Cleveland Day of .NET - Sarah Dutkiewicz (CrowdVine)

What: John Stockton, presenting "Consuming Web Services in Silverlight"Where: Microsoft Office6050 Oak Tree BlvdSuite 300Independence, OHWhen: Tues...

Getting Hands-On for Charity....

Oh the craziness we geeks go through for people and charities that we care about! So James Avery and Mike Eaton are at it again, and hilarities wi...

Desert Post 2: Codename "Kalahari"

CodeMash is looking for speakers for their 2009 conference. What is CodeMash?CodeMash is a conference for developers of all platforms to come toge...

Desert Post 1: Codename "Mojave"

What happens when you take a big company with an operating system that many of us complain about and get them together with people who've only hear...

July 30: Twitter Book Review Day

While reading Rhonda Tipton's weekly link post, I came across a link to Chris Woodruff's Call for Twitter Book Review Day.Have you read any good bo...

Office 2007 Packaging SUX

Whether it's explaining complex drug interactions to the elderly at the pharmacy or nailing down last minute features with a project manager, I hav...

Last Minute Cleveland Geek Dinner

Thanks to last minute notice from Jeff Blankenburg, I'm putting together a last minute geek dinner here in Cleveland. So... if you're interested, ...

Jennifer Marsman Talks WPF

Tonight, Jennifer Marsman came out and talked to the Greater Cleveland PC Users Group C#/VB.NET SIG about Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF). A...

Playing in the Live Sandbox

When I first started tinkering with Virtual Earth, I blogged about the interactive SDKs and mentioned that I had found other Live tools. Here are ...

Inspired By...

So another Internet meme is making its rounds... and here's how I got it:Josh Holmes > Michael Eaton > Sarah DutkiewiczThe questions I have to answ...

Code Monkey Like You...

As the UML guy mentioned in his Ann Arbor Give Camp wrap-up and on Twitter, I had my little Code Monkey with me. Ever since I heard the infamous J...

Ann Arbor Give Camp : Day 3

Sunday was our final day of Ann Arbor Give Camp, the day where we turned over our projects to the charities. Once my teammates Brian and Kevin arr...

Ann Arbor Give Camp : Day 3

Sunday was our final day of Ann Arbor Give Camp, the day where we turned over our projects to the charities. Once my teammates Brian and Kevin arr...

Ann Arbor Give Camp : Day 2

It's day 2 of Ann Arbor Give Camp, and I'm running on almost 41 hours without sleep. Between working on our project and chatting with many talente...

Ann Arbor Give Camp : Day 2

It's day 2 of Ann Arbor Give Camp, and I'm running on almost 41 hours without sleep. Between working on our project and chatting with many talente...

Ann Arbor Give Camp : Day 1

So Mike Eaton talked me into coming out to Ann Arbor rather than working remotely for Ann Arbor Give Camp. After a crazy week, I was wondering how...

Ann Arbor Give Camp : Day 1

So Mike Eaton talked me into coming out to Ann Arbor rather than working remotely for Ann Arbor Give Camp. After a crazy week, I was wondering how...

Playing With Virtual Earth : Tracking Geocaching Travel Bugs

This has been an awesome week of playing with the interactive Microsoft Virtual Earth SDK and seeing what it can do. I've got it working for my wo...

Playing With Virtual Earth : Tracking Geocaching Travel Bugs

This has been an awesome week of playing with the interactive Microsoft Virtual Earth SDK and seeing what it can do. I've got it working for my wo...

The Making of a Good Developer

This entry is in response to Being Smart Does Not a Good Developer Make over on Justin Etheredge's CodeThinked, one of the many blogs that I follow...

The Making of a Good Developer

This entry is in response to Being Smart Does Not a Good Developer Make over on Justin Etheredge's CodeThinked, one of the many blogs that I follow...

Sarah's Contribupendence Day Experience...

As I was told, July 3rd was Contribupendence Day. So the challenge was to write 5 recommendations on {insert social networking site name here}. L...

