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geekSpeak recording: Advanced ASP.NET with Michele Leroux Bustamante

llangit — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:43:16 GMT

Michèle Leroux Bustamante is chief architect of IDesign Inc., Microsoft Regional Director for San Diego, and Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for Connected Systems. At IDesign, Michèle provides training, mentoring, and high-end architecture consulting services focusing on Web services, scalable and secure architecture design for Microsoft .NET, federated security scenarios, Web services, and interoperability and globalization architecture. Michele participates in software design reviews for products in the Microsoft road map, including Windows Communication Foundation, CardSpace, and other security-focused products. She is a member of the International .NET Speakers Association (INETA), a frequent conference presenter, conference chair for SD West, and is frequently published in several major technology journals. Michele is also on the board of directors for IASA (International Association of Software Architects), and a program advisor to University of California San Diego (UCSD) Extension. Her latest book is Learning WCF (O'Reilly, 2007)—see her book blog here: www.thatindigogirl.com. Reach her at www.idesign.net and her main blog at www.dasblonde.net.

In the geekSpeak, Michele discusses timely topics in ASP.NET such as extending the ASP.NET profile service by appropriately using custom HttpModules to support dynamic implementation of master pages, application localization and more. She goes on to discuss improvements to ASP.NET like the AJAX-programming paradigm with asynchronous access to data, and then the ASP.NET 3.5 extensions - new MVC, new ADO.NET data services libraries.

Michele gives her perspective on RIAs, including Flash, Silverlight, typical web applications and WPF (or rich client) - when to use which one from an architectural perspective.

She goes on to discuss SOAP vs. REST WCF services and the evolution of the programming model from raw SOAP message construction to REST-based calls which include wrappers and then onto JSON-based WCF services. Next she shows the the ServiceHostFactory, and the WebScriptServiceHostFactory. She then presents the ASP.NET extensions ADO.NET data services (formerly Astoria). She concludes with an interesting discussion of when to use which type of service - SOAP or REST.

geekSpeak recording: Kate Gregory talks about the Vista Bridge [geekSpeak recording: Kate Gregory talks about the Vista Bridge]

llangit — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:10:58 GMT

In the geekSpeak, C++ expert, Kate Gregory answers questions about the Vista Bridge. This is a little-known, hidden gem found the in the Windows Vista SDK. This show has little or no C++ content and is aimed at .Net dev who want to access cool 'Vista goodness' without the C++/CLI approach.

Here's more about Kate:

Kate Gregory has been the Microsoft regional director (RD) for Toronto since January of 2002, and is a founding partner of Gregory Consulting. She has almost three decades of scientific and engineering programming experience in a variety of programming languages. Her recent programming work is almost exclusively in Microsoft Visual C++ and Visual Basic .NET, on a variety of projects, for both enterprise and independent software vendor (ISV) clients.

Kate is the author of over a dozen books including 'Microsoft Visual C++ .NET 2003 Kick Start' (Sams, 2003). She teaches .NET, XML, UML, and C++, and is in demand as an expert speaker on tours for Microsoft Canada, and sessions in the United States, Europe, and Africa. Kate is a founding sponsor of the Toronto .NET Users Group, the founder of the East of Toronto .NET Users Group, a member of the INETA speakers bureau, and a member of adjunct faculty at Trent University in Peterborough. She has been awarded the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) designation for Visual C++, and won the Regional Director of the year award in 2005.

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geekSpeak: about CardSpace with Michele Leroux Bustamante [geekSpeak: about CardSpace with Michele Leroux Bustamante]

llangit — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 22:31:27 GMT

Listen to MLB (as we call her) talk about her experience architecting Federated Identity Management solutions in the real world over the past year. In particular this geekSpeak focuses on implementation of CardSpace.

About Michele:

Michèle Leroux Bustamante is Chief Architect of IDesign Inc., Microsoft Regional Director for San Diego, Microsoft MVP for Connected Systems. At IDesign Michele provides training, mentoring and high-end architecture consulting services focusing on Web services, scalable and secure architecture design for .NET, federated security scenarios, web services, interoperability and globalization architecture.

