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• Certified ScrumMaster

  As many of my close friends and family already know, I have been wanting to transition out of the full-time software developer position. Although I still love working with all of the new Microsoft Developer Technologies, the reality is that it is really... Posted Apr 15 2008, 04:47 PM by sswienton with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: .NET, Technical Community, Agile, ScrumMaster, Scrum

• Google Spends $1.6 Billion so Microsoft can have FREE Advertising!

  BillG : All I want for Christmas is FREE Advertising on the one of the largest viral social networks on the Internet to promote Windows Vista and Office 2007 . Night in Shining Armor (Google): Your Wish is our Command . WARNING: Embedded link to 3rd party... Posted Nov 28 2006, 01:31 AM by sswienton with | with no comments Filed under: .NET, Technical Community, Revenge of the Nerds, Tech News

• FREE Copy of CodeSmith!

  Got your attention yet? :) Rob Howard will be presenting on CodeSmith at the Tuesday ,June 20th Meeting at the Fort Worth .NET UG . Everyone who attends the meeting will receive a FREE copy of CodeSmith! You *must* be present at the meeting to attend... Posted Jun 19 2006, 01:51 AM by sswienton with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: .NET, Technical Community

• Not using SQL Server 2005 Express and have ASP.NET 2.0 Config Issues?

  While at the Visual Studio 2005 Launch Event , an attendee asked me a question while I was manning the Ask the Experts booth. Basically, he was having problems wiring up the built-in ASP.NET 2.0 providers when not using SQL Server 2005 Express. I knew... Posted Dec 08 2005, 06:42 PM by sswienton with | with no comments Filed under: .NET, Technical Community

• Visual Studio 2005 Launch Event - Dallas

  I just got back from checking in at the Dallas convention center in preperation for tomorrow's Microsoft Launch Tour 2005 . The convention center looks great and registered attendance is at 3,850! This should be an awesome event loaded with great speakers... Posted Nov 30 2005, 12:37 AM by sswienton with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: .NET, Technical Community

• Phoenix .NET UG Trip - End of October

  I recently travelled to Phoenix to attend a family wedding. Scott Cate is one of my good friends in the Industry and I pinged him way back about the possibility of combining my family trip to Phoenix with a User Group presentation (Scott helps run the... Posted Nov 07 2005, 12:42 AM by sswienton with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Technical Community

• Test Driven Development w/FWDNUG

  The November meeting of the FWNDUG will be held on Tuesday Nov 8 th @6pm. One of our regular FWDNUG members, Tim Rayburn , will be presenting on Test Driven Development . We look forward to having one of our own members present to the group! Posted Nov 07 2005, 12:39 AM by sswienton with | with no comments Filed under: Technical Community

• October FWDNUG

  I’d like to thank Steve Smith for making the trip down to Ft. Worth for the October meeting of the FWDNUG . Steve gave a great presentation on the benefits and Best Practices to follow for Caching in ASP.NET. You can download Steve’s PowerPoint Deck and... Posted Nov 07 2005, 12:33 AM by sswienton with | with no comments Filed under: .NET, Technical Community

• Geek Gathering + Free Beer + Family Out of Town = Dad's Night Out!

  Geeks and Beer - I admit it's not always the best combination! But, if you live in the DFW area - try and make it to the next Geek Gathering at Gameworks in Grapevine starting at 7pm. Free Beer you read? Well, not unlimited free drinks, but Cory has graciously... Posted Nov 06 2005, 11:22 PM by sswienton with | with no comments Filed under: Technical Community, Gaming, Revenge of the Nerds