Feb 200812

Deeper in .NET 2008 Registration Open!

I'm very happy to announce that registration for Deeper in .NET 2008 is now open.  You can visit the site now to get the latest info and register to attend. Lots of the info is still in the works, but there is definitely some good info out there now.  In addition to all of the info about our sponsors (we have six so far!) we've announced three of the speakers that will be coming to Milwaukee on April 5 for Deeper in .NET 2008 (DiDN). We're very happy to have Jason Beres from Infragis... [More]
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Feb 200812

Mock Objects Tonight at WI .NET UG

Tonight is meeting night for the WI .NET Users Group.  Derik Whittaker is making the trek up from the Chicagoland area to talk to us about mock objects.  After opening registration only a couple days ago, we already have 60 people signed up, so if you're interested in coming, please register soon. Tonight we have the pleasure of having a new sponsor for tonight's meeting as well.  Manpower Professional is putting us up at Libiamo's Italian Restaurant downtown Milwaukee.  Par... [More]
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Jan 200829

Music Suggestions

I need some suggestions for some good music that I can listen to while exercising and/or hiking, as well as while coding, so something with a good tempo.  I like rock and alternative.  Guitars are good, but I'm not really into heavy metal -- I want to be able to understand the words (if there are any).  I also like some occasional electronic music, but am not very familiar with the genres to know one from the other.  While not required, I'd also like to find a new artist that... [More]
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Jan 200825

Can Anyone Recommend An Electrical Engineer

At work, we are looking to design and build a small device, possibly running Windows CE (possibly not).  We have been talking to a couple different engineers to get their feedback and estimates, but I would be interested in any personal recommendations that anyone might have. Please contact me if you know anyone.  We are first looking for someone to produce a prototype device, but also someone who can handle production runs as well.  Also, they need to be within approximately 90 ... [More]
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Dec 200711

Holiday Party Canceled (For Now)

The WI .NET Users Group Holiday Party I mentioned before has been canceled due to weather.  As soon as it is re-scheduled, we will let everyone know.  I apologize for any inconvenience.
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Dec 200707

Coworking

Here's something that sounds really interesting to me.  About a week and a half ago, Larry Clarkin posted about "coworking", and I've been meaning to write about it ever since.  Coworking is an interesting concept.  From the Coworking Community Blog: Coworking is a movement to create a community of cafe-like collaboration spaces for developers, writers and independents. Do you work from home?  I rarely do anymore because of the nature of my job, but I used to occas... [More]
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Dec 200707

Toys For Tots Donations

I forgot to mention it in my most recent newsletter to the WI .NET Users Group, so I wanted to post it here. If you're coming to the Holiday Party next week, please consider bringing a toy to be donated to Toys For Tots.  As mentioned in a previously referenced post by Dave Bost: In the spirit of the holiday, we will be collecting toys for Toys for Tots. Bring a toy and have a chance at winning an outstanding prize (TBD). Please make sure that all toy donations are new, unwrapped toys. ... [More]
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Dec 200707

More About The WI .NET UG Holiday Party

So the WI .NET Users Group's Holiday Party is coming up soon.  Today I was able to increase the registration capacity because Dave Bost from Microsoft was able to come through for us and got us a few dozen more Visual Studio 2008 licenses than previously expected. By the way, if you're attending the party to install Visual Studio, Dave has a great post that includes some steps you should take to prepare for the installation.  He also talks about a number of contests surrounding the pa... [More]
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Nov 200729

I Was Wondering When This Would Happen

Silverlight 1.1 becomes Silverlight 2.0. (Thanks for the heads up, Dave.) Now I just have to find a way to get to Mix '08 next year.
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Nov 200726

Maybe Another Time

So, we got our news today.  It wasn't what we we hoping to hear.  Some of you will know what I'm talking about.  For the rest of you, I'm sorry, but I'm not really in the mood to talk about it right now.  I guess that doesn't make for much of a blog post -- maybe another time.
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