Michele participates in Software Design Reviews for products in the Microsoft roadmap, including WCF, CardSpace and other security-focused products. During the Beta 1 phase Michele participated in prototyping elements of the CardSpace technology for the product team. She is a member of the International .NET Speakers Association (INETA), a frequent conference presenter, conference chair for SD West, and is frequently published in several major technology journals. Michele is also on the board of directors for IASA (International Association of Software Architects), and a Program Advisor to UCSD Extension. Her latest book is Learning WCF (O’Reilly 2007) – see her book blog here: www.thatindigogirl.com. Reach her at www.idesign.net and her main blog at www.dasblonde.net.

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geekSpeak: BizTalk BAM and ESB implementation with Brian Loesgen [geekSpeak: BizTalk BAM and ESB implementation with Brian Loesgen]

llangit — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 21:41:38 GMT

Based in San Diego, Brian Loesgen is a Principal Consultant with Neudesic, a firm that specializes in .NET development and Microsoft server integration. Brian is a Microsoft MVP for BizTalk Server. Watch Brian demo BAM and ESB and hear him answer listener questions.

In addition, Brian has been involved with advanced Enterprise Service Bus solutions, and was a key architect/developer of the “Microsoft ESB Guidance” released by Microsoft in Oct 2006. He is a co-author of 6 books, including the recent “BizTalk Server 2004 Unleashed”, and is currently working on “SOA with .NET”.

He has written technical white papers for Intel, Microsoft and others. Brian has spoken at numerous major technical conferences worldwide. Brian is a co-founder and past-President of the International .NET Association (ineta.org). He is the President of the San Diego .NET user group, leads the San Diego Software Industry Council SOA/Web Services SIG, and is a member of the Editorial Board for the .NET Developer’s Journal. Brian is also a member of the Microsoft CSD Virtual Technical Specialist Team. Brian’s blog is http://geekswithblogs.com/bloesgen.

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geekSpeak: About DotNetNuke with Shaun Walker [geekSpeak: About DotNetNuke with Shaun Walker]

llangit — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:11:38 GMT

Listen in to MVP Shaun Walker on best practices for real-world ASP.NET development and more. Shaun is the founder of DotNetNuke. On this geekSpeak he answers lots of questions about general ASP.NET development as well as his very popular application.

Listen in and enjoy.

Here's the URL for DotNetNuke - http://www.dotnetnuke.com/

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geekSpeak recording - httpHandlers and httpModules with Chris Love [geekSpeak recording - httpHandlers and httpModules with Chris Love]

llangit — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 21:46:18 GMT

It's not called 'geekSpeak' for nothing! This week's show is pretty darn geeky, with guest expert Chris Love diving into the details of ASP.NET httpHandler and httpModule implementations.

Listen in to hear best practices for the implementation of these features.

Here's bio information for Chris.

Chris Love has over 14 years of experience in software design, development and architecture. He has been the principal developer for over 250 small and medium ASP and ASP.NET web sites over the past 7 years.

Chris has been active in a leadership role in the Raleigh, NC, area user group TRINUG for over 5 years. He frequently presents and organizes Code Camps around the country. He has recently completed his first book, ASP.NET 2.0: Your Visual Blueprint for Developing Web Applications.

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geekSpeak recording - WPF with Bil Simser [geekSpeak recording - WPF with Bil Simser]

llangit — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 03:43:27 GMT

In this installment of geekSpeak, WPF-expert Bil Simser answers developer questions about WPF. He's inclusive, answering basic 'why do I care?' to detailed 'how do I implement x feature?' questions.

Bil is a MVP hailing from the Great White North, otherwise known as Canada and has an impressive resume:

Bil Simser lives and works in Alberta, Canada, as an independent Solutions Architect Consultant. He specializes in .NET, Agile, XP, TDD, and computer game programming and is the lead developer for many open source projects including several tools for the Maxis game The Sims. Bil is the Microsoft MVP for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) in Calgary. He is also a member of the MSDN Canada Speakers Bureau and speaks publically at technical conferences including TechEd, PDC, and DevConnections about SharePoint, Agile, and C#. When he's not talking about himself in the third person, Bil is a pretty nifty guy when you get to know him.

Enjoy the show!

