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You know the question…What is the WebMatrix?
WebMatrix is everything you need to build Web sites using Windows. WebMatrix includes IIS...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 07/06/2010
Pssst…Yeah you….Script Junkie…Check out this code…
Client-side web site development has evolved into an increasingly important area for developers and...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 07/06/2010
Imagine Cup Finals in Warsaw Showcase Amazing Student Solutions
Imagine Cup 2010 Finals kicked off on July 3rd in Warsaw Poland. There are over 400 students from 60...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 07/05/2010
eDefine - redefining business with interactive technology
Microsoft Partner Profile eDefine was founded in 1999 as a small internet consulting firm. It's...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 06/29/2010
Innovation Showcase Headlines – 06.15.2010
Here are this weeks headlines from Innovation Showcase. Lots of news on Office and SharePoint 2010,...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 06/15/2010
Office Web Apps (OWA) Released
Microsoft has released Office Web Applications (OWA). OWA comprises Word, Excel, PowerPoint and...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 06/09/2010
Healthcare Industry and the Cloud – Free 1-day Event
Microsoft “Many Screens and a Cloud” June 15, 2010 – Microsoft Northeast District Office, 201 Jones...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 06/03/2010
Innovation Showcase Headlines 06.01.2010
Innovation Showcase headlines 06.01.2010 – Stay on top of the latest news, views and technology...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 06/01/2010
IASA NE June 17th, Cloud Computing Open Fishbowl
Join us on June 17th for the next IASA Chapter meeting where we will be having a open fishbowl...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 06/01/2010
New England GiveCamp: Creating web applications for non-profits
The first ever New England GiveCamp will take place from June 11-13, 2010 at Microsoft’s New England...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 05/28/2010
IASA FOUNDATION 101-102 Training Course in Boston July 19-23
Do you understand the basic principles and objectives of the IT architect? Can you describe the...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 05/26/2010
CTDOTNET Third Annual CodeCamp - Hartford CT (Saturday June 19th 2010 9AM-5PM)
Please register to attend the CodeCamp - https://www.clicktoattend.com/?id=147736 To be held at New...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 05/25/2010
IASA New England May Event - Mobility Expert Panel
This month we have a fantastic discussion lined up on the topic of mobility. We have 3 top mobile...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 05/25/2010
Pluralsight On-Demand Update – The Online .NET Training Resource
from the content editor, Fritz Onion Check out what's new in the Pluralsight On-Demand! library....
Author: bob.familiar Date: 05/13/2010
Innovation Showcase Headlines 05.12.2010
The editorial staff over at Innovation Showcase have been busy this week compiling the top stories...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 05/12/2010
Innovation Showcase Headlines – 05.04.2010
This weeks Innovation Showcase Headlines Microsoft Releases Windows 7 Technologies to Device...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 05/04/2010
Microsoft Innovation Showcase Win a Zune Sweepstakes Promotion
HOW DO I ENTER? You can enter by visiting the web site for the Sweepstakes and completing all of the...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 04/30/2010
Innovation Showcase Headlines – 04.27.2010
Here are this weeks Innovation Showcase headlines. Lots of product announcements this week...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 04/27/2010
ARCast.TV - High Value Asset Tracking with Bing Maps, Silverlight and Windows 7
OuterLink, based in Lowell, MA, builds high value asset tracking and communication technology....
Author: bob.familiar Date: 04/26/2010
Innovation Showcase Headlines – 04.20.2010
Here are this weeks headlines from the Innovation Showcase news site. Free Book: Programming Windows...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 04/20/2010
Innovation Showcase Headlines 04.14.2010
Here are the top stories from Innovation Showcase this week… Windows Phone 7, Silverlight Are...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 04/14/2010
What's new in C# 4
If you’ve wanted to get up to date on the new features in C# 4 that is part of Visual Studio 2010,...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 04/13/2010
CTDOTNET Third CodeCamp - Hartford CT (Saturday June 19th 2010 9AM-5PM)
CALL FOR SPEAKERS To be held at New Horizons Computer Learning Center ( Hartford Bloomfield CT) A...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 04/12/2010
Innovation Showcase Headlines – 04.05.2010
This weeks headlines include a great story about CSC and how they are leveraging Windows Azure for...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 04/06/2010
Create Azure Apps Today!
What is the Azure™ Services Platform? It is an Internet-scale cloud services platform hosted...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 04/01/2010
USA Imagine Cup 2010: Vote For The Top Student Tech Innovation Now Thru April 23rd!
