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2013 5

  1. A New Chapter at Microsoft
  2. The Northeast MSDN Roadshow – “Mashed APIs” Tour
  3. Game Development with Construct 2 – Templates for Windows 8
  4. Building Windows Games with Unity - Online & In-Person Event
  5. Boston Code Camp 19 – March 9, 2012

2012 6

  1. Microsoft 2012 Launch Event Series – Windows 8, Visual Studio 2012, and More
  2. Boston Code Camp 18 Approaches! - October 20, 2012
  3. Office Hours for Boston Area Windows 8 App Developers
  4. Introduction to JavaScript Animation and Windows 8 Games
  5. JavaScript Physics Engines and Windows 8 Games
  6. Announcing New England Code Camp 17!

2011 41

  1. HTML5 Game Development Resources
  2. Windows Azure Developer Opportunities
  3. Learn Windows Azure Event – Online, December 13th
  4. List of Game Development Podcasts
  5. Schedule Posted for Code Camp 16
  6. HTML5 Game Camp Series Coming Soon
  7. New England Code Camp 16 – Registration and More
  8. Windows Phone Camps in the East Have Begun!
  9. New Boston Developer Group! Beantown ALT.NET
  10. New England Code Camp 16 – October 29th – Save the Date!
  11. New Boston User Group – New England Mobile .NET Developers
  12. List of HTML5 Presentation Resources
  13. More Microsoft HTML5 Web Camps Coming Soon!
  14. Internet Explorer 9 Developer Tools Deep Dive – Part 5: Network Performance and Debugging
  15. Internet Explorer 9 Developer Tools Deep Dive – Part 4: Profiling JavaScript
  16. Internet Explorer 9 Developer Tools Deep Dive – Part 3: Debugging JavaScript
  17. Developer Events in the Northeast – Early Summer, 2011
  18. Internet Explorer 9 Developer Tools Deep Dive – Part 2: HTML & CSS
  19. Internet Explorer 9 Developer Tools Deep Dive – Part 1: Introduction
  20. The Code Project Virtual Tech Summit on HTML5 & CSS3
  21. Internet Explorer 9: Pinned Site Shortcuts vs. Internet Shortcuts
  22. HTML5 Web Camps in Waltham, MA and New York City
  23. Developer Events in the Northeast – May and June, 2011
  24. Call for Speakers: The Architect Factory 3 - Cambridge, MA on June 9
  25. New England Code Camp 15 Update
  26. More “New” in New Hampshire
  27. Windows Phone Garages in Cambridge, MA and Beyond (FL, GA, MD, NC, NY, PA)
  28. Developer Events in the Northeast – April & May, 2011
  29. Take the Rock Paper Azure Challenge
  30. New England Code Camp 15 – Registration and Call for Speakers Open!
  31. HTML5, CSS3, and More with Expression Web 4 SP1
  32. New Hampshire .NET Rolls into Portsmouth
  33. TechEd 2011 Birds-of-a-Feather Sessions
  34. Developer Tips for Internet Explorer 9 (Final Release)
  35. Windows Phone Resources from MobileCamp Boston 2011
  36. Internet Explorer 9 Release Candidate Now Available
  37. Upcoming Developer Events for February–March, 2011
  38. Microsoft Web Camps in the East – March Through May
  39. Student Game Camps in Rochester and NYC
  40. MSDN Silverlight Firestarter Series – Rochester, Waltham, and Beyond
  41. A Guide to What’s New for Web Developers – WebMatrix, ASP.NET MVC 3, and More

