Ravings of a Microsoft Evangelista

I have been with Polaris Solutions as an ALM Practice Lead since January 2011. As I go about my day to day, I often stumble across things I want to share out with the community. This is my soap box.

Indianapolis TFS and Application Lifecycle Management Group Meets in December!

  Date: December 8th 2010 Time: 6:00 – 7:30 PM Location: Microsoft - 500 E. 96th St. Parkwood...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 11/19/2010

Free Resources for Students, Teachers, and Start-ups from Microsoft!

It’s like Christmas came early!  None of this is particularly new, but I like to occasionally...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 11/08/2010

Live Webcast: Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) for C++ Development Teams

Accentient is covering a really unique and sought after topic next month, Application Lifecycle...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 10/22/2010

PDC Sold Out in Record Time, Now What? Join us for a Recap!

So PDC was a bit smaller this year due to being held on the Microsoft Campus in Redmond Washington...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 10/18/2010

Microsoft Presents: The Full Testing Experience

Meeting New Business Challenges with Dynamic Quality Assurance We all know that Quality matters....

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 10/15/2010

Rebooting the Indianapolis Area ALM/TFS/Visual Studio User Group!

  So the user group around TFS kind of petered off last year.  Now that 2010 has been...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 10/11/2010

Great New FREE On-line Workshops – Learn About Visual Studio and TFS 2010!

Not sure if you have used this resource, and man are there a lot of them out there, but here are a...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 09/17/2010

Boot Camp Extravaganza – Learn Windows Phone 7 Development

Boot Camp 101 It all started last year with the Windows Azure Boot Camp series. The boot camp is a...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 08/09/2010

Richard Hundhausen talks about a New TFS 2010 Scrum Process template - June 16th, 2010 in Chicago

Often times, we find out about geek celebrities rolling through town and can snag him for a special...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 06/11/2010

Jay Schmelzer Tour and the Visual Studio 2010 Launch

So this week, I am travelling the Midwest with Jay Schmelzer, Group Program Manager at Microsoft and...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 04/30/2010

5 New Visual Studio & TFS 2010 Hands-On-Labs Released!!

So if you’ve been paying any attention, you probably noticed that we recently released Visual Studio...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 04/30/2010

Join in on the Visual Studio 2010 Launch Excitement!

Technorati Tags: Visual Studio 2010,TFS 2010,Team Foundation Server 2010,Launch,Windows Azure,Cloud...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 04/02/2010

Free Event! Next Generation Testing with Visual Studio 2010

Join us for a sneak peek at some of the new capabilities in Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2010, a...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 02/23/2010

Brian Harry Speaking at Clarity Consulting in Chicago in March

OK, seriously, how could you miss an opportunity like this??  This is HUGE. Brian doesn’t come...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 02/23/2010

Tech Twitter Roundup!!

I just returned from a great week in Redmond where I got a rare chance to geek out with the Visual...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 02/15/2010

Chicago-land Girls in Tech Event on 01/28/10 – Resume Building and Networking!

Event Details With the New Year finally here, many of us have made resolutions to make our lives...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 01/18/2010

Mark Your Calendars! New Visual Studio and SharePoint 2010 Webcasts

Innovations In Visual Studio 2010 Webcast Series With Visual Studio 2010 and .NET 4.0, we are taking...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 01/14/2010

Visual Studio Testing Tools Roadshow in Chicago, Lombard and Milwaulkee

Ram Cherala, Principal Program Manager in the Visual Studio Test Tools Business, will be visiting...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 12/10/2009

More Tech Tweets!

Well, I got married and had myself one doozy of a honeymoon :)  Since most of you don’t care...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 09/24/2009

Notion Solutions Bringing Some AWESOME VSTS 2010 Training to You!

Accelerate Your Software Process with Visual Studio Team System 2010 Roadshow Come join Microsoft...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 09/24/2009

More Consolidated Tech Tweets, It’s Been a Good Week :)

Hey tech ladies, are you downtown Monday? There is a benefit luncheon for YWCA TechGYRLS at the Aon...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 08/21/2009

Great VSTS 2010, Agile, and Scrum Webcasts Available Soon!

August 18th - Agile/Scrum : How to Deliver Business Value Faster, Presented by Riad Bacchus,...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 08/14/2009

Tech Tweets Consolidated! Azure, Win7 and TFS, OH MY!

