03 Feb 2007

Beta Exam 71-510: TS: Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server

Certification, TFS
I just saw this post on Rob Caron's blog.  Registration for the 71-510 Beta Exam is now open.  The exam can be taken between February 20th and March 5th.  There are a limited number of slots available on a first-come, first-served basis so sign up quickly!  I signed up this evening without any problems. Use the promotion code TSVS510 when registering to cover the cost of the exam. There is a preparation guide available here.  The list of topics is quite length so I'll definitely be spending some time brushing up on a few areas. See Rob's post for more…
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28 Oct 2006

HDC 2006 is "In the Books"

Conferences
The 2006 Heartland Developers Conference has officially come to a close.  It was two days of a lot of technical sessions, food, prizes, games, socializing, and more.  Although I don't know the official attendee count (yet) it was somewhere around 600 which is pretty good considering this was only the 3rd year for the conference.  Philip and Joe did a great job putting this together (no surprise there :-).  This was the first year I attended HDC and rumor has it that HDC '07 will be in Omaha as well so I look forward to attending again next year -…
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11 Oct 2006

Heartland Developers Conference

Conferences
It's official - I'll be presenting on Team Foundation Server's Team Build features at the up coming 2006 Heartland Developers Conference.  This will be the first time I've attended the HDC (it's only in its 3rd year) and I'm looking forward to it. I'll post a link to the presentation materials as the event date approaches. If anyone out there is attending the HDC this year I'd be interested in hearing from you.
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12 Jun 2006

Tech-Ed 2006 is in Full Force

Conferences
Tech-Ed 2006 is now in ful force in Boston! I arrived yesterday afternoon, checked in, received a bag full of goodies and attended the keynote address. I had a nice, long, descriptive post about the keynote but the hard drive in my tablet PC decided to go kabunk this morning (it made some really horrible sounds and finally "blue-screened" Windows). So, if I'm able to retrieve any data from my hard drive, I'll post about the keynote at a later time.This morning (Monday) I attended the session "Building Modern Software Services, Workflow and Identity" by David Chappell. He was a…
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15 May 2006

Tech-Ed 2006 – Boston Sold Out

Conferences
It's official... Tech-Ed 2006 in Boston is now officially sold out! Luckily I was able to register early on so I'll be there. If you were not able to register and would still like to attend, you can sign up for the waiting list.See you there!
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03 May 2006

The Semester is Over!

Training
This semester marked the first time I've ever taught at the college level - an introduction to programming class using C#. It has been a fun semester and I've learned a lot - hopefully the students learned even more ;-).Tonight was the final exam for the class so it is officially over until next time (actually, it's not over until I finish grading the exams - but close enough :-). I'm looking forward to having some of my evening hours back for other projects (home projects, software projects, movies, etc.).Having been a contractor for eight years (not a contractor any…
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29 Apr 2006

Heartland Developers Conference

Conferences
The 3rd annual Heartland Developers Conference has been scheduled for October 26th and 27th, 2006. This will be the first time the conference has been held in Omaha, NE. I'm excited to go because A: it's very close (about 15 minutes from my house), B: it's inexpensive ($125 early bird registration fee - which my company is paying for), and C: I'm looking forward to hearing some great speakers.If you live in the midwest (e.g. Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Minnesota, etc.) then you should definitely consider attending this conference. Registration starts Monday, May 1st. There will most likely be a…
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05 Apr 2006

Visual Studio Team System Training

Training, Visual Studio
I came across a (relatively) new Microsoft site today that is dedicated to providing technical information for Visual Studio Team System.Here you can access comprehensive resources from introductory to expert that include both online and self-paced training, the latest technical articles, videos, evaluation downloads, Webcasts by Visual Studio Team System experts and more. Take the first step to expand your opportunities!There are a few "coming soon..." placeholders here and there but there is still a lot of good information on this site if you're interested in learning more about Team System.
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10 Feb 2006

Goin’ to Tech-Ed 2006

Conferences
I just registered for Tech-Ed 2006 in Bostan, MA. It should be a great time if it's anything like last year's Tech-Ed in Orlando.I've never been to the northeastern part of the U.S. so I'm looking forward to a little sight seeing while I'm there - as well as learning a lot about the latest Microsoft development technologies.
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