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Posted in Conference on Dec 30th, 2004
Guy Kawasaki has spent many hours of his life serving as a panelist at conference and conventions. Here’s his summary.
Guy Kawasaki is a managing director of Garage Technology Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm. He gives sixty keynote speeches a year and doesn’t even keep count of the panels he’s appeared on or moderated.
His latest [...]
Posted in Programming on Dec 27th, 2004
Sometime in 2004 Microsoft introduce a new bug-tracking website. The released it with little fanfare, which is a shame, because a common complaint about Microsoft is that they never share their open/close bug list to anyone outside of the company. This site is public and allows anyone to enter a bug or suggest a product [...]
Posted in Programming on Dec 27th, 2004
I use Virtual PC 2004 all the time. Virtual computers, which reside in memory instead of living on a single physical computer, are one the most useful tools you can have in your developer toolkit. I can’t work without them anymore. I’ll talk about how I use them on another day.
I found two great [...]
Posted in Testing on Dec 21st, 2004
We all know that it is good idea to test our code. If you work in a software group of more than a couple people then it is a certainty that you will need a good test plan and useful testing tools. Found this testing resource and want to pass it on.
http://testingfaqs.org/
Posted in General on Dec 20th, 2004
You can observe a lot just by watching - Yogi Berra
Perspective is a funny thing. My perception of an event or technology may be different from yours. A lot depends on my view of life. Addy Santo posted recently about Seattle being the blogging Mecca and he’s made me reevaluate the city I call home. [...]
Posted in .NET on Dec 13th, 2004
If you live here in the Puget Sound region you might be interested in attending a.NET Developers Association (NetDA) meeting or two. Tonight - December 13th we have Paul Litwin talking about
SQL Server Reporting Services for the Developer In this session you will explore the capabilities of SQL Server Reporting Services from the perspective [...]
Posted in .NET, Conference on Dec 11th, 2004
Well it’s official. Microsoft has announced the dates for their Professional Developers Conference. Put September 13-16 2005 on your calendar and get ready to join the .NET extravaganza. Rumor has it that this will be the debut of .NET 2.0. This makes sense to me. The next beta will be out the beginning of 2005. [...]
Posted in General on Dec 1st, 2004
Selecting a name for your company or product and be a fun and exciting adventure. Having been involved in a few of these sessions myself I can also tell you that can be tedious, contentious or a completely frustrating experience. I started thinking about company names today because Jeremy Wright is trying to come up [...]