After over a week of overcast skies and rain rain rain (though nothing like what happened in New Hampshire), the sun has just come out! IT's 70 degrees. What does that mean? Ummm....see ya!

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Wow - I didn't know about this group until just now and they are having a meeting tonight!

VAGUE

Date: May 18th

Time: 7pm

Topic: A general presentation on network security and exploits by Sam Hooker will be followed by a portion on PHP-specific issues from Jim Grady of Code4Design. The presentations will be followed by an informal organizational meeting about the group's activities

Location: ClearBearing   208 Flynn Avenue  Burlington, Vermont

More info: http://www.uvm.org/vague/

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Local Groups

1. Vermont.NET (Burlington)
2. VTSQL (Burlington)
3. Green Mountain Oracle User Group  (Burlington)
4. Vermont Flash User Group  (Burlington)
5. Ruby on Rails (Burlington)
6. NH/VT Upper Valley Microsoft Consultant Group (varies: Norwich VT, Lebanon, NH, etc)
7. Northern New England Macromedia User Group (Brattleboro)
8. Vermont Software Developer Alliance (Burlington) Business Association

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June 20: What is in Your Toolkit?

Location: The Howe Library, Hanover, NH

Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm

More info: http://thenorwichgroup.blogs.com/uppervalleynhvtsbs/

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Local Groups

1. Vermont.NET (Burlington)
2. VTSQL (Burlington)
3. Green Mountain Oracle User Group  (Burlington)
4. Vermont Flash User Group  (Burlington)
5. Ruby on Rails (Burlington)
6. NH/VT Upper Valley Microsoft Consultant Group (varies: Norwich VT, Lebanon, NH, etc)
7. Northern New England Macromedia User Group (Brattleboro)
8. Vermont Software Developer Alliance (Burlington) Business Association

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www.vtsql.org

When:      Monday 6/19 - 6 to 8pm
Where:     Competitive Computing - Colchester
Subject:    What's new in SQL Reporting Services 2005
Presentor:   Susan Wisowaty, Microsoft

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Local Groups

1. Vermont.NET (Burlington)
2. VTSQL (Burlington)
3. Green Mountain Oracle User Group  (Burlington)
4. Vermont Flash User Group  (Burlington)
5. Ruby on Rails (Burlington)
6. NH/VT Upper Valley Microsoft Consultant Group (varies: Norwich VT, Lebanon, NH, etc)
7. Northern New England Macromedia User Group (Brattleboro)
8. Vermont Software Developer Alliance (Burlington) Business Association

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Location: Independence, OH
Duration: 18 Months
Compensation: $70-$80/hr. (40hr/week)
Skill Set: C#, ASP.NET, SQL

Brief Description: The Client is working on Version 2 of their Dealer Software. The lifecycle takes about 12 months for each version, and there will be some maintenance involved with the previous version, as well. The software is being developed in VS.NET 2003 using C#, WinForms, and WebServices with a SQL Server 2000 backend.

We have placed 4 people there in the last 9+ months and the account manager here is very close with the PM for this team.

Chris Guida cguida@4techwork.com
Recruiting Specialist
4TechWork | www.4techwork.com | o:330-670-0583 | m:216-339-0283

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We think this is really cool.

My sister is now selling the 2nds of her dog products (www.katiesbumpers.com) through Sierra Trading Post. Apparently the owner has been stopping by her trade show booth for years to check out her products, but without stopping to talk. This past time he finally did.

Check it out! The seconds just have little blemishes on them. They are still awesome.

http://www.sierratradingpost.com/Katies-Bumpers.html

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Vermont Software Developer Alliance

Wednesday, June 21

Speaker: Mark Blanchard , Technology Development & Commercialization Advisor,
Vermont Small Business Development Center
http://www.vtsbdc.org/technology.cfm

Topic: From Contractor to Product Company, Planning Your Transition

Location: Courtyard Marriott, Williston Vermont

Time: 12pm-2pm

more info www.vtsda.org

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Local Groups

1. Vermont.NET (Burlington)
2. VTSQL (Burlington)
3. Green Mountain Oracle User Group  (Burlington)
4. Vermont Flash User Group  (Burlington)
5. Ruby on Rails (Burlington)
6. NH/VT Upper Valley Microsoft Consultant Group (varies: Norwich VT, Lebanon, NH, etc)
7. Northern New England Macromedia User Group (Brattleboro)
8. Vermont Software Developer Alliance (Burlington) Business Association

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I am going to list all of the area local user groups meetings in this new category.

