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Boston XNA Meeting Resources
Thanks to everyone who came to the first meeting of the Boston XNA Developers Group! It was a casual...
Author: Chris Bowen Date: 03/01/2008
Free SkyDrive Online Storage now 5 Gigs!
[via Channel 10 (Sarah) via the SkyDrive team blog] If you follow my blog, you know I've been using...
Author: Chris Bowen Date: 02/27/2008
"Essential WCF" on the Shelves!
On The Shelf! I popped in to my local bookstore (and ended up grabbing a copy of "LINQ in Action",...
Author: Chris Bowen Date: 02/26/2008
Boston XNA Developers Group Meeting Wednesday 2/27
A reminder that the first meeting of the shiny new Boston XNA Developers Group...
Author: Chris Bowen Date: 02/25/2008
Huge XNA News at GDC '08
The XNA team made two very big announcements at the Game Developers' Conference. Cutting right to...
Author: Chris Bowen Date: 02/20/2008
Briefing in Waltham for Microsoft ProDev Partners
There will be a half-day partner briefing event at the Microsoft Waltham office on April 14th for...
Author: Chris Bowen Date: 02/18/2008
Second Life's Second C# Day This Saturday (2/16)
Michael de la Maza is again assuming avatar form and appearing in Second Life to run a virtual world...
Author: Chris Bowen Date: 02/15/2008
Announcing the Boston XNA Developers Group
Like games? Interested in creating your own using C#? I'm excited to announce that we have a new...
Author: Chris Bowen Date: 02/07/2008
New Microsoft Research Center in Cambridge, MA
Some exciting news for New England. Microsoft Research has just announced that the One Memorial...
Author: Chris Bowen Date: 02/05/2008
Code Camp 9 - Registration and Call for Speakers Open!
Register Today! All systems are GO for New England Code Camp 9! CC9 will be on the weekend of April...
Author: Chris Bowen Date: 02/05/2008
Mutli-Group Meeting - Thank You, David Chappell!
I wanted to extend my gratitude to David Chappell for visiting our special multi-user group event...
Author: Chris Bowen Date: 02/01/2008
Essential WCF to the Printer!
In the rush of the past week, I forgot to post that "Essential Windows Communication Foundation" has...
Author: Chris Bowen Date: 01/30/2008
Code Camp 9 - Save the Dates!
"One, Two,... Nine, Sir!" Can you believe we're on Code Camp Nine?! Code Camps began in New England...
Author: Chris Bowen Date: 01/28/2008
Icons and Images for Your Apps in VS 2008
[File this under Cool Tips That Are News to Me] Thanks to Julie Lerman for pointing out a nifty...
Author: Chris Bowen Date: 01/25/2008
MSDN/Architecture Journal Readers and the Reader SDK
Some very cool news if you're a fan of the WPF-based New York Times reader or Seattle P-I reader....
Author: Chris Bowen Date: 01/22/2008
Congratulations to our New and Continuing Northeastern MVPs
I'd like to pass along congratulations to our new and re-awarded MVPs (Most Valuable Professionals)...
Author: Chris Bowen Date: 01/18/2008
.NET Framework Source Now Available
Scott Guthrie has just posted the excellent news that everything is now in place for people to...
Author: Chris Bowen Date: 01/16/2008
Volunteers Needed for Connecticut .NET UG
SB Chatterjee of the Connecticut .NET User Group just sent the following across the wire: CTDOTNET...
Author: Chris Bowen Date: 01/14/2008
Silverlight 1.0 Fire Starter Now Online
Silverlight Fire Starter was a one-day event held in Redmond late last year to cover a wide range of...
Author: Chris Bowen Date: 01/14/2008
New User Group in Maine!
I'm happy to say that Maine will be getting a brand new user group in Bangor! The well-named BAND...
Author: Chris Bowen Date: 01/10/2008
Upcoming Northeast Developer Events - January/February
It's time to welcome in the new year by pulling together a summary of the events and meetings for...
Author: Chris Bowen Date: 01/08/2008
Speaking on VS2008 with Western MA .NET - 1/8/08
For those of you in the Springfield, MA area tonight (Jan 8th), I'll be visiting with the Western...
Author: Chris Bowen Date: 01/08/2008
New MSDN and TechNet Series in the Northeast
The next series of MSDN and TechNet events is coming in January and February, and there are ten...
Author: Chris Bowen Date: 01/02/2008
Congratulations to SB Chatterjee!
Some great news to welcome in the new year! Long-time community leader SB Chatterjee has just been...
