Friday, May 09, 2008

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Too funny not to post it.

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 Thursday, May 08, 2008

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SharePoint Training

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Next week, SharePoint MVP David Mann will be running a class on SharePoint development in the Philly area. I am planning to stop by a few days next week to see David in action. The man knows WSS inside and out. The course is provide by the Ted Pattison Group so you can rest assure the content is relevant . As a service to my readers, I can provide you with a $400 bucks discount is you email me at danilod-at-microsoft - dot- com. The discount is for the class running next week.

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Co Working

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Last year I attended the Blog Philadelphia conference (Wondering if they are doing in again). I meet some great folks there including the always energetic Alex Hillman. Alex among others is a leader at Independents Hall. Indy Hall is a great place where independent consultants or folks with flexible working situations can got to if they need a place to work from. It's basically a Co Working space. But Indy Hall is more than just a Co Working space. It is more of a community, a brotherhood is you will. I have not gotten the chance to spent a lot of time at IndyHall for a few reasons. First, they are mainly Mac users. Just kidding. Well they are but that is not one of the reasons. I actually felt very welcome the few times I have been there. The real reasons is that I have been out of the scene for a while as I prepared for the arrival of Olivia. Also, we moved to "the burbs" and thus the drive to center city is not as easy as it used to be.

Well that is about to change a bit. Sometime in the next week or so I will stop by IndyHall to join as a member. I don't think I will be there more than a few times per month but I do plan to hang out the more. Why? cause with 3 ladies (wify and 2 daughters) in the house, the distraction levels can get a bit high sometimes. I need a place where I can escape to from time to time. Also the creative energy at Indy Hall is off the charts. I am some to rub off on me.

So here is my current plan for getting out of the house. Once a week, I will take advantage of having to go to class every Tuesdays night and work from school all day Tuesdays. On the Wednesdays when Philly .Net meets or any day I need to cover a night event at the Microsoft 's office in Malvern, I will work from the office. That happens about once every other week. Once per month or so, I will work from IndyHall. The other days I will split them between staying home and going to the local Starbucks. If anyone knows of a Co Working space in the Lower Moreland/ Willow Grove area please let me know. Even if you just have some free space at the office where you don't mind me crashing at let me know. :-)

Since I plan to work from the MS office a few times per month, and the office has a lot of space, I wanted to make some of that space available to others and do the Co Working thing once a month or so. Drop me a email is you are interested. danilod/#/microsoft.com.

 Wednesday, May 07, 2008

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Next Three Events

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Next 3 event I will be at:

May 10th, 2008 - TECHBash

May 17th, 2008 - Philly Code Camp

May 19th, 2008 - Mobility Training NYC 

 

Hope to see you there!

 Tuesday, May 06, 2008

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TECHBash 2008 – Not too late to register

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If you are a fellow geek and live in Northeast Pennsylvania be sure to attend the TECHBash event this Saturday May 10th at Luzerne County Community College in

. TECHBash is similar to a Code Camp but they also serve the ITPro community. This is the third year that Jason and gang have organized this event. They have put together a great site with all the information you will need to attend.

The event keynote presentation will be delivered by Joe Stagner, Program Manager for Microsoft 's Web Tools and Platform Division.

Attendees will have the opportunity to:

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  • Enhance technical knowledge with comprehensive and relevant educational content
  • Build experience on current and soon-to-be released technologies and products
  • Engage with sponsors, presenters, and other technology professionals
  • Learn how to get involved with .NET Valley, Northeastern Pennsylvania's Technology User Group
  • Leave with software and other swag
 Monday, May 05, 2008

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Get ya' Mobile Development On

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WindowsMobileLogo My partner in crime Peter has a great post with a video about an internal conference held by Microsoft for its internal employees. The "Mobility Smack Down" session is also held at TechEd every year. Definitely a can't missed session if you are attending.

