Jim O'Neil - Technology Evangelist
Providing practical developer content on Windows 8, Windows Phone, and Windows Azure
New England GiveCamp 2012
From May 4th through May 6th, 2012, over 120 developers, designers, social media experts and other...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 05/12/2012
SQL Saturday Double Header
One of the premier free, code-camp style events is SQL Saturday. Operating under the aegis of the...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 05/08/2012
Web Camp in Waltham (May 10th)
Chris and I will be co-presenting (boy it’s been a while!) along with Jon Galloway, Windows Azure...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 05/08/2012
Azure Achievements in Visual Studio
Here’s a random fact. Did you know that the Latin words for “school” and “fun” are one and the same:...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 05/07/2012
Integrating Twilio with @Home with Windows Azure
I started this post about two months ago (right after meeting Jon Gottfried, one of the Twilio...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 05/03/2012
May Tech Calendar
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday 1 2 The Road to Windows 8 Cambridge MA Code...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 04/30/2012
Two Webcast Opportunities–Twilio and Mashery
Many of you know I’m one of the co-organizers of New England GiveCamp, which takes place this coming...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 04/30/2012
Free Azure Pass + RockPaperAzure Spring Fling = $$
As I finish up my income tax return, I’m wishing I were eligible for this latest incarnation of the...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 04/17/2012
Windows Azure Soup to Nuts: Service Bus (April 17)
My colleague, Mike Benkovich, has been running a weekly webcast called “Cloud Computing: Soup to...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 04/16/2012
@home with Windows Azure updates
As you may know, my colleagues Brian Hitney and Peter Laudati and I have put together @Home with...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 04/09/2012
SharePoint Saturday–April 28th
The community event with one of the largest – if not THE largest – turnout in the Boston area is...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 04/05/2012
Get (Hack)Ready to Develop for Windows Phone
Whether you’ve been contemplating it for a while or it’s the killer new Nokia phones that have...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 04/02/2012
April Tech Calendar
Don’t forget to check-in on your favorite user groups and check out Meetup to discover...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 03/30/2012
It’s International PowerShell User Group Day!
I suppose all my energies have been focused on St. Patty’s Day for the past week or so (I’m allowed...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 03/19/2012
.NET Bio Workshop at Cornell (Mar 22-23)
The great thing about working for Microsoft is that there is SO much going on in so many disparate...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 03/15/2012
Learn the Cloud, Make a Difference
My colleagues, Brian Hitney and Peter Laudati, and I – AKA the RockPaperAzure guys - have been busy...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 03/06/2012
Announcing New England GiveCamp 2012
Planning for this event actually began before last year’s event concluded, and there’s been some...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 02/29/2012
March Tech Calendar
Here's the "Think Spring" March edition. As always, let me know if I've missed something!...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 02/28/2012
Game on! at New England VB User Group–Mar. 1st
If you’re in the Boston area and haven’t yet had a chance to get in on the RockPaperAzure gig...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 02/27/2012
New England Code Camp – March 31st
It’s that time again! New England Code Camp returns for its 17th iteration(!) on March 31st at the...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 02/24/2012
SoMoClo Evolution
On Tuesday night I attended the preview of Aberdeen Group’s SoMoCloTM research initiative at a VIP...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 02/15/2012
How Can My Business Benefit from Windows Azure [Mar 8]
Regular readers of this blog know I often dive pretty deeply into the bits and bytes of developing...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 02/09/2012
Azure Soup-to-Nuts Series
Feeling like the cloud has passed you by and there’s no chance you’ll ever catch up? Want to figure...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 02/06/2012
February Technical Calendar
Don’t forget to check-in on your favorite user groups and check out Meetup to discover something...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 01/31/2012
“I Gotta Get Me Some of That [Azure]”
I wanted to bring your attention to a series of free, half-day sessions on how the cloud is changing...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 01/19/2012
Satya Nadella at MassTLC Cloud Mixer
MassTLC and the New England Research & Development (NERD) Center are hosting a free mixer...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 01/19/2012
Photo Mosaics Part 9: Caching Analysis
When originally drafting the previous post in this series, I’d intended to include a short write-up...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 01/05/2012
Maine’s First SharePoint User Group
I just got word that Winxnet will be hosting the Maine SharePoint User Group (“SharePoint Maine”),...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 01/03/2012
January Tech Calendar
The calendar looks a bit lean at the moment, but I suspect a few more additions will occur as people...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 12/30/2011
The New, Improved Windows Azure Trial
Last week was a big step forward for Windows Azure. There was storm of new technology announcements,...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 12/28/2011
Windows Azure Trial Account Spending Limit
A couple of weeks ago, Microsoft announced a number of new features for Windows Azure including a...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 12/28/2011
Photo Mosaics Part 8: Caching
My previous post in this series - on the use of the Service Bus within the Azure Photo Mosaics...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 12/21/2011
RockPaperAzure Fall Sweeps–The End Game!
Peter, Brian and I just finished up our five-city Azure DevCamp series, each with its own on-site...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 12/16/2011
Special Boston Azure User Group Event
It’s shaping up to be a busy week for Windows Azure. As I mentioned last...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 12/12/2011
New Orchard User Group–Dec. 15th
Orchard is a free, open source, community-focused project aimed at delivering applications and...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 12/08/2011
The Cloud Rocks: Learn Windows Azure
Onward and upward! Microsoft’s cloud computing platform is just about two years old now, but...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 12/07/2011
December Tech Calendar
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 Phone Camp Hofstra Univ. Hempstead...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 11/30/2011
Random Hacks of Kindness: Geeks Giving Back
December 3-4th marks the fourth Global Random Hacks of Kindness event, and Boston as well as...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 11/28/2011
Announcing the RockPaperCancun (er, Azure) Sweepstakes!
It’s a Sweepstakes! and It’s a Competition! Our previous RockPaperAzure tournaments were all...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 11/21/2011
RIT Game Camp–December 2-4
Game Camp is only half the story, well actually it’s only a quarter of the story! For the...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 11/10/2011
Taking the Cloud on the Road
Brian, Peter, and I are gearing up for another roadtrip to spread the goodness that is Windows...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 11/04/2011