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The Microsoft Developer Show #18 - Darryl Burling on TechEd 2007

Nick — Wed, 23 May 2007 01:43:33 +0000

Last week I was in Sydney for the Mobile and Embedded DevCon (MEDC) and it was a great opportunity to catch up with what’s been happening in the Microsoft space. With TechEd 2007 just around the corner, I was able to chat with Darryl Burling on just why it’s going to be an event not to be missed.

And the show goes a little bit like this….[Listen to the Podcast]

[Opening music - big thanks to the guys of Minder for the use of their track Chess]

SQL Code Camp (NZ) - 15 Tips for Better Reporting Services

Nick — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 00:49:44 +0000

Continuing the recordings from SQL Code Camp (NZ) that was on the 25/26th November 2006. There are 13 recordings in total (full list can be downloaded from Nick Randolph’s .NET Travels).

15 Tips for Better Reporting Services
Adam Cogan

SQL Code Camp (NZ) - ORM’s & LINQ

Nick — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 23:52:51 +0000

Continuing the recordings from SQL Code Camp (NZ) that was on the 25/26th November 2006. There are 13 recordings in total (full list can be downloaded from Nick Randolph’s .NET Travels).

ORM’s & LINQ
Andrew Tokely

SQL Code Camp (NZ) - Forum Discussion : Data 2.0 - The future of relational databases in an OO world

Nick — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 00:11:45 +0000

Continuing the recordings from SQL Code Camp (NZ) that was on the 25/26th November 2006. There are 13 recordings in total (full list can be downloaded from Nick Randolph’s .NET Travels).

Forum Discussion : Data 2.0 - The future of relational databases in an OO world

Perth SQL Server User Group - An Overview of Linq from a Database Perspective

Nick — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 04:03:15 +0000

Last week both the Perth SQL User Group and the Perth .NET Community of Practice had the privilege of having David Lemphers present. Whilst Mr DotBoto got a bit of publicity at the .NET group, Dave saved the discussion of Linq and the future of data access layers for the SQL group. Luckily I was lucky enough to attend this session and managed to capture it via my iPod (isn’t technology great!). Unfortunately the audio quality is not that great (actually it’s more of a volume issue) but hopefully you will find it useful.

Grab the session here

SQL Code Camp (NZ) - SQL Error Handling

Nick — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 00:44:28 +0000

Continuing the recordings from SQL Code Camp (NZ) that was on the 25/26th November 2006. There are 13 recordings in total (full list can be downloaded from Nick Randolph’s .NET Travels).

SQL Error Handling
Greg Low

SQL Code Camp (NZ) - Developing for SQL Server 2005

Nick — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 04:12:59 +0000

Continuing the recordings from SQL Code Camp (NZ) that was on the 25/26th November 2006. There are 13 recordings in total (full list can be downloaded from Nick Randolph’s .NET Travels).

Developing for SQL Server 2005
Jeremy Boyd

SQL Code Camp (NZ) - Avoiding Stored Procedure Recompiles

Nick — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 23:43:23 +0000

Continuing the recordings from SQL Code Camp (NZ) that was on the 25/26th November 2006. There are 13 recordings in total (full list can be downloaded from Nick Randolph’s .NET Travels).

Avoiding Stored Procedure Recompiles
Greg Low

SQL Code Camp (NZ) - A Methodology for Troubleshooting and Tuning SQL Server

Nick — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 08:14:31 +0000

Continuing the recordings from SQL Code Camp (NZ) that was on the 25/26th November 2006. There are 13 recordings in total (full list can be downloaded from Nick Randolph’s .NET Travels).

A Methodology for Troubleshooting and Tuning SQL Server
Victor Isakov

SQL Code Camp (NZ) - Advanced Indexing Strategies

Nick — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 23:44:39 +0000

Continuing the recordings from SQL Code Camp (NZ) that was on the 25/26th November 2006. There are 13 recordings in total (full list can be downloaded from Nick Randolph’s .NET Travels).

Advanced Indexing Strategies
Adam Cogan

SQL Code Camp (NZ) - From Data Transformation Services to SQL Server Integration Services

Nick — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 00:10:49 +0000

Continuing the recordings from SQL Code Camp (NZ) that was on the 25/26th November 2006. There are 13 recordings in total (full list can be downloaded from Nick Randolph’s .NET Travels).