Students across America have been dreaming up ways to solve the world’s toughest problems using the...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 03/30/2010
Innovation Showcase Headlines – 03.30.2010
This weeks Innovation Showcase Headlines features articles on Outerlink, Partners Health Care, a ton...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 03/29/2010
OuterLink Adopts Windows 7, Bing Maps and Silverlight to Advance High Asset Tracking and Communication Technology
The Company Recently I had the opportunity to meet with Steve Durante, CEO and Rodney...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 03/25/2010
Visual Studio 2010 Launch Event – April 12-14, Las Vegas
Get a free Zune HD! The first 100 to sign up between 3/23-3/29 will get a free Zune HD and a $25...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 03/25/2010
Innovation Showcase Headlines – 3.22.2010
This week’s Innovation Showcase Headlines features the IHI ARCast Episode on their use of...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 03/22/2010
New England Code Camp 13 – The Schedule!
Next Saturday, March 27th will be New England Code Camp 13: “Spring Back into Code” (what is Code...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 03/22/2010
Windows Phone 7 Developer and Design Tools Released
I am attending MIX10 here in Las Vegas. Scott Guthrie Very exciting announcements around Silverlight...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 03/15/2010
ARCast.TV - IHI Shines Silverlight on Healthcare Improvement
Recently I had the pleasure of sitting down with Michael Iantosca, CEO of eDefine, Paul Hamnett, VP...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 03/14/2010
SQL Server User Group Hartford, CT
You're Invited... Hartford SQL Server User’s Group April 7th 2010 Title: Cloud Computing with SQL...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 03/12/2010
Innovation Showcase Headlines – 03.9.2010
Here are this weeks headlines from Innovation Showcase. A Multi-Touch Open Source Project for...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 03/08/2010
IASA New England March 2010 – SOA Lessons Learned
IASA New England March 2010 – SOA Lessons Learned Register: https://iasane.eventbrite.com/ This...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 03/03/2010
Intel Hosts Free C++ Parallelism and Threading Seminar
Free 1-Day Course on Parallelism and Threading Learn directly from Intel when you attend this free...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 03/03/2010
Innovation Showcase Headlines – 03.02.2010
Here is a summary of this weeks Innovations Showcase Headlines ARCast.TV - Scalable Tax Solutions...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 03/01/2010
Innovation Showcase Headlines – 02.23.2010
Some very cool topics are covered on Innovation Showcase this week including: Bing Maps Augmented...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 02/23/2010
Programming the Windows 7 Taskbar – Using the Taskbar Button Overlay Icons and Progress Bars
This is the second screencast in a series of Windows 7 screencasts for showing developers how to use...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 02/22/2010
Blog Spotlight: If yoda were a developer, James Phillips
James Phillips has written an excellent series of posts on Entity Framework, Dependency Injection,...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 02/22/2010
Puralsight On Demand – New Releases
from the content editor Check out what's new in the Pluralsight On-Demand! library. As we...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 02/22/2010
Architect Innovation Cafe Webcast-Visual Studio Tools For Architects
Each month through June 2010, we’ll bring you a 60-minute Architect focused Webcast to educate on...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 02/22/2010
Architect Innovation Cafe Webcast-How To Architect Killer Apps with Windows 7
February 26, 2010 at 1:00pm – 2:00pm EST Title: How to Architect a Killer App for Windows 7...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 02/22/2010
Innovation Showcase Headlines – 02.16.2010
This weeks Innovation Showcase headlines include stories on the new Windows Phone 7 Series,...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 02/15/2010
ARCast.TV - Using Architectural Skills to Increase Solution Adoption Success Rates
ARCast.TV - Using Architectural Skills to Increase Solution Adoption Success Rates When solutions...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 02/15/2010
Innovation Showcase Headlines – 02.09.2010
This week Innovation Showcase is featuring Outback Steakhouse and their Blooming Onion Facebook...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 02/09/2010
ThirdM presents: SharePoint Saturday Boston February 27, 2010
Register Event Code: 145192 02/27/2010 08:45 AM - 06:30 PM Welcome Time: 08:00 AM Time Zone: Eastern...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 02/08/2010
IASA New England Meeting: Agile Architect - Is it a Paradox?
Agile Architect - Is it a Paradox? February 18th, 2010, 05:30pm - 07:30pm Agile and Architecture -...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 02/08/2010
ARCast.TV - Scaling Facebook Applications with Windows Azure
ARCast.TV - Scaling Facebook Applications with Windows Azure How do you meet the unknown scalability...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 02/08/2010