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• Windows Phone 7 and Azure, Better Together

  The next Cloud Computing User Group Meeting for Dallas will be on Thursday, September 2nd from 6:00pm – 8:00pm at Microsoft (Las Colinas Office, Building LC1). The presentation will be done by Derek Martin and Trent Foley and will cover Windows... Posted Sep 01 2010, 08:22 AM by Chris Koenig Filed under: Silverlight, Dallas, Events, development, texas, cloud, wp7, wp7dev

• Sharing the Light – Silverlight Development with Expression Blend

  I am very happy to announce that our own Teresa Burger has put together another amazing Silverlight training opportunity in the DFW area.  She has managed to successfully wrangle Victor Gaudioso, Microsoft MVP and Book Author to come to Dallas on... Posted Aug 23 2010, 10:09 AM by Chris Koenig Filed under: Training, Dallas, Events, development, texas

• MVVM in Windows Phone 7

  For those of you that attended my talk at TechReady 11 or at Dallas TechFest 2010, here is the sample application I built along with my code snippets and my demo script.  I’ll be working on a Hands-on-Lab version of this talk, as well as producing... Posted Jul 30 2010, 09:37 PM by Chris Koenig Filed under: Dallas, Events, development, texas, TechFest, wp7, MVVM

• Windows Phone 7 Bootcamp

  Are you ready to gain access to the latest tools, turning your hobby into a source of revenue, or expand your network? Stop dreaming. Start building. Join us for a new series of Windows Phone 7 Bootcamps where you can get an inside track on how to be... Posted Jul 30 2010, 02:55 PM by Chris Koenig Filed under: Dallas, Events, Houston, Tulsa, Austin, oklahoma, texas, arkansas, Little Rock

• Time for Dallas TechFest!

  We’re only 2 weeks away from the 3rd annual Dallas TechFest!  The schedule is set, the bags are being packed and the speakers (including me!) are polishing up their talks.  Dallas TechFest has something to offer everyone, regardless of your... Posted Jul 20 2010, 04:22 PM by Chris Koenig Filed under: Dallas, Events, development, texas, TechFest, cloud, ITPro, wp7, wp7dev

• Silverlightplooza! It’s a wrap!

  I had a great time over the weekend teaching and working with folks from all over South Central at our first ever Silverlightpalooza!  This two-day event was a combination instructor-led introduction to Silverlight, WP7, Blend and RIA Services and... Posted Jun 22 2010, 05:02 PM by Chris Koenig Filed under: Silverlight, Dallas, Events, development, wp7, windows phone 7, #silverlightpalooza

• BarCamp Dallas 5 – New Date, New Venue

  Update to BarCamp Dallas – we’re moving the date to August 21st, 2010 at Improving Enterprises.  Please update your calendars to make sure you can attend! Also make sure you update the BarCamp wiki at http://barcamp.org/BarCampDallas5... Posted Jun 07 2010, 11:37 AM by Chris Koenig Filed under: Dallas, Events, texas, BarCamp

• Dallas Azure Boot Camp

  Join Neudesic for a free 1-day deep dive program that will prepare you to deliver solutions on the Windows Azure Platform. The region’s best Azure experts will teach you how to work in the cloud through training, discussion, review of real scenarios,... Posted Jun 02 2010, 04:18 PM by Chris Koenig Filed under: Dallas, Events, development, texas, event, azure, cloud

• Silverlightpalooza! WP7 and Silverlight DevCamp

  Come Join Us for two day s of Code and Fun with Silverlight and Windows Phone 7! We will start Friday June 18th with a walkthrough of the tools and some key skills to get you started.  The goal is to provide a foundation to enable groups to build... Posted Jun 02 2010, 04:04 PM by Chris Koenig Filed under: Silverlight, Dallas, Events, user group, development, texas, event, wp7, windows phone 7

• Agile.NET Conference comes to Dallas

  Improving Enterprises and Microsoft are proud to sponsor the Second Annual Agile.NET Conference!  Currently scheduled for Friday, April 30th at the Microsoft Office in Las Colinas, Agile.NET will host 4 separate tracks filled to the brim with great... Posted Apr 08 2010, 06:24 PM by Chris Koenig Filed under: Dallas, Microsoft, Events, Conference, development, texas, agile, improving

• Registration for 2010 Launch Now Open!

  https://microsoft.crgevents.com/Register2010 Here are all the launch dates Denver – April 20, 2010 Miami – April 20, 2010 Milwaukee – April 20, 2010 Orlando – April 22, 2010 Boston – April 29, 2010 Chicago – April 29... Posted Apr 01 2010, 08:06 PM by Chris Koenig Filed under: Dallas, Launch, Events, Houston, development, texas, ITPro

• The Art of the Demo

  I was asked to do a presentation on giving demos at a the recent DFW Technically Speaking event, held last weekend at the Woot! offices in Carrollton.  Without doing any actual demos, and saving the specific tools discussion/demonstration for a future... Posted Apr 01 2010, 10:53 AM by Chris Koenig Filed under: Dallas, Events, user group, texas

• BarCamp Dallas 5

  We have a date and a location! June 12th, 2010 Improving Enterprises, Inc. 15950 Dallas Pkwy #500 Dallas, TX 75248 Be there or be square… Posted Mar 24 2010, 01:08 PM by Chris Koenig Filed under: Dallas, Events, texas, BarCamp

• State of .NET Events coming to Dallas and Houston

  Free “State of .NET” Event coming to Dallas and Houston Dallas: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 1:30 – 4:30 PM Microsoft Dallas Office - 7000 SR-161 (George Bush Turnpike), Irving, TX 75039 Houston: Thursday, April 1, 2010 1:30 – 4:30... Posted Mar 09 2010, 10:06 AM by Chris Koenig Filed under: Dallas, Events, Houston, development, texas

• Technically Speaking coming to DFW

  Attention all  current and potential public speakers!  Are you a technical person with loads of great information to share with your peers? Do you get nervous speaking in front of crowds? Would you like to develop your public speaking, demonstration... Posted Feb 28 2010, 01:26 PM by Chris Koenig Filed under: Dallas, Events, user group, texas, General