From Data Transformation Services to SQL Server Integration Services
Pat Martin

SQL Code Camp (NZ) - Designing a High Availability Solution for SQL Server 2005

Nick — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 09:51:00 +0000

Continuing the recordings from SQL Code Camp (NZ) that was on the 25/26th November 2006. There are 13 recordings in total (full list can be downloaded from Nick Randolph’s .NET Travels).

Designing a High Availability Solution for SQL Server 2005
Victor Isakov

SQL Code Camp (NZ) - SQL 2005 on Steriods - 64 Bit Readiness

Nick — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 03:38:25 +0000

Continuing the recordings from SQL Code Camp (NZ) that was on the 25/26th November 2006. There are 13 recordings in total (full list can be downloaded from Nick Randolph’s .NET Travels).

SQL 2005 on Steriods - 64 Bit Readiness
Rob Hawthorne

SQL Code Camp (NZ) - Going Mobile with SQL Server Compact Edition

Nick — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 07:30:30 +0000

Continuing the recordings from SQL Code Camp (NZ) that was on the 25/26th November 2006. There are 13 recordings in total (full list can be downloaded from Nick Randolph’s .NET Travels).

Going Mobile with SQL Server Compact Edition
Nick Randolph

SQL Code Camp (NZ) - Keynote :: DataDude - Team System for DB Pro’s

Nick — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 20:29:46 +0000

Continuing the recordings from SQL Code Camp (NZ) that was on the 25/26th November 2006. There are 13 recordings in total (full list can be downloaded from Nick Randolph’s .NET Travels).

Keynote :: DataDude - Team System for DB Pro’s
Adam Cogan & Greg Low

Building a profile or two

Nick — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 21:22:53 +0000

This morning I decided to give wHooiz and Technorati a whirl. Anyhow check out my Technorati Profile and wHooiz Nick Randolph?

Custom Search Engines

Nick — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 09:28:48 +0000

Cross over to take a look at Search .NET

What makes The MS Dev Show Tick

Nick — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 09:13:26 +0000

If you were ever curious as to the process and tools that are used to make this show happen then read on here

A Week of Technology Disasters

Nick — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 09:11:21 +0000

I have to apologise for all the listeners out there of The Microsoft Developer Show. Being a beta tester of Vista I ran into some unexpected technical issues last week that prevented the show being recorded. Luckily my guests were very accommodating and I am hoping to have a couple of shows up this week for your enjoyment.

For the record the current versions of Skylook v2 and Skype v2.6.x[beta] don’t work together. Skylook v2 and Skype 2.5 work well, even on Vista!

The Microsoft Developer Show #10 - The Dave Lemphers Show….

Nick — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 03:39:01 +0000

This week Dave Lemphers was in New Zealand so it was a perfect opportunity to sit down and have a chat about life as a Developer Evangelist with Microsoft. The general theme for the show was around the continual learning cycle that all developers have to engage with just to keep up with what is going on in the industry. However we travelled a bumpy road discussing a range of technologies, thoughts and projects on the way.

And the show goes a little bit like this….[Listen to the Podcast]

[Opening music - big thanks to the guys of Minder for the use of their track Chess which can be sampled at TripleJ]

00:10 - Introduction - Dave Lemphers
03:05 - L(ive) O(ffice) V(ista) E(xchange) tour
08:05 - .NET Framework v3
08:10 - Indigo (Windows Communication Foundation)
08:20 - Windows Workflow Foundation
08:55 - Avalon (Windows Presentation Foundation)
09:15 - Cardspace
09:35 - Visual Studio Tools for Office
11:40 - Developer roles are changing
13:10 - Getting started with new technolgoies
14:00 - MSDN Documentation / MSDN Wiki
15:40 - Live services
17:45 - User groups
18:35 - Guidance automation (Project Glidepath - not explicitly mentioned but worth looking at)
19:40 - Martin Granell at Code Camp OZ
20:50 - Linq
21:10 - XAML
22:50 - Keeping abreast of the current, old, new and bleeding edge technologies
27:40 - Daily Developers - what its like to be a daily developer (thanks to Mitch, Alastair, Rob, WDG - Karl and Tony, and of course ScrewTurn)
31:10 - Sharepoint and the issue of licensing
33:50 - Building multi-threaded applications to take advantage of dual/multi core processors (thanks to Intel)
36:05 - With assistance from Joe Duffy on the CLR team
41:40 - Mr Dot Boto - using Robotics to assist learning
43:50 - Lego Mindstorm
44:35 - The .NET Serializer board
45:45 - UWA, thanks to Sarah Hatton

Listen to the show HERE

Hello World!

