Browse by Tags

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 hard to keep up with everything - especially when...

Posted to "Texas Yankee" (Weblog) by sswienton on 04-15-2008
Visual Studio 2008 and .NET 3.5 Release Date Announced

Microsoft officially announced today that it will release Visual Studio 2008 and .NET 3.5 by the end of November 2007. More details: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/nov07/11-05TechEdDevelopersPR.mspx

Posted to "Texas Yankee" (Weblog) by sswienton on 11-05-2007
Silverlight install experience

Silverlight is still in its infancy, but its user experience needs to be top notch for it to gain traction and compete effectively against Flash. From my minimal exposure to Silverlight so far - my biggest complaint has to do with the installation experience. To be fair, part of my frustration stems...

Posted to "Texas Yankee" (Weblog) by sswienton on 10-30-2007
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, viral social networking, "I just lost 3 hours...

Posted to "Texas Yankee" (Weblog) by sswienton on 11-28-2006
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. Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn about...

Posted to "Texas Yankee" (Weblog) by sswienton on 06-19-2006
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 how to help him configure the db connection, which...

Posted to "Texas Yankee" (Weblog) by sswienton on 12-08-2005
New VS.NET 2005 Project Model Options Announced

Not happy with the new project model introduced as part of VS.NET 2005? Well, you'll be excited to hear that the Web Platform team listened to your feedback and has announced a new project model that more closely resembles the project experience in VS.NET 2003. ScottGu blogs about it here . Not yet familiar...

Posted to "Texas Yankee" (Weblog) by sswienton on 12-08-2005
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 and all attendees will walk away with a FREE...

Posted to "Texas Yankee" (Weblog) by sswienton on 11-30-2005
VistaDB 2.1 database for .NET has been released - Get your FREE Copy

VistaDB 2.1 database for .NET has been released This 2.1 update includes over 60 improvements, including new support for .NET 2.0 and Visual Studio 2005. VistaDB is a small-footprint, embedded SQL database alternative to Jet/Access, MSDE and SQL Server Express 2005 that enables developers to build .NET...

Posted to "Texas Yankee" (Weblog) by sswienton on 11-07-2005
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 Demo’s here . A special thanks to INETA for sending...

Posted to "Texas Yankee" (Weblog) by sswienton on 11-07-2005

Page 1 of 1 (10 items)