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Monday, August 18, 2008 1:16 PM

SA Architect Event Photos Published - in web viewing optimised format

We have uploaded all the SA Architect community photos in a web viewing optimised format to http://www.saarchitect.net/SA%20Architect%20Images/Forms/AllItems.aspx . The collection contains pictures from the "Kuwait Opendays", the "MVP Interoperability", the "Academia Roadshow" and "TechED 2008" events at this stage. My favourite pictures from all the pictures must be: The Swiss mountain mule battling in the heat... Zayd at TechED 2008   Paulo and...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2008 8:13 AM

TechED South-Africa 2008 - MVP CnT Winners announced!

We finally have all the MVP Chalk & Talk session winners ... drum roll ... Teamprise Client Suite 3.0 License Michael Grant XBox 360 Arcade Pack #1 Henry Fourie XBox 360 Arcade Pack #2 Marius Cronje We will be contacting the winners by email shortly. Thank you, for supporting the MVPs at TechED 2008 and we hope to see you again at the next event! Also a huge thanks to the sponsors of the above prizes: Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it!
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Saturday, August 09, 2008 12:15 PM

TechED 2008 Pictures

I have posted pictures from TechED 2008 here . Thanks Gail, for sharing yours as well. Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it!
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Thursday, August 07, 2008 11:03 AM

TechED 2008 South-Africa - Q&A Part 2

Continued from http://dotnet.org.za/willy/archive/2008/08/05/teched-2008-south-africa-q-amp-a.aspx . When will Microsoft support integration with TFS/VSTS for the Expression Blend tools? The topic has been under discussion with the product team and MVPs, whereby it seems that integration is under serious consideration. We will update this blog post as soon as we notice movement on that frontline. Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it!
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Tuesday, August 05, 2008 9:40 PM

TechED South-Africa Day 3 ... nearly done!

With only 1/2 day to go, the TechED 2008 event is drawing to a close. While our colleagues are celebrating at the beach, some of us have withdrawn to the MVP Cave to prepare for the last few sessions tomorrow, some unexpected and some needing final polishing. Here are some of today's pictures: As reported, Brian arrived and immediately delivered an exceptional TFS Build session. Other than that we completed the "Why focus on Academia" and "What does it take to be a MVP" Virtual...
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Tuesday, August 05, 2008 9:30 PM

TechED 2008 South-Africa - Q&A

Here are some of the questions we received during TechED, which we promised to follow up. Thanks to the "rocking" MVP and product colleagues, we also have some answers q;-) What is the support of MSSCI with TFS 2008 … are there any known issues or is the product fully supported? Fully supported with the latest MSSCCI provider Power Tool Is there an add-in to integrate Delphi development IDEs and TFS, i.e. a Delphi(Team)prise type product? See the blog post "Connecting Team Foundation...
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Tuesday, August 05, 2008 3:38 PM

Brian Randell has landed!

Brian finally made it to TechED South-Africa, after a horrid hiccup in the UK ... the two page passport issue, which travel agents should know about by now?!?!? Brian, organised a Zune 80GB for me, which I have sponsored for the best South-African MVP in the MVP Chalk & Talk room. Brian, you are a "STAR" and you "ROCK" ... whoever wins the Zune will be the happiest MVP around tomorrow q;-) Welcome to South-Africa ... see you at the beach party tonight! Brian, this bow is for...
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Tuesday, August 05, 2008 7:09 AM

Hunt the MVP...

Ruari had a brilliant idea to ensure that the MVPs have an opportunity to engage with the communities ... the MVP hunt. While it has proven quite nerve racking, with people pouncing on MVPs with gazillion hunt forms to sign ... which can be a challenge when trying to prepare for the next session starting in 13 seconds, or trying to reach the restrooms, or simply trying to have a technology chat at the community lounge, it has definitely brought the MVPs and the community closer together. Ruari, thanks...
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Monday, August 04, 2008 11:28 PM

TechED South Africa Day 2 ... Brian is finally on his way!

It is just after midnight and the MVPs are still playing Guitar Hero III at the MVP Cave. We had a long day and apart from the Interoperability and the Build sessions we hovered at the community stand and tried to hide from the masses hunting the MVPs ... thanks Ruari for the brilliant idea! Unfortunately I was not able to attend any session yet and can therefore not report on content. Tomorrow we have two Virtual TechED sessions and a chalk and talk with Chris Menegay and Brian Randell, which means...
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Monday, August 04, 2008 4:46 PM

Interoperability Event - some exciting news message intercepted!

I just received the following news snippet which our esteemed MVP leader sent to the DPE teams world wide. Thanks for the great "PR" Ruari! Thanks to the community leads and MVPs who made the exciting session the success it was! Headline South Africa MVPs spread Interoperability message to untapped, competitive audience’ Body In a by-community, for-community event, South Africa MVPs opened discussions on interoperability with over 60 people – including competitors - from all sectors. In...
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Sunday, August 03, 2008 9:27 PM

TechED South Africa Day 1 ... Setup, keynote and opening party.

We spend most of the day setting up the MVP Chalk and Talk room and the community lounge ... thanks to everyone for the hard work in  both areas! Willie, relax, we will have the coffee machine and sort out the rest in the morning q;-) The keynote was like any TechED keynote, focusing on virtualisation, Silverlight 2 and collaborating using technologies such as office communication service (OCS). Rosario was mentioned briefly, as was interoperability. The focus on communities, or lack thereof...
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Thursday, July 31, 2008 7:38 AM

TechED 2008 - It is time to 'trek' to Durban soon. What will we be up to?

It is T-2 days before we start the journey to Durban, where we will be meeting with colleagues from far, far away, where we will collaborate, share ideas and where we will try our utmost to have fun all the time, even while being grilled by the audience when delivering a session. From our (BB&D, Henk, Zayd and I) we will be delivering the following content at TechED: Introducing Windows, Linux, TFS, VSTS and Java working as one happy family, CNT309 TFS Build, a look at customization and extensibility...
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Friday, July 18, 2008 10:33 AM

Visual Studio Team System @ TechED South-Africa

If you are interested in TFS | VSTS sessions, then please take note of the following confirmed sessions focused on the technology at TechED 2008, in Durban: Monday August 4th What's new in Visual Studio Team System 2008 Introducing Windows, Linux, TFS, VSTS and Java working as one happy family Managing the Complete Lifecycle of a Software System – Portfolio, Project and TFS working together. Application Lifecycle Management with VSTS Name "Rosario" (Part 1 of 2) Application Lifecycle...
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Thursday, July 17, 2008 5:23 PM

TechED 2008 South-Africa ... T-18 ... who's who in the zoo?

Is it worth going to TechED? Well, just considering the community initiatives, such as the MVP Cave, the community lounge, the MVP chalk&talk (CnT) sessions and the opportunity to meet with the community leads and MVPs, should be a motivation to make the "trek" down to Durban! We have posted a summary of the CnT's we will be delivering and the faces you may see in Durban on our www.saarchitect.net community server. Another view, and this is a DRAFT Microsoft-non-approved view, of...
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008 12:51 PM

Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007 - Overview and Changes

Take note of a great event, by one of our great community leads in Kwa-Zulu Natal ! When : Wednesday, 23 July 2008, 18:00-20:30 Venue : I.T. Intellect, Shop 405b Level 3, Musgrave Centre, 115 Musgrave Road, Musgrave Presenter : Willie Roberts Topic : Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007 - Overview and Changes RSVP : Please RSVP by replying to this thread or e-mailing diago at sadeveloper dot net. Please join use for a look into the word of Microsoft SharePoint Server and what it offers developers, users...
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