Free SWAG Babies
Links and information on getting free stuff.
And we all love free stuff don't we? Get the details here: Visual Studio Express Editions DaveJust because I can...
That's right! Launched at TechEd Europe just hours ago. Go to the VS 2005 Express Homepage for all the details. You can also read the Express Team's Blog. You can also check out the C# RSS Reader sample application that comes with the C# Express Edition. How about an Express Edition of SQL Server 2005? You got it! Oh, and did I mention that these are available to ANYONE! No MSDN subscriptions required. Also announced at TechEd is the MSDN Product Feedback Center. Now that's cool! Wow! What an exciting...
Code Diva and Marketing Gal Sara Faatz, just gave a facinating presentation on the best way to get your user group plugged into the vendor community. I think there are three main take-a-ways from this talk. Look professional. Having a laid back meeting and group structure is great, but your public face to the vendor community should be as professional as possible. It doesn't take much. An up to date web site is a good start. Give them some Ammo. The Developer Marketing people within the vendors need...
Scott Hanselman is giving away a free license to everyone that attends his code generation BOF session. See the link below for more details. http://www.hanselman.com/bl