Chris Koenig
Developer Evangelist
InstallFest Wrocław
Hats off to the .NET User Group in Wrocław for putting together their own Visual Studio 2008...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 01/23/2008
Visual Studio 2008 and .NET 3.5 Training Kit
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=8BDAA836-0BBA-4393-94DB-6C3C4A0C98A1&di...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 01/22/2008
Free training materials from Microsoft Learning
Wanted to let everyone know about some more free training materials and eBooks available at the...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 01/19/2008
We Are Microsoft Charity Challenge Weekend
Well, tomorrow is the big day! It's finally arrived... Tomorrow is the beginning of the...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 01/17/2008
Excerpts from Peter DeBetta's SQL Server 2008 Book
My good friend Peter DeBetta, SQL Server MVP and all around nice guy, has been working on a SQL...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 01/17/2008
Heroes happen {here} - launch dates finalized!
I just checked again on the Heroes happen {here} web site, and you can now register for all...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 01/15/2008
WPF + Wii Application from Cynergy Labs
For those of you who enjoyed the last one of these I posted, here's one from Brent showing a...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 01/14/2008
Dallas .NET User Group Meeting - Silverlight Demo and Slides
I had a great time with the Dallas .NET User Group last Thursday night showing off Silverlight to a...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 01/13/2008
Wii + .NET = Johnny Chung Lee
You know I love my Xbox 360 (although I don't get to play it very often) but you have to admit that...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 01/09/2008
Mac versus Windows vulnerability stats for 2007
For all the talk that I continue to hear about how Windows is not a safe operating system, I'm...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 01/08/2008
Attention Insomniacs...
Are you an Office Developer? Do you want to get some great free training on SharePoint,...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 01/08/2008
Tafiti Source Code released to CodePlex
For those of you who enjoy using the Silverlight-based Tafiti front-end to Windows Live...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 12/19/2007
Thanks DDNUG!
I wanted to make a public THANK YOU to the Dallas .NET User Group for the very generous recognition...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 12/17/2007
DDNUG Casino Party - Smashing Success!
Last Thursday night was the first ever DDNUG Casino Party, held at the Microsoft offices in Las...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 12/15/2007
Announcing Dallas TechFest - May 3rd, 2008
Thanks to all the hard work of Tim Rayburn, Jason Ragsdale, Tim Stiles, Erik Weibust, Adam...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 12/14/2007
WPF Soup to Nuts Series
For those of you interested in learning more about WPF, you should definitely check out MSDN...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 12/13/2007
Redeem your InstallFest Codes Today!
I just checked the web site 2 minutes ago, and you can now redeem the codes you received at...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 12/13/2007
Expression Blend 2 - December Preview now available
Not sure how I missed this one, but Expression Blend 2 - December Preview is now available for...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 12/11/2007
Free HD DVDs for buying an Xbox 360 HD DVD Player
A few months ago, I gave into the pressue to get into the high definition DVD market and purchased a...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 12/10/2007
InstallFest-ers - Fulfillment Site almost ready...
OK folks - as I mentioned at the Tulsa and Dallas InstallFest events last week, the product...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 12/10/2007
ASP.NET 3.5 Extensions Preview Now Available
ASP.NET 3.5 Extensions Preview : The Official Microsoft ASP.NET Site Get it while it's hot - the...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 12/09/2007
Triple Launch 2008 - Mark your Calendars!
Here are the currently known dates for the Visual Studio 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Windows Server...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 12/07/2007
Santa's Blog | Santa.com
I had no idea, but thanks to my good friend Wade Wright of NDDNUG, and soon to be HHH fame, I...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 12/07/2007
Microsoft ADO.NET Entity Framework Beta 3 Released
Looks like the latest version of the Microsoft ADO.NET Entity Framework has been released out on the...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 12/07/2007
PhizzPop Design Challenge - Dec 14th in Austin, TX
Microsoft cordially invites you to attend an exclusive party to show off the talent of some of the...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 12/07/2007
PDC '08 - Save the Date!
PDC '07 didn't come off as most of us had hoped, but PDC '08 is on the way. For those that...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 12/06/2007
Tulsa InstallFest was awesome!
Thanks to everyone that came out to Tulsa InstallFest last night! It was great seeing so many...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 12/04/2007
Iconic daredevil Evel Knievel dies at 69 - Yahoo! News
What a sad, sad day... I remember as a kid watching Evel on TV. We were always amazed at what...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 11/30/2007
.NET Web Product Roadmap (ASP.NET, Silverlight, IIS7)
Some very important stuff announced today on Scott Guthrie's blog around the collective futures of...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 11/29/2007
Computer Randomly Plays Classical Music
Although I never actually encountered the problem described in this KB article, a friend of mine...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 11/29/2007
Visual Studio 2008 InstallFest Update
Over the past few weeks, I've been mentioning the Visual Studio 2008 InstallFest parties on my blog...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 11/27/2007
Silverlight 1.1 Tools Alpha just went up for VS2K8 RTM
Phil Wheat just posted that the update to the Silverlight Tools for Visual Studio 2008 RTM just...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 11/27/2007
Goodbye Mr. Click-To-Activate
I'm not sure how I missed this one, but for those of you not following Tim Heuer's blog, he's...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 11/26/2007
Texas vs. A&M - Big 12 Football
As a graduate of The University, we always look forward to the Texas vs. Texas A&M game on...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 11/22/2007
Happy Thanksgiving!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!!! Here's wishing you and yours a very happy, healthy, fun and...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 11/22/2007
Expression Video Contest
My good friend, and Expression Web MVP Cheryl Wise has launched an Expression Video Contest over on...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 11/21/2007
Another great reason to attend MIX08
With a tagline like this, who wouldn't want to attend MIX08? Sign up today, before all your friends...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 11/21/2007
Upcoming ArcReady events near you
Make sure you carve some time out of your Thanksgiving holidays for the upcoming ArcReady series:...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 11/20/2007
SQL Server 2008 November CTP Released Today
Wow - today seems to be the day for product updates... If you're following the story of SQL...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 11/19/2007
Visual Studio 2008 RTM
Well, the day we've all been waiting for has finally arrived. Visual Studio 2008 has now been...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 11/19/2007
Visual Studio 2008 InstallFest Updates
Quick update for those of you interested in attending the Visual Studio 2008 InstallFest parties in...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 11/19/2007
Who's your Evangelist?
No sooner had I started talking about building an app to help people find their local evangelists,...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 11/19/2007
Microsoft Central Region - Who (and where) are you?
As an Evangelist, I'm constantly meeting new people. There are a couple of questions I get...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 11/10/2007
Visual Studio 2008 InstallFest
To celebrate the upcoming RTM of Visual Studio 2008, we're going to host a few...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 11/09/2007
The Water Hobo
Come one, come all, to the greatest show on earth! If you ever wanted to know what the life of...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 11/09/2007
MIX 08 registration is now OPEN!
If you're planning on attending the MIX08 conference next year, you better sign up soon. This...
Author: ChrisKoenig Date: 11/09/2007