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

Posted to "Texas Yankee" (Weblog) by sswienton on 04-15-2008
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
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
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 Arizona .NET UG). The schedules matched up so I presented...

Posted to "Texas Yankee" (Weblog) by sswienton on 11-07-2005
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 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
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 offered to buy your first drink only if...

Posted to "Texas Yankee" (Weblog) by sswienton on 11-06-2005

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