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Special Event for the DC Silverlight SIG!
Just in case you didn’t get the newsletter, here’s what we sent out last Thursday. Perhaps, soon we will lift the covers on what we will be talking about. Hint: You’re going to be really excited about it! Caparea.net Silverlight Special Interest GroupCaparea.Net Silverlight SIG …
Terrible Traffic Tuesday
I always dreaded the first workday after Labor Day -- Not for the reasons you think, but for the traffic. Turns out this phenomena has a name: Terrible Traffic Tuesday or T3. Tuesday's forecast is rough not just for weather. Traffic is likely to be brutal too.AAA Mid-Atlantic calls it Terrible …
Speaking of Traffic
Speaking of traffic in the DC area, I just submitted an app called “DC Traffic” that should be available next week. It won’t be on the Marketplace for Terrible Traffic Tuesday, but here’s a sneak peak.
Federal SharePoint User Group Meeting Tonight
Tonight, the Federal SharePoint User Group is meeting in DC at 1200 18th St NW Suite #LL-100, Washington, DC. Tom Ferro will talk about Event Receivers in SharePoint 2010. From the MeetUp.com page: Thursday, January 5, 2012, 7:00 PM Zenith Technology Institute/VETS Group 1200 18th St., NW Suite …
DC Area Windows 8 Camps
If you’re excited about learning how to write Windows 8 Metro apps, but you want to stick to your side of the “Potomac Ocean,” then have I got good news to you: there’s going to be two Windows 8 Camps in DC.
That’s right: one in Virginia [info | registration | add to …
Hack for Good Register for the VIP Hackathon on April 30 in DC
The Pew Center on the States launched the Voting Information Project (VIP) initiative in 2008 to become the 21st century transmission line between election offices and voters. VIP answers voters’ most common questions -- things like “where do I vote?”, “who is on my …
Startup Weekend DC GOV 2
Startup Weekend proudly presents its second-ever pilot event focused on fostering innovation & entrepreneurship in the public sector.
In partnership with Code for America, we invite you to join us on June 15-17, 2012, at Microsoft’s Chevy Chase office to solve real-life problems faced by …
Photos from Distilled Intelligence
Last week, I had the opportunity to meet some of the DC area’s finest entrepreneurs at the Distilled Intelligence 2.0 event.
Here are some photos:
The event was at a great venue: the Carnegie Library on Mount Vernon Square.
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Ashish and Ed are psyched up! …
DC Week Hackathon in the News
Local news station Fox 5 DC covered the DC Week Hackathon hosted at our Chevy Chase office last month: DC Breaking Local News Weather Sports FOX 5 WTTG
FWTV Episode 3.5: Snow is a Four Letter Word
Shot live at the Microsoft Store in Pentagon City.
Show Notes:
DC Snow Wimpshttp://www.buzzfeed.com/danoshinsky/washington-dc-is-the-worst-during-a-snowstorm
Making Money from Windows 8 Appshttp://kevinashley.com/making-30000-a-month-on-windows-8-apps/
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Rainy Night in DC
I took this last night during a torrential rain storm.
Dogs in the Woods and Dolphins in a Tank
In this episode of Frank’s World TV, I step away from the green screen to enjoy the delightful DC weather. I also spend some time at the Dolphin Tank at Day of Fosterly 2013.