Make It So!Jean-Luc David's WeblogXBOX 360 Madness- November 22, 2005 I woke up early to pick up an XBOX 360 this morning. I started by going to a Tim Hortons to buy a large coffee - my change was $3.60. I thought that was a good omen. Man was I ever wrong. Arrived in Ajax, Ontario. The Best Buy had a line-up of over a hundred people. There were kids that had been shivering outside, waiting since 5AM and didn't get a console. People in the crowd were using their cellphones to call family and friends to "butt" into the line. It was a madhouse. If you had...http://weblogs.asp.net/jld/archive/2005/11/22/431177.aspx Chat with the Team System Developer and Test Tools Team- November 16, 2005 If you are working with the Team System test tools and would like to ask questions to the product team, here is your opportunity! The chat is happening at 10AM PST1PM EST. Visual Studio Team Edition for Software Developer & Visual Studio Team Edition for Software Testers When: Wednesday, November 16th 10am PST What: Join us to discuss the Profiler, Test Tools (Unit, Generic, Manual), Web & Load Testing, and Code Analysis (FxCop & PREFast). We have questions for you, will...http://weblogs.asp.net/jld/archive/2005/11/16/430692.aspx East of Toronto .NET User Group - Moving C++ Applications to the Common Language Runtime- November 14, 2005 Our very own Kate Gregory will show you how to effortlessly move your C++ applications to the CLR. Here is a description of the talk: Come and see how real C++ projects are moving to the CLR without a full port or rewrite. Learn how to easily migrate existing native code -- including MFC applications -- to run under the CLR. Strategies for choosing which parts of the application remain native and which are managed will be discussed. See how to take advantage of the power of the framework...http://weblogs.asp.net/jld/archive/2005/11/14/430528.aspx Free Copies of Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005 in Toronto!- November 1, 2005 On November 7th, Microsoft will be launching Visual Studio 2005, SQL Server 2005 and Biztalk Server 2006 in Toronto! It promises to be a huge event with two tracks (IT Pro and Developer), Cabanas, the works. If that wasn't enough, Microsoft will be giving everyone fully functional "non-evaluation" software - including Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005! The Toronto Windows Server User Group will have a pod, you'll get an opportunity to connect with your local Regional Directors, MVPs and...http://weblogs.asp.net/jld/archive/2005/11/01/429100.aspx |