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| 2012 |
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January
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What's happening at SSW in 2012.htm? |
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| 2011 |
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December
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New 3 Day Scrum Course Launches in 2012 |
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November
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Learn Cutting Edge Technology with Industry Experts – SSW TV Launches |
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November
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SSW Special Offer - save over $2000 per ticket for PSD training course! |
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October
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DDD is coming to Brisbane |
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September
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Top 8 ways to speed up your SQL Server database |
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August
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SSW goes virtual |
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July
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Highlights from the Architects Masterclass |
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June
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Scrumming it in New Delhi, India |
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May
Mini
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Brisbane |
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May
Mini
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Sydney |
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May
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The Architect's Master Class Nearly Here |
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April
Mini
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Brian Randell Microsoft Virtualization for Developers |
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April
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The Architect's Master Class |
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March
Mini
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New Zealand Visual Studio ALM Conference |
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March
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Telerik Australia event - Focus on Developer Productivity |
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February
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Mini |
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February
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SharePoint 101 |
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January
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Do you realize that when it comes to interface design less is more? |
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| 2010 |
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December
Mini
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SSW Scrum Training in USA |
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December
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Do you add the image and the text of the error message for SEO? |
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November
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SSW Silverlight application goes live for DispatchKing |
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October
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Are your settings and the customizable settings in different files? |
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September
Mini
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Visual Studio 2010 Training |
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September
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Do you know the best way to take SharePoint data offline? |
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August
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Do you know how to create nice URLs using ASP.NET 4? |
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July
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China Mini Update |
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July
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ChinaPSDEDM |
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July
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Do you know that developers should do all their custom work in their own SharePoint development environment? |
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June
Mini
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SSW Scrum and Brain Quest in Milan |
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June
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Professional Scrum Developer Training |
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May
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Steve Forte Day |
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April
Mini
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SSW Brain Quest Canberra- Team Foundation Server and SharePoint 2010 |
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April
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Where appropriate do you use text rather than images |
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March
Mini
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SSW Brain Quest Adelaide- Team Foundation Server and SharePoint 2010 |
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March
Mini
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SSW Brain Quest Melbourne- Team Foundation Server and SharePoint 2010 |
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March
Mini
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SSW Brain Quest Sydney- Team Foundation Server and SharePoint 2010 |
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March
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11 Great Events Coming-VersionResend-DoNotAddtoXMLList.htm |
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March
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11 Great Events Coming |
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March
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Make a separate database for your Data Warehouse |
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February
Mini
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SSW Brain Quest Perth- Team Foundation Server and SharePoint 2010 |
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February
Mini
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UTS Short Courses |
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February
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Do you know the benefits of using source control? |
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January
Mini
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SSW Brain Quest Brisbane- Team Foundation Server and SharePoint 2010 |
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January
Mini
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SSW Brain Quest Sydney- Team Foundation Server and SharePoint 2010 |
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January
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Do you format and comment your regular expressions? |
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| 2009 |
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December
Mini
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SSW Brain Quest Adelaide- Team Foundation Server and SharePoint 2010 |
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December
Mini
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SSW Brain Quest Melbourne- Team Foundation Server and SharePoint 2010 |
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December
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Do you know the three important sites for when you're stuck? |
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November
Mini
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Sharepoint Workshop and TFS 2010 |
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November
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Does backward compatibility kill good code |
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October
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Do you use the MVVM pattern instead of spaghetti design in your silverlight and WPF projects? |
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September
NZ
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North Shore .NET User Group by Adam Cogan |
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September
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Do you know why you choose Windows Forms? |
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August
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Do you use more meaningful names than Hungarian short form? |
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July
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Do you keep chunks of work small? |
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June
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Do you comment each property and method? |
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May
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Does your SharePoint site have favicon |
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April
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Is your version number meaningful |
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March
Tech Breakfast
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Dynamic Data - Data entry made easy |
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February
Tech Breakfast
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Dynamic Data - Data entry made easy |
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January
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Do you use CRM Plug-ins for data synchronization? |
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| 2008 |
Description |
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December
NZ
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SQL PASS Community Connect Event |
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December
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Do you know the best way to demo Microsoft CRM 4 to clients? |
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December
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Special visit from Jonas the Silverlight guru! |
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November
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Do you keep chunks of work small? |
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October
NZ
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Dunedin User Group |
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October
NZ