Here is the RSS feed.

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Local Groups

1. Vermont.NET (Burlington)
2. VTSQL (Burlington)
3. Green Mountain Oracle User Group  (Burlington)
4. Vermont Flash User Group  (Burlington)
5. Ruby on Rails (Burlington)
6. NH/VT Upper Valley Microsoft Consultant Group (varies: Norwich VT, Lebanon, NH, etc)
7. Northern New England Macromedia User Group (Brattleboro)
8. Vermont Software Developer Alliance (Burlington) Business Association

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Vermont Ruby on Rails

Introductory Meeting

June 6, 6pm

Location: Resolution Inc., South Burlington

more info www.vtrails.org

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Local Groups

1. Vermont.NET (Burlington)
2. VTSQL (Burlington)
3. Green Mountain Oracle User Group  (Burlington)
4. Vermont Flash User Group  (Burlington)
5. Ruby on Rails (Burlington)
6. NH/VT Upper Valley Microsoft Consultant Group (varies: Norwich VT, Lebanon, NH, etc)
7. Northern New England Macromedia User Group (Brattleboro)
8. Vermont Software Developer Alliance (Burlington) Business Association

One of the Vermont.NET members, Sergei Serdyuk, has started a new user group for Ruby on Rails in Burlington.

The site is www.vtrails.org and the first meeting is June 6th. See the site for more information!

There are now 5 technology user groups (that I am aware of) in Burlington.

1. Vermont.NET
2. Our little sister, VTSQL.
3. Green Mountain Oracle User Group
4. Vermont Flash User Group
5. Ruby on Rails

Outside of Burlington there are two more that I know of:

1. NH/VT Upper Valley Microsoft Consultant Group
2. Northern New England Macromedia User Group

And, one big cross technology group where we can all come together to talk about our business:

• Vermont Software Developer Alliance

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"Rig" is the all-encompassing Vermonter term for something big - generally used for a truck or an evaporator used for boiling sap to make maple syrup. Or of course a honkin' computer! Vista has a means of analyzing your computer and rating it. [Read more...]

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One of my favorite journalists (and bloggers) in Vermont is Seven Days writer, Cathy Resmer.Cathy is just cool and I love her take on the world. I meant to write about this a few weeks ago when she did a story on a hidden treasure on the Vermont/NY border that is drawn down the middle of Lake Champlain. A sculpture by Rodin! And not only is it by Rodin, but it is of Camille Claudel, one of France's other best sculptors. I remember seeing a wonderful film about her back in my NYC days.

Recently, Cathy and her partner had a baby - her partner was the "bio-mom". This may have created a conundrum at Mother's day with two moms now on hand for Graham, but Cathy doesn't see herself as a mom and they had it all worked out before Graham was born. She has a wonderful essay about this in last week's issue with the highlight for me being when she felt "out-maternalized" by a new father. A great read, whatever your kid calls you.

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Somehow, almost everytime I schedule an INETA speaking event, I end up getting asked to speak at another nearby group as long as I'm there. Why not? I say. It's fun, and I control my schedule. Luckily, the user group leaders have been flexible enough so that I can do the talks on consecutive nights.

I have 3, not 4 such trips coming up.

The first is a twist on the concept: my "Atlantic Provinces Tour". I am speaking at 3 groups in Canada's Atlantic Provinces over the course of 10 days. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that this is my summer vacation and my husband is joining me.

June 19th: New Brunswick.NET in Moncton, New Brunswick.
June 20th: .NET Nova Scotia in Halifax, Nova Scotia
June 26th: We Develop.NET in St. John's Newfoundland

Trip 2 is a Western Pennsylvania tour. Coincidentally (yeah, right), the last meeting is about a hour drive from my parents house. So I will spend a few days visiting them before I head back to Vermont.

