
Vista Under the Hood
What comes to mind when you think of Microsoft Vista? Well, you're not alone! But here's your chance...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 08/27/2008