2010 54

  1. The Microsoft Campus – Behind the Scenes
  2. “Is Your App on Windows Phone?” – Ends December 31st
  3. Maine User Group Visits – 12/15 & 12/16
  4. Online Firestarters – Silverlight, ASP.NET, and Windows Azure
  5. Content from the ASP.NET Web Platform Firestarter Series
  6. Upcoming Developer Events for November - December, 2010
  7. Beta Certification Exams for Silverlight and Windows Azure
  8. Find Resources with Developer Guidance Maps
  9. Upcoming Developer Events for October - November, 2010
  10. Windows Phone 7 Developer Launch in Boston (and Beyond)
  11. Internet Explorer 9 Beta Now Available
  12. Design Camp Boston – November 6th
  13. SharePoint Saturday Boston 3 – September 25
  14. Announcing the New England Silverlight Guild
  15. ASP.NET Web Platform Firestarter Series
  16. Announcing New England Code Camp 14 – October 2nd, 2010
  17. Maine Developer Network Code Camp
  18. MSDN Firestarter Events Coming Soon
  19. New England Code Camp 14 – Save the Date!
  20. Northeast Roadshow Screencasts and Resources
  21. Vermont Code Camp 2 - September 11, 2010
  22. Introduction to WebMatrix Beta – A New, Free Tool for Website Development
  23. Upcoming Northeast Developer Events - July 2010
  24. Directory of Audio Podcasts for .NET Developers
  25. Upcoming Northeast Developer Events – June 2010
  26. Visual Studio 2010 “Launch and Learn” – May 15, Albany, NY
  27. Chris Dias of the Visual Studio Platform Team in CT & MA
  28. The .NET Rocks Road Trip Comes to Cambridge, MA on May 3rd!
  29. The May Northeast MSDN Roadshow and Boston Launch Event
  30. The Code Camps Are Coming! (to MA, NH, CT)
  31. Bing Maps Platform Event – Waltham, MA on April 7
  32. Seacoast SQL Server – A New Group in Portsmouth, NH
  33. Windows Phone Development: A Quick Introduction
  34. New SQL Server Group in Hartford, CT
  35. The Roadshow Begins!
  36. New England GiveCamp – Cambridge, June 11-13
  37. Upcoming Northeast Developer Events – March, 2010
  38. User Group and Event Visits this Week
  39. A Resource Guide for Visual Studio 2010 RC (Release Candidate)
  40. Code Mastery Event by Magenic – February 11 in Waltham
  41. Announcing New England Code Camp 13!
  42. Virtualization Deep Dive Day – Waltham and Beyond
  43. New England Code Camp 13 – Save the Date!
  44. Reminder for Saturday’s New England Data Camp v2.0
  45. Schedule for Wednesday’s (1/27/10) Architect Factory
  46. Resources and Screencasts from the Northeast MSDN Roadshow “Don’t Fear the Coder” Tour
  47. Microsoft Certification Second Shot Program Makes a Return
  48. Speaking with the New England ASP.NET Professionals Group – Wednesday, Jan 20th
  49. Boston Area WebsiteSpark and BizSpark Meetup Groups
  50. Announcing the Northeast MSDN Roadshow March 2010 Tour!
  51. Free SEO Toolkit for Search Engine Optimization on IIS
  52. Kodu Game Lab for PC Technical Preview Now Available
  53. Upcoming Northeast Developer Events – January and February
  54. Announcing the Architect Factory 2 – Cambridge, January 27

