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Exploring the Possible in Windows, Web and The Cloud
Windows Client Road Show Featuring Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 8
- ArcReady – Brain Food for the Architect The client (or presentation) tier of our applications is...
Author: mikebenko Date: 04/09/2009
Code from this week is available!
Thank you to everyone who joined me in KC and Chicago this week...I've posted the code from the...
Author: mikebenko Date: 03/13/2009
Join us for some In Person Events!
Register today Here is a quick summary of the events scheduled in March. ArcReady MSDN Events...
Author: mikebenko Date: 03/05/2009
WPF Toolkit Webcast
In this week's edition of BenkoTips Live & On Demand we talked about the WPF Toolkit and the...
Author: mikebenko Date: 02/25/2009
Get Started with Mobile Dev
We're delivering some sessions this quarter on how to build applications with Windows Mobile 6 and I...
Author: mikebenko Date: 02/21/2009
March & April Webcasts are Scheduled!
I’ve been asked a few times for the update, so here is the list of upcoming webcast topics in the...
Author: mikebenko Date: 02/14/2009
March Technical Events
It's been a long time coming, but we finally have our event plans locked in for March 2009. And we...
Author: mikebenko Date: 02/13/2009
IIS 7.0 Code Posted
This morning we delivered the 15th webcast in the BenkoTips Live & On Demand series. We talked...
Author: mikebenko Date: 02/11/2009
Application Services Code Posted
As requested I've posted the code from today's webcast on Application Services. We covered how to...
Author: mikebenko Date: 02/04/2009
February Webcast Schedule
BenkoTips Live and On Demand brings events to you. This webcast series is dedicated to helping...
Author: mikebenko Date: 01/26/2009
Exploring Expression Design & Blend
In today's webcast on BenkoTIPS Live & On Demand we look at how we can use the design tools of...
Author: mikebenko Date: 01/21/2009
SQL 2008 Spatial Data & Virtual Earth SDK Code Posted
I've uploaded the demo code from the last BenkoTIPS webcast. I included a SQL Express attached...
Author: mikebenko Date: 01/19/2009
TechMasters comes to MSDN Developer Conference in Mpls!
Great News! Anyone who is interested in learning more about TechMasters and what it can do to give...
Author: mikebenko Date: 01/12/2009
LINQ in C# demo code posted...
As promised from today's webcast I've uploaded the demo code that works with LINQ in a variety of...
Author: mikebenko Date: 01/07/2009
That LINQ Error...
In today's webcast on LINQ in C# we looked at joining XML data with SQL Server and we got the error...
Author: mikebenko Date: 01/07/2009
Windows 7 Beta 1 for MDC Attendees
Breaking news!!! Attend an upcoming MSDN Developer Conference and you will receive a Windows 7 Beta...
Author: mikebenko Date: 01/06/2009
How to clear out the MRU list in VS 2008
On a recent webcast we had a question from an attendee on how to remove items from the list of...
Author: mikebenko Date: 01/05/2009
BenkoTIPS January Webcasts
We've been working hard to get January's webcasts into the schedule with MSDN Events. Here is what...
Author: mikebenko Date: 12/24/2008
Visual Studio Tips & Tricks Listing
Thanks to Eric, Jared and Kirill for joining me today for the Live & On Demand Webcast. I'd like...
Author: mikebenko Date: 12/17/2008
BenkoTips Webcast #9 - Tips & Tricks with Visual Studio
Here's some links from this week's webcast with Eric Maino, Kirill Osenkov and Jason Parsons: Eric...
Author: mikebenko Date: 12/15/2008
VSTO Sample Code Posted
This week's webcast VSTO with John Wiese where we built the Office Add-ins is now available for...
Author: mikebenko Date: 12/05/2008
DemoFest Build Notes...
I got some questions about last week's BenkoTIPS webcast - DemoFest, and what you need to do to...
Author: mikebenko Date: 11/25/2008
Security Sidebars & Hacker Tricks
This week in BenkoTIPS Live & On Demand we're doing a session called "Security Sidebars and...
Author: mikebenko Date: 11/24/2008
December BenkoTIPS Schedule
We've got our first month and a half of BenkoTIPS Live and On Demand on the books and now we're...
