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2006

How the core ASP.NET Engine Works

Rick Strahl is presenting on the way that the ASP.NET Engine Works. He started by saying that this was a “higher level talk” to start with. Right. He immediately dove into the operational structure

Debugging Smart Client Apps

Cathi Gero is giving a great presentation with all the gory details about debugging. One of the great points was how to get symbol files (*.pdb) to load when the application is being debugged. She’s

DataBinding with Beth Massi

As we all know Microsoft has a passion for drag and drop data binding. We also all know that the standard Microsoft demo is to build an “Enterprise” solution using the drag and drop data binding. Wh

D'Arcy's woes with wireless

So it’s becoming apparent that people from Winnipeg can’t make wireless work. Maybe it’s the early onset West Nile that this year’s mosquitos are spreading. We’ve tried everything to help him. The

DevTeach 06 Keynote

Yair Alan Griver is currently showing some pretty damn cool stuff around the LINQ, DLINQ and XLINQ projects. One of the cool ones is that the VB compiler will allow you to Dim an object equal to a li

User Group Summit

Just got in from finishing off the evening with a few of the UG leaders from around Canada. The summit today was great (pics courtesy of Guy Barette). For a new User Group, my idea was to get in and

What to do when they screw up your drink

We were just out to lunch at a great place. The weather is fabulous and we sat on the deck. It was very difficult to leave and come back here. I ordered a double scotch and the waiter brought me tw

John is getting Flamed

John Bristowe just showed up to the User Group conference and the poor boy is getting Flamed.

Getting to Montreal

Yesterday was travel day. As our plane pushed back from the jetway they tried to fire up the engines (some say this is required, I’m still unconvinced) and all we got was the sound of a 1983 Ford pic