2009 77

  1. New England Data Camp v2.0 / SQL Saturday 34
  2. Second SharePoint Saturday Boston on February 27th
  3. Learning XNA: A Guide for .NET Rocks Show 501 on XNA Game Development
  4. A Cloudy December in Massachusetts
  5. Friends, Books, and Roadshows
  6. Elite Web Optimization Event – Cambridge 12/9
  7. ASP.NET MVC Resource Guide
  8. Professional Developers Conference (PDC) Update
  9. Code Camps in Albany, NY and Stamford, CT Coming Soon
  10. New Cape Cod XNA Group – First Meeting Friday 10/23
  11. Northeast MSDN Roadshow - “Don’t Fear the Coder” Tour
  12. Code Camp 12 – The Schedule!
  13. New England Code Camp 12 Update
  14. A Guide to the Internet Explorer 8 Developer Tools
  15. Free Antivirus Protection with Microsoft Security Essentials
  16. WebsiteSpark – A Jumpstart for Web Development and Design Companies
  17. Windows 7 Incubation Week Boston – October 5
  18. Announcing the Boston Azure User Group
  19. BarCampManchester 4 on September 26
  20. Vermont’s First Code Camp a Success!
  21. The Northeast Roadshow Rides to Cambridge on 9/28
  22. ASP.NET MVC 1.0 Resources
  23. Speaking on ASP.NET MVC 1.0 – August 19, Waltham, MA
  24. Launch Event in Boston on October 5 – Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Exchange 2010
  25. Code Camp 12 Registration and Call for Speakers Now Open
  26. Upcoming Northeast Developer Events – August, September, October
  27. PDC 2009 Registration Now Open
  28. Announcing the Fall 2009 Northeast MSDN Roadshow!
  29. Summer Northeast Roadshow Resources and Wrapup
  30. Kodu (Game Programming Environment) Now Available
  31. New England Code Camp 12 – Save the Date!
  32. Boston XNA Developers Group June 24 Meeting – XNA Game Studio 3.1
  33. Save the Date – Vermont’s First Code Camp on September 12th!
  34. New Channel 9 Screencast on XNA Game Development
  35. Special geekSpeak on Developing Silverlight Games on May 27th
  36. Publishers Offering Support for User Groups
  37. Free Online Training with Microsoft Ramp Up
  38. XAMLFest Boston 5/27 – 5/28… and Online
  39. SQL Server 2008 Developer Training Kit Now Available
  40. An Event for Aspiring Architects: The Architect Factory on June 2nd
  41. CTDOTNET Hartford Code Camp 2 Registration Open
  42. Announcing the Summer 2009 Northeast MSDN Roadshow!
  43. The Northeast Roadshow Rides to Channel 9
  44. Have You Seen the Linked .NET User Group?
  45. Upcoming Northeast Developer Events: April-June 2009
  46. Lang.NET 2009 Session Recordings Available
  47. DeepZoomPix Technology Demo
  48. Beantown .NET Special Event – Rocky Lhotka on UI Design Patterns - April 29th
  49. Free Resources and Training on MSDev.com
  50. 2nd Dynamics CRM Incubation Week – Waltham, MA
  51. BarCamp Boston 4 – April 25-26
  52. Announcing the F# User Group in Cambridge, MA – April 6
  53. Hartford Code Camp 2 on June 13 – Call for Speakers/Sponsors
  54. Code Camp 11 – The Schedule!
  55. Beantown .NET Moves to NERD on April 2nd
  56. Maine Developer Network Special Event – April 16
  57. Upcoming Developer Events – March & April
  58. Northeast MSDN Roadshow Schedule Update
  59. IT Pro Tiki Hut Tour – Spring 2009
  60. Learn About the New England Research & Development (NERD) Center
  61. The March 2009 Northeast Roadshow
  62. New User Group! New England ASP.NET Professionals
  63. Announcing New England Code Camp 11!
  64. Roundup of 11 Recent Microsoft Technology Releases
  65. Announcing SharePoint Saturday Boston – March 14th
  66. Boston MSDN Developer Conference Summary
  67. Introductory F# Resources
  68. XamlFests Return in February
  69. John Resig on jQuery at Boston .NET User Group 2/11
  70. January Boston XNA Meeting Postponed
  71. Virtual TechDays 2009 "Defy All Challenges" Event
  72. Boston MSDN Developer Conference Update
  73. New England Data Camp v1.0 - Schedule Posted
  74. Special Boston Event: Roger Sessions on Enterprise Architecture, January 21st
  75. Upcoming Northeast Developer Events - Jan/Feb 2009
  76. First New Hampshire Code Camp on February 28th
  77. Speaking on F# with Cape Cod .NET on January 13th

