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David Kelley, Principal UX Architect for [wire] stone, shares his experiences building apps for Windows 8. He and Tim Huckaby discuss building digital experiences that connect with app users, and urge fellow developers to begin doing the same leveraging the Windows devcenter and resources found at GenerationApp. Ready to Get Started? Visit the Windows Developer Center for a myriad of sample, docs and guidelines Join the GenerationApp program and get a jumpstart building your Windows Store app. About David David has been building Targeted Customer eXperience's primarily on the web and offline for over 12+ years. David is currently the Principal UX (User eXperience) Architect for [wire] stone and a closet futurist writing for a number of blogs including vNext, Interact Seattle, and more. Currently his main focus is in the immersive touch experiences such as retail kiosks or touch walls and mobile applications including windows 8 and windows phone. Other Career highlight's include the Silverlight Bill Gates demo at TechEd 08, the Entertainment Tonight Emmy Award site for the Silverlight launch and becoming a Silverlight MVP in 2009 as well as his work with [wire] stone including the Nike Touch-wall and the Microsoft retail store. In his spare time David helps run Interact Seattle (Seattle's Designer Developer Interaction Group) as well as vNext Global. Outside of work David enjoys the outdoors, family, travel as well as all things transhumanist.About Tim Tim Huckaby is focused on the Natural User Interface (NUI) in Rich Client and Rich Internet Application (RIA) Technologies like Silverlight & WPF on the computer, the Surface, and Windows Phone 7. He has been called a "Pioneer of the Smart Client Revolution" by the press. Tim has been awarded multiple times for the highest rated Keynote and technical presentations for Microsoft and numerous other technology conferences around the world by Microsoft Corporation. Tim has done presentations on

Abstract: Join Tim Huckaby Founder/Chairman, InterKnowlogy Founder/CEO, Actus Interactive Software and Kathleen Dollard .NET Coach, Crystal MEF Lab chat about .Net and Visual Studio11. Kathleen talks about what she likes in upcoming releases of Visual Studio 11 and Managed Extensibility Framework ( MEF). She shares her favorite tips and tricks with Visual Studio, RegX search and replace. Watch this interview to for tons of practical information! Try Visual Studio Express 2012 RC for Windows 8. About KathleenKathleen Dollard is .NET Coach for Crystal MEF Lab. She has been a Microsoft MVP since 1998 and has given hundreds of speeches around the world. She has worked extensively with compositional architectures in relation to specific development platforms. Her experience includes HTML5/Javascript, Silverlight, and WPF in both C# and Visual Basic. She’s interested in making core .NET technologies available to all coders to enable them to write better software faster. Her newest adventures include Windows Azure and SQL Azure. Kathleen is also a long-time advocate of generative techniques and is the author of Code Generation in Microsoft .NET (from Apress). She has published numerous articles on a range of .NET technologies. Kathleen is active in the Northern Colorado .NET SIG, the Denver Visual Studio User Group, and the Northern Colorado Architect's Group. About Tim Tim Huckaby is focused on the Natural User Interface (NUI) in Rich Client and Rich Internet Application (RIA) Technologies like Silverlight & WPF on the computer, the Surface, and Windows Phone 7. He has been called a "Pioneer of the Smart Client Revolution" by the press. Tim has been awarded multiple times for the highest rated Keynote and technical presentations for Microsoft and numerous other technology conferences around the world by Microsoft Corporation. Tim has done presentations on Microsoft technologies at technology events like Microsoft Tech Ed, Product Launch events, Dev Days, MEC