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University of Otago Presentation |
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October
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Do you use setup and set up correctly? |
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September
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Do you assume catastrophic failure before touching a server? |
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August
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Do you run web tests on your website (for load and automated testing)? |
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July
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Why is it great to work in SSW today |
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June
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Do you make sure that the database structure is automatically handled via 3 buttons? |
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May
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Do you turn on undo disks for testing purposes? |
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May
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Macquarie University Presentation |
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April
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Do you create a separate virtual directory for Admin access? |
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April
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University of New South Wales Presentation |
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March
UNSW
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University Presentation.htm |
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March
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Do you conduct a Specification Review? |
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February
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Do you know how Google ranks pages? |
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January
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Do you use inherited forms for consistent behaviour? |
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| 2007 |
Description |
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December
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Do you know what unit tests to write and how many? |
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November
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What sort of primary keys do you use - Natural or Surrogate? |
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October
NZ
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Do you use appropriate and user-friendly icons? |
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October
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Cycling to Wagga Wagga |
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September
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Do you use appropriate and user-friendly icons? |
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August
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Do you comment and brand your code? |
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July
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Do you know that you should never throw an exception using System.Exception? |
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June
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Do you implement an error logger? |
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May
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Do you know who has authority? |
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April
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Do you know the main reasons to upsize from Access to SQL Server 2005? |
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March
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Do you provide the reason behind the rules rather than blind criticism? |
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February
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Do you avoid only using source control on code? |
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January
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Rules to Better Windows Vista Deployment |
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| 2006 |
Description |
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December
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Do you use email for tasks only - not communication? |
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November
Mini
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SQL Server 2005 Advanced Indexing Strategies |
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November
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Do you always carry your toolbox? |
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October
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Microsoft Reporting Services Training |
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September
Mini
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Adam Cogan in Canberra |
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September
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Do you maintain verbal contact with your client? |
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August
Mini
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1 Day Workshop Earning More Per Hour As A Developer |
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August
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Do you always fix it - or at least report it? |
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July
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Do you send a Test Please email? |
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June
Mini
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June
Mini
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2 |
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June
Mini
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June
Mini
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3 |
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June
Mini
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4 |
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June
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Do you allow users to check for a new version easily? |
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May
Mini
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May
Mini
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2 |
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May
Mini
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4 |
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May
Mini
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5 |
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May
Mini
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6 |
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May
Mini
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3 |
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May
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Do you email clients as soon as you realise you will overrun your original estimate? |
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April
Mini
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SSW Diagnostics New Release |
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April
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Do you avoid using one form for data entry and find navigation? |
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March
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Do you conduct market research via the web? |
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February
Mini
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See Billy Hollis doing his Advanced Data Binding 2.0 Session |
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February
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Do you understand the value of consistency? |
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January
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How much intelligence in the setup.exe |
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| 2005 |
Description |
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December
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Do you create new databases in the default directory? |
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November
2
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Brian Randell in Town for Special User Group |
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November
Mini
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VSLive! Sydney Don't Miss Out! |
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November
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Do you use email for tasks - not communication? |
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October
3
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Reporting Services Training, Brisbane |
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October
The Singapore SQL Server User Group
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October
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Do you refactor your code and keep methods short? |
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September
3
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Migrating to SQL |
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September
4
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Migrating to SQL |
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September
5
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Migrating to SQL Special Offer Lumigent |
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September
6
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Migrating to SQL |
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September
7
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Migrating to SQL |
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September
Migrating to SQL
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Special Offer 2 |
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September
Migrating to SQL
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USA |
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September
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Do you use enough keywords on the page? |
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August
SSW Kiwi Update NZ User Groups Tech Ed
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August
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Do you send morning goals? |
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July
Special .Net User Group with Kit George and Vinaya Bhushana Gattam Reddy
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July
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Do you follow the Banana Rule in your web pages? |
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June
