Glen's old blog
Columbia, SC DotNet User Group update
If you were at my last MSDN Event in Columbia, SC, I distributed the URL for the Columbia DotNet...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 01/24/2005
PDC 2005 in LA!
OK, pack your bags for sunny LA! PDC 2005 will be held there in September 2005. (OK, maybe you don't...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 12/28/2004
Aren't microbes cuddly?
Well, if you get them from GIANTmicrobes they are! :-)
Author: GlenGordon Date: 12/17/2004
Webcast on the VB.NET Power Pack - Monday 12/6
Hey out there. Tomorrow I'm doing a webcast introducing the Visual Basic Power Pack. This free...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 12/05/2004
MSDN Events topics for Winter, 2005
Well we have just announced our new topics for MSDN Events for January through March 2005. Here the...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 11/15/2004
I'm first!
I just tried the new MSN Search beta, and it's definitely working because if you search for "Glen...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 11/11/2004
Sample code and slides available for ASP.NET Mobile Controls and Security Best Practices
I have added links to slides and demos (and to recordings of the webcasts) for 2 recent webcasts I...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 10/22/2004
Presentations and sample code
Here is a list of links for topics I've presented outside of MSDN Events. Fundamentals of ASP.NET...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 10/22/2004
ASP.NET Webcast Series Championship - Learn and help me win!
OK, here's the deal. We have a little competition going on to drive attendance to our ASP.NET...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 10/11/2004
Don't forget the .NET Pub Club in Columbus, GA tomorrow!
After the MSDN Event in Columbus, GA tomorrow, join us for some food and fun a local tavern. It's...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 10/04/2004
October MSDN Events in the Southeast
In October, MSDN Events is going to bring you great new content on ASP.NET 2.0 Membership and...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 09/22/2004
Webcast from 9/9/2004 - Best Practices for CLR Objects in SQL Server 2005
Questions & Answers Q: When an assembly is brought into SQL Server 2005 (either deployed from VS...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 09/13/2004
Follow-up: Webcast on 9/9 (Best Practices for CLR Objects in SQL Server 2005)
Thanks to all those who attended my webcast. I've just written this article which includes some...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 09/13/2004
Top Secret - Microsoft Across America RV
I mentioned in an earlier blog entry that I'm up here at the MSDN Event outside of Worcester, MA....
Author: GlenGordon Date: 09/13/2004
Directions - use at your own risk?
So I’m up here in Westborough, MA for MSDN Events this week. One of the things I like to do when I’m...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 09/13/2004
Useful Article: Digitally Signing Data in InfoPath 2003
I just came across this great article on the home page of the MSDN site today: Digitally Signing...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 09/08/2004
Where everybody knows your [name, face, license plate]
I just read this interesting article about technology that anticipates fast-food customers' orders....
Author: GlenGordon Date: 09/08/2004
Just published - DevDays 2004 Content
Well, it seems like only yesterday that I was speaking to crowds at DevDays 2004 in Raleigh and...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 09/01/2004
Longhorn News
One of the benefits of getting near Redmond for things like our Airlift here in Bellevue is you...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 08/27/2004
Filling my brain in the northwest
This week I'm in sunny (!) Bellview, Washington. MS corporate has put together an intense 3 day...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 08/25/2004
Greensboro, NC : MSDN Event followed by User Group (was Pub Club)
Well, I'm guilty of not researching my information properly! In a previous post, I had proposed a...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 08/16/2004
Off and running
Well, yesterday I kicked off another round of MSDN events in lovely Norfolk, Virginia. This is...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 08/11/2004
MSDN Events: August/September
Well, I just got final confirmation on my MSDN Events schedule. I've listed them below. Hope to see...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 08/04/2004
.NET Pub Clubs in Greensboro NC, 8/17 and Greenville SC 8/31 - need volunteer coordinators
Following the MSDN Event in Greensboro on 8/17 and Greenville on 8/31, we're hoping to hold .NET Pub...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 07/20/2004
Columbia, SC . NET User Group is reborn
Several resourceful individuals have revived the Columbia .NET User Group (now called CAEDNUG) in...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 07/18/2004
Can you walk a straight line?
This is really funny. 'Nuff said.
Author: GlenGordon Date: 07/16/2004
Webcast challenges
For those of you on my webcast today, I apologize for the network connectivity issues. At least we...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 07/16/2004
Application Block resources
I've just wrapped up my last events for MSDN Events until August. In typical fashion, after...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 07/01/2004
Graceland!
This week, I (on the left) had a meeting with my manager Mike O'Neill (center) and some fellow...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 06/16/2004
Good article on unit testing ASP.NET
I came across an article today which showed some really good thinking in solving the problem of unit...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 06/04/2004
VB.NET Keyword of the Week: DirectCast
I'm starting a new series of blog entries - a weekly keyword in VB.NET that I find interesting, and...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 06/02/2004
.NET Pub Club - Charlotte, NC!!!
The next meeting of the .NET Pub Club Southeast will be following the MSDN Event in Charlotte, NC on...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 06/01/2004
He said what???
Some of you that tuned into my webcast (or attended my session) at TechEd might have been surprised...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 06/01/2004
Tech·Ed - Day 1
This week I'm here in San Diego for Microsoft's TechEd conference. The day began with a keynote from...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 05/24/2004
I'm now MCAD.NET
Yesterday I scored an 826 (passing was 700) on the last in my series of 3 exams, so I'm now an...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 05/20/2004
A guide to British Pub Etiquette
Here's a great article I found on the proper way to do many things in a British Pub, including...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 05/11/2004
HowTo: Create a SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services Report from a Stored Procedure
Several folks at my sessions have asked how to create a report in SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 05/10/2004
Something old, something new...
As I sit here in lovely Myrtle Beach, SC, preparing to deliver our latest round of MSDN Events...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 05/06/2004
BASIC at 40 looks better than I do at 37...
Well, not if you ask my wife, I guess. Forty years ago today BASIC was born at Dartmouth college....
Author: GlenGordon Date: 05/01/2004
Question: What was the name of Jonny Quest's dog?
Answer: Bandit! As in RSS Bandit, a cool desktop new aggregator for blogs. Just when I thought I was...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 04/30/2004
.NET User Group revival in Columbia, SC
No, it's not that kind of revival. :-) Dedicated event attendee and .NET enthusiast Tore Bostrup is...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 04/13/2004
WS-Security becomes a formal standard
WS-Security, the proposed standards for security around web services, has just become OASIS...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 04/13/2004
Two webcasts today!
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032247194&Culture=en-US and...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 04/09/2004
Code Access Security - Demo Code
This class handles opening a file and returning the contents. using System;using...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 03/19/2004
Webcast: Fundamentals of ASP.NET Mobile Controls on Monday, 3/15
If you attended my webcast, check back in a day or so for links to relevant information about...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 03/15/2004
Rockin' and rollin' at DevDays
Wow, my first 2 DevDays (Raleigh and Charlotte) are behind me and I had a really good time....
Author: GlenGordon Date: 03/11/2004
March and April Security content - what do you think?
If you've attended my event, can I ask a favor of you in return for the information you received?...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 03/05/2004
MSDN Live is out of the gate for March-April!
Yesterday, I kicked off the new content with a great seminar in Raleigh. I had a very good crowd,...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 03/03/2004
Buffer? I don't even know her!
OK, so the headline references an old joke but it kind of describes my situation. I spent the...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 02/26/2004