Ravings of a Microsoft Evangelista
I have been with Polaris Solutions as an ALM Practice Lead since January 2011. As I go about my day to day, I often stumble across things I want to share out with the community. This is my soap box.
Indianapolis TFS and Application Lifecycle Management Group Meets in December!
Date: December 8th 2010 Time: 6:00 – 7:30 PM Location: Microsoft - 500 E. 96th St. Parkwood...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 11/19/2010
Free Resources for Students, Teachers, and Start-ups from Microsoft!
It’s like Christmas came early! None of this is particularly new, but I like to occasionally...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 11/08/2010
Live Webcast: Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) for C++ Development Teams
Accentient is covering a really unique and sought after topic next month, Application Lifecycle...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 10/22/2010
PDC Sold Out in Record Time, Now What? Join us for a Recap!
So PDC was a bit smaller this year due to being held on the Microsoft Campus in Redmond Washington...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 10/18/2010
Microsoft Presents: The Full Testing Experience
Meeting New Business Challenges with Dynamic Quality Assurance We all know that Quality matters....
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 10/15/2010
Rebooting the Indianapolis Area ALM/TFS/Visual Studio User Group!
So the user group around TFS kind of petered off last year. Now that 2010 has been...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 10/11/2010
Great New FREE On-line Workshops – Learn About Visual Studio and TFS 2010!
Not sure if you have used this resource, and man are there a lot of them out there, but here are a...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 09/17/2010
Boot Camp Extravaganza – Learn Windows Phone 7 Development
Boot Camp 101 It all started last year with the Windows Azure Boot Camp series. The boot camp is a...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 08/09/2010
Richard Hundhausen talks about a New TFS 2010 Scrum Process template - June 16th, 2010 in Chicago
Often times, we find out about geek celebrities rolling through town and can snag him for a special...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 06/11/2010
Jay Schmelzer Tour and the Visual Studio 2010 Launch
So this week, I am travelling the Midwest with Jay Schmelzer, Group Program Manager at Microsoft and...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 04/30/2010
5 New Visual Studio & TFS 2010 Hands-On-Labs Released!!
So if you’ve been paying any attention, you probably noticed that we recently released Visual Studio...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 04/30/2010
Join in on the Visual Studio 2010 Launch Excitement!
Technorati Tags: Visual Studio 2010,TFS 2010,Team Foundation Server 2010,Launch,Windows Azure,Cloud...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 04/02/2010
Free Event! Next Generation Testing with Visual Studio 2010
Join us for a sneak peek at some of the new capabilities in Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2010, a...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 02/23/2010
Brian Harry Speaking at Clarity Consulting in Chicago in March
OK, seriously, how could you miss an opportunity like this?? This is HUGE. Brian doesn’t come...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 02/23/2010
Tech Twitter Roundup!!
I just returned from a great week in Redmond where I got a rare chance to geek out with the Visual...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 02/15/2010
Chicago-land Girls in Tech Event on 01/28/10 – Resume Building and Networking!
Event Details With the New Year finally here, many of us have made resolutions to make our lives...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 01/18/2010
Mark Your Calendars! New Visual Studio and SharePoint 2010 Webcasts
Innovations In Visual Studio 2010 Webcast Series With Visual Studio 2010 and .NET 4.0, we are taking...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 01/14/2010
Visual Studio Testing Tools Roadshow in Chicago, Lombard and Milwaulkee
Ram Cherala, Principal Program Manager in the Visual Studio Test Tools Business, will be visiting...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 12/10/2009
More Tech Tweets!
Well, I got married and had myself one doozy of a honeymoon :) Since most of you don’t care...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 09/24/2009
Notion Solutions Bringing Some AWESOME VSTS 2010 Training to You!
Accelerate Your Software Process with Visual Studio Team System 2010 Roadshow Come join Microsoft...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 09/24/2009
More Consolidated Tech Tweets, It’s Been a Good Week :)
Hey tech ladies, are you downtown Monday? There is a benefit luncheon for YWCA TechGYRLS at the Aon...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 08/21/2009
Great VSTS 2010, Agile, and Scrum Webcasts Available Soon!
August 18th - Agile/Scrum : How to Deliver Business Value Faster, Presented by Riad Bacchus,...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 08/14/2009
Tech Tweets Consolidated! Azure, Win7 and TFS, OH MY!