2008 96

  1. 2008 Winter Northeast Roadshow - Resources and Summary
  2. Waltham Geek Gathering on Monday (12/15)
  3. New England Data Camp v1.0 - January 24th
  4. Boston .NET User Group Holiday Potluck and Tech Swap
  5. The Roadshow Comes to New Hampshire on 12/18!
  6. Congratulations to John Ross and Ron Thibeau, Community Super Heroes
  7. Visual Studio 2010 & .NET 4.0 Training Kit Available
  8. Join Us for The Winter Northeast MSDN Roadshow!
  9. XamlFest Boston: Come As You Are, Leave Xamlized
  10. First Buffalo Code Camp
  11. Announcing Microsoft's BizSpark Program for Startups
  12. Second Fairfield/Westchester Code Camp This Saturday (11/8)
  13. Free SQL Server 2008 Event in Boston on November 12th
  14. Announcing the MSDN Developer Conference Series (Boston on January 22nd!)
  15. Presentation Tip - Randomizing Giveaways
  16. Upcoming Northeast Developer Events - October / November
  17. Northeast Microsoft Job Opening for a Passionate IT Professional
  18. Albany Geek Gathering on September 24th
  19. Announcing the Rochester Code Camp!
  20. Article on Microsoft's Partner Solutions
  21. Code Camp 10: The Schedule!
  22. New England Code Camp 10 Update
  23. First Western NY Pro. Assoc. for SQL Server (PASS) Meeting on Sept. 11
  24. Announcing the Fall 2008 Northeast Roadshow!
  25. Get Your Hands on a Surface at the Sheraton Boston
  26. Photosynth is Live - Take it for a Spin
  27. Fourth Ignite Boston Event on September 11
  28. Free Connected Home Day Event on September 13th
  29. Code Camp 10 - Registration and Call for Speakers!
  30. Hartford Code Camp Registration Open
  31. Upcoming Northeast Developer Events - August
  32. Essential WCF Featured on ARCast.TV
  33. Boston XNA July 23rd Meeting on 2D Role Playing Game Development
  34. John Papa Speaking with Tech Valley and New Hampshire User Groups This Week
  35. Announcing New England Code Camp 10!
  36. Giving Two User Group Talks on XNA This Week!
  37. Code Camp Hartford - Call for Speakers Open
  38. Upcoming Northeast Developer Events - July
  39. Code Camp Hartford - Save the Date!
  40. Office 2007 Search Commands Add-On
  41. June Boston XNA Meeting Canceled
  42. Northeast XNA Game Developer Featured on CNN
  43. Special "Meet the Authors" Event Next Week
  44. Northeast Roadshow Concludes This Week
  45. ASP.NET MVC Preview 3 Released
  46. Tips from My Technical Presentations
  47. Boston XNA Developer Group Wednesday
  48. Jim O'Neil Blogs!
  49. Northeast Roadshow Starts on Thursday
  50. VB Day on May 27th (Waltham, MA)
  51. Three Events in Upstate New York This Week (5/13 - 5/15)
  52. New Hampshire .NET UG Returns on May 15th!
  53. XNA Game Studio 3.0 CTP Released
  54. Make Silverlight Games with Popfly Game Creator
  55. The Roadshow Rides Again! - May/June Edition
  56. New England SQL Server User Group Special Event - 5/8
  57. Silverlight 2.0 and RIA Development Article Series
  58. New Expression Web Community-Based Wiki
  59. BarCamp Boston 3 Announced
  60. The Digital Dorm Room Tour Has Arrived!
  61. Boston XNA Developers Group Update
  62. Special Boston Scalability User Group Event - 4/23
  63. Web North of Boston (WebNOB) Kickoff Meeting 4/8
  64. Code Camp 9 Registration Limit Increased
  65. Speaking: RI on 4/1, Syracuse on 4/2, Code Camp on 4/5
  66. Presentation Zooming with ZoomIt
  67. The New Hampshire .NET User Group is Back!
  68. Tech Valley Code Camp in Albany, NY - April 19th
  69. Upcoming Northeast Developer Events - Spring 2008
  70. Learn XNA at the Next Boston XNA Developers Group Meeting
  71. Code Camp 9 Update
  72. TechEd 2008 Birds of a Feather Call for Topics and Voting
  73. Boston XNA Meeting Resources
  74. Free SkyDrive Online Storage now 5 Gigs!
  75. "Essential WCF" on the Shelves!
  76. Boston XNA Developers Group Meeting Wednesday 2/27
  77. Huge XNA News at GDC '08
  78. Briefing in Waltham for Microsoft ProDev Partners
  79. Second Life's Second C# Day This Saturday (2/16)
  80. Announcing the Boston XNA Developers Group
  81. New Microsoft Research Center in Cambridge, MA
  82. Code Camp 9 - Registration and Call for Speakers Open!
  83. Mutli-Group Meeting - Thank You, David Chappell!
  84. Essential WCF to the Printer!
  85. Code Camp 9 - Save the Dates!
  86. Icons and Images for Your Apps in VS 2008
  87. MSDN/Architecture Journal Readers and the Reader SDK
  88. Congratulations to our New and Continuing Northeastern MVPs
  89. .NET Framework Source Now Available
  90. Volunteers Needed for Connecticut .NET UG
  91. Silverlight 1.0 Fire Starter Now Online
  92. New User Group in Maine!
  93. Upcoming Northeast Developer Events - January/February
  94. Speaking on VS2008 with Western MA .NET - 1/8/08
  95. New MSDN and TechNet Series in the Northeast
  96. Congratulations to SB Chatterjee!