Mobility is here to stay. Some folks argue that it is no longer as cool as it was a few years back, and that the hesitation from some companies to invest in mobile solutions has lured developers away from mobility to the next cool thing. Well, forgive me but I don't agree. With the introduction of the iPhone by Apple and Android by Google many developers have taken an interest in Mobility once again. Microsoft has made a huge investment in its mobile development platform over the past few years. That investment has made Windows Mobile one of the best development platforms out there for mobile devices today.

So if you have an interest in Mobile development and you live in the east coast you might want to check out these free all day seminar on Windows Mobility Development. Every attendee will get a copy of "Microsoft %C2%AE-Mobile-Development-Handbook-Wigley/dp/0735623589">Microsoft Mobile Development Handbook". We might have a Windows Mobile phone or two to give out as well. The seminars will be delivered by my compadre Joe Healy (aka DevFish) in the South cities and me in the North cities. We might have some local community leaders helping us out as well. These are going to be great events so don't miss out on this great content.

Topics to be covered:

  • Intro to Win Mobile
  • Tools: Intro/SDK/Emulators/VS2008/Debug/Deploy
  • Managed Code: NET CF Managed APIs
  • Data Guidance
  • Whole new level (for a peek of what I mean, take a look at this)

Tour Dates

 Location

Date and Time

Registration

New York City
Microsoft Office
1290 Avenue of the Americas, 6FL
New York, NY 10104

May 19, 2008
9:00 AM–5:00 PM

Register
Event ID: 1032378393

Malvern, PA
Microsoft Office
Great Valley Corporate Center
45 Liberty Blvd., Suite 210
Malvern, PA 19355

May 22, 2008
9:00 AM–5:00 PM

Register
Event ID: 1032378485

Alpharetta, GA
Microsoft Office
1125 Sanctuary Parkway, Suite 300
Alpharetta, GA 30004

May 27, 2008
9:00 AM–5:00 PM

Register
Event ID: 1032378497

Tampa, FL
Microsoft Office
3000 Bayport Drive, Suite 480
Tampa, FL 33607

May 29, 2008
9:00 AM–5:00 PM

Register
Event ID: 1032378498

Reston, VA
Microsoft Office
12012 Sunset Hills Rd.
Reston, VA 20190

June 12, 2008
9:00 AM–5:00 PM

Register
Event ID: 1032378501

Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Microsoft Office
6750 North Andrew Ave., Suite 400
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309

June 19, 2008
9:00 AM–5:00 PM 

Register
Event ID: 1032378500

 Thursday, May 01, 2008

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Back in Action

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100_2435I have been away for some weeks now. All my 5 readers should know the reason but in case there is a six reader out there I will fill you in. On March 27th, 2008 at about 10:00 am my wife gave birth to out second daughter Olivia Danorah Diaz (yes I am out number 3 to 1). Thanks to a great benefit from Microsoft , I was able to spend 4 weeks at home enjoy the lack of sleep I mean the new addition to our family. It has been a tremendous blessing to me to have not only one but now two amazing girls. I am very blessed.  

I intentionally stayed away from blogging because I wanted to search for my "blog's voice". I wanted to find the purpose for my blog other than as a Developer Evangelist I should have. There are many reason for why I started this blog but I wanted to find my voice. So I will postings about what I want this blog to be about. If there anything in particular that you would like to see please feel free to contact me danilod@ a small company in redmond.com.

 Wednesday, March 19, 2008

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Microsoft Health & Life Sciences Developer and Solutions Conference 2008

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Register today as space is limited!

The conference is FREE. Some meals are provided. You are responsible for all other travel and hotel expenses.

Overview

This is a unique event designed for developers, architects, technical and business decision makers in the healthcare industry. Please join us to discover how Microsoft , its partners, and customers make possible the delivery of Software + Services in Health & Life Sciences.

