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Thursday, September 9th 2010

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John Baird

John Baird began his computer programming career while in the US Navy. In 1982, he helped form and direct the first PC-based computer processing department for training and manpower in the Department of Defense. After leaving the military in 1988, John began a varied career as a consultant developing business applications ranging from computer-based training to vertical market software for resellers.

Today, John works for the industry leader in financial software for mutual fund administration. He is currently pursuing his PhD and is developing a web-based business presence using ASP.NET technologies.

My Talks:

WinForms to WPf/Silverlight - Making the Switch
Length: 90 minutes
Tags: Developer | Silverlight | WPF | WinForms | ADO.NET

Take a look at the newest incarnation of UI building tools from MS. This presentation will look at the basics of WPF/Silverlight. We will look switching a program from Winforms to WPF/Silverlight and topics including Data Binding, Entity Framework, ADO .Net Data Services, Styles and Themes.

Mobile App Development with .Net Compact Framework, SQLCE and PPC’s
Length: 60 minutes
Tags: Development | .NET | Mobile App | .NET Compact Framework | SQLCE | PPC

This introductory presentation will cover the basics of setting up the compact framework, SQLCE, working with emulators, active sync and the differences between developing using the regular .net framework and the compact framework.