Author: Chris Bowen Date: 01/02/2008
World of Warcraft Meets Visual Studio 2008
In an bit of good timing for some holiday season downtime, Dan Fernandez has announced the first...
Author: Chris Bowen Date: 12/20/2007
Got Tech Posters?
Have a blank wall (and access to your company's color printer)? There are plenty of technology...
Author: Chris Bowen Date: 12/09/2007
WPF-Based Yahoo Messenger for Vista Available
As a pretty cool example of the effects that are possible with Windows Presentation Foundation...
Author: Chris Bowen Date: 12/07/2007
Waltham InstallFest Registration Open
The gates are open for you to register for the December 12th combined Boston .NET User Group holiday...
Author: Chris Bowen Date: 12/02/2007
Visual Studio 2008 InstallFests in the Northeast!
Visual Studio 2008 has now been released to manufacturing, and as a "thank you" to the community,...
Author: Chris Bowen Date: 11/29/2007
GameDev Day '07 Agenda and Additions
GameDev Day '07 is this Saturday at Harvard and I'm very pleased with how well the agenda has come...
Author: Chris Bowen Date: 11/29/2007
New Deitel Resource Centers: ASP.NET 3.5, LINQ, Popfly, WPF, and SharePoint
Deitel recently released more topics of interest to .NET developers in their excellent Resource...
Author: Chris Bowen Date: 11/26/2007
Waltham Roadshow Registration Limit Increased
A note for those of you who recently tried to register for the December 13th Bob & Chris' MSDN...
Author: Chris Bowen Date: 11/21/2007
C# Day Goes Virtual on December 8th in Second Life
Why should we keep all the fun for ourselves here in New England? Michael de la Maza is taking his...
Author: Chris Bowen Date: 11/19/2007
Visual Studio 2008 and Training Kit Released!
Visual Studio 2008 & .NET 3.5 We've just announced the RTM (release to manufacturing) of Visual...
Author: Chris Bowen Date: 11/19/2007
GameDev Day '07 Boston - XNA, Gaming, and Game Development
Like games? Wonder how they're made? Want to know how to make them yourself? Come to GameDev Day...
Author: Chris Bowen Date: 11/17/2007
Bob and Chris' MSDN Roadshow - December Edition
It's that time again! Bob and I will be heading back out in December for our fourth Roadshow series,...
Author: Chris Bowen Date: 11/16/2007
C# Day in Waltham Tomorrow! (November 13)
A reminder that Michael de la Maza is running his well-received C# Day event at the Microsoft...
Author: Chris Bowen Date: 11/12/2007
MIX08 Registration Open and Site Updated
Thanks to a heads-up from Brad, I took a look at the newly updated MIX08 website. I like the site...
Author: Chris Bowen Date: 11/10/2007
Reminder - Fairfield/Westchester Code Camp Tomorrow (Nov. 10)
For those of you in the southern Connecticut area, just a reminder that tomorrow (November 10th) is...
Author: Chris Bowen Date: 11/09/2007
Major Visual Studio 2008 Announcements Today
We've taken the wraps off some big announcements related to Visual Studio 2008. As Soma mentions on...
Author: Chris Bowen Date: 11/05/2007
TechEd 2008 Now Two Events with IT and Developer Specializations
Just announced on the TechEd 2008 site, TechEd will be run as two back-to-back conferences, the...
Author: Chris Bowen Date: 11/04/2007
What's It Like to Be a Developer Evangelist?
The "Evangelist" title has come into more common use within the technology industry and many larger...
Author: Chris Bowen Date: 11/02/2007
MIX University Expands with a Free WPF Bootcamp Course
Tim Sneath posted about a great new addition to the already strong lineup of training available at...
Author: Chris Bowen Date: 11/02/2007
C# Day Event in Waltham on November 13th
Michael de la Maza has run three very successful (and free!) C# Day events in Waltham since the...
Author: Chris Bowen Date: 10/31/2007
Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2 VPCs Reissued
If you previously downloaded the Beta 2 VPC for Visual Studio 2008, the OS used for that instance...
Author: Chris Bowen Date: 10/30/2007
Big Changes for the Acropolis Project
If you're been looking into the Acropolis project for building composite applications, take a look...
Author: Chris Bowen Date: 10/29/2007
Upcoming Northeast Developer Events (October/November Edition)
Plenty of events and meetings for .NET developers are coming up soon in the northeast. User groups...
Author: Chris Bowen Date: 10/21/2007