I attended an MSDN Event yesterday, over at the Regal Hacienda theaters in Dublin. I always enjoy these events because they are free and there is always useful information presented. One of the speakers, Anand Iyer, is very enjoyable to watch. He's very good at presenting technical information and sprinkling little humorous comments throughout. A year ago my friend Dave got a kick out of Anand explaining ClickOnce: "You click once to download the application from a web site...and then you click once again to install it on your PC. It should have been called Click Twice!" Yesterday, Anand was slapping himself for promoting Google Maps when talking about AJAX and Atlas (Microsoft's AJAX sdk for ASP.NET): "I should be promoting Live Local Maps instead!"
Anand mentioned the Silicon Valley Code Camp 2006 that will be held on October 7th and 8th (the weekend) at Foothill College. This is also a free event, and the sessions will cover all kinds of topics, from .NET related technologies to Amazon Web Services. There's also a free Vista Install Fair, where you can upgrade your current Windows XP SP 2 computer to Windows Vista Ultimate. There are some restrictions for memory, graphics cards, etc., and you should backup your data. But it sounds like a good deal, getting some help with an upgrade, and you will receive a free copy of Windows Vista Ultimate after it is finally released. You can just bring your computer without the monitor, keyboard, or mouse.
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Silicon Valley Code Camp 2006
