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Trip Report NGB JC41
Parts.Common.Body.Summary.cshtml – The template for summary of a content item's body.If you’ve been following me on Twitter or wondering why the slow down in blog posts, then you’ve been seeing me doing a lot of travelling lately.
Last week, I had the honor of speaking to some very dedicated and smart people at an IT conference for men and women of the National Guard.
As you can probably tell by the above logo, the conference took place in Disney World at Coronado Springs Convention Center. I spoke on how using .NET 4.0 makes developers more productive as well as sat on an Ask the Experts panel.
I got to hear some interesting stories about some of the unique challenges military IT staff face: from working *really* far off the grid with systems not designed to work offline to the challenges of sending encrypted data efficiently to far flung places. It’s a very challenging problem space.
The Expo floor had some amazing things in it, but very few vendors consented to be photographed. This one only allowed me to take a picture as long as it was from this angle. That’s not the typical reaction you’d get from an exhibitor at TechEd or MIX!
If you know what a SCIF is, then the concept of “SCIF in a Box” sounds very appealing. (I’ve learned a lot during my time in DPE Public Sector
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I even found a Hidden Mickey at the convention center.
Since it was in Disney World, I decided to bring along the family. It was also Halloween and my son had a blast Trick-Or-Treating at the various hotels in Disney.
CapArea Silverlight Meeting Tonight Developing MultiTouch Apps with Surface 2
Parts.Common.Body.Summary.cshtml – The template for summary of a content item's body.Surface 2! That's right, the cool new version of the groundbreaking technology. Local MVP Josh Blake's company, InfoStrat, has a brand new unit and has invited us to their offices in DC to play with the device in person.
Remember, this is a new location.
When: Thurs, Dec 1st @ 7PM
Where: 4301 Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 451, Washington, D.C 20008 [Map]
This office is directly outside of the Van Ness metro stop exit, taking the right fork as you exit up the escalators.
Title: CapArea Silverlight SIG - Developing multi-touch applications with Surface 2 - Josh Blake Start: 12/1/2011 7:00:00 PM End: 12/1/2011 9:00:00 PM Description: Abstract:
Have you heard about the new version of Microsoft Surface? It's thinner, faster, has a larger display, and it's finally here. Come see the Samsung SUR40 for Microsoft Surface at the InfoStrat office in DC and learn about the unique features of the Surface platform. You will also learn about how you can develop multi-touch application for both Surface and Windows 7 devices using Surface SDK 2.0.
Bio:
Joshua Blake (@joshblake) is an integrator (developer-UX designer hybrid) with extensive experience developing Natural User Interfaces (NUI) for Kinect, Microsoft Surface, and Windows 7 touch. He is a Microsoft Surface MVP and is deeply involved in the Microsoft Surface and NUI communities. He maintains several open source NUI projects and founded the OpenKinect community. Joshua has a blog “Deconstructing the NUI” and is authored a Manning book Natural User Interfaces in .NET. Joshua is the Technical Director of the InfoStrat Advanced Technology Group in Washington, DC and specializes in using NUI technologies for enterprise collaboration and education.Website: http://www.caparea.net/silverlight Address: 4301 Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 451
Washington, DC, 20008Map: iCalendar: Add to Calendar
In Minneapolis for the Minnesota Government IT Symposium
Parts.Common.Body.Summary.cshtml – The template for summary of a content item's body.Today, I spoke at the Minnesota Government IT Symposium with some colleagues at Microsoft on Emerging Technologies from Microsoft.
In three hours, we covered:
- LightSwitch
- Silverlight 5
- HTML5
- Kinect SDK
- Windows Azure
- Windows Phone
- Windows Azure DataMarketplace
Thanks to every who attended!
We’ll post the slides and pictures soon.
Strange Stock Photo Guy
Parts.Common.Body.Summary.cshtml – The template for summary of a content item's body.In my last post about the Metro Accelerator Lab in Chevy Chase next week, I didn’t notice how out of place the choice of stock photo was.
Of all the options available, this was the best one? Seriously?
How about this:
Chevy Chase. Get it?
Metro Friday Hackathons in the DC Area
Parts.Common.Body.Summary.cshtml – The template for summary of a content item's body.If you’re a developer in the DC metro area working on a Metro style app for Windows 8, then you don’t want to miss these special events.
Metro Friday Hackathons
Join us on three Fridays in May for Metro Friday Hackathons. We simply want to provide you with an event where you can sit around and co-work on your projects with specific goals in mind. Bring a computer and ideas.
What: Hackathon for Metro Styled Apps on Win8 or Windows Phone
When: 10am – 4pm, May 11, 18, 25
Where: Microsoft offices in the area, see below for specific dates
Who: Anyone. We’ll be there, you should too!
Registration: Just email youremail@microsoft.com that you’re in
Ideas on what you could do
· Publish your app during the hackathon! (this qualifies you for some special drawings!)
· Evaluate your app for SDK 7.1.1 256mb emulator compatibility
· Work on a project with experienced folks to help you
· Jump start your Windows 8 or Windows Phone developer experience, cowork for a Day!
Install the dev tools before you show up
May 11
Microsoft
5404 Wisconsin Ave
Chevy Chase, MD
Rm 7027
May 18
Microsoft
12012 Sunset Hills Rd
Reston, VA
Rm 3028
May 25
Microsoft
5404 Wisconsin Ave
Chevy Chase, MD
Rm 7027