Hi out there! I do have a Twitter account but honestly, I Tweet about everything including my...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 08/10/2009
Hey Microsoft Coders! Free Stuff (Training, Books, Magazines) to Sharpen your skills!
FREE SUBSCRIPTION TO MSDN MAGAZINE! https://www.submag.com/sub/mf?tc=1 FREE E-BOOKS!...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 07/29/2009
Wanna See the VSTS 2010 Architect Tools LIVE and IN-PERSON (in Chicago)?
Hope you can join us for a look at the VSTS 2010 Architecture tools. I am personally extremely...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 07/22/2009
A First Look:Visual Studio Team System 2010-Architecture Edition
VSTS 2010 Architecture Edition - What's New? Prior to the 2010 version, the Architecture Edition was...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 07/22/2009
TechNet & MSDN Events Present: Real World Azure with Microsoft IT
Come spend a day with us to explore Windows Azure™ – Microsoft’s platform for building and deploying...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 07/21/2009
Visual Studio’s Built-In Code Generation Tool
As I was listening to my buddy Clark Sell’s podcast on www.DeveloperSmackdown.com, I heard them...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 07/16/2009
CNUG Downers Grove Meeting July 15th
Meeting Details When: July 15th Where: Microsoft Downers Grove 3025 Highland Parkway Downers...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 07/14/2009
July 23rd Chicago VSTS User Group - VSTS 2010 Architect Edition
Hope you can join us for a look at the VSTS 2010 Architecture tools. I am personally extremely...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 07/08/2009
THRIVE for Developers NOW LIVE!
Lately we seem to be launching a ton of great new campaigns for students, small business, and now...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 07/08/2009
LIDNUG: Advanced developer features in Visual Studio 2010
Tuesday July 21, 2009 at 10:30AM PDT - 11:30AM PDT Website:...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 07/08/2009
IndyNDA July 9th - RESTing on the Web with Dan Rigsby
July 9th, 2009 - RESTing on the Web with Windows Communication Foundation .Net 3.5 ushered in a new...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 07/08/2009
Indianapolis Event – TFS 2008 Build and Source Control Deep Dive
Source Control and Build: Easing Into Team Foundation Server Enterprise Developers need ways to...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 06/23/2009
A First Look: Visual Studio Team System 2010
You're Invited to A Sneak Peek at Team System 2010 with Accentient – they wrote the books on Team...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 06/17/2009
June 17th - CNUG Downers Grove Meeting Talks JavaScript
When: June 17th Where: Microsoft Downers Grove 3025 Highland Parkway Downers Grove, IL...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 06/16/2009
Chicago Webgrrls Networking Meeting Coming July 22nd – Sign Up Early!
07/22/2009 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Join Chicago Webgrrls for chapter launch meeting...an evening of...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 06/11/2009
Notion Solution Presents! Webcasts in June on VSTS 2008…
These are really great webcasts, if you or anyone you know still wants to get ramped up on Team...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 06/11/2009
Women In Technology to Speak at CQA Luncheon on June 8th
Join us on Monday June 8, 2009 from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM. Beth and I will be conducting a lunch...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 06/02/2009
Midwest Cloud Computing User Group Meeting Tomorrow in Downers Grove
Time: May 27, 2009 from 5:30pm to 8pm Location: Microsoft Downers Grove Office...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 05/26/2009
Chicago VSTS User Group Meeting in DG This Week
May Meeting: MSBuild 3.5 and TFS 2008 SP1 When: 5/28/2009 6:00 PM till 5/28/2009 8:00 PM Where: 3025...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 05/26/2009
Writing Maintainable and Robust Applications using Visual Studio Team System – Free Webinar
My good friend Randy Pagels will be presenting a fantastic live webinar for anyone looking for more...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 05/21/2009
Not Too Late to Catch MSDN Unleashed in Downers Grove, IL
Session 1: Internet Explorer 8 for Developers The Windows Internet Explorer 8 browser makes it...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 05/14/2009
Chicago .NET User Group Presents: Windows Azure
CNUG takes a look at the Microsoft Azure Platform. Wade Wegner of Microsoft will present the latest...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 05/14/2009