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Metro Toronto .NET User Group Meeting September 8th: Managed Code in Sql Server 2005

Posted: Friday, August 26, 2005 2:36 PM by Barry Gervin | 0 Comments
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On September 8th I'll be speaking at the .NET User Group here in Toronto. I'll be talking about how developers can take advantage of Sql Server 2005's ability to host managed code. Full abstract and registration details are here. Read More...

VS Live Toronto 2005 - 10% Discount Priority Code

Posted: Monday, February 28, 2005 11:07 AM by Barry Gervin | (Comments Off)
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VS Live is coming to Toronto again - April 13-16th. This year, the event will be right downtown on the lake at the Harbour Westin Castle hotel. Use Priority Code “BARRY” for a 10% discount when you register. You'll also save an additional $250 if you Read More...

Get your Free Visual Studio Tools for Office custom applications here.

Posted: Saturday, February 12, 2005 2:04 PM by Barry Gervin | 4 Comments
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Ok, this is very cool - not often somebody gives you something for free. Is your company upgrading to Office 2003 between June & July of this year? Could you envision a customized solution built on top of Office - perhaps using Visual Studio Tools Read More...

What are you doing for your summer job?

Posted: Sunday, February 06, 2005 11:10 AM by Barry Gervin | 0 Comments
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We have a very exciting internship project coming up this summer for a university student, perhaps co-op - but not mandatory. This high-profile project is to develop a software system to monitor the various systems in a “green” home that is Read More...

.NET Celebrity Auction

Posted: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 6:52 PM by Barry Gervin | 0 Comments
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Be a sport and click on this link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5552696499 Then make a generous bid. If you'll win, you'll get an hour (or more) of help from a .NET guru/celebrity (or possibly me). But more, you'll also be helping Read More...

SqlConnection woes on the Compact Framework over WiFi

Posted: Friday, October 22, 2004 2:16 PM by Barry Gervin | 1 Comments
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Last night at the Toronto .NET Users Group talk I did on mobility, a gentleman had a question about directly connecting to an Enterprise SqlServer database from a Pocket PC using the Compact Framework. His users run on a shop floor and some times they Read More...

CTTDNUG UG Tomorrow Night: Building Pocket PC Applications with the Compact Framework and SQL CE

Posted: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 9:41 AM by Barry Gervin | 0 Comments
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As part of the continuing MSDN User Group Tour, I'll be speaking at the Canadian Technology Triangle .NET User Group in Waterloo on Thursday October 7th (tomorrow night). There is a new location for the meeting at Agfa (formerly Mitra) in Waterloo. All Read More...

Oshawa .NET: Building Mobile Applications

Posted: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 11:10 AM by Barry Gervin | 2 Comments
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I'm doing a talk at the East of GTA .NET users group tonight in Oshawa. This is the same MSDN User Group tour event sweeping across Canada. I'll be talking about some of the limitations of the Compact Framework and SqlCE. Should be fun - hope to see you Read More...

Building Mobile Applications, Metro Toronto .NET Users Group

Posted: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 1:56 PM by Barry Gervin | 0 Comments
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Tomorrow night I'm presenting at the downtown Toronto .NET users group - topic Pocket PC development with the CE framework. I'll have a new HP 4700 device with a VGA resolution screen for folks to take a look at - courtesy of your friendly neighborhood Read More...

DevCan 2004

Posted: Monday, July 05, 2004 3:42 PM by Barry Gervin | 2 Comments
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I'm co-chairing two tracks of DevCan coming up in Setp/Oct in Vancover/Toronto (exact dates to follow) - see www.devcan.com for more. I'm doing the architect track and web track. If you have ideas for content you'd like to see, or have a topic you'd like Read More...