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Wanted: Regional .Net Leaders
We are looking to do a user group tour of the countrys main regional centers and to facilitate this...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 10/20/2005
MSDN Connection training competition
Kirk Jackson from the Wellington .Net User Group has started a competition to get you trained up....
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 10/20/2005
MSDN Connections is go!
Two weeks ago we put the finishing touches on the new version of the MSDN Connection program - and...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 10/19/2005
MSDN Subscription Promo Expires on Oct 31!
I meant to post this the other day, but didn't get time (so here I am blogging on the weekend :) The...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 10/14/2005
Dr Neil Roodyn eXtreme .Net Programming - one day course in NZ
Dr Neil (of viavirtualearth fame - among other things) is coming to New Zealand to lead two one day...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 10/11/2005
Hotmail Beta now public
Dare notes that the Hotmail Beta is now public. See his blog entry for more details.
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 10/10/2005
Tech Ed Hands on Labs - download available.
Chuck has put a blog entry up with links to all the Hands On Labs that were run at the Aussie Tech...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 10/10/2005
Speaking at Connect
As Nigel has just blogged, I'll be speaking at the Microsoft Connect sessions on Smart Client...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 10/09/2005
XBox MVP blogs about his trip to the MVP summit
Allyn (sorry dude, you're not anonymous anymore :-) is an XBox MVP from a small unknown part of the...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 10/09/2005
MSN service status
I just found the MSN Service status page. You can see the status of the different services - well...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 10/04/2005
James Carpinter starts blogging - new student ambassador required.
I noticed today that James Carpinter has started blogging (last month actually - but it only...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 10/04/2005
New Zealand MSDN Pricing
The New Zealand prices for the new MSDN subscriptions is now available online. This is a US site,...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 10/02/2005
VS2005 device emulator issues
I was getting an error when trying to connect to an emulator on VS2005 that prevented me from using...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 09/29/2005
ASP.Net Security Content
Frank has posted about some security content for ASP.Net including: Threat modelling Security...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 09/22/2005
New features in VB.Net 9 (Orcas)
MSDN has just published an article that gives you a great overview of the new features in the next...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 09/22/2005
How good are the Express editions?
Last night I installed VB Express on my Tablet PC and had a play with it. Here are some...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 09/22/2005
Want to get Visual Studio 2005 Release Candidate?
Nigel and I have had lots of people wanting to get a copy of Visual Studio 2005 Release Candidates....
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 09/20/2005
Early IIS7 Documentation now available
If you've been interested in some of the details of IIS7, the details are now up on the net. After...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 09/16/2005
Office 12 - where to get info
Start at the Office Preview page.... Then there is the Office XML page...then check out Brian Jones'...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 09/14/2005
Chris starts blogging on Windows Workflow
Chris went to Redmond a couple of months ago and has got the low down on Windows Workflow...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 09/14/2005
PDC - Now do you believe us?
Since I went to MGB in July, I've been buzzing with all the cool new things that we (Microsoft) is...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 09/14/2005
Ebay buys Skype!
Wow - According to the BBC, eBay has purchased Skype! This will be interesting! I wonder what they...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 09/13/2005
TechNet indexes are now online!
I got this in my email and thought it would be worth passing on... We have launched the TechNet...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 09/13/2005
Virtual Server in MSDN - W00t
Need more reasons to get MSDN Universal (that is - more than our 48% price down?) How about if you...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 09/12/2005
So you think you can code mobile apps?
If you are a developer and you've wanted an excuse to do a connected device application for your...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 09/11/2005
Looking for developer info on SQL Mobile 2005?
If you are a developer looking for developer documentation on SQL Mobile 2005, you probably will...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 09/11/2005
PDC Week! Where to get all the details!
This week PDC is on. This is one event you want to watch. Why? Because there are a heap of cool...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 09/11/2005
Get started withWindows Mobile 5.0 Dvelopment
If you want to get started in Windows Mobile 5.0 development. The best place to start is in the...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 09/08/2005
In Rotura for a couple of days
I'm in Rotorua today and tomorrow spending time in at a tertiary IT conference as well as speaking...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 09/07/2005
Wellington Tablet PC User Group
The next Tablet PC User group in Wellington will be next Tuesday. Here are the details: This meeting...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 09/05/2005
Tech Ed NZ presentations available for download
If you are interested in looking at the presentations that were used at Tech Ed in New Zealand, you...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 09/05/2005
My Tech Ed presentation is now available for download
I've just put my presentation from Tech Ed up on my website for downloading. The presentation was...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 08/31/2005
Tech Ed Day three - nearly done
Tech Ed has bee pretty good this year. I've enjoyed it so far. I'm currently preparing for another...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 08/30/2005
Tech Ed - first half of day 1
Tech Ed 2005 is underway. We've been busy this morning ensuring people know where to go for their...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 08/28/2005
Tech Ed - want to see what's going on?
I'll be blogging on my personal blog during Tech Ed. Why? MSN Spaces supports easy upating via...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 08/26/2005
MSN on Social Networking
The MSN team have apparently been working on social networking features for MSN Messenger, Spaces,...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 08/26/2005
Tech Ed - come to the lounge!
We've been busy over the last few weeks getting ready for Tech Ed. Nigel has been particularly busy...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 08/24/2005
Want to work in DPE for Microsoft New Zealand?
We have three positions vacant. Probably all in Auckland. The roles are: Architect Evangelist (or...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 08/24/2005
On FireAnt, Atlas and AJAX
Omar Shahine has written a really interesting peice about the plumbing behind the new hotmail beta....
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 08/23/2005
Visual Studio 2005 nearing Release Candidate
Somasegar has written a great blog post that tells us where the Visual Studio family is at. The...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 08/23/2005
Want to learn VS2005? Here is a list of resources
A week or so ago Nigel posted a long list of learning resources on his blog. Now we've put all these...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 08/22/2005
XBox 360 Pricing announced
Last week Microsoft announced XBox 360 pricing. You may have already heard this, but I only just...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 08/22/2005
Blogging and RSS Report - Really interesting reading!
The spaces guys linked to this (apparently lots of people have already linked to it before me, but...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 08/22/2005
NZ Tech Ed Geek Run
Chris and I have been scheming a run together on the Saturday before Tech Ed. If you are interested...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 08/22/2005
How to kill a community
I was looking at the inquirer (which is unusual for me) and saw this article that talks about an...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 08/21/2005
LS800 Reviewed
Craig has put his review of the tiny new Motion LS800 Tablet up. It looks good!
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 08/21/2005
Navman triples profit
Navman is New Zealands biggest ISV. Their FY04 earnings were reported in the Dom this morning. And...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 08/21/2005
VS2005 Team System on Virtual PC - free order!
This has actually been around for a while but I never blogged about it - its been a quiet NZ release...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 08/18/2005
How to succeed at Microsoft
Frank forwarded this article that Josh Ledgard blogged which is a great bunch of tips from his five...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 08/18/2005