Author: mikebenko Date: 11/19/2008
Twin Cities Silverlight Demo Code posted!
Thank you to everyone that joined me yesterday in Minneapolis at the Silverlight User Group. The...
Author: mikebenko Date: 11/19/2008
Ramp Up! with SharePoint for Developers
Over the last month or so I've taken the SharePoint for Developers Webcast series on the road and we...
Author: mikebenko Date: 11/17/2008
SQL 2008 Templates...a little more info
Last week in Kansas City while presenting the New Features of SQL 2008 for Developers session of...
Author: mikebenko Date: 11/17/2008
SharePoint Developer Links
Here are some links from the talk I'm doing for the SharePoint Developer Session. Kirk Evans Blog...
Author: mikebenko Date: 11/14/2008
MSDN Developer Conference is Coming!
If you missed PDC, you're in luck. We're bringing the best of PDC to a city near you. You can check...
Author: mikebenko Date: 11/13/2008
Unleashed Code is Posted!
If you've been to a MSDN Unleashed event in Omaha, Des Moines, St. Louis, Marshall, Sioux Falls or...
Author: mikebenko Date: 11/13/2008
Developing for SharePoint
I was trading emails with a colleague (Cris Deeter) on resources for getting started in SharePoint...
Author: mikebenko Date: 11/11/2008
BenkoTIPS Live and On Demand
I'm starting a new weekly webcast show - BenkoTips Live and On Demand (BTLOD)...a series aimed at...
Author: mikebenko Date: 10/20/2008
TechMasters Twin Cities - Is going LIVE!
I’m excited to announce that based on feedback and response to people I’ve talked with...
Author: mikebenko Date: 09/19/2008
Speaking at MDC 08
Today I’m presenting at Minnesota Developers Conference on “Playing with Possible”…a collection of...
Author: mikebenko Date: 09/09/2008
Introducing Twin Cities TechMasters
You may have head that I've been sounding out people in the Minneapolis area lately on the idea of...
Author: mikebenko Date: 09/04/2008
MSDN Events comes to Des Moines & Kansas City
We're back on the road this week with more MSDN Event goodness. Tuesday is Des Moines where my good...
Author: mikebenko Date: 08/25/2008
MSDN Summer Event Links
As promised yesterday at the St. Louis MSDN Event in Clayton, here are the links to the additional...
Author: mikebenko Date: 08/22/2008
On the road with MSDN Events
We're back on the trail with Microsoft Across America and more developer "What's...
Author: mikebenko Date: 08/20/2008
Where can I register for MSDN Events?
Until we get the www.MSDNEvents.com site up to date you can search for and register on the site...
Author: mikebenko Date: 08/11/2008
Upcoming MSDN Event Topics
Picking topics for sessions we present at MSDN Events is always an exciting task. Trying to figure...
Author: mikebenko Date: 08/05/2008
Have you heard of Mojave?
Author: mikebenko Date: 07/29/2008
Blogging point...
I was looking a back at my site and the blog I've put together over the last couple years, and I'm...
Author: mikebenko Date: 07/24/2008
Elvis has left the building
Wow. I know I played the video (Bill Gates Last Day) for fun a my events this spring, but it’s...
Author: mikebenko Date: 07/01/2008
SharePoint Code Camp anyone?
I'm excited about all the opportunities to see what's going on in this rapidly changing technology...
Author: mikebenko Date: 06/16/2008
Updated the sidebar on BenkoTIPS...
I've been running this site (www.benkoTips.com) for 3 years now, and I finally got around to...
Author: mikebenko Date: 06/09/2008
Twin Cities Silverlight User Group is LAUNCHED!
This week on Tuesday I had the great pleasure of attending the charter meeting of a new User Group...
Author: mikebenko Date: 05/23/2008
Shawn Hargreaves Speaking in Mpls at XNA User Group
Calling all XNA Developers in the Twin Cities area and beyond. This May 15th, the Twin Cities XNA...
Author: mikebenko Date: 05/14/2008
Launch Demo Code Posted
I have been on the Visual Studio Launch Tour visiting Chicago, Des Moines, Madison, Omaha, Kansas...
Author: mikebenko Date: 05/06/2008