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Developer Evangelist for Microsoft in Dallas, TX

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Oct
9th
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Local Hero: Zeeshan Hirani

One of our own local smart guys, Zeeshan Hirani, along with his partner Larry Tenny, have completed work on their  book “Entity Framework Recipes”.  This book features learning EF 4.0 through real-world samples that go beyond just basic operations  the Northwind  - (from the Amazon site) “Armed with this experience, you will be ready to dive deep into Entity Framework, experiment with new approaches, and develop ways to solve even the most difficult data access challenges”.

Entity Framework Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach

The book is available for pre-order at Amazon for 16% off the cover price, so order yours today!

Amazon.com: Entity Framework Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach (9781430227038): Zeeshan Hirani, Larry Tenny: Books

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The Future of C#

Based on the popularity of the talk I gave recently at the North Dallas .NET User Group meeting, I’ve scheduled a special-edition MSDN Event for November 11th to go over all the new, cool features of C# 4.0 including dynamic language enhancements, named & optional paramteres, COM Interop and more!

For more info, and to register for the event, check out the event listing on CommunityMegaphone.com

Oct
7th
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New Dallas IT Pro User Group

My good friend and Evangelism partner John Weston has helped the guys in the Dallas/Fort Worth area expand their online user group to offline!  The newly formed DFW IT Professionals User Group will have it’s first meeting on Oct 20th at the Microsoft Office in Las Colinas.  For more information, check out John’s blog post:

John Weston Stories, Information, and random thoughts. : New Dallas IT Pro User Group

John will be the featured speaker for the inaugural meeting, and the topic will be “Windows 7 Tips,Tricks and Everything Else You Wanted to Know”.

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Sep
18th
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Southern Maryland GiveCamp Announced!

I just got word from the organizer that the Southern Maryland GiveCamp is officially open for business!  Scheduled for March 19-21, 2010, this will be the first GiveCamp event in Maryland, and the first one on the East Cost!  I’ve always wanted to go to Maryland, maybe I can talk my wife into a trip there over our Anniversary (which is on the 19th) and hang out with the folks running the event.

You can keep up with the Southern Maryland GiveCamp through these places:

If you’re interested in volunteering, or work for a charity or non-profit in the area, then definitely contact them through their website and get involved!

Aug
3rd
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blogged: /chkoenig/archive/2009/08/03/real-world-azure-with-microsoft-it.aspx - Real World Azure with Microsoft IT

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blogged: /chkoenig/archive/2009/08/03/real-world-azure-with-microsoft-it.aspx - Real World Azure with Microsoft IT

Jul
20th
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blogged: Register Now for Houston TechFest (http://ping.fm/eepBO)

Feb
11th
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YAY! My daughter Christine got one of the 10 spots in the percussion section in next year’s 6th grade band class :-) w00t!

Feb
4th
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Come see me at the North Dallas .NET User Group meeting tonight: http://nddnug.net - the topic is Windows Live Services and Mesh!

Jan
29th
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Watching Casino Royale with the wife while we both work on our laptops…