Sarah's Contribupendence Day Experience...

As I was told, July 3rd was Contribupendence Day. So the challenge was to write 5 recommendations on {insert social networking site name here}. L...

Microsoft's Interactive SDKs

One of the best ways for me to learn something is to experiment, play, or interact with it. Thanks to Microsoft's interactive SDKs, I now have mor...

Microsoft's Interactive SDKs

One of the best ways for me to learn something is to experiment, play, or interact with it. Thanks to Microsoft's interactive SDKs, I now have mor...

July 3rd: Contribupendence Day ...

Jeff Blankenburg had a Blankenthought today about the developer community, what your peers think of you, and how the social networking sites out th...

July 3rd: Contribupendence Day ...

Jeff Blankenburg had a Blankenthought today about the developer community, what your peers think of you, and how the social networking sites out th...

Cleveland Caravan to devLink Bus...

Calling all Cleveland-area software development rockstars! (If you're in the Cleveland-area, you automatically are a rockstar, since Cleveland roc...

Cleveland Caravan to devLink Bus...

Calling all Cleveland-area software development rockstars! (If you're in the Cleveland-area, you automatically are a rockstar, since Cleveland roc...

What's Happening: Upcoming Dev Events

Last night, I was out at the Greater Cleveland PC Users Group C#/VB.NET SIG, talking with Sam Nasr about the events that are coming up. It looks l...

What's Happening: Upcoming Dev Events

Last night, I was out at the Greater Cleveland PC Users Group C#/VB.NET SIG, talking with Sam Nasr about the events that are coming up. It looks l...

Mobile Design: Twitter as an Inspiration

Before I got my Q, I could only imagine what a mobile user's experience was like through my emulators. Emulators alone though are not enough to ge...

Mobile Design: Twitter as an Inspiration

Before I got my Q, I could only imagine what a mobile user's experience was like through my emulators. Emulators alone though are not enough to ge...

Deep Fried Bytes Episode 3: Twitter War Stories

I'm currently listening to the latest episode of Deep Fried Bytes while thinking about the deep fried Twinkies I had last week. Episode 3 is about...

Deep Fried Bytes Episode 3: Twitter War Stories

I'm currently listening to the latest episode of Deep Fried Bytes while thinking about the deep fried Twinkies I had last week. Episode 3 is about...

Plurking, pinging, and other social networking stuff...

Within the past week, I've been introduced to more social networking sites. Thanks to Stevi Deter for the Bright Kite invite. I'm still tinkering...

Plurking, pinging, and other social networking stuff...

Within the past week, I've been introduced to more social networking sites. Thanks to Stevi Deter for the Bright Kite invite. I'm still tinkering...

Sarah's Steps into Software Development

So Mike knows that some of us were band dorks (and orch dorks too!) and some of us still play some kind of musical instrument. But he wants to k...

Sarah's Steps into Software Development

So Mike knows that some of us were band dorks (and orch dorks too!) and some of us still play some kind of musical instrument. But he wants to k...

Reach out and touch someone.

The following IRC discussion is real. There are no actors in this scene - just real .NET devs chatting on random geeky stuff, which got me thinkin...

Reach out and touch someone.

The following IRC discussion is real. There are no actors in this scene - just real .NET devs chatting on random geeky stuff, which got me thinkin...

Deep Fried Bytes : Interview War Stories

So there's a new podcast in town called Deep Fried Bytes, and it's put out by Keith Elder and Chris Woodruff. As they descrive it, it's an audio ...

Deep Fried Bytes : Interview War Stories

So there's a new podcast in town called Deep Fried Bytes, and it's put out by Keith Elder and Chris Woodruff. As they descrive it, it's an audio ...

On Speaker Feedback and Presenting Again

While reading up on my Google Alerts, I came across this Cleveland Day of .NET review at Taller Code. It was good to see another person's perspect...

What's the most fun you've ever had ... programming?

While blog-surfing tonight, I came across this entry on Inside the Machine. This has me thinking... What's the most fun you've ever had... program...

