Glen's old blog
A couple of ASP.NET controls for CardSpace
During the webcast series I did over the past few weeks, I showed a demo of a lab that covers...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 09/04/2007
Webcast/Labcast series on WCF, WF and CardSpace
For the past few weeks (including this week) I've been presenting some introductory webcasts on the...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 08/29/2007
Next geekSpeak - Generics in Visual Basic with Jim Duffy - Wednesday Aug 29
Join geekSpeak on Wednesday, August 29 at noon PT (3 PM ET) for a revisit from one of our favorite...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 08/27/2007
Charlotte Enterprise Developers Guild hosts some Wintellect folks presenting Silverlight - Tuesday Aug 28
The title says it all. Come see some great presentations about Silverlight by Steve Porter and Keith...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 08/27/2007
Hooray, my favorite show got renewed - Flight of the Conchords
My current favorite show is HBO's Flight of the Conchords. It's a quirky, sometimes surreal show...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 08/22/2007
Greenville/Spartanburg (SC) Developers Guild meeting coming up on August 21, 2007
The next meeting of the GSP Developers Guild is Tuesday 8/21/2007 at 6PM at Greenville Tech and is...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 08/20/2007
Nice collection of "How Do I" videos on building apps for devices
Mobility expert Jim Wilson just shared with me his new collection of short "how do i" videos,...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 08/20/2007
Where've I been?
I just had to use that title, because I can't remember the last time I typed "where've". It still...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 08/13/2007
Upcoming East Coast MSDN Events
I'm about to take off again and deliver some fun MSDN Events that feature some great new...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 08/13/2007
Next geekSpeak - Custom Authentication Providers for SharePoint Server 2007 with Ron Rohlfs
For our next geekSpeak we'll address your questions on SharePoint customization, specifically around...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 08/13/2007
Next geekSpeak - Real World SQL Server Integration Services (Stories from the Trenches) with Matthew Roche - Wed, July 25
Join geekSpeak on Wednesday, July 25 at noon PT (3 PM Eastern) when Matthew Roche shares his...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 07/19/2007
Next geekSpeak - Speech Server with Michael Dunn - Wed, July 18 @ noon PT
For the next edition of geekSpeak, come bring your questions and learn about Microsoft speech server...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 07/13/2007
No geekDinner in Atlanta tonight (Thursday, 7/12)
I didn't blog about the upcoming geekDinner because I only recently found out about it. But I've...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 07/12/2007
Next geekSpeak - Web Application Security with Keith Brown - Wed, July 11
Next up on geekSpeak we have well-known security guru Keith Brown with Pluralsight. Keith's an...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 07/09/2007
Pictures from Raleigh Code Camp
A few weeks ago I participated in the Raleigh Code Camp. What great sessions, and great attendance!...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 07/03/2007
Whirly Thing hits the Web courtesy of Silverlight
If you've been to some of my recent MSDN events, you might have been the lucky recipient of a...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 07/02/2007
So where is this "left field" that things come out of?
One of the risks of delivering technical presentations - or, for that matter, in just about any...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 06/28/2007
Code camp fun in Raleigh, NC
Last night in Raleigh I had the pleasure of treating most of the speakers for the Raleigh Code Camp...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 06/23/2007
To three noob authors from the Atlanta community - congratulations!
I recently found out that 3 prominent fellows in both the Atlanta developer community as well as the...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 06/01/2007
My middle finger is going to be tired for a while - but hopefully not that long a time
I always have to peek behind the scenes. Whether it's sneaking a look into a construction site to...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 05/31/2007
geekSpeak has a new home - Channel 9
Many of you loyal geekSpeakers might have been wondering - where'd they go? How do I get my fix of...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 05/29/2007
I'll have a side (bar gadget) of Weather, please
There are several weather gadgets for the Windows Vista sidebar out there to choose from. But check...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 05/22/2007
It's time for me to fly.... Popfly, that is!
If you've been following trends in web development lately, you may have heard of the term mash-up...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 05/18/2007
How I Improv(e) My Presentation Skills...