Abstract: Join Tim Huckaby Founder/Chairman, InterKnowlogy Founder/CEO, Actus Interactive Software and Eric D. Boyd Founder and CEO, responsiveX, as they discuss Windows Azure. Eric talks about Windows Azure Access Control Service (ACS) a federated identity service in the cloud which is unique to Windows Azure (e.g. Facebook, Windows Live ID, Active Directory, etc.). He also shares insights on how using Windows Azure can help you deal with scalability challenges in a cost effective manner. Great interview with invaluable information! Get Free Cloud Access: Window Azure MSDN Benefits | 90 Day Azure Trial About EricEric D. Boyd is the Founder and CEO of responsiveX, a Windows Azure MVP, and a regular speaker at national conferences, regional code camps and local user groups. He is so passionate about apps and cloud services that he founded responsiveX, a management and technology consultancy that helps customers create great web, mobile and client experiences, often powered by cloud services. Eric launched his technology career almost two decades ago with a web development startup and has served in multiple roles since including developer, consultant, technology executive and business owner. You can find Eric blogging at http://www.EricDBoyd.com and on twitter at http://twitter.com/EricDBoyd. About Tim Tim Huckaby is focused on the Natural User Interface (NUI) in Rich Client and Rich Internet Application (RIA) Technologies like Silverlight & WPF on the computer, the Surface, and Windows Phone 7. He has been called a "Pioneer of the Smart Client Revolution" by the press. Tim has been awarded multiple times for the highest rated Keynote and technical presentations for Microsoft and numerous other technology conferences around the world by Microsoft Corporation. Tim has done presentations on Microsoft technologies at technology events like Microsoft Tech Ed, Product Launch events, Dev Days, MEC, World Wide Partner Conference, MGB, MGX, and the PDC, along wi

Abstract: Join Tim Huckaby Founder/Chairman, InterKnowlogy Founder/CEO, Actus Interactive Software and Rockford Lhotka CTO, Magenic discuss .Net 4.5 and Windows 8 new Metro WinRT. Rocky talks about .NET new features VB, C#, async await keywords and the task enhancement library that his is excited about. He also shares insights into working with CSLA.NET to work with WinRT. This interview is full of information! Learn how to make your Windows 8 app idea come to life in 30 days! About RockfordRockford Lhotka is the creator of the popular CSLA .NET development framework, and is the author of numerous books, including Expert 2008 Business Objects. He is a Microsoft Regional Director and MVP, and a regular presenter at major conferences around the world. Rockford is the Principal Technology Evangelist for Magenic, a company that specializes in planning, designing, building and maintaining your enterprise's most mission critical systems. For more information go to www.lhotka.net. About Tim Tim Huckaby is focused on the Natural User Interface (NUI) in Rich Client and Rich Internet Application (RIA) Technologies like Silverlight & WPF on the computer, the Surface, and Windows Phone 7. He has been called a "Pioneer of the Smart Client Revolution" by the press. Tim has been awarded multiple times for the highest rated Keynote and technical presentations for Microsoft and numerous other technology conferences around the world by Microsoft Corporation. Tim has done presentations on Microsoft technologies at technology events like Microsoft Tech Ed, Product Launch events, Dev Days, MEC, World Wide Partner Conference, MGB, MGX, and the PDC, along with 3rd party technology conferences all over the world is consistently rated in the top 10% of all speakers at these events. Tim was selected by Microsoft as a speaker for the International .NET Association and speaks at events world-wide on Microsoft's behalf. Tim has done keynote demos at big Microsoft events and produc

Join Tim Huckaby, Founder of InterKnowlogy and Actus Interactive Software, and Brian Harry, Technical Fellow for Microsoft, as they discuss Team Foundation Server (TFS), Cloud, Window Azure and Visual Studio. Brian talks about bringing TFS to cloud services and his favorite features. Find out how you can use Windows Azure to set up a new build and the cadence of feature releases. Great interview with the father of Visual SourceSafe! Get Free Cloud Access: Window Azure MSDN Benefits | 90 Day Trial | Download Visual Studio Express 2012 RC for Windows 8 About Brian Brian Harry is a Microsoft Technical Fellow working as the Product Unit Manager for Team Foundation Server - a server-based product designed to dramatically improve the productivity, predictability, and agility of software development teams by ensuring that all team members have easy access to the information they need to make the right decisions at the right time. Harry worked at start up DaVinci Systems doing electronic mail software from 1988 to 1992. In 1992 Harry left DaVinci Systems with two others to create One Tree Software. One Tree, was a classic garage-type startup company that developed and sold SourceSafe (the same product that is now Microsoft Visual SourceSafe). One Tree Software was acquired by Microsoft in 1994. After joining Microsoft, Harry worked in what was then the Tools and Databases division. For a couple of years he worked on SourceSafe and then on Microsoft Repository. In 1996 he and others began working on the problem of improving the approachability of API for the developer masses. Although this started as investigation of ways to extend COM it eventually grew into what we now know as the .NET Framework. Harry served as the Development manager for the Common Language Runtime and then as the PUM through the rest of the V1 and most of the V1.1 product cycle. For personal reasons, Harry chose to move back to North Carolina at the end of 2002. Fortunately there was a great opportunity