What's the most fun you've ever had ... programming?

While blog-surfing tonight, I came across this entry on Inside the Machine. This has me thinking... What's the most fun you've ever had... program...

Ann Arbor Give Camp - July 11-13th

While reading Mike Eaton's blog, I had read about Ann Arbor Give Camp. He had mentioned it in the past, so it's nice to finally get more informati...

Ann Arbor Give Camp - July 11-13th

While reading Mike Eaton's blog, I had read about Ann Arbor Give Camp. He had mentioned it in the past, so it's nice to finally get more informati...

Cleveland Day of .NET "Thank You"s

After seeing how yesterday went, I'm looking forward to seeing how Cleveland Day of .NET will take off next year. We will have to do this again ne...

Cleveland Day of .NET "Thank You"s

After seeing how yesterday went, I'm looking forward to seeing how Cleveland Day of .NET will take off next year. We will have to do this again ne...

Cleveland Day of .NET Outings - Friday Night and Saturday Night

Corey Haines is organizing the get-togethers for this weekend. There's talks of meeting up at Bahama Breeze for the pocketmod folding party around...

Cleveland Day of .NET Outings - Friday Night and Saturday Night

Corey Haines is organizing the get-togethers for this weekend. There's talks of meeting up at Bahama Breeze for the pocketmod folding party around...

Web Sites, Web Applications, and Web Services... Oh My!

In my day job, I am a web developer. My title is simply Developer, but most of my projects focus specifically on the web side of things. Backgrou...

Web Sites, Web Applications, and Web Services... Oh My!

In my day job, I am a web developer. My title is simply Developer, but most of my projects focus specifically on the web side of things. Backgrou...

Cleveland Day of .NET this Saturday!

Cleveland Day of .NET is this Saturday at the Hilton in Beachwood. We have speakers coming in from MI, TN, other parts of OH, and even some local ...

Cleveland Day of .NET this Saturday!

Cleveland Day of .NET is this Saturday at the Hilton in Beachwood. We have speakers coming in from MI, TN, other parts of OH, and even some local ...

IronPython Presentation and Screencasting

As much as I was hoping to screencast my presentation, the more I work on it, the more I realize it doesn't lend itself to screencasting. There ar...

IronPython Presentation and Screencasting

As much as I was hoping to screencast my presentation, the more I work on it, the more I realize it doesn't lend itself to screencasting. There ar...

Crossing the line, the district line...

I was reading Dan Rigsby's post on West Michigan Day of .NET, and one of his comments really struck me. It seems if you are in a different Microso...

Crossing the line, the district line...

I was reading Dan Rigsby's post on West Michigan Day of .NET, and one of his comments really struck me. It seems if you are in a different Microso...

A Little Humor to Lighten the Stress...

With the last 2 weeks of Cleveland Day of .NET planning here, I'm quite busy in getting the last minute stuff together. This FedEx box from DHL, w...

A Little Humor to Lighten the Stress...

With the last 2 weeks of Cleveland Day of .NET planning here, I'm quite busy in getting the last minute stuff together. This FedEx box from DHL, w...

PyOhio Call for Proposals

While working on my IronPython presentation, I came across the announcement for PyOhio. They are now calling for proposals and accepting submissio...

PyOhio Call for Proposals

While working on my IronPython presentation, I came across the announcement for PyOhio. They are now calling for proposals and accepting submissio...

PowerPoint Presentation Fun

I've been reviewing presentations that I saw down at Central Ohio Day of .NET. This morning, as I started putting my handwritten notes into slides...

PowerPoint Presentation Fun

I've been reviewing presentations that I saw down at Central Ohio Day of .NET. This morning, as I started putting my handwritten notes into slides...

Sarah's O'Reilly Dream

As many people know, I'm a huge fan of O'Reilly books. What really gets me are the animals on the O'Reilly books.Now I've been a fan of O'Reilly b...

