Jim O'Neil - Technology Evangelist
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MS101: Wicked Cool
After almost five months on board, I'm now attending the MS101 new hire class in Redmond. It's my...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 08/18/2008
Summer [Code] Camp
There's no tire swing by the lake, and the building fire codes prohibit roasting marshmallows, but...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 08/11/2008
They're here! - Visual Studio and .NET 3.5 Service Pack 1
Today, Microsoft announced the availability of Visual Studio 3.5 SP1 and .NET 3.5 SP1. Those of you...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 08/11/2008
SQL Server 2008 - Hold Your Horses...
Keep in mind, I'm just the messenger here... Apparently, you cannot install SQL Server 2008 if you...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 08/08/2008
SQL Server 2008 is Here!
Get it at: https://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver Including new features such as Resource Governor for...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 08/08/2008
Hartford CodeCamp Registration Now Open
The Hartford CodeCamp will be held on Saturday, August 16th from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the New...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 08/03/2008
Caching in ASP.NET Dynamic Data
One question that came up at my presentation to the Maine Bytes user group this week centered around...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 07/25/2008
Dynamic Data Just Got Cooler
Scott Hunter, the Program Manager for ASP.NET Dynamic Data, announced the Dynamic Data for MVC...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 07/25/2008
Latest ARCast... Featuring Chris Bowen
In the latest ARCast.TV episode, Bob Familiar interviews the authors - including the fabulous Chris...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 07/22/2008
Silverlight in the Summertime
John Papa will be dropping by two user groups this week in the Northeast to talk about leveraging...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 07/21/2008
Dynamic Data References
Thanks to David Hockenberry, Mike Pawelek, and the Western New York .NET Users Group for hosting me...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 07/19/2008
Buffalo Bound
I'm heading to Buffalo, New York, next Wednesday (July 16th) for the Western New York .NET User...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 07/11/2008
Are We Cooler Now?
IPhone 2.0: Welcome to Exchange!
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 07/11/2008
Dynamic Data Annotations
If you've played around with Dynamic Data or even just watched some of the available screen casts,...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 07/08/2008
Constraints in ASP.NET Routing
ASP.NET routing is a new feature incorporated in the upcoming .NET 3.5 Service Pack 1 release. While...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 07/07/2008
Dynamic Data Comes to NY and ME
One of the many cool new features of the .NET Framework SP1 Beta is ASP.NET Dynamic Data. Dynamic...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 07/07/2008
Help Architect Your Career
If you've ever wondered what a software architect really is, what they do, or how to become one,...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 07/06/2008
I Ride the Line
(with apologies to Johnny Cash) It's midday on the last working day before a long July 4th weekend,...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 07/03/2008
CTDOTNET CodeCamp Wants You!
The Connecticut .NET Developers Group is holding its first-ever Hartford CodeCamp on Saturday,...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 07/02/2008
Pesky Underscores (tm)
Ironically this post is more relevant to those that can't read it! If you're here, you're either a...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 07/01/2008
Office Business Applications - a Business Perspective
Both the Heroes Happen Here launch and our recent Northeast Roadshow featured presentations on using...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 06/19/2008
Roadshow Redux
Thanks to all of you in Burlington/Williston, Albany, Rochester, Waltham, and Hartford/Farmington...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 06/13/2008
Rochester Rocks! and Routing No More?
Thanks to the great turnout in Rochester today for the Bob, Chris, and Jim Northeast RoadShow. The...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 06/10/2008
Heroes Happened Here - Manchester
Thanks to all of you who came out for the HEROES happen { here } launch event today in Manchester....
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 06/07/2008
Achieve "Devign-ity"
Got TechEd envy? Psyched by what WPF has to offer, but graphically-challenged (like me)? ...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 06/02/2008
Northeast Roadshow: Next Stops
My colleagues, Chris Bowen and Bob Familiar, and I have embarked on the May/June edition of the...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 05/26/2008
Conflicts, Identity Columns and Data Synchronization
During the "Defy Occasionally-Connected Challenges With Smart Client Applications" presentation of...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 05/25/2008
Alea Jacta Est.... OR At Long Last, Blog
It's been a few weeks since I joined Microsoft and the Evangelism Team in the Northeast District,...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 05/24/2008