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Microsoft Developers Group Meeting Highlights - July 18, 2005

The Microsoft Developers Group met on July 18, 2005, in Reading, led by Brian Long. The agenda included discussions on multi-database upgrading, legacy data migration, and creating trees with SQL. Notable news included software giveaways from InstallAware, collaboration between Bob Swart and Brian Long for global training, and details about upcoming events, including a masterclass on ASP.NET security practices. The meeting also highlighted new features in Visual Studio 2005 and announcements about the Delphi for .NET Compact Framework Technology Preview.

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Microsoft Developers Group Meeting Highlights - July 18, 2005

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  1. 18th July, 2005 Meeting Microsoft, Reading The Developers Group http://www.richplum.net Group Leader Brian Long http://blong.com

  2. Agenda • 12:00 - 1:00 – Welcome, News & Problem Clinic • 1:00 - 2:10 – A Multi-Database Upgrader UtilityPeter Goddard • 2:10 - 2:30 – Tea/coffee & biscuits • 2:30 - 3:35 – Migration from Legacy Data-Files to Relational DatabasesRoland Potter

  3. Agenda • 3:35 - 3:40 – Brief fidget break • 3:40 - 4:45 – Making Trees With SQLAdam Brett • 4:45 - 4:50 – Brief Fidget Break • 4:50 - 6:00 – Developing ASP.NET Websites using DotNetNukeJohn Braga

  4. News • Installaware (http://www.installaware.com) have kindly donated copies of their software to be given away at each of the next few meetings • 3 Express versions (RRP £55.55) • 1 Developer version (RRP £195.80) • Online purchase, employing the crossgrade purchase option yields 33% discount on RRP • MSI-based • LZMA/BCJ2 compression • One-click patch creation • Debugging • Etc.

  5. News • Bob Swart and Brian Long have announced they are teaming up to provide training and consultancy services world-wide, covering subjects such as: • Borland Delphi • Borland Kylix • Borland C++Builder • RemObjects Chrome • .NET • C# • ASP.NET

  6. News • 24 Hours of Delphi BDNRadio event held on 13th July • Many Delphi luminaries involved • Recordings of all sessions available at: • http://www.omegaair.com/delphi • http://24hours.rad-on.de

  7. News • WeFly247 Mobile Development Web Cast • WeFly247 is an end-to-end sample application that aims to show the best new features available to developers targeting Microsoft platforms using Visual Studio 2005 • In this web cast, we will explore the Windows Mobile-specific Pocket PC Attendant application • https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/microsoft/join?id=WEFLY247-WM&role=attend&pw=WEFLYPASSENGER • http://tinyurl.com/axwhy • Requires Media Player 9 or later • Live Meeting 2005 Meeting Console: • http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HP012036181033.aspx • http://tinyurl.com/dag7e

  8. News • Delphi for .NET Compact Framework Technology Preview available now! (ish) • Delphi 2005 registered users area: http://www.borland.com/products/downloads/registered/download_delphi.html • Tutorial posted by David Clegg on BDN

  9. News • Next meeting on Tuesday, September 20th at POSK, Hammersmith • Topics to include • Writing user documentation • Windows Media Centre • OpenGL 3D Graphics • And more besides • Full agenda will be shortly available at: • http://richplum.net/meeting/20050920.pdf

  10. News • ASP.NET Security Best Practices Masterclass with Michael Li • October 3rd, Microsoft Office, Soho • http://www.richplum.co.uk/meeting/20051003.pdf

  11. News • The second DeveloperDeveloperDeveloper day is coming. • Scheduled for October 22nd • To be held at Microsoft office, Reading • To contain 30 minute and 60-75 minute sessions • http://www.craigmurphy.com/blog/?p=105

  12. News • Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005 launch date announced as 7th November 2005 • .NET 2.0 (aka Whidbey) will implicitly be launched on the same date

  13. News • Microsoft e-Learning is offering free 90 day subscriptions to eLearning courses on VS2005 and SQL 2005 until 8 November 2005. • https://www.microsoftelearning.com/visualstudio2005

  14. News • Add ICE entry to your mobile phone contact database • In Case of Emergency • For multiple contacts add ICE, ICE2, ICE3, etc.

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