July 18th: Central Penn in Harrisburg, PA (right near Hershey, PA... yummmm)
July 19th: Leihigh Valley.NET in Bethlehem, PA
July 20th: Dot Net Valley in Scranton PA

Trip 3 is an Ohio tour which started with the idea of paying a visit to Lake Quincy (Steve and Michelle Smith's home) near Cleveland. Then I added on two other meetings.

Sept 12: Cleveland .NET SIG
Sept 13: Findlay Ohio .NET User Group
Sept 14: Dayton .NET Developers Group

In between are scattered events: NYC in mid-August, 2 Massachussetts groups in early August and Syracuse in September.

(rather than sit here and do all the links, I will point you to my talks page where you can click to these groups' websites)

Reminds me of an old song from the musical Oklahoma!

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I have installed the latest CTP build of Vista on my Toshiba M4. Here is what I noticed right away. [read more...]

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www.MyWebGrocer.com is seeking bright, motivated, energetic and inquisitive software developers. Projects vary from E-Commerce and Handheld PDA applications to Interactive Web Solutions.

We are a dedicated team that is looking for additional developers who share our enthusiasm and focus in developing market leading solutions.

The successful applicant will have experience with ASP.NET, C#, SQL, CSS, JavaScript and Visual Studio.NET. Exposure to Web Services, SQL DTS and C++ a plus.

Salary commensurate with experience.

Contact:
Jeff Downs
802-764-1841
jdowns@mywebgrocer.com

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I only just became 100% sure that I was going to TechEd. Hooray.

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Scott Guthrie's blog has turned into one of the best resources on future ASP.NET related bits. Each of his posts lately, is a complete article on how to get started with a particular technology that ties into ASP.NET, complete with screenshots and code.

The latest is Using LINQ with ASP.NET (part 1).

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www.vtsda.org

Wednesday, May 17, 2006

Speaker - Thom Robbins, Microsoft New England
Topic - Trends in Software Development

Software development is changing at light speed. Gone are the days of single person development. Team based development with faster cycle times and quality code are becoming a driving force in the industry. Of course that doesn’t negate the need for security and standards. Well it may look murky but there are several trends that every software developer should keep an eye on as they build their careers. Join us to see what the future may hold.

Speaker Bio: Thom Robbins is a Developer Evangelist with Microsoft in New England, and part of the MSDN Developer Program. He is a frequent speaker at events, including VS Live. Thom is also a regular contributor to various magazines including Visual Studio.Net, .NET Magazine and XML Web Services. He spends his time working with developers in New England. When not writing code he spends his time with wife Denise at their home in New Hampshire.

Date:    May 17th, 2006
Time:    12:00 - 2:00 pm
Place:    Courtyard by Marriott
            175 Hurricane Lane
            Williston, VT

Plenty of free parking
Map & directions

Agenda:
12:00 - 1:00      Lunch and Informal Networking
1:00 - 2:00        Presentation & Discussion

Lunch will be provided free of charge to members who RSVP at least 24 hours prior to the event. Non-members who RSVP at least 24 hours prior to the event can pay $10 which will cover the meeting cost and lunch cost.  To RSVP, please email meetings@vtsda.org. Alternatively, feel free to bring your own lunch.

Three copies of Eric Sink's "The Business of Software" will be given away to lucky attendees.  Thanks to A Press for donating these books. 

Last week I downloaded version 5365 of Vista. Today I finally had some time and went to burn the image onto a DVD to install onto my laptop, only to discover that 5381 was now available. I have mid-speed DSL so these suckers take a good 12 hours to download! But it didn't make sense not to get the latest, so I'm now closing in on hour ten and hopefully will get a peek at the latest sometime tonight. Much of this is thanks to Kate Gregory's blog post about how much she is enjoying build 5365.

I did install Office 12 VS2005 on one of these builds, but it takes so long to do that I don't want to do it again until I'm willing to upgrade Vista not reformat and install anew.

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I was fortunate enough to see Alan Griver's LiNQ presentation twice in one week. It has my mind spinning. Here is some of what I saw. [read more...]

[A DevLife post]

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