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// .NET and Connected Systems Evangelism
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Date: 09/04/2010
DinnerNow 2.5 for .NET 3.5 RTM now released
On late Friday afternoon David and I posted a new build of the DinnerNow sample application on...
Date: 02/14/2008
Just released - Windows Server 2008 Developer Training Kit (beta 3)
Hungry for some more developer resources or more developer labs? My team just released a Windows...
Date: 07/18/2007
DinnerNow.net video on Channel9
A few months ago Rory met with several members of our team (Matt, David, Brett, Nigel, Jason, and...
Date: 06/06/2007
TechEd Webcast on DinnerNow.net - starting soon
Just a reminder... Matt and David's session at TechEd titled ".NET Framework 3.0 End-to-End: Putting...
Date: 06/05/2007
Looking for Orcas sessions at TechEd?
If you’re going to TechEd this week and you would like to learn more about the next release of...
Date: 06/03/2007
Going to TechEd Orlando next week?
I will be there and I'll try to leave my mark. ;) I will be there all week taking in a few sessions...
Date: 06/01/2007
Now Hiring - Technical Evangelists for Orcas and IIS7
I have two open positions on my team for Technical Evangelists. These are awesome opportunities that...
Date: 05/31/2007
DinnerNow.net TechEd session with Matt and David
Matt and David will be giving a presentation at TechEd on June 5th titled ".NET Framework 3.0...
Date: 05/21/2007
Design for Operations (DFO) workshop in April
David Aiken is hosting a Design for Operations workshop at the Microsoft campus in Redmond, WA next...
Date: 03/25/2007
DinnerNow version 1.2 - Now available
Today we released an updated version of the DinnerNow sample on CodePlex. The new version includes...
Date: 02/20/2007
Go to Web School - Mix University
The Web/Live team in Developer & Platform Evangelism has been working on building some new labs,...
Date: 02/10/2007
Come and get it while it's hot - DinnerNow.net 1.1 Released
It seems like it was just yesterday when I blogged about releasing the first version of the...
Date: 02/03/2007
Get DinnerNow
For the last few months our evangelism team has been working on a sample application named...
Date: 02/02/2007
.NET Framework 3.0 has RTM'd!
The .NET Framework 3.0 is now available for download. You can find links and more info in my post...
Date: 11/06/2006
WCF .svc files in IIS7 on Vista RC1
My team has been working on a very cool demo scenario for a few months now. We've upgraded it from...
Date: 09/20/2006
Live Service Trace Viewer - Now available
Craig McMurtry released the code for his Live Service Trace Viewer on his blog today. Live Service...
Date: 09/20/2006
Now Hiring - Architect Evangelist
I have an open position on my team for an Architect Evangelist. This job involves working with key...
Date: 09/19/2006
First case study for WF
As Vittorio Bertocci and Paul Andrew mentioned, the first case study for Windows Workflow Foundation...
Date: 09/06/2006
The MSDN WebCasts I would like to watch in July
Every month around this time I receive an email with the subject line "Upcoming Microsoft...
Date: 06/16/2006
NetFx3.com is live!
The door is now open. Late last night we officially launched NetFx3.com. NetFx3.com is a new...
Date: 06/12/2006
WCF Interop Plug-Fest video on Channel9
A few weeks ago Vittorio Bertocci and Marc Mercuri recently caught a couple of the WCF PMs (Kirill...
Date: 03/07/2006
WF Rocks at WinFx Event
Build custom activities https://www.WindowsWorkflow.net
Date: 02/16/2006
The new challenge
As Dennis blogged about two months ago, I've taken on a new challenge at Microsoft. I'm now...
Date: 02/10/2006
WF Rocks at TechReady2
Build custom activities https://www.WindowsWorkflow.net
Date: 01/10/2006
Windows Workflow Foundation Evangelist Position
I've received several questions about the Windows Workflow Foundation Evangelist position on my...