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December 2007 geekSpeak schedule [December 2007 geekSpeak schedule]

llangit — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 11:03:12 GMT

December 2007 3 shows this month

All shows LIVE at Noon to 1 pm PST

Registration links

Dec 5 - Bill James - LINQ to SQL

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032359603&Culture=en-US

Dec12 - Brian Loesgen - BizTalk Adapters

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032359319&Culture=en-US

Dec19 - Shaun Walker - DotNetNuke

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032359088&Culture=en-US

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Custom CRM Development with Aaron Elder [Custom CRM Development with Aaron Elder]

llangit — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 17:19:18 GMT

This week's geekSpeak installment features expert Aaron Elder. He is now the Chief CRM Architect for Ascentium and a CRM MVP. In this show Aaron answers listener questions about developer customization on the CRM platform.

Here listeners also benefit from his years of experience (including work on the CRM SDK itself) leading projects that implement customized CRM, usually also built out on the SharePoint platform.

Additionally, Aaron shares insight about the next version of CRM (4.0) - internally named Titan.

As is typical for geekSpeak, this show consists mostly of Aaron doing ad-hoc demos as he answers the listeners questions.

Enjoy!:)

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geekSpeak - SharePoint Features with Paul Stork [geekSpeak - SharePoint Features with Paul Stork]

llangit — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 13:23:22 GMT

Catch this engaging episode of geekSpeak with guest expert MCT and SharePoint developer Paul Stork. Here Paul explains and demos a commonly misunderstood aspect of SharePoint development - the use of SharePoint features.

During the show, Paul answers dozens of the most common listener questions around the use, customization and implementation of SharePoint features.

Also, co-hosts Mithun Dhar and Lynn Langit answer additional listener questions. This show is really action packed!

We've posted the demo source code and more references on the geekSpeak blog.

Paul has agreed to return to geekSpeak in the future to present more information and answer more developer questions on SharePoint. What particular aspects of SharePoint development would you like him to focus on? Let us know!

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geekSpeak - SQL Server Reporting Service with Ted Malone [geekSpeak - SQL Server Reporting Service with Ted Malone]

llangit — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 22:23:44 GMT

Listen in on this geekSpeak where expert Ted Malone shares his real-world experience implementing SQL Server Reporting Services and more. His company Configuresoft has created a a product built out around all of Microsoft's BI and collaboration tools.

Ted in an architect and developer who works with SharePoint, SQL Server Analysis Services, SQL Service Integration Services and, of course, SQL Server Reporting Services.

Co-hosts Glen Gordon and G. Andrew Duthie get listener questions to Ted. They also engage in a useful discussion of 'What is BI?'

Demos and discussion also includes the what, why, when and where of SharePoint and SQL Server Reporting services integration, data and collaborative tools all working together. His talk also includes information about the BDC, or the Business Data Catalog.

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geekSpeak WF and BizTalk with Mick Badran [geekSpeak WF and BizTalk with Mick Badran]

llangit — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:03:53 GMT

When's the last time you talked to an Australian developer at 4am his time? Well, I don't think I really want you to answer that question!

Anyway, friend (you'd have to be, right?;)) and expert WF and BizTalk developer, Mick Badran joined the geekSpeak as 'expert-in-the-house.'

He did a great job not only explaining core differences between Windows Workflow and BizTalk orchestrations, but also elaborated, based on the usual tough listener questions, on pipeline implementations, exposing orchestrations as web services and more.

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geekSpeak Generics (and more) in VB with Jim Duffy [geekSpeak Generics (and more) in VB with Jim Duffy]

llangit — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 17:46:14 GMT

Listen in to this geekSpeak to hear about the finer points of using Generics in VB as explained and demoed by expert Jim Duffy.

In this segment, Jim answers common developer questions about not only use of Generics, but also some language-specific features of VB.NET.

Jim's real-world experience shows as he tackles tough questions from the audience. The show consists mostly on Jim showing code samples. Tune in and enjoy!

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geekSpeak for November 2007 [geekSpeak for November 2007]

llangit — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:12:33 GMT

Two shows in November 2007

MSDN geekSpeak: WPF with Bil Simser (Nov 14 - live at 12 noon PST - 1 pm PST) registration link is here: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032356292&Culture=en-US

MSDN geekSpeak: httpHandlers and httpModules with Chris Love
(Nov 28 - live at 12 noon PST - 1 pm PST) registration link is here: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032356455&Culture=en-US

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geekSpeak - XNA game development with Nick Landry [geekSpeak - XNA game development with Nick Landry]

llangit — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 18:46:06 GMT

Have you ever wanted to write a game? Find out how from XNA expert Nick Landry.