Usually a user group presentation is a relatively dry affair. Don't get me wrong - they are usually...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 05/17/2007
My favorite waste of time lately
Here's a great time waster, a brilliant web comic I've become addicted to. It doesn't help that they...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 05/16/2007
Just added - MSDN and TechNet events in Charlotte on June 21
Well, after pulling many strings I was finally able to set up an MSDN Event and TechNet event at the...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 05/15/2007
Atlanta Geek Dinner tomorrow night (May 10)
After a brief hiatus (and the loss of the domain name - don't ask), the Atlanta Geek Dinner resumes...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 05/09/2007
Shawn Wildermuth to present at the Atlanta Cutting Edge tonight, Monday, May 7
Atlanta based MVP Shawn Wildermuth will be presenting for tonight's meeting of Atlanta Cutting Edge....
Author: GlenGordon Date: 05/07/2007
Become "Identity Aware" and win!
Sounds like a spam email subject line, eh? But actually it's a reference to a contest being...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 05/04/2007
GCNUG (Charleston, SC) meeting announcement for May 2007
My teammate Brian Hitney will be speaking at the May 10th meeting of the Greater Charleston .NET...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 05/04/2007
No MSDN Event this quarter in Charlotte - but would you come to an "unofficial" one?
The current quarter of MSDN Events content is off and running - but, due to the large number of...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 05/02/2007
Schedule posted for Carolina Code Camp May 12
The tentative schedule for the upcoming Carolina Code Camp has been posted. Looks there will be some...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 05/01/2007
Charlotte Code Camp coming up in May - sign up now
I'm a little late in posting this but it's just about two short weeks until the Charlotte Code Camp....
Author: GlenGordon Date: 04/26/2007
Anyone in the Asheville, NC area interested in forming a .NET User Group?
I got the below email from one of my attendees who is gauging interest in the Asheville area for a...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 04/26/2007
Next geekSpeak - Wednesday, April 25 - Sharepoint development with Brendon Schwartz and Matt Ranlett
My regular cohost Susan somehow saw fit to take her family to Florida for vacation next week,...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 04/19/2007
New geekSpeak webcast on Wednesday, 3/12 - Business Intelligence with Lynn Langit
Join us this Wednesday, 3/21, as we talk with Lynn Langit about Business Intelligence. In this...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 03/19/2007
Reader Mail - Converting files to Office 2007 format en masse
An attendee from one of my events asked this question about Office 2007's new Open XML file formats:...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 03/14/2007
Last Chance - attend an MSDN Event in March and get a free copy of Office Professional 2007
OK, I'm starting to sound like a commercial. Sorry. I'll try to keep it in check. But I recently...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 03/12/2007
Don't forget - free MSDN Events in South Carolina next week, plus user groups, and free software!
Man, I'm going to have a busy week next week. First up, I've got an MSDN Event in Columbia Tuesday,...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 03/07/2007
My first non-Microsoft user group presentation - on IronPython
In my continuing efforts to broaden my horizons, I'm taking a leap of faith and presenting a session...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 03/05/2007
Windows Vista has a dizzying array of new features for developers - and I got dizzy!
Well, it looks like the stress of presenting at 8 launch events in a month and a half finally jumped...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 03/02/2007
geekSpeak for Wednesday, February 28 - WPF with Todd Fine
Bring your tough WPF questions to the next geekSpeak when we'll have Microsoft RD and WPF expert...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 02/27/2007
Two new killer series (better than the reversal of that term, for sure)
Here are two great webcast series from some of my teammates. Lots of good information here - these...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 02/14/2007
geekSpeak for Wednesday, February 14 - Windows Mobile 6 for Developers with Jim Wilson
Now that Windows Mobile 6 has been announced, come to the geekSpeak this week with Jim Wilson to get...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 02/12/2007
As if a live launch event presentation wasn't risky enough...
...here's how I add even more excitement to the day. Taken in Charlotte, NC. :)
Author: GlenGordon Date: 02/09/2007
New free online learning opportunity for Web Devs (even you guys who use PHP, Cold Fusion and JSP...)
Here's a great opportunity to get some free training - the Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 Web Development...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 02/08/2007
It pays to read blogs and post comments!
A while back I posted a picture of a peach-shaped thing off of I-85 in South Carolina and asked what...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 02/06/2007
Are you hungry (for more .NET 3.0 samples)??? Then have DinnerNow!
One of my favorite sample applications, and one that we are using for this month's launch events...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 02/01/2007
geekSpeak for Wednesday, January 31 - The My Namespace with Jim Duffy
Bring your tough questions about the My namespace - using it, customizing it, extending it, whatever...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 01/26/2007