Category Archives: BADNUG

Please vote for Scrumr!

In my spare time, I’ve been working on an open source project management tool called Scrumr.  Scrumr is a lightweight app for managing sprints per Scrum methodology.  You can find out more about the project at http://codeplex.com/scrumr/.  In the meantime, … Continue reading

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Going to DevTeach Montreal

I’m headed to DevTeach Montreal!  It was DevTeach or PDC, and I liked the sessions at DevTeach better.  If you’re attending also, drop a line. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via Reddit … Continue reading

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MSDN Developer Freedom Roadshow Is Coming To Pittsburgh

Not sure how this one slid by me, but the MSDN Developer Freedom Roadshow is coming to Pittsburgh on September 19, 2008.  Since it’s being held at the MS offices, registration is limited to capacity (roughly 4 dozen or so).  … Continue reading

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Midlevel .NET Developers Needed in Pittsburgh

My buddy Shaun has an immediate need for four midlevel .NET developers in Pittsburgh.  You can contact him at shaun [dot] eutsey [at] consultusa [dot] com if you’re interested in hearing more. <edit: email fixed /> Bookmark on Delicious Digg … Continue reading

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Installfest Pittsburgh

December 11, 2-4 pm, or 5-7 pm (two sessions).  Tuesday, December 11, 2007 (EST) – Visual Studio 2008 Community Launch Party location: Microsoft Offices Join us for the Visual Studio 2008 community launch party at Microsoft! We’re having 2 sessions: … Continue reading

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Pittsburgh “Ready for a New Day” Launch Tour – Feb 1, 2007

Microsoft Across America is bringing their Launch Event 2007 to Pittsburgh on Feb 1, 2007. The event will be held at Sheraton Station Square, which is an awesome location finally. Attendees go home with Office 2007 Pro and Groove 2007. … Continue reading

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Indexing and Searching XML Files with Google Desktop

It took me a while to find this tip, so here’s how to get Google Desktop to index XML files: I think by default GDS has XML file indexing TURNED OFF in the registry – it won’t index them at … Continue reading

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Pgh .NET UG Meeting – Deep Dive into Atlas Controls and Toolkit — Building Applications

The next meeting for the Pittsburgh .NET User Group (Pgh.NET) will be on Wednesday, November 8, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and is presented in partnership with the International .NET Association (INETA). Jason Beres from the INETA speakers bureau … Continue reading

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BADNUG Speaker Change

Mike Snell is being pulled away for a business meeting, but Geoff Tewksbury will fill in for him.  Geoff will be presenting an overview of the new features in SSRS 2005, and an overview of Windows Workflow Foundation.  Same time … Continue reading

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November MSDN Event

It’s back to The Waterfront this time.  That means PF Chang’s take-out for wifey’s dinner! Three cool topics—VS for Database Professionals, Windows Workflow Foundation, and Expression Web Designer.  Full event information at http://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032306677 Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend … Continue reading

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