2007 114

  1. World of Warcraft Meets Visual Studio 2008
  2. Got Tech Posters?
  3. WPF-Based Yahoo Messenger for Vista Available
  4. Waltham InstallFest Registration Open
  5. Visual Studio 2008 InstallFests in the Northeast!
  6. GameDev Day '07 Agenda and Additions
  7. New Deitel Resource Centers: ASP.NET 3.5, LINQ, Popfly, WPF, and SharePoint
  8. Waltham Roadshow Registration Limit Increased
  9. C# Day Goes Virtual on December 8th in Second Life
  10. Visual Studio 2008 and Training Kit Released!
  11. GameDev Day '07 Boston - XNA, Gaming, and Game Development
  12. Bob and Chris' MSDN Roadshow - December Edition
  13. C# Day in Waltham Tomorrow! (November 13)
  14. MIX08 Registration Open and Site Updated
  15. Reminder - Fairfield/Westchester Code Camp Tomorrow (Nov. 10)
  16. Major Visual Studio 2008 Announcements Today
  17. TechEd 2008 Now Two Events with IT and Developer Specializations
  18. What's It Like to Be a Developer Evangelist?
  19. MIX University Expands with a Free WPF Bootcamp Course
  20. C# Day Event in Waltham on November 13th
  21. Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2 VPCs Reissued
  22. Big Changes for the Acropolis Project
  23. Upcoming Northeast Developer Events (October/November Edition)
  24. Want Multiple Monitor Support in Visual Studio 10? Speak Up!
  25. SkyDrive Doubles to 1GB Free Space
  26. Double Feature at Boston .NET User Group Tonight
  27. Speaking on Enterprise Library at Beantown .NET UG on 10/4
  28. .NET Framework Libraries - Source Code Coming!
  29. Southern Connecticut Code Camp - Call for Speakers Open
  30. Code Camp 8 - My Session Materials
  31. September Roadshow - Summary and Content
  32. Code Camp 8: The Schedule!
  33. Code Camp 8 Update
  34. Code Camp 8 - Saturday Evening Geek Event
  35. The September Roadshow is Underway
  36. Silverlight Announcements - 1.0 Live, Linux support
  37. ReMix '07 Conference in Boston, October 8-9
  38. Webcast Series for Becoming a Better Developer
  39. Upcoming Northeast Developer Events (September Edition)
  40. IronPython and Silverlight Resources
  41. C# Day Returns on September 13th
  42. Bob & Chris' MSDN Roadshow - September Edition!
  43. Job Openings with Microsoft SoftGrid in Cambridge
  44. Upcoming Professional Developer Training Courses
  45. Code Camp 8 Registration and Call for Speakers Open!
  46. Office 2007 Document Inspector
  47. Code Camp 8: The Rise of the Silverlight Surfer
  48. Speaking on WF at NE VB Professionals User Group Tonight (8/2)
  49. Controls and Control Libraries for Silverlight
  50. A Guide to the Newly-Released Developer Updates
  51. Congratulations to Jesse Liberty
  52. BarCamp Manchester - July 28th
  53. Cambridge Python Meetup - Silverlight, Python, and the DLR
  54. VS2008, SQL 2008 and Windows Server 2008 Launch Date Announced
  55. Boston .NET User Group Meeting and Speaking Opportunities
  56. New CTPs of .NET Framework 3.5, Acropolis, and ADO.NET Entity Framework
  57. C# Day - August 3rd in Waltham
  58. Online Introductory C# Workshop
  59. Index of Silverlight Games (Most with Source)