Join Tim Huckaby, Founder of InterKnowlogy and Actus Interactive Software, and Kimberly Tripp, President/Founder of SQLskills.com, as they discuss why SQL Server and SQL Azure is important to Developers. Kimberly delves into SQL Server indexing as well as the good and bad of GUID. She also provides her top tips for better performance; using GUID as a clustering key and Optimizing Procedure Code. This is an amazing interview filled with practical tips and tricks. About KimberlyKimberly Tripp and Paul Randal are a husband-and-wife team who own and run SQLskills.com, a world-renowned SQL Server consulting and training company. They are both SQL Server MVPs and Microsoft Regional Directors, with over 30 years of combined experience on SQL Server. Kimberly worked on the SQL Server team in the early 1990s as a tester and writer before leaving to found SQLskills and embrace her passion for teaching and consulting. Kimberly has been a staple at worldwide conferences since she first presented at TechEd in 1996, and she blogs at SQLskills.com/blogs/Kimberly. Kimberly and Paul have written Microsoft whitepapers and books for SQL Server 2000, 2005 and 2008, and are regular, top-rated presenters worldwide on database maintenance, high availability, disaster recovery, performance tuning, and SQL Server internals. Together they teach the SQL MCM certification and throughout Microsoft. In their spare time they like to find frogfish in remote corners of the world. About TimTim Huckaby is focused on the Natural User Interface (NUI) in Rich Client and Rich Internet Application (RIA) Technologies like Silverlight & WPF on the computer, the Surface, and Windows Phone 7. He has been called a "Pioneer of the Smart Client Revolution" by the press. Tim has been awarded multiple times for the highest rated Keynote and technical presentations for Microsoft and numerous other technology conferences around the world by Microsoft Corporation. Tim has done presentations on Microsoft

Join Tim Huckaby, Founder of InterKnowlogy and Actus Interactive Software, and Steve Fox, Director of Global Windows Azure Center of Excellence, as they discuss trends in big data, cloud and devices. Steve unveils his thoughts on the practical side of the cloud as well as some interesting stories about emerging cloud uses. Great Interview! Get Free Cloud Access: Window Azure MSDN Benefits | 90 Day Trial About SteveSteve Fox has worked at Microsoft for 12 years across a number of different technologies including natural language, search, social computing, and more recently Office, SharePoint and Windows Azure development. He is a Director in MCS and regularly speaks to many different audiences about building applications on Microsoft technology, with a specific focus on the cloud. He has spoken at several conferences, contributed to technical publications, and co-wrote a number of books including Beginning SharePoint 2010 Development (Wrox), Developing SharePoint Solutions using Windows Azure (MSPress), and the forthcoming Professional SharePoint 2010 Cloud-Based Solutions. About TimTim Huckaby is focused on the Natural User Interface (NUI) in Rich Client and Rich Internet Application (RIA) Technologies like Silverlight & WPF on the computer, the Surface, and Windows Phone 7. He has been called a "Pioneer of the Smart Client Revolution" by the press. Tim has been awarded multiple times for the highest rated Keynote and technical presentations for Microsoft and numerous other technology conferences around the world by Microsoft Corporation. Tim has done presentations on Microsoft technologies at technology events like Microsoft Tech Ed, Product Launch events, Dev Days, MEC, World Wide Partner Conference, MGB, MGX, and the PDC, along with 3rd party technology conferences all over the world is consistently rated in the top 10% of all speakers at these events. Tim was selected by Microsoft as a speaker for the International .NET Association and speaks at