Keynotes

Topic: Microsoft : Improving Health Around the World

Peter Neupert - Corporate Vice President Health Solutions Group, Microsoft Corporation; Steve Aylward, Health & Life Sciences Industry General Manager, Microsoft Corporation

At the heart of the health information management dilemma is the fragmented nature of how health data is created,

collected, shared and stored.  Few industries are as information-dependent and data-rich as health care and few are so siloed.  It is our philosophy that technology is a cornerstone of enabling a critical and sustainable shift in the way that healthcare is delivered and managed: aggregating data within and across provider organizations, aggregating data for consumers across all of their sources, and ultimately connecting these views for better-informed health decisions and better clinical outcomes.  A company with the reach and resources of Microsoft can play a major role in addressing these challenges and make long-term contributions towards improving the cost, quality and delivery of care.  This keynote session will help instantiate Microsoft 's overall vision for improving health, and its commitment to achieving transformation through industry-leading solutions.

Topic:  Microsoft Connected Industry Framework:  An enabler for meeting today's demands and tomorrows expectations

Paul Mattes - Industry Managing Director, Health & Life Sciences,  Microsoft Corporation

Every vision and strategy must have a plan - a blueprint for execution from both a near-term and long-term perspective. In this session we discuss Microsoft 's Connected Industry Framework, providing specific context and solution strategy across the Health & Life Sciences Industry.  Our Premier Partner Sponsors will describe how they are leveraging the Framework in the delivery of Health & Life Sciences Industry solutions.

Topic: Microsoft Health Products:  Technology Roadmap & Customer Experiences

Grad Conn - Senior Director Health Solutions Group, Microsoft Corporation

Amalga, Amalga HIS, Amalga RIS/PAC, and HealthVault.  Some of you may have heard about them, others may be scratching their heads in bewilderment. This is a great opportunity to gain business insight and technology perspectives on Amalga and HealthVault - Microsoft 's flagship Health Product brands.

Touch the Future with Microsoft Surface

You've heard of it..but NOW you can touch it. We will have a Microsoft Surface device available during the entire event – attendees will be able to view, interact, and see compelling demonstrations of how Microsoft Surface can be used.

Solutions Focused

  • Health 2.0 – Health & Life Sciences version of web 2.0
  • Connected Industry Framework (CIF) – "SOA enablement for Health & Life Sciences"
  • Scientific Innovation Reference Architecture (SIRA)  – "Framework for building products and solutions in Life Sciences"
  • Consumer Enablement Reference Architecture(CERA) – "empowering consumers in the new Healthcare age"
  • Patient Safety Screening Tool (PSST) – "saving patient lives through proactive measures"

Deep Technical Content

Confirmed Technical Sessions include:

  • Programming Microsoft Silverlight 2.0
  • Building Secure ASP.NET AJAX Applications
  • ASP.NET AJAX Design & Development Patterns
  • SQL Server Data Services – scalable, easily programmable and highly available utility-based data store
  • Building Enterprise Office Business Application Mashups
  • Windows Presentation Foundation for Information and Data Visualization
  • Managing the Application Lifecycle with Visual Studio Team System
  • Presence and speech enabling your applications with Microsoft Unified Communications
  • Architecting for High Performance and Multicore with Microsoft HPC and the .NET Parallel Framework
  • Maximizing Data Value through Design of Charts and Visualization

Who Should Attend?

  • Development and Architecture Leaders
  • Executive Technology/Business Liaisons
  • Technology Decision Makers
 Wednesday, March 05, 2008

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MIX Keynote Online

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If like me you were not able to attend Mix this year, you can still view the Keynotes as well as some of the session. Enjoy it.

MIX | MIX Online

 Thursday, February 28, 2008

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VS 2008 InstallFest Trail Upgrade

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As everyone who attended the VS2008 InstallFest knows, the DVDs that you received were 90 days trail version of the RTM bits. The DVD sleeves had a unique number that allowed you to register to receive a full copy of the product. By now you should have received the full version by mail. Incase you where wondering how to removed the 90 days limitation without reinstalling it, here is how you do it (from Bry http://voidimpossible.com/):

Add-remove programs from control panel -> click remove VS2008 -> window pops up and one of the options is to enter the cd key (the one you got in the mail) to upgrade to the full version.  You don't have to reinstall.

Thanks Bry for pointing this out.