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.NET User Group Meeting May 2007

Session 1: Introduction to SQL Server CE Programming
Speaker: Fiqri Ismail (MVP - Visual Developer - Device Applications)
An Introduction to access the System.Data.SqlServerCe class libraries programmatically. This will allow you to create/delete Databases, Tables and add/modify/delete Data programmatically using Visual Basic.net

Session 2: Introducing Microsoft Silverlight
Speaker: Merill Fernando (MVP - ASP.NET)
Microsoft® SilverlightT is a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering the next generation of .NET based media experiences and rich interactive applications for the Web. Join Merill to learn from a developers perspective on how you can extend your web applications with Silverlight.


Date: 9th May 2007
Time: 6 PM onwards
Venue: NDB Auditorium, DHPL Building, Nawam Mawatha

Wishes

Yesterday one of my best friend (Ishan) got married with his love Thiloshini at Trans Asia hotel. It was a very happy day for me.

Wish them a happy wedded life.

Congratulation

Best wishes for Sri Lankan cricket team for becoming the Runners up of ICC Crocket World Cup 2007. All of the Sri Lankans thought that our team will win the world cup this year but unfortunately bad weather prevented the Sri Lankan victory.

But next time hope that Sri Lankan team would be able to win the world cup as the world cup 2011 is going to be held in asian countries.

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SQL Server User Group

There is a user group and a forum (http://www.sqlserveruniverse.com/) which will be launching. The first user group meeting of the new forum will happen on Thursday (5th of April) at the Microsoft Office.

The meeting shedule...

1. Implementing ETL Solutions with SQL Server Integration Services
Speaker: Dinesh Priyankara

2. A Simple BI Case
Speaker: Gogula Aryalingam

Finally I wish all the best for the new user group.

MCAD

Hurray......

I got through from the exam which I did on yesterday. Now I have earned MCAD which was a goal in my educational life.

Hope to become MCPD by doing the relavant upgrade exam near future.

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Big Match

Today the "Battle of the blues" (Royal Thomian Crcket Match) going to be started at SCC grounds.

Wish and hope that this time Royal Team wins the match.

.NET User Group Meeting

March .NET User Group Meeting

Session 1: Ribbon customization for VSTO developers

Speaker: Prasanna Amthralingam

Office 2007 brings many interesting possibilities for VSTO developers to incoperate their custom application with Office 2007. This session talks about the customization that can be made in the UI for office 2007 in incoperating custom applications.

Session 2: Developing Messaging Applications with MSMQ

Speaker: Joy Rathnayake

MSMQ is Microsoft's solution for developing Messaging Applications. MSMQ is a piece of software which does message queuing, serialization, etc. free of cost for Visual Studio developers. Visual Studio 2005 simplifies task of developing messaging applications with in built MesageQueue component.

Date/Time : 7th, March 2007
Venue: NDB Auditorium, Navam Mawatha.
Entrance: FREE

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Last year (2006) July I ordered the Free Partner Product DVD for .NET 2005 and yesterday I received the cd after 7 months.Cool.

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