If you are a user group leader in New England or a user group leader going to TechEd, you won't want to miss the User Group Leadership meeting on June 11th.

The meeting will be in Microsoft's Waltham Office, just north of Boston. If you need to get from Boston to Waltham, let INETA know!

 

You’re invited to join us at the at the Northeast Regional User Group Leadership Summit on Sunday 6/11/2006 at the Microsoft Waltham, MA office.

 

User Group Leaders today face many challenges such as promoting your group, financing, engaging existing members, recruiting speakers, finding new sources of content, leveraging local Microsoft relationships; etc. The New England INETA user groups along with INETA, in hopes of building a more close knit community, invites you all to join us on Sunday June 11^th, prior to the start of TechEd 2006 in Boston.

 

The agenda for the summit will includes peer to peer sessions to address some of the key concerns and issues related to running a user group.  As a follow-up to last year’s hugely successful INETA User Group Leadership Summit, the New England INETA User Groups will host this event in the hope of that we can all learn from one another to improve the user group experience for our attendees as well as ourselves.  The sessions are open to all leaders, both local and afar.  

 

If you are currently involved with a user group, in a leadership role, want to get involved, or even looking to start one then you will get powerful direction in the course of the sessions. If you read this far, you know this is for you. 

 

To reserve your seat please visit: http://www.wedevelop.net/leadershipsummit.aspx

 

Schedule	Activities
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	Registration
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM	Welcome From INETA
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM	Panel Discussion: Marketing Your User Group
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM	Break
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM	Involving Your Group In The Community	Handling Financial Structure of Your Group
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM	Lunch
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Establishing A Local Speakers Pool Through Special Events: Guest Speakers, Code Camps. Local Speaker Nights	Group Promotion: Stop Preaching to the Choir and Reach Audiences Outside Your Membership
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM	Break
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM	Effective Communications: Writing Appealing Newsletters, Emails, Group Communications	Making The Most Of Vender/Sponsor Relationships
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM	Break
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM	Working With Microsoft Resources: Who You Should Know	How To Build A Leadership Team

 

 

For more information please contact LeadershipSummit@Ineta.org

Has only INETA done TechEd flairs this year?

 

From Joe Stagner's blog:

There is a Micosoft Career Connections Event in the Waltham MA district office on Thursday May, 25.

Here is the info from the TechExpo Website.

Microsoft Career Connections – New England- May 25, 2006

Date & Time: Thursday, May 25, 2006 - 10am-4pm Location: Microsoft Offices - 201 Jones Rd. Waltham, MA 02451 Phone: (781) 487-6600 Directions: For travel directions, click here. List of exhibitors: scroll down or click here Security clearance required ? -> No 2 years professional TECHNOLOGY or TECH SALES experience Required Bring many resumes Tell your friends who are experienced professionals

You can [ CLICK HERE ] for the website.

If you get a job at Microsoft and email Joe that you found out about the Career event on my blog – he’ll buy you dinner after your start date !

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I did. For shame, eh?

I have been playing with a new Vermont.NET user group website and using lots of new asp.net 2.0 UI features.

I put it up and quickly got a reminder from ASPInsider, Aaron Seet, (who I'm grateful to for checking) that there were some messy areas when he opened it up in FireFox.

I don't, well didn't, even have FireFox on my computer. So I downloaded it and saw the mess right away. I wasn't sure how to fix it at first, but after looking at that page in the designer for a while, I finally saw the problem. I had DIV tags that had a default height in them. When the actual content made the div larger than that default height, I.E. made the adjustment. Firefox didn't and the content hung over the bottom of the div into the element below it. I removed the height parameters and all was well.

While I was at it, I checked the html for XHTML compliance. You can do this when in source view by changing the drop down from it's default of Internet Explorer 6.0.

I cleaned up my html with alt's in my images and more. I had a few i.e. specific things that I left in  such as setting the non-xhtml img border parameter to "0" so that hyperlinked images don't get a big ugly border around them.

I've discovered a few other things I'm doing on the site that don't work in FireFox. For example

1. You can't move ASP.NET 2.0 web parts around in FireFox. However, if you move them around in IE, the positions are stored to your user account and displayed properly in FireFox when you are logged in.
2. I have some groovy little popup divs that are driven by html and javascript. If you go to the site in i.e. you can see these in action. There are little question marks on the page. Hover over them and you will get info on the ASP.NET 2.0 (or other interesting) tool that is used in that section of the page.
3. I have a telerik r.a.d.panelbar on the book reviews page. That is awfully funky in FireFox. I'm sure I just have to change a few parameters and will deal with that after I get some client work done.

Bottom line is don't assume that even .NET developers are so Microsoft-centric that they wouldn't dream of using a non-MS browser. And don't be so darned lazy. Look where it got me! Spending a beautiful Sunday afternoon working on my user group's website. Okay, I'm kidding about the nice weather.

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Over  month ago, Markus Egger pointed out this video of Office12 features that is on the Microsoft Office site. I finally got a chance to take a look at it today and am now inspired to reinstall my beta copy on my mobile pc (translation: my tablet) and play with it more.

One of the things I think is cool about Office 12's  ribbon is that it is going to make using Office 12 really comfortable with a stylus. The tablet apps that I have written are light on drop down menus and heavy on single click functionality. That design came from dogfooding my own apps until they felt good to use with the stylus.