Sarah's O'Reilly Dream

As many people know, I'm a huge fan of O'Reilly books. What really gets me are the animals on the O'Reilly books.Now I've been a fan of O'Reilly b...

Evangelists... who?

If any of you follow Amanda Laucher (pandamonial on Twitter), you may have seen her comment about meeting someone who didn't know about their MS ev...

Evangelists... who?

If any of you follow Amanda Laucher (pandamonial on Twitter), you may have seen her comment about meeting someone who didn't know about their MS ev...

Upcoming Dev Events and Days of .NET...

There are many events that are coming up, and I catch random mentions of these on Twitter and from talking with some other people. This weekend, i...

Upcoming Dev Events and Days of .NET...

There are many events that are coming up, and I catch random mentions of these on Twitter and from talking with some other people. This weekend, i...

A year ago today...

For those of you who have my AIM screen name, now you can understand the numbers after my main handle. As you all know, today is 4/23. One year a...

A year ago today...

For those of you who have my AIM screen name, now you can understand the numbers after my main handle. As you all know, today is 4/23. One year a...

Central Ohio Day of .NET Recap

If I could remember Brian H. Prince's name for it, that'd be in the title instead of "Central Ohio Day of .NET, as it sounded cooler ;)On the Locat...

Central Ohio Day of .NET Recap

If I could remember Brian H. Prince's name for it, that'd be in the title instead of "Central Ohio Day of .NET, as it sounded cooler ;) On the Loc...

The truth is out there...

or maybe my Twitter stalkers friends are up to no good in perpetuating all those VBA rumors about me.So in case you haven't heard, I've apparently ...

The truth is out there...

or maybe my Twitter stalkers friends are up to no good in perpetuating all those VBA rumors about me.So in case you haven't heard, I've apparently ...

The Impact of Cleveland Day of .NET So Far

Although the event is just under a month away, Cleveland Day of .NET has already made a huge impact on me. Being on the planning committee has for...

The Impact of Cleveland Day of .NET So Far

Although the event is just under a month away, Cleveland Day of .NET has already made a huge impact on me. Being on the planning committee has for...

Technicalities...

Sometimes, the problem with our application isn't in our code; the environment it lives in has to be taken into consideration as well.With my proje...

Technicalities...

Sometimes, the problem with our application isn't in our code; the environment it lives in has to be taken into consideration as well.With my proje...

Why You Should Be a Sponsor for Cleveland Day of .NET

After talking to someone earlier tonight about being a sponsor for our Cleveland Day of .NET, I realized that some of you may not understand just h...

Why You Should Be a Sponsor for Cleveland Day of .NET

After talking to someone earlier tonight about being a sponsor for our Cleveland Day of .NET, I realized that some of you may not understand just h...

The Quest for the Phone

As I become more active in the community, I'm realizing that it's time to get a new phone. Right now, I have a Samsung Sync, which has worked most...

The Quest for the Phone

As I become more active in the community, I'm realizing that it's time to get a new phone. Right now, I have a Samsung Sync, which has worked most...

Excitement on Going Live...

Tomorrow's my big day, one that I am looking forward to. The projects that I've taken on are finally going live. My big project is an internal ap...

Excitement on Going Live...

Tomorrow's my big day, one that I am looking forward to. The projects that I've taken on are finally going live. My big project is an internal ap...

The Passion versus The Job

Talking with my Twitter peeps, I see the 80/20 rule come up every now and then. Coding Horror refers to it in his post The Two Types of Programmer...

The Passion versus The Job

Talking with my Twitter peeps, I see the 80/20 rule come up every now and then. Coding Horror refers to it in his post The Two Types of Programmer...

The Double Entendre of Regular Expressions

Since I am a gamer, I have a tendency to switch between gamer mode and developer mode sometimes without thinking. I'd like to introduce you to a f...

The Double Entendre of Regular Expressions

Since I am a gamer, I have a tendency to switch between gamer mode and developer mode sometimes without thinking. I'd like to introduce you to a f...

Cleveland Day of .NET - May 17th...