Date: 01/08/2006
Job posted: Windows Workflow Foundation Evangelist
The Windows Workflow Foundation Evangelist position has now been posted to the Microsoft.com/jobs...
Date: 12/01/2005
Now hiring - Windows Workflow Foundation Evangelist
Did you see the sessions at the PDC? Did you read the "Presenting Windows Workflow Foundation" book?...
Date: 11/28/2005
New Channel9 Video: Windows Workflow Foundation Team Tour
Last month Robert Scoble and I walked the halls of building 1 and met with several of the Windows...
Date: 11/28/2005
2 new Windows Workflow Foundation screencasts
I recorded two Windows Workflow Foundation screencasts that are now live on Channel9. You can view...
Date: 10/04/2005
Workflow + Services: WWF & WCF
Last week I gave a webcast on Workflow & Services. The official title was "Workflow, Messaging,...
Date: 10/03/2005
Windows Workflow team is looking for SDEs
I had a good chat with Dharma yesterday about the challenges finding good developers. If you know...
Date: 09/23/2005
Why Workflow? Why Windows Workflow Foundation? And what are the scenarios?
One of the most common questions I get from developers after talking about Windows Workflow...
Date: 09/22/2005
Please Aditya...show us the cool stuff in the Workflow Designer Framework!
I just noticed that Aditya Bhandarkar started his blog. Aditya is a a developer on the Windows...
Date: 09/22/2005
Installing Windows Workflow Foundation
Several people in the Windows Workflow Foundation Forum have been running into various installation...
Date: 09/22/2005
Presenting Windows Workflow Foundation #1 book in Computers category on BarnesAndNoble.com!
The "Presenting Windows Workflow Foundation" book is currently the #1 in the Computers category on...
Date: 09/19/2005
PDC 2005...Done! - Please give us feedback on the labs
Well, the PDC 2005 is finally over. I flew back to Seattle from L.A. on Saturday. There are a few...
Date: 09/19/2005
Hello Workflow - Announcing Windows Workflow Foundation
(Ooops... just realized this was not aggregated in the main site. Updated now) Today at the PDC 2005...
Date: 09/14/2005
PDC 2005 - Arrived in L.A.
I flew down to L.A. this morning and arrived at the convention center this afternoon. I broke out...
Date: 09/10/2005
Don Box defines a new acronym?
Don Box alludes to the technology I've been working on for the last 6 months in the comments for one...
Date: 09/04/2005
Flying to L.A. for PDC in less than a week...
Next Saturday I have to get on the plane to fly to L.A. for PDC and I'm starting to feel the...
Date: 09/04/2005
Less than two weeks to go...
In less than two weeks at the PDC you will learn about a new developer technology that I've been...
Date: 09/01/2005
Just a minute Doc, I just got an IM…
Last Wednesday Amanda, my wife, visited her doctor for a check-up. She's just over 8 months pregnant...
Date: 07/18/2005
March Webcasts - Enterprise Library Logging & MOM MPs
Here's a few webcasts coming up later in March on the new Enterprise Library Logging App Block and...
Date: 03/01/2005
Monitor Your .NET Applications with Microsoft Operations Manager 2005
My first article on MOM 2005 was finally published to MSDN a couple weeks ago. The article explains...
Date: 03/01/2005
Migrate COBOL code
I had the opportunity to present to some folks from Microfocus yesterday about building manageable...
Date: 01/13/2005
Back to reality...
Well it's back to reality for me this week. I've been on parental leave since Thanksgiving. The...
Date: 12/30/2004
My blogging excuses - Changed jobs, moved to Redmond...
It’s been a busy…um 4 months since my last post. Since my last post I’ve changed jobs at Microsoft...
Date: 10/29/2004
Import Outlook Contacts using the SharePoint client-side API
A few weeks back a developer asked me, “How can I allow users to select contacts from their...
Date: 06/06/2004
Sharepoint Document Event Handlers
Over the last couple of days I’ve been putting together a prototype of a data intake and...
Date: 05/23/2004