  60. C# Day Report
  61. Announcing: Essential Windows Communication Foundation
  62. Microsoft Growing in Cambridge, MA
  63. Easy to Digest Tutorials for Blend and Silverlight
  64. Free Microsoft Online Developer Courses
  65. Silverlight Browser Add-In for Reflector
  66. Embedding Active XAML in PowerPoint
  67. Whitepaper on Website A/B Testing
  68. TechEd News Roundup
  69. C# Day in Waltham on June 23rd
  70. Controlling Page Flow with Workflow Foundation - Sample Available
  71. New Team Foundation Server Guide and Project Server Connector
  72. Another New Connecticut .NET User Group!
  73. Silverlight Resource Center (and Others)
  74. May Roadshow Content Available
  75. Upcoming Northeast Developer Events (May Update)
  76. Microsoft in Second Life
  77. XNA Presentation Resources
  78. Mix07 Session Recordings Available
  79. Tons of Silverlight News
  80. Bob & Chris' MSDN Roadshow - Back for More!
  81. Cool Technology at Live Labs
  82. New .NET User Group in Southern Connecticut!
  83. New Podcast - RunAs Radio
  84. Lost & Found: Coat and Hat at Code Camp 7
  85. More Maine Rescheduling
  86. XBox 360 News
  87. Enterprise Library 3.0 Released
  88. Today's Maine Developer Network WCF Presentation Postponed
  89. Expression Web and Blend Available to MSDN Subscribers
  90. Code Camp 7 - The Schedule!
  91. Bob & Chris' MSDN Roadshow: Code Camp Edition
  92. Code Camp 7 Update
  93. Prescriptive Guidance for Visual Studio Team System
  94. Submit and Vote for TechEd 2007 Birds-of-a-Feather Sessions
  95. Other Developer Events
  96. Upcoming Northeast Developer Events (March Update)
  97. Roadshow Update - Portland and Manchester
  98. Openings on Microsoft's SoftGrid Application Virtualization Team
  99. XNA Game Development News
  100. SqlConnectionStringBuilder
  101. Reflector 5.0 Released
  102. Geek Event at Code Camp 7
  103. Call for Speakers Open - Code Camp 7
  104. NH Vista Event - Software Association of New Hampshire - February 20
  105. SharePoint Mini Code Camp - February 24th - Waltham, MA
  106. Announcing Bob and Chris' MSDN Roadshow!
  107. TechEd 2007 Registration Now Open
  108. Code Camp 7 - Registration Open!
  109. Upcoming Developer Events in the Northeast
  110. Going Global
  111. Save the Dates: Code Camp 7 - Deer in Headlights
  112. My Turn for the 5 Things Tagging Meme
  113. Boston Vista, Office 2007, Exchange 2007 Launch Event - 1/24/07
  114. Speaking on WF at Rhode Island .NET User Group - 1/3/2007

2006 11

  1. Visual Studio Windows PowerShell Templates
  2. Enterprise Library 3.0 CTP Released
  3. Team System Public User Group Meeting - Dec. 21st
  4. Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 Now Available
  5. Microsoft New England Job Opening - Developer Support Consultant
  6. Microsoft Architecture Journal #9 Now Available
  7. VPC Enabling IE7 and IE6 on the Same Machine
  8. New England Visual Basic Professionals Group - Special Event
  9. Launch Event for Team System Edition for Database Professionals
  10. ArcStream Announcement
  11. Post #0 - Introduction