That's right - a bunch of us got together and said, "Cleveland needs one of these here!" So we're putting on a Day of .NET event on May 17th, with...

Cleveland Day of .NET - May 17th...

That's right - a bunch of us got together and said, "Cleveland needs one of these here!" So we're putting on a Day of .NET event on May 17th, with...

Internet Explorer (h)8

Disclaimer: I am writing this entry from Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 (for Web Developers and Designers). Already I have a problem, as the Title bar...

Miguel Castro and URL Rewriting: Cleveland .NET SIG 3/11

Last night, I was at the Bennett Adelson .NET SIG meeting. Miguel Castro came out and talked to us about URL Rewriting, HTTP Modules, and HTTP Han...

Microsoft SharedView

While stuck at home, I got a message from a friend who was working on some of his websites. He really wanted to work on a particular one, but he d...

Simple Programming with Sound

Music has always been part of my mind, body, and soul. From listening to it to practicing one of my instruments, I'm almost always doing something...

What's most important to me in a job

This is in response to John Stockton's post on To Code or not To Code. (The entries I mentioned about coding will come next week.)Like John, my ra...

Why I Code

I'm slowly working on entries related to coding itself, so if you're reading this to see what kind of code I write or what it is about programming ...

Geek Hero Worship...

While on Twitter last night, Ben Fulton mentioned that he was a stevenharman disciple (his words, not mine). I hadn't heard of the guy so I figure...

On Twitter...

One of the more recent links that I've added to right hand side is a link to my Twitter feed. If you want to see what I'm up to, that's definitely...

XNA Game Studio 2.0 Presentation - Cleveland .NET SIG

Last night, Reuben Ahmed of Bennett Adelson gave a presentation to the .NET SIG on XNA Game Studio 2.0. He took us through a simplified game creati...

On Mentoring...

I'm at home today, thanks to this awful weather and my body not liking weather changes much. So being at home, I was twitter-surfing and came acro...

Really Simple Syndication... RSS for short

Last week, as I looked at some sites, I kept noticing links to their RSS feeds. Being back in the public-facing web development arena, I figured t...

Microsoft, the Not-So-Evil Empire (Part 1) - CodePlex

This post is the first in many on Microsoft, the Not-So-Evil Empire, in relation to programming related topics and sites. Many years ago, I ran in...

The GoF, My GoF Experience, and Design Patterns in General

Recently, the GoF came up in a discussion on Twitter. They were talking of design patterns, and Joel Ross actually had to refer to the book for som...

A little editor humor...

Real Programmers on xkcd.comIt could be worse - they could've caught him using pico.

Geocaching: Get the Geek Outside

This post has been inspired by To Code or not To Code, who made a post about his geeky hobby of model railroads. As we discussed, geeks need hobbie...

Considering Your Audience - All of Them...

For all of my past programming positions, I've worked on in-house applications. I knew who my end users were, and I was able to develop solutions ...

Fascinated by Languages

When I was studying for my degree, one of my favorite classes was a programming paradigms class. It covered various types of languages and some ba...

Why OOPSLA?

Yesterday, at lunch, one of my fellow programmers asked me "Why OOPSLA? Why not TechEd or some other conference?" Honestly, having been out of the ...

The Perl Gurl Speaks...

A co-worker asked me today if I had heard of a language called "perl". The programmers have been talking of various languages ever since one came ...

Introduction - Who is the Coding Geekette?

Nine years ago, I was a student at the University of Toledo, studying for my bachelors in Computer Science and Engineering Technology. I was the v...

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	Maggie Longshore (mutual) want-to-meet


	Kenneth LeFebvre (mutual) want-to-meet


	James Bender (mutual) want-to-meet


	Joshua Clark (mutual) friend


	David Good want-to-meet


	Richard Broida friend


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	Michael Eaton (mutual) friend, fan


	TheProkrammer (mutual) friend

Comments

John Stockton:

So where is VBA in your expert tags? I've heard that Microsoft comes to you for answers on it :)