MikeFitz with overflow bit set…

This month’s QMSDNUG meeting looks at an interesting range of technologies; first Vista Gadgets and then PowerShell.

First-up, the official prize presentation and mini-showcase of the winning entry in the Microsoft Innovation Centre Queensland Vista Sidebar Gadget Competition.

Then, our main speaker this month is Mitch Denny, speaking on “PowerShell for Developers.”

About Mitch:
Mitch has lived in both System Administrator and Developer worlds, embracing both to the max.  He was an early adopter of PowerShell and, as you can see from his blog, has now built up some considerable experience.  Need to automate system administration functions?  Mitch can show you how a developer would do it.

These details are also available on our QMSDNUG website at www.qmsdnug.org.

RSVP
All invited; attendance is free; pizzas, drinks supplied.  An immediate rsvp by email to mike@fitzsimon.com.au will help with planning.

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Afterthought: Yeah, I know.  I thought it would be a long time before this blog post gets a hit from a search engine looking for “Vista Gadgets and PowerShell”.  One is a desktop technology and the other is a server technology.  But follow the PowerShell link above and see that it has been done already.

Off to Tech.Ed 2007 this week.  For the first time ever, it sold out - weeks ago.  This is now the only way to get in…

Zip me up, Scotty!

This will be my last LOLCat!  Frank Arrigo started this Tech.Ed LOLCat! meme and now he “can has leave the country”.  This week will be the last chance to catch up with him  Good Luck, Frank!

Tech.Ed is being held at the Gold Coast Convention Centre from Tue 7 to Fri 10 August with deep-dive workshops starting today.

Actually, no.  Because I’m fortunate to live between Brisbane and the Gold Coast, I’ll probably just drive down.

Frank Arrigo started a Tech.Ed LOLCat! meme and it’s growing.  I know I’ll hate myself in the morning, but here’s my entry…

This year, Tech.Ed 2007 is being held at the Gold Coast Convention Centre from Tue 7 to Fri 10 August.

See Andrew Coates‘ blog for more info as track details evolve.

Do you want to win an Xbox 360?  Do you love developing and have 2 hours to spare?  All you have to do is develop a Vista Sidebar Gadget and enter the Innovation Centre Competition (closing next Friday 29th June).

So you might be thinking it must be hard?  Right?  WRONG!  It is just html and JavaScript like a Webpage without the browser.  To help you, we have a webcast on how to create a Vista Gadget from one of the competition entrants John O’Brien who happens to be a Microsoft MVP.

On the competition website you can find ideas and resources, terms and conditions, competition steps and a registration page.

This month’s QMSDNUG meeting features
Anthony Borton, speaking on
“What’s new for Developers in Longhorn.”

Session Outline:
Anthony will introduce the Windows Codenamed “Longhorn” application server role and what this offers developers.  We will look at .NET 3.0, IIS 7.0 and the host of features contained therein.  During the session you will also see how you can use new features in Longhorn to make your application more secure and more manageable.  Come along and see why Longhorn will be a huge improvement for developing and hosting your applications!

Presenter:
Anthony is the Lead Readiness Instructor: Longhorn Development and Architecture with Microsoft Australia and has been busily delivering Longhorn Touchdown and Readiness events around Australia.  He is a Microsoft MVP for Team System and runs the QLD VSTS User Group here in Brisbane.  He has been a Microsoft Certified Trainer for over 10 years.

These details are also available on our QMSDNUG website at www.qmsdnug.org.

RSVP
All invited; attendance is free; pizzas, drinks supplied.  An immediate rsvp by email to mike@fitzsimon.com.au will help with planning.