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Do you believe content is king? |
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May
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Are your settings and the customizable settings, in different files? |
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April
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Do you include version numbers in your setup filename? |
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March
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Move your OLAP MetaData from Access to SQL Server! |
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February
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Do you refer to form controls directly? |
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January
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Do you manage your Clients' expectations? |
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| 2004 |
Description |
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December
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Do you follow naming convention for your Boolean Property? |
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November
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Does backward compatibility kill good code |
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October
AfricaEmail
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The African Roadshow October 2004 - Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, and Johannesburg |
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October
MiniUpdate
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User Group |
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October
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User Group 2 Weeks Late |
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September
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The implementation of the XML Index in Yukon |
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August
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Do you use inherited forms for consistent behaviour? |
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July
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Dont criticize when you are in charge |
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June
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Do you enforce deadlines, have a project plan and a debrief? |
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May
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Important notes for your Data Entry Forms |
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April
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New anti-spam legislation in force from April 10th |
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March
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Do you know how to best manage your dead time? |
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February
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Adam Cogan presenting in all states this week |
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January
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Do you always use query strings? |
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| 2003 |
Description |
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December
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Do you manage your clients expectations? |
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November
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Is your website multibrowser compatible |
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October
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Do you use the new security options in Outlook 2003? |
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September
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Tom Howe speaking at User Group.htm |
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August
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User Group Late 1 Day.htm |
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July
LogExplorer
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Do you recover data using your SQL Server transaction logs? |
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July
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Do you manage your software consultants? |
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June
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Are you a good SQL Server DBA? |
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May
Which third party developer tools should I use
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April
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Do you use instant messenger for business? |
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March
2
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Special Double Events Notice |
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March
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Do you avoid reviewing performance without metrics? |
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February
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Do you think that when replying to emails it's better late than never? |
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January
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Do you know the quickest way to fix small web errors? |
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| 2002 |
Description |
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December
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Do you investigate before writing new code? |
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November
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Do you CC everyone? |
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October
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Do you follow up emails effectively? |
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September
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Do you send Morning Goals? |
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August
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Do you manage your email? |
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July
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Do you use eXtreme Programming wisely? |
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June
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Do you manage expectations? |
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May
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Do you always carry your Tool Box? |
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April
2
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Special .NET User Group with Ken Getz |
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April
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Dealing with Distractions |
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March
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Techies that Talk Sense |
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February
NZDevdays
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MS Dev Days |
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February
VSNETLaunch
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Special Invitation to the Microsoft Visual Studio.NET Launch Event |
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February
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Is Everyone on your team a Standards Watchdog |
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January
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Is your Spec in Bite-size Pieces |
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| 2001 |
Description |
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December
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.NET Object Design |
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November
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XML Web Services in Visual Studio .NET |
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October
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Make your specification work |
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September
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We're looking for feedback on our upcoming projects |
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August
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SQL Server tech breakfast double session |
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July
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Working in .NET |
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June
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.NET in the world now |
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May
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Office XP - What's in it for me? |
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April
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Advanced ADO and ADO.net |
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March
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Using Object-Oriented Features in VS.NET |
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February
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Develop Client-Server Applications with Access |
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January
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Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server and the Web Storage System |
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| 2000 |
Description |
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December
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Visual Studio.Net |
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November
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What makes a great spec? |
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October
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Exchange Server 2000 and what a developer needs to know |
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September
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Select Statements in ADO |
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August
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SQL Server 2000 |
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July
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Connection Strings |
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June
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Visio 2000 |
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May
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English Query |
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April
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SQL Server 7.0 SP2 |
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February
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DevCon 2000 and GST and the Developer |
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