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Windows Azure Boot Camp–The Webcast Series

Technology is changing rapidly, and nothing is more exciting than what's happening with cloud...

Author: mikebenko Date: 11/29/2010

Code from camp has been posted

I generally post the code & decks from sessions I deliver at events. This is a quick note to let...

Author: mikebenko Date: 11/19/2010

MSDNEvents.com – now with Azure Boot Camp Schedule!

I just checked the site – www.msdnevents.com – and it looks like all the Azure Boot Camp (ABC)...

Author: mikebenko Date: 11/15/2010

How do you build credibility and awareness of the great things you do?  How can you be noticed...

Author: mikebenko Date: 11/09/2010

Notes on Running on “Boot from VHD”

As someone who works for Microsoft and does a lot of showing the latest release of things I’ve had...

Author: mikebenko Date: 11/04/2010

Twin Cities Code Camp Code Posted

Now there’s a fun blog post title…ha! This weekend we had 500+ people registered for the 9th Twin...

Author: mikebenko Date: 10/11/2010

Finding Sasquatch and other data mysteries with Jonathan Carter on MSDN Radio

This week we explore the mountains of data around us by looking at the Open Data Protocol (OData)....

Author: mikebenko Date: 10/01/2010

MSDN Radio with David Kelley

Join us as we talk with David Kelley about building emotional connections with users, user...

Author: mikebenko Date: 09/10/2010

More BenkoTips webcasts in September

We’ve got some more webcasts added to the schedule for September. I’m focusing more on data, so the...

Author: mikebenko Date: 08/25/2010

MSDN Radio talks with Walter Ritscher author of Shazzam

This week on MSDN Radio we welcome Walt Ritscher, author of the Shazzam Shader Editor and enthusiast...

Author: mikebenko Date: 08/13/2010

MSDN Radio August 2 with Paul Stubbs…talking about SharePoint

Microsoft Silverlight provides a great framework for building applications that provide rich user...

Author: mikebenko Date: 07/27/2010

This week’s MSDN Radio 7/12 with Rocky Lhotka

Join the conversation this week as we talk with Rocky Lhotka, a Regional Director, author, and...

Author: mikebenko Date: 07/10/2010

Next up on MSDN Radio – Mark Wilson-Thomas Talks about the WPF & Silverlight editor in Visual Studio

MSDN Radio continues to bring in the experts. On Monday June 21 (register here) we’ll have Mark...

Author: mikebenko Date: 06/18/2010

Monkey See…Monkey Build on MSDN Radio with Clint Rutkas

You’ve seen him doing incredible stuff on Channel9 and Coding4Fun.  Last week at TechEd Clint...

Author: mikebenko Date: 06/12/2010

MSDN Radio with Mark Russinovich

The new tools and features in Windows 7 give developers the ability to build better applications and...

Author: mikebenko Date: 05/14/2010

This week on MSDN Radio with Steve Fox

When Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 is released it will offer new tools that make customizing and...

Author: mikebenko Date: 05/08/2010

5/3 MSDN Radio with Scott Guthrie

Where would Developer tools be if it weren’t for Scott Guthrie.  On Monday on MSDN Radio we’re...

Author: mikebenko Date: 04/30/2010

Christian Schormann – From Musicology to Sketchflow

This week we sit down with Christian Schormann from the Expression team at Microsoft and talk about...

Author: mikebenko Date: 04/26/2010

How to do Technical Presentations…references

Since we started the TechMasters chapter in Minneapolis last year (https://techmasters-tc.com - a...

Author: mikebenko Date: 04/21/2010

MSDN Radio Schedule

Show Schedule 4/26 - Expression, Poetry, and the Windows Phone with Christian Schorrman 5/3 - Visual...

Author: mikebenko Date: 04/20/2010

3/22 - MSDN Radio with Pablo Castro

Pablo Castro is an architect on the data tools team at Microsoft and an active speaker on the...

Author: mikebenko Date: 03/22/2010

Where do you find out about events?

Last week while I was in Des Moines I got a question from someone in my session asking why they...

Author: mikebenko Date: 03/21/2010

Announcing MSDN Radio – Going Live on Monday 3/22!

msdn Radio – There’s a feed for that…sign up today! Space is limited  3/22/2010 with special...

Author: mikebenko Date: 03/19/2010

Visual Studio 2010 Release Candidate is Here!

I like to say that Technology is a Wonderful Thing, when it works.  I wanted to be the first to...

