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Free Training (Yes Really I Said Free) from CTE Solutions here in Ottawa


While not everyone is guaranteed to be accepted you are eligible if you meet the following requirements: You are currently unemployed You lost your job in the past year (on or after July 1st, 2008) Your previous position was in IT You meet the required course prerequisites (see courses below) The following individual courses will […]

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Ottawa – Jam packed with events this week courtesy of Microsoft


Tuesday April 7th, 2009 Event Name: Coffee and Code Time and Location: 9.00 am to 4.00 pm at Bridgehead located at 109 Bank Street (at the corner of Bank and Albert). Event Name: User Group Connection: The Future of the Microsoft Windows-based PlatformEvent Code: 1032405593Time and Location: 5.30pm to 8.30pm at Microsoft Canada located at 100 […]

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TFSBuild TargetsNotLogged Hotfix Available


  TFSBuild TargetsNotLogged property fails to cut down noisy builds You run a build on a Microsoft Team Foundation 2008 Build that has Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Team Foundation Server Service Pack 1 (SP1) installed.  However, the targets that are specified by the TargetsNotLogged property may still be logged in the Build Details window. Because […]

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Windows 7 Beta x64/x32 available for download on MSDN


  It just won’t download fast enough… MSDN Subscribers can get the Beta!  Microsoft has assembled some special resources for you, including forums staffed by experts, feature walkthroughs, and FAQs. Download the Windows 7 Beta now from Subscriber Downloads. Technorati Tags: Windows 7

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Microsoft Tech·Days Canada 2008


  Tech·Days: The rich learning experience of Tech·Ed, without the travel. You’ve probably heard of Tech·Ed, the annual technology education and networking conference on Microsoft-based technologies. Perhaps you’ve even attended. Now, we’re happy to help save you the time and expense of travel by bringing the Tech·Ed experience to your city with Tech·Days 2008. Check […]

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CodePlex now supports SVN!


Support for Subversion is here.  No extra software is required all you do is connect to your project using the following URL: https://<projectname&gt;.svn.codeplex.com/svn Read more about it over at the CodePlex Weblog!   Technorati Tags: CodePlex, TortoiseSVN, Subversion

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2008 MVP Summit


I’m here in Seattle this week for the MVP Summit and it’s great to see all of the Canadian MVPs sporting the Hockey Jersey’s, after all Canada is Hockey Country isn’t it?  Go Sens Go! If you want to meet the rest of the Team System MVPs, Willy-Peter Schaub has compiled a list of faces […]

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Microsoft Web Deployment Tool for IIS 6.0 and 7.0


  This tool incorporates many features that enable web server administrators to deploy, sync and migrate sites, including configuration, content, SSL certificates and other types of data associated with a Web server. This is definitely worth checking out even though it is only a Technical Preview, here are the download links: x86 x64 While your […]

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Merry Christmas


Have a very Merry Christmas.  I can’t wait for the Turkey dinner!

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