Join Tim Huckaby, Founder of InterKnowlogy and Actus Interactive Software, and Orville McDonald, Product Marketing Manager for Microsoft, as they chat about Visual Studio 11, web, cloud, and phone. Orville emphasizes what an exciting time this is with the cloud and the new world of possibilities now available. This interview goes into the cool new features that you will be seeing in Visual Studio shortly, don't miss it! Another great bytes interview! About OrvilleAs a product marketing manager in Microsoft's developer tools marketing group, Orville McDonald is responsible for Windows Phone and Windows Azure tooling in Visual Studio. Prior to this role, Orville helped develop privacy and security technology as a program manager for Windows Live ID, which is used by half a billion people. With degrees in computer science and business, Orville likes to geek out over technologies and the business models they enable. In his free time he is tinkering, reading, or enjoying time with his family. Follow his tweets @orville_m or visit his blog http://orvillemcdonald.com. About TimTim Huckaby is focused on the Natural User Interface (NUI) in Rich Client and Rich Internet Application (RIA) Technologies like Silverlight & WPF on the computer, the Surface, and Windows Phone 7. He has been called a "Pioneer of the Smart Client Revolution" by the press. Tim has been awarded multiple times for the highest rated Keynote and technical presentations for Microsoft and numerous other technology conferences around the world by Microsoft Corporation. Tim has done presentations on Microsoft technologies at technology events like Microsoft Tech Ed, Product Launch events, Dev Days, MEC, World Wide Partner Conference, MGB, MGX, and the PDC, along with 3rd party technology conferences all over the world is consistently rated in the top 10% of all speakers at these events. Tim was selected by Microsoft as a speaker for the International .NET Association and speaks at events world

Join Tim Huckaby, Founder of InterKnowlogy and Actus Interactive Software, and Brian Keller, Senior Technical Evangelist for Microsoft, as they discuss Application Lifecycle Management in the Visual Studio 11 product. Brian reveals what is new in ALM for testers, developers and stakeholders. Great Interview! Download Visual Studio Express 2012 RC for Windows 8 About BrianBrian Keller is a Senior Technical Evangelist for Microsoft specializing in Visual Studio and application lifecycle management. Brian has presented at conferences all over the world and has managed several early adopter programs for emerging Microsoft technologies. Brian is a regular personality on MSDN's Channel 9 web site, and is co-host of the popular show This Week on Channel 9 . Brian also co-authored Professional Application Lifecycle Management with Visual Studio 2010 and Professional Team Foundation Server 2010 About TimTim Huckaby is focused on the Natural User Interface (NUI) in Rich Client and Rich Internet Application (RIA) Technologies like Silverlight & WPF on the computer, the Surface, and Windows Phone 7. He has been called a "Pioneer of the Smart Client Revolution" by the press. Tim has been awarded multiple times for the highest rated Keynote and technical presentations for Microsoft and numerous other technology conferences around the world by Microsoft Corporation. Tim has done presentations on Microsoft technologies at technology events like Microsoft Tech Ed, Product Launch events, Dev Days, MEC, World Wide Partner Conference, MGB, MGX, and the PDC, along with 3rd party technology conferences all over the world is consistently rated in the top 10% of all speakers at these events. Tim was selected by Microsoft as a speaker for the International .NET Association and speaks at events world-wide on Microsoft's behalf. Tim has done keynote demos at big Microsoft events and product launches for numerous Microsoft executives including Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer. Tim

Join Tim Huckaby, Founder of InterKnowlogy and Actus Interactive Software, and Jason Zander, Corporate Vice-President for Visual Studio, as they discuss Visual Studio 11. Jason talks about Application Lifecycle Management ( ALM), and shares tips/tricks he is most excited about. Tune in and find out more about page inspector, Visual Studio Metro Style UI element selector and Express Blend interactive mode. This informative and fun interview is one you will want to share with your peers. About JasonJason Zander is the corporate vice president of the Visual Studio Team in the Developer Division at Microsoft. Zander's responsibilities include the Visual Studio family of products, which covers a range of technologies: programming languages; JavaScript runtime and tools; integrated development environment and ecosystem; Microsoft Office, SharePoint and cloud tooling integration; source control and work item tracking; and advanced architecture, developer, and testing tools. As one of the original developers of the Common Language Runtime (CLR), Zander's primary technical areas of contribution include file formats, metadata, compilers, debugging and profiling, and integration of the system into key platforms such as operating systems and databases. Before joining the Visual Studio Team, Zander was the general manager for the .NET Framework Team. He has worked on numerous products at Microsoft, including the first several releases of the CLR and .NET Framework, Silverlight, SourceSafe, and ODBC. Before joining Microsoft in 1992, Zander worked at IBM Corp. on distributed SQL and SQL/400 at the Rochester lab. Zander holds a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science from Minnesota State University. In his spare time, he enjoys playing with his three children and making furniture in his shop. About TimTim Huckaby is focused on the Natural User Interface (NUI) in Rich Client and Rich Internet Application (RIA) Technologies like Silverlight & WPF on the computer, the Su