Author: mikebenko Date: 02/08/2010

What’s new in Visual Studio 2010 – A webcast series…

I’m doing a series of webcasts on VS2010 from the developer perspective…BTLOD is “BenkoTips Live...

Author: mikebenko Date: 02/05/2010

Want a free Win7 Touch Screen computer?

I just saw this & thought I’d share the link.  Enter to win a fully loaded HP TouchSmart...

Author: mikebenko Date: 01/06/2010

Windows 7 for Developers Series: Build Innovative Applications Using Familiar Tools

Here is some information about the webcast series I’m working on for Windows 7 for Developers. We’re...

Author: mikebenko Date: 12/10/2009

Win7 for Developers – Troubleshooting & Windows Error Reporting

Today we covered a lot of ground where the rubber hits the street in application failure &...

Author: mikebenko Date: 11/25/2009

MSDN Flash: Volume 13, Number24 - November 23, 2009

Editorial News and Notes from Mike Benkovich There's a lot to talk about that's new in the...

Author: mikebenko Date: 11/24/2009

Download the Beta of SharePoint 2010 Today!

Some exciting news was announced this morning at the Professional Developer's Conference in Los...

Author: mikebenko Date: 11/16/2009

Patterns anyone? Check out Rob’s new series!

Rob Bagby has started a new series (blog posts and screencasts) on Patterns-Based Development with...

Author: mikebenko Date: 11/06/2009

Kansas City Code is posted

I’ve posted the code from today’s launch onto https://www.benkotips.com/code – Includes the demo...

Author: mikebenko Date: 11/04/2009

Posting code…a bit behind

Thought I’d let you know that I’ve posted code from the MVC webcast with Jessy Houle as well as code...

Author: mikebenko Date: 11/03/2009

VB Source Code for Launch Demo available for download

I just added the sample we wrote at the event coded in VB to the download on...

Author: mikebenko Date: 09/25/2009

As I promised in the session in Minneapolis, all the links from the slide decks are available here....

Author: mikebenko Date: 09/24/2009

"Who I Am and What I Do Around Here?"

Ok…if you’ve been following my blog over the years you may have some idea of who I am and my current...

Author: mikebenko Date: 09/17/2009

Community Jam - 2009

Announcing Community Jam! Are you passionate about community? Always wanted to start a User Group,...

Author: mikebenko Date: 09/14/2009

Visual Studio 2008 – Customizing your IDE Webcast

In today’s webcast we looked at how to customize Visual Studio to meet your working style. To make...

Author: mikebenko Date: 09/02/2009

This week’s webcast…Customizing the Visual Studio IDE

Over the years that I’ve been delivering MSDN Events there are little things you discover that make...

Author: mikebenko Date: 08/31/2009

BenkoTIPS - Sudoku

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Author: mikebenko Date: 08/23/2009

Using SQL Management Studio 2008 with SQL Data Services (SQL in the Cloud)

I’ve been playing around with the new SQL Data Services this week and came across a common issue...

Author: mikebenko Date: 08/19/2009

What do you have in your toolbox?

I worked thru college doing some light construction at an outdoor sporting goods store called...

Author: mikebenko Date: 08/18/2009

Bound for Greatness – Binding in XAML

Today’s webcast we covered the fundamentals of how to leverage the binding capabilities of XAML…here...

Author: mikebenko Date: 08/12/2009

Win7 For Developers Part 2 – Webcast Resources

BenkoTIPS Live & On Demand: An intro to Win7 for Developers Part 1...

Author: mikebenko Date: 08/05/2009

Silverlight + SharePoint Developer...

Author: mikebenko Date: 07/30/2009

Intro to Win7 for Developers Webcast

This week we’ll be bringing another installment of BenkoTips Live & On Demand with a webcast...

Author: mikebenko Date: 06/03/2009

MSDN Unleashed Code is Posted!

  I’ve uploaded the code from this quarter’s MSDN events to https://www.benkotips.com/code. If...

Author: mikebenko Date: 05/21/2009

SharePoint for Developers Tour Part II

I’m back in the field for another installment of the SharePoint for Developers Roadshow. Last time...

Author: mikebenko Date: 05/11/2009

May Webcast Schedule

BenkoTIPS Live & On Demand continues to roll with more webcasts scheduled in May. The current...

Author: mikebenko Date: 05/08/2009

Working with ADO.NET Data Services

Some links of interest: MSDN Data Tools Site and Resources https://msdn.microsoft.com/data ADO.NET...

Author: mikebenko Date: 04/15/2009

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