In this installment of the interactive developer-to-developer talk show geekSpeak, watch and listen to Nick as he shows you how to use the XNA game studio to write a simple game.

During his (mostly code) demonstrations, he walks you through as much of the entire process as the recorded hour allows. As he steps through the code, he answers attendee questions, in typical, on-the-fly, geekSpeak fashion.

Enjoy!

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geekSpeak - Workflow with Mark Dunn [geekSpeak - Workflow with Mark Dunn]

llangit — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 18:19:23 GMT

Learn about best practice for implementing Windows Workflow policies and rules with expert Mark Dunn in this interactive format.

Hear the answers to common developer questions in this mostly demonstration-based webcast.

Mark's years of experience as a .NET developer and WF architect help you to understand the when, where, why and how to use WF in your solutions.

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geekSpeak schedule for October 2007 [geekSpeak schedule for October 2007]

llangit — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 17:23:07 GMT

We've got a great line-up for October. Join us live each Wednesday from noon to 1pm. Ask expert guests (working developers) tough questions about how they are using new technologies. Click on the links below to register for the live webcasts. We'll post recorded webcasts to geekSpeak on Channel 9 as well.

Oct 3 - Nick Landry - XNA Game programming

Oct 10 - Paul Stork - Using SharePoint features

Oct 17 - Aaron Elder - Custom Development on Microsoft Dynamics CRM

Oct 24 - Dariusz Parys - Programming for High-Performance Computing Environments

Oct 31 - Bart de Smet - Using LINQ to SharePoint

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MSDN geekSpeak Sept 5 - Silverlight w/Shawn Wildermuth [MSDN geekSpeak Sept 5 - Silverlight w/Shawn Wildermuth]

llangit — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 03:06:35 GMT

Our first geekSpeak in September will be the return of Shawn Wildermuth, this time taking your questions on Silverlight. Shawn's also presenting a Silverlight workshop on the road, more information on this 3 day workshop can be found at http://www.silverlight-tour.com/

So join us on Wednesday, September 5 at live 12 PM - 1 PM PST. At that time (or as early as 30 minutes before) click this link to join: https://www112.livemeeting.com/cc/microsoft/join?id=geekSpeak_20070905&role=attend

Also, you can click on the attachment to this post to add a reminder to your calendar. And forward it to your friends!

Note that for the month of September, we are trying out the just released Microsoft Office Live Meeting 2007. Be sure to get the LM 2007 client.

Attachment(s): MSDN geekSpeak Silverlight with Shawn Wildermuth.ics

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August 2007 geekSpeak schedule [August 2007 geekSpeak schedule]

llangit — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 00:28:50 GMT

Hi Niners

We've got a cool line up for August - shows run live each Wednesday 12-1 PST. Guests are here to answer YOUR questions. If you can't make it to the live show - post your questions in advance here, and then Glen or I will ask 'em for ya' during the show. Shows are recorded and will be posted here on Ch9.

· Aug 1: Integrating Windows Workflow Foundation and BizTalk Server with Mick Badran

· Aug 8: Improving the Software Development Life Cycle Using Visual Studio Team System with Anton Delsink

· Aug 15: Custom Authentication Providers for SharePoint Server 2007 with Ron Rolfs

· Aug 22: Workflow Rules and Foundation Policies with Mark Dunn

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July 2007 geekSpeak schedule [July 2007 geekSpeak schedule]

llangit — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 17:26:22 GMT

Here's our initial line-up. Click on the links below to register to participate in the Live shows. We'll have a show each week on Wednesdays at noon PST. As we get topics and guests scheduled, we'll update our blog and this Channel 9 show site.

If you can't make a show, but want to ask the guest questions, then post them to us via our geekSpeak blog at http://blogs.msdn.com/geekSpeak. If you miss a show, you'll be able to view or download it from Channel9.

Niners - we want to present content that you want to hear. If you have an idea for a guest or a topic, post it here. We are currently scheduling for September onwards.

Also if you have a particular expertise and would like to be a guest on geekSpeak let us know what your topic would be and tell us why you want to present this information on geekSpeak.

July 11 - Web Application Security with Keith Brown (Level 200)

July 18 - Speech Server with Michael Dunn (Level 200)

July 25 - Real World SQL Server Integration Services Stories with Matthew Roche (Level 200)

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