Nick — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 08:36:20 +0000

What better way to announce a new host for The Microsoft Developer Show than to use the defacto standard for testing any new technology - writing Hello World! As you might guess this post has a number of purposes:

Firstly, it of courses tests that all the technology is working and that we can of couse see “Hello World!” when I hit submit on this post.

I of course need to pay homage to Dr Peter Stanski the previous host on this show. Anyone who has met Dr Pete will know that he is a vast wealth of knowledge when it comes to .NET and he leaves rather large shoes at the door to The Podcast Network into which I’m supposed to fit!

Lastly I would like to thank Mike and Cameron at The Podcast Network for giving me the opportunity to hop on board and get The Microsoft Developer Show back on the road.

Before I go I suppose that I should give a brief introduction about who I am. Well firstly my name is Nick Randolph and I currently work for Intilecta based initially here in NZ, but returning to Perth at the end of the year. Secondly, I’m a Microsoft MVP - Device Application Development (ie .NET Compact Framework) on which you can find more information here. My most recent achievment is that I am officially published with a book titled Professional Visual Studio 2005. Lastly, with whatever free time I have, I do some other activities through SoftTeq, such as helping run the Perth .NET Community of Practice.

Well, that’s enough about me. Join me over the coming weeks as we get down and dirty with all things Developer about Microsoft.

new host required

Administrator — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 23:53:38 +0000

If you are passionate about using Microsoft’s development tools and you think you have what it takes to produce a regular podcast and blog on the subject for TPN, then email Cam and provide your credentials!

We’re back baby…

Mick — Fri, 07 Oct 2005 09:33:02 +0000

You don’t have to wait any longer…our new system is all setup…all of our technology problems have been fixed (fingers crossed) and The Podcast Network is ready to re-enter the world of podcasting…bigger…better…and stronger than ever.

Stay tuned for some really exciting news next week as we kick this thing back into gear, and I know that all of our excellent hosts along with Cam and myself hope that you have enjoyed the great podcasts that we have been providing for your listening pleasure since February 2005…the ride has just started folks.

:)
Mick Stanic
Co-Founder, The Podcast Network

Don’t Panic

Administrator — Thu, 29 Sep 2005 01:21:46 +0000

Hi TPN listeners and fans,

Between the 29th of September and the 3rd of October, The Podcast Network web site will be undergoing some major server work that will increase (fingers crossed) both the speed and the reliability of the service you have come to love and cherish ;)

Access to the web site and the functionality of the RSS feed will at best experience a small blip of down time… and at worst…well..it could vanish into the bermuda triangle that is tech land for upto four days. I have also had to switch of the ability to post comments on all the sites till we are fully operational as well.

Stick with us through this little hick-up and I promise we will return to normal transmission as quick as possible.

Thanks guys and gals…

Mick Stanic
Co-Founder of The Podcast Network

Tech.Ed 2005 Australia

Mick — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 08:43:29 +0000

Its that time of year again folks…the Australian edition of Tech.Ed 2005 is nearly upon us.

Its running between August 30th and September 2nd at the Gold Coast Convention Centre and it looks like its going to be huge..i mean BIG. The sessions this year are looking really cool…and the other stuff happening around this years event (that i know about) are going to make it one of the best Tech.Ed’s ever.

So go and book your ticket and keep an eye an eye out on The MS Dev Show site and the Tech.Ed site for some cool pre-event video and audio files (or media-casts as we are a calling them).

Once you have your ticket, don’t forget to grab some “flair” to show on your site…or you can even design your own flair and go into the running to win one of 600 Tech.Ed 2005 T-shirts. There is even a FREE day for students where you can win some great prizes and an invite to the Tech.Ed Welcome Party (powered by XBOX…of course).

And if you need to get some really good reasons as to why you should go or why your boss should let you go, check out the “Why attend?” page

See you all at Tech.Ed 2005…and as the flair points out…its going to be BIG