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Join me for one of the coolest things to come out of the dev community in quite a while. I will be doing a seminar on Windows 7 Multi-Touch, and SketchFlow.   You can see the Agenda below, but you will really want to see the MultiTouch and SketchFlow stuff.  See you there.

Irvine
September 9, 2009

1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

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Event ID: 1032423014

Los Angeles
September 10, 2009

1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

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Event ID: 1032423015

San Diego
September 10, 2009

1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

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Event ID: 1032423016

MSDN Presents: The Next Generation Client Experience

Windows 7 for Developers (MULTI- Touch) = Cool

Windows 7 is almost here! With it are numerous improvements and new features to take advantage of in your applications. Watch and learn as we demonstrate how to utilize the new taskbar, multi-touch support and more.

IE8 for Developers ( Showing how to create an accelerator)

IE8 makes your web better… faster, safer and easier.  This is true for developers too.  In this session, we will illustrate how developers can take advantage of some new technologies in IE8 such as accelerators to enhance a user’s web experience.  We will also illustrate the built-in developer tools in IE8 and how to take advantage of them.  These tools include a powerful CSS tool, script debugging and a script profiler.

Building Business Applications with Silverlight 3 and RIA Services

Silverlight 3 has launched.  In this session, we will illustrate how you can build powerful line of business (LOB) applications with Silverlight 3 and Expression Blend 3.  We will begin with illustrating how you can build powerful prototypes with SketchFlow in Blend 3.

I attended DrupalCampLA last weekend (8/8/2009) and had a blast talking to people. We were there to show how easy it is to install Drupal on and windows web server (IIS) using the Web Platform installer.  Since we were a sponsor of the event as well, I decided to bring a Windows 7 Multi-touch machine to show everyone.  It was quite a hit.  Most of the attendees had never seen or heard about the multi-touch features of Windows 7.  A number of them were impressed with how it really made their websites come to life for demo purposes.  While I was there I was able to share information on Rob Bagby’s talk about how to integrate both Silverlight and Windows Azure into a Drupal Installation.

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While I was in the sponsors room. I also took the time to quickly demo how easy it was to install Drupal on my Windows 7 Machine.

• Install MySQL
• Run the Web Platform Installer.
• And you are ready to go.

Since most of the attendees were consultants that implemented Drupal for their clients, they were excited to find out that they could install it on IIS. This gives them a greater chance of landing clients and greater flexibly in the operation systems that their clients use.

All-in-all, it was a great event and a great time.

See you Socially ….. Daniel

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Every week I will be listing the Social Networking events happening in the coming week.  This is a list of the latest happenings in the Social Media/Social Networking/Start-up Space.  If you are having or know of an event that I am not aware of, feel free to let me know and I will add them to the list. (This week is a quick list. I am creating a module that makes this easier for future posts.)

See you Socially -  Daniel

Socal Social Events for the Week of 8/10/2009

8/11/2009

• ExecTec – A meetup where executives in technology and entertainment share ideas. http://www.exectec.us/
• OCDotNet – Orange County .Net User Group http://www.ocdotnet.org  **** Attending

8/12/2009

• DealMaker LA – Return of the Angles – how angel investing is changing, and what it means for entrepreneurs – http://dealmakermedia.com/la.html  **** Attending
• Digital LA – Digital Disneyland Panel + G-Force Movie and Mixer  http://www.digitalla.net/

8/13/2009

• ThursdayLunch – Santa Monica Promenade – Informal lunch for startups and the like – http://ThursdayLunch.com/
• DigitalLA – Entertainment News Goes Social Panel -  http://www.digitalla.net/  ****Attending

8/15/2009

• The Black Card Circle Foundation Black Tie Charity – http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=75410629680
• LAMPsig Los Angeles Web Development User Group – Testing security with Nessus http://lampsig.org/new/

Are you going to DigitalLA this Friday? I will be there. If you have not attended one of these events then you are missing out. It is a great networking event for those in the Social Networking Social Media Field. They usually run twice a month and go back and forth between a Panel/Mixer and Mixer Only format.  This one will be at Boulevard3 in LA and should be a great event. Make sure you pre-register for the evnet($10) , it usually sells out.  Information is below.

Title: Digital LA – Digital Drinks @ Boulevard 3
Location: Boulevard 3
Link out: Click here
Description: We are an informal networking organization of professionals and friends in
online entertainment, marketing, advertising, and tech in Los Angeles.

Attendees work at WB, Sony, FOX, Paramount, MySpace, Google,
Yahoo!, Disney, Paramount, CAA, WMA, ABC, NBC, Activision, EA,
and other entertainment, studios, agencies, and tech companies.
Start Time: 18:00
Date: 2009-07-10
End Time: 22:00