Hi out there! I do have a Twitter account but honestly, I Tweet about everything including my...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 08/10/2009

Hey Microsoft Coders! Free Stuff (Training, Books, Magazines) to Sharpen your skills!

FREE SUBSCRIPTION TO MSDN MAGAZINE! https://www.submag.com/sub/mf?tc=1   FREE E-BOOKS!...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 07/29/2009

Wanna See the VSTS 2010 Architect Tools LIVE and IN-PERSON (in Chicago)?

Hope you can join us for a look at the VSTS 2010 Architecture tools. I am personally extremely...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 07/22/2009

A First Look:Visual Studio Team System 2010-Architecture Edition

VSTS 2010 Architecture Edition - What's New? Prior to the 2010 version, the Architecture Edition was...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 07/22/2009

TechNet & MSDN Events Present: Real World Azure with Microsoft IT

Come spend a day with us to explore Windows Azure™ – Microsoft’s platform for building and deploying...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 07/21/2009

Visual Studio’s Built-In Code Generation Tool

As I was listening to my buddy Clark Sell’s podcast on www.DeveloperSmackdown.com, I heard them...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 07/16/2009

CNUG Downers Grove Meeting July 15th

Meeting Details When:  July 15th Where: Microsoft Downers Grove 3025 Highland Parkway Downers...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 07/14/2009

July 23rd Chicago VSTS User Group - VSTS 2010 Architect Edition

Hope you can join us for a look at the VSTS 2010 Architecture tools. I am personally extremely...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 07/08/2009

THRIVE for Developers NOW LIVE!

Lately we seem to be launching a ton of great new campaigns for students, small business, and now...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 07/08/2009

LIDNUG: Advanced developer features in Visual Studio 2010

Tuesday July 21, 2009 at 10:30AM PDT - 11:30AM PDT Website:...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 07/08/2009

IndyNDA July 9th - RESTing on the Web with Dan Rigsby

July 9th, 2009 - RESTing on the Web with Windows Communication Foundation .Net 3.5 ushered in a new...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 07/08/2009

Indianapolis Event – TFS 2008 Build and Source Control Deep Dive

Source Control and Build: Easing Into Team Foundation Server Enterprise Developers need ways to...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 06/23/2009

A First Look: Visual Studio Team System 2010

You're Invited to A Sneak Peek at Team System 2010 with Accentient – they wrote the books on Team...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 06/17/2009

June 17th - CNUG Downers Grove Meeting Talks JavaScript

When:  June 17th Where: Microsoft Downers Grove 3025 Highland Parkway Downers Grove, IL...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 06/16/2009

Chicago Webgrrls Networking Meeting Coming July 22nd – Sign Up Early!

07/22/2009 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Join Chicago Webgrrls for chapter launch meeting...an evening of...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 06/11/2009

Notion Solution Presents! Webcasts in June on VSTS 2008…

These are really great webcasts, if you or anyone you know still wants to get ramped up on Team...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 06/11/2009

Women In Technology to Speak at CQA Luncheon on June 8th

Join us on Monday June 8, 2009 from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM.  Beth and I will be conducting a lunch...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 06/02/2009

Midwest Cloud Computing User Group Meeting Tomorrow in Downers Grove

Time: May 27, 2009 from 5:30pm to 8pm Location: Microsoft Downers Grove Office...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 05/26/2009

Chicago VSTS User Group Meeting in DG This Week

May Meeting: MSBuild 3.5 and TFS 2008 SP1 When: 5/28/2009 6:00 PM till 5/28/2009 8:00 PM Where: 3025...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 05/26/2009

Writing Maintainable and Robust Applications using Visual Studio Team System – Free Webinar

My good friend Randy Pagels will be presenting a fantastic live webinar for anyone looking for more...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 05/21/2009

Not Too Late to Catch MSDN Unleashed in Downers Grove, IL

Session 1: Internet Explorer 8 for Developers The Windows Internet Explorer 8 browser makes it...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 05/14/2009

Chicago .NET User Group Presents: Windows Azure

CNUG takes a look at the Microsoft Azure Platform. Wade Wegner of Microsoft will present the latest...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 05/14/2009

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