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What? I'm still writing about that worn-out old non-technology, WSE 3.0? Darn right I am. [read more...]

[A DevLife post]

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Why I stuck with WS-FTP 7 for years is beyond me. I finally upgraded to WS-FTP Pro 2006 and was astonished with how awesome it is! [read more ...]

[A DevLife post]

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I finally put the new ASP.NET 2.0 version of the Vermont.NET website up.

I have been using it as a playground to finally fiddle with the new UI stuff as well as recently released projects.

I have not moved all of the content over from the original site.

It doesn't have any Atlas on it yet, but give me time.

There is a page called About this Site that highlights all of the features I experimented with for the site so far.

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Like Al Gore inventing the internet*, Oracle tries to reposition SOA as SOA 2.0.

Christian Weyer says it best : "now it gets ridiculous"

 

*just kidding.

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The June meeting of Vermont.NET will be "portal night".

We have Dave Burke of telligent doing a talk on Community Server.

Paul Swider, from Burlington based OnClickSolutions will do a talk on Sharepoint.

Jon Limmer of Green Mountain Beverage, a company whos main website is based on DotNetNuke, will demo DNN for us.

This should be cool! Especially for Vermont geeks who aren't going to TechEd. (I'm planning to drive down Tuesday morning.)

The meeting will be Monday June 12th at 6pm at Champlain College. I will get the info onto our website shortly.

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The Vermont Software Developer Alliance will have a booth (in a primo area, too!) at next week's Vermont Business Expo.

As a board member of VTSDA, I'll be manning the booth from 10am to after lunch time on Wednesday. I'm going to find out if it's allowed (legal, NDA's, etc.) to bring my laptop with Vista on it to show off. A real geek fest!

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[Found in SevenDays]

Join the team at Gardener's Supply Company where we're proud of our commitment to working hard AND having fun! We are employee-owned and America's leading catalog and web-based gardening company! Chief Technology Officer Wanted: experienced CTO to lead our Technology Team. This senior manager establishes our technology vision and strategic plan; provides direction to the IT team; fosters a productive work culture; evaluates and manages technology budget requests; and identifies new technologies to meet long term AGR goals.

The ideal candidate: a degree in computer science or related field (Master's degree preferred); 5–7 years experience managing an IT department including networks, applications and e-commerce (preferably in the direct marketing industry!); a strong project manager able to meet targets, design improvement plans, and deliver results in a fast-paced environment; an excellent negotiator and capital and expense budgeter.

We offer a team-oriented work environment, strong cultural values, competitive wages and excellent benefits (including a terrific product discount!).

Interested? Please send your cover letter and resume to jobs@gardeners.com or to Gardener's Supply Company, 128 Intervale Rd., Burlington, VT 05401. www.gardeners.com   

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[Found in SevenDays]

Full time position available to assist with the instruction of our Computer Systems TEchnology program. Computer hardware and programming experience and skills are required. Knowldge of PC hardware and Microsoft O/S and A+ certs preferred.

www.ejhs.k12.vt.us  (click onJob Opportunities)

Apply also through www.SchoolSpring.com.

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[Found in SevenDays]

www.burlingtonhousing.org
 
The Burlington Housing Authority is looking for a full-time Project Coordinator to manage a NEW 12 Computer Technology Center at Decker Towers serving low-income seniors, persons with disabilities and families. The ideal candidate should be detail-oriented and organized, possess strong written and verbal communication skills as well as computer skills. The coordinator will manage the Center's operations, conduct outreach, provide basic computer instruction to BHA program participants and coordinate classes with collaborating agencies. Applicants must have at least an Associate's degree in Human Services with strong computer skills or an Associate's degree in Computer Sciences with strong people skills. BHA offers a competitive salary, commensurate with qualifications and experience, as well as an excellent benefits package. Resumes will be accepted until position is filled. Work will begin on or about July 1, 2006. Please send resume and cover letter, including salary requirements, to: Sarah Russell, Resident Services Coordinator , Burlington Housing Authority, 65 Main Street, Burlington, Vermont 05401. Email: srussell at burlingtonhousing.org BHA is an Equal Opportunity Employer 

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IT Specialist III for Department of Education

[Found in SevenDays]

www.vermontpersonnel.org bettyfrederick(at)education.state.vt.us

(Anticipated Opening) We are seeking an experienced network administrator who is proficient in Windows 2003, Linux and Apache to join our team. You should have experience configuring and managing IIS and Apache web servers and managing Linux services, startup scripts, and networking, as well as knowledge of Backup and Restore Best Practices, VPNs, Public/Private Key encryption and SSL, and technical and behavioral security best practices. Knowledge of Cisco networking of switches, WAN routers and firewalls a plus. Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills are critical as is the capable of developing easily understood written documentation. Must be a team player and critical thinker who is interested in working in a dynamic environment. If you wish to apply please go to www.vermontpersonnel.org and apply to reference 22120 If you have any questions feel free to contact Betty Frederick at 802-828-0584 or email at bettyfrederick@education.state.vt.us Montpelier - full-time. Open until filled. The State of Vermont is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Applications from women, individuals with disabilities, veterans and people from diverse cultural backgrounds are encouraged.

 

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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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