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Friday, December 22, 2006

The Book Is Out!

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It’s here!  Woo! Pretty amazing to come home from an errand and find a massive box on the stoop!  (I have to use “stoop” because a new hire ...
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Wednesday, December 20, 2006

CodeMash: The British Are Coming!

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We’ve actually had two folks from a firm in the UK register for CodeMash !  They’re coming over specifically for CodeMash and hope to tie t...
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Monday, December 18, 2006

CodeMash: Low Room Rates Extended!

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If you haven’t yet registered for CodeMash , then I’ve got good news for you!  The great folks at the Kalahari Resort in Sandusky have exten...
Sunday, December 17, 2006

CodeMash: Early Bird Discount Ending!

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The Early Bird discount for CodeMash ends tomorrow.  That means you’ll have to pay $149 instead of $99 for the conference rate, and you’ll ...

Exciting New PowerShell Book!

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Manning Press always impressed me with their books I gotten in the past.  Java Development with Ant is a terrific book if you use any aut...
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Thursday, December 14, 2006

Testing Events with Anonymous Delegates

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Phil Haack has a nice post showing how to use anonymous delegates to test the source of events.  Anonymous delegates are something I’ve onl...
Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Book Review: Agile Principles, Patterns, and Practices in C#

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I’m not completely through this book yet but it’s such a great one that I wanted to plop out a quick review of it to pass on the word. Are y...

Good Series on Building a Web Site

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Dan Hounshell , a good buddy from the Dayton .NET Developers Group , is writing a series of blog posts on a site he’s architecting .  Dan’s ...

Win a Zune!

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Want to win a Zune?  Drew Robbins came up with a great contest: Blog about CodeMash and have a chance to win a Zune!  Details on the CodeMas...

Book News: Off to the Printer!

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I’ve just gotten word from my editor today that Windows Developer Power Tools is going off to the printer on Thursday.  It will hit warehou...
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Monday, December 11, 2006

CodeMash: Spread the Word Via a Flyer!

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So I’m sitting in a nice cottage right off the beach in Vero Beach, Florida with nothing better to do than sip a little bit of Iron Horse bu...
Thursday, November 30, 2006

Off for Vacation!

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Notice to all: You’ll be spared more rants about CodeMash  for a bit: we’re taking off for a long vacation to celebrate my wife’s retirement...
Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Why Conferences Matter, and How To Pitch To Your Boss

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So my blog has been 90% CodeMash of late.  Go figure.  If you’ve read my blog for long you know that I consider good conferences as potenti...
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CodeMash: Scott Ambler is Speaking!

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Holy friggin’ smokes.  We just got news that Scott Ambler will be coming to CodeMash to give a couple talks. I am completely flattened at t...

Why Some Folks Object To Agile

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Elisabeth Hendrickson is a Very Smart Tester who writes a lot of good stuff on her blog. One of her latest posts talks about why some folks...

'Tis The Season

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Christmas is nearing, that’s for certain.  Forget the Black Friday sales insanity.  There’s one certain indicator Christmas is right around ...
Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Dayton-Cincy Code Camp Registration Open!

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The second annual Dayton-Cincinnati Code Camp is now open for registration! The camp will be held on 24 March, 2007, at the Wingate Inn in ...
Sunday, November 26, 2006

CodeMash Session List Is Close to Finalized!

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We’ve been working tremendously hard on lining up sessions for CodeMash  and we’ve got a pretty amazing list of sessions so far.  We’ve had...
Wednesday, November 22, 2006

More Firefox Vulnerabilities

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Firefox 2.0 appears to have a pretty major security issue with its password manager.  As always, discussion in the Slashdot article’s comme...
Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Spread the CodeMash Love!

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We’d love to have you help spread the word about CodeMash — so we’ve made that a bit easier: We’ve posted up a one-page flyer which gives ...
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I'm the owner/principal of Guidepost Systems. I help lots of great folks figure out what works and what doesn't in the world of delivering quality software -- something I'm very passionate about. I'm also a Father trying to remain sane while trying to build great software, herd my kids around, fix school lunches and handle the yardwork. (And roast great coffee!)
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