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.

Are You On TeamSystemLive.com yet?

In May, TeamSystemLive.com will host 4 events, lead by William Bartholomew, to share his knowledge...

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

4 Upcoming Tech Events in the Midwest You Should Know About

  RIApalooza – Friday May 8th in Chicago Join your fellow RIA professionals for an invaluable...

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

Eavesdrop at the Microsoft Enterprise Developer and Solutions Conference

Can’t get to NYC to attend the event on May 5th and 6th but want to take advantage of some of the...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 04/30/2009

Are Women Taken More Seriously On The Web?

Just wanted to share out this podcast I ran across from SXSW.  Whether or not you are a woman...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 04/29/2009

Women in Technology… Are YOU One? Or do you KNOW one?

So as a “woman in technology” (a.k.a. WiT), I have definitely spent a good many years struggling to...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 04/29/2009

Azure “How Do I?” Videos

I happen to absolutely <3 love <3 our “How Do I?” series of videos.  It is harder and...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 04/29/2009

Microsoft MSDN Events Unleashed – IE 8 and Windows 7 Development

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

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 04/15/2009

Chicago .NET User Group Meets Tonight in Downers Grove!

When: April 15th Where: Microsoft Downers Grove3025 Highland ParkwayDowners Grove, IL Sponsor:...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 04/15/2009

Some Great Web-casts in April Around Agile and Scrum

April 15th - Lean and Mean...The Agile Manifesto, Presented by Edie Chudnow, NeudesicDo emerging...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 04/14/2009

VSTS Rangers Released Team Test Quick Reference on CodePlex!

Ever get bogged down trying to find ANYTHING advanced regarding Visual Studio Team Test...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 04/06/2009

Team System Cafe - The Place to BE

My good friend and counterpart in the Heartland, Randy Pagels, has a really great web-site where you...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 04/02/2009

It's Not Too Late to Register for the QAI Quest Conference

QUEST Chicago 2009 Quality Engineered Software and Testing Conference at the Westin Lombard April...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 04/02/2009

Notion Solutions – Visual Studio Team System Webcast Series

More VSTS web-casts from Notion Solutions.  For Event descriptions and to sign up, just click...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 03/30/2009

Microsoft MSDN Events Unleashed

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

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 03/25/2009

Microsoft ArcReady Coming to a City Near You!

  Architecting for the Client Tier The client (or presentation) tier of our applications is...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 03/25/2009

Teamprise 3.2 Released This Week!

What's Teamprise you ask? Why, one of the best TFS plug-ins/extensions/add-ons EVER! It allows...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 03/20/2009

Guidance Released for MOSS Development using TFS

Hey, in case you had not run across this yet, we have great new resources for MOSS developers using...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 03/16/2009

Chicago .NET Users Group is this Wednesday, March 18th

The March meeting of the Chicago .NET Users Group is this Wednesday, March 18th. Magenic is...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 03/16/2009

Free Event in Downers Grove: AGILE & SCRUM ESSENTIALS

Where and When March 16, 2009   8:30am – 5:00pm Microsoft Downers Grove Office 3025...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 03/06/2009

Visual Studio (2005, 2008, 2010) Tips and Tricks

I ran across a few great places to pick up handy tips and tricks about the Visual Studio...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 03/02/2009

Notion Presents... More Great VSTS 2008 Web-casts

Once again, Notion Solutions is offering up some really comprehensive and detailed overviews of the...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 02/27/2009

Chicago VSTS User Group Meets in Chicago in March

The next meeting for the Chicago VSTS User Group is coming up soon!  Chad Thomas of Neudesic...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 02/26/2009

February CNUG Presents - MOSS for Web Content Management

Please join Avanade and you fellow CNUG members as we take a look at how to use MOSS for Web Content...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 02/16/2009

Cool Site I should Have Already Known About

We do have a TON of great stuff out there, and I do constantly hear from my customers that it's hard...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 02/16/2009

Upcoming MSDN Events Unleashed Events in the Midwest

Enhance your coding capabilities with new tools, tips, and inside secrets from MSDN Events....

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 02/15/2009

Upcoming TechNet Unleashed Events in the Midwest

Windows Server 2008 In this session we will look at Windows Server 2008 and the improvements that...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 02/15/2009

Midwest ArcReady Events

For our next ArcReady, we will explore a topic on everyone’s mind: Cloud computing. Several...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 02/15/2009

IndyNDA Presents: The Future of Managed Languages

Thursday,  February 12th - 6:00pm The Future of Managed Languages: C# and Visual Basic...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 02/10/2009

The Chicago VSTS User Group Presents... VSTS 2010

The next meeting for the Chicago VSTS User Group will be in Downers Grove on Thursday, 2/19/09. Dave...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 02/10/2009

Another Plug for Team System Cafe and its Amazing Resources!

My good friend and counterpart in the Heartland, Randy Pagels, has a really great web-site where you...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 02/10/2009

Team System LIVE Site, for All of Your VSTS Needs

I wanted to let you know of another really great resource that you can use to ramp up on Visual...

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

List of Midwest Developer Technology User Groups

Jeff Vilimek did an awesome job of summing up a good number of the Midwest (IL, IN and WI) district...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 01/29/2009

Webinar: Visual Studio for Database Professionals

Free Webinar from Catalyst Software Solutions Database development is a common task for most...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 01/26/2009

Notion Presents...Everything You Wanted to Know About VSTS 2008!

Learn about VSTS 2008 from one of our most experiences VSTS partners.  Dates go through this...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 01/22/2009

Don't Forget the Cloud Computing User Group Meets This Week in Chicago!

Cloud Computing User Group Join us for the second local meeting of the  Cloud Computing User...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 01/20/2009

In the Milwaukee Area and Want to Learn About VSTS 2010?

On January 20th, 2009, I will be repeating my MDC session "A Lap Around VSTS 2010" at the...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 01/16/2009

New Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Foundation Server SP1 and Team Suite SP1 VPC Trial Image

So any of you who are like me, and either work or play in VPC images of the latest and greatest...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 01/10/2009

Just When You Thought You Had It All!

This is not even news but I somehow missed it.  Might have had something to do with all of the...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 01/09/2009

Another Shameless Plug for Thirsty Developer and MDC

Why?  Because I keep showing up on them silly! :)  I have to admit, I am more than a...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 01/07/2009

Cloud Computing User Group Meets in Our New Office in January!

Cloud Computing User Group Join us for the second local meeting of the  Cloud Computing User...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 01/06/2009

Visual Studio Team System and Expression Promos

Have you been bummed that you cannot harness the awesome power of Visual Studio Team System or...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 01/05/2009

Listen to Mario Rodriguez and ME on Thirsty Developer

The Thirsty Developer 45: Visual Studio 2010 This week is an interview with Mario Rodriguez, a...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 01/02/2009

Microsoft Launches Great New Resource Site for Student and Teachers

  Resources For Students The Ultimate Steal - Students can purchase Office Ultimate 2007 for...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 12/12/2008

It's Not Too Late to Register for the QUEST Chicago 2009 Conference

QUEST Chicago 2009 Quality Engineered Software and Testing Conference at the Westin Lombard April...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 12/10/2008

Missed the WomenBuild workshop at PDC?

What is WomenBuild? - Designed to address how do we attract and grow Women in Technology through...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 12/03/2008

Two New Great Architecture Web-casts

ARCast.TV - Mickey Williams and David Pallmann of Neudesic on the Impact of Cloud Computing Mark...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 11/25/2008

Windows Azure Cloud Computing User Group

Join the community... Don't miss the opportunity to be at the first local meeting of the Windows...

Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 11/21/2008

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