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2022 |
Description |
June
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Clean Low Code – How to keep your Power Automate Flows lean & clean |
June
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Clean Low Code – How to keep your Power Automate Flows lean and clean |
May
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Tech World on TikTok – Is it for you |
April
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10 Security Tips for CEOs and SysAdmins |
March
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Helping Each Other in the Workplace |
February
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Speaking Up About Fairness |
January
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Adam's 2021 Year in Review |
2021 |
Description |
December
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5 Tips for GitHub Issues and Projects |
November
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Avoiding Storms with BDD and Automated Testing |
October
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Avoiding a Jurassic problem – 7 tips for handling errors, before they bite |
September
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Going handsfree in Office 365 – You should be using Dictate |
August
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The Power of Multi-select – Multiple Options on Data Entry Forms |
July
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Video killed the Bibliophile - Video vs Books |
June
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Keeping Secrets - How to make your code more secure |
May
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8 Important Updates to The Scrum Guide |
April
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Powering a Business with Low-Code |
March
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SSW-Newcastle-now-open-We-are-coding-by-the-sea |
February
|
Technical-Debt-Can-you-pay-it-back |
January
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Reflecting on 2020 – Embracing Change |
2020 |
Description |
December
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GitBook – You Can Document Everything! |
November
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NDC 2020 - Breaking the Virtual Barrier |
October
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8 Tips to Better Architecture Diagrams |
September
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Google Search - Australia no longer feeling lucky |
August
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Pull Request Approved - Using GitHub as a CMS |
July
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I am on cloud 9 - SSW has migrated to Dynamics 365 Sales Cloud Version 9 |
June
|
Connecting Through Video-How To Engage Customers |
May
|
Working from home - romance or drama |
April
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Coronavirus - See what we are doing at SSW |
March
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Technology in a Pandemic - Helping Control Coronavirus |
February
|
Introducing SSW.People! |
January
|
Adam's 2019 in Review |
2019 |
Description |
December
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8 Tips to Strengthen Your DevOps (Project KNOWnoise) |
November
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SSW had fun at NDC – gotta catch ’em all! |
September
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I like big bots and I cannot lie, 5 ways bots can change your life |
July
|
BREAST-Improving Radiologists’ Ability to Detect Breast Cancer |
June
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Risky attempt to move a big motorbike up some stairs… It seemed like a good idea |
April
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China - Coming to a Town Near You |
March
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Azure DevOps wishlist auto-tagging Project Languages and Technologies |
February
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5 lessons in leadership from reluctant leader David Neal |
January
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Adams 2018 in review |
2018 |
Description |
December
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Luckin Coffee vs Starbucks - A Luckin Success in China |
November
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Weve updated our Rules to Better Angular |
October
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NDC Sydney 2018 was awesome |
September
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How to be a great software consultant |
August
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Skin cancer - ouch |
July
Mini
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Security Devolution with Troy Hunt |
July
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New employees - saying hello, saying goodbye |
June
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The 9 knights of Azure.html |
May
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We moved our SharePoint Intranet to the Cloud |
April
|
A farewell to Brian Harry |
March
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Learn the 4 Steps to get Users in China.html |
February
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Hey Melbourne and Brisbane youre invited to a party.html |
January
|
Adams 2017 in review |
2017 |
Description |
December
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Introducing the SSW Chapel Melbourne - and a new user group |
November
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From UX to CX – Improving the Customer Experience |
October
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The history of dotNET |
September
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NDC Sydney 2017 |
August
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Why were excited about .NET Core |
July
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Putting the Team into Microsoft Teams |
June
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HoloLens - Let's build a whole new world together |
May
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Farewell Dynamics CRM 2016, Hello Dynamics 365 |
April
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We moved our TFS to the cloud |
March
|
26 videos in 4 days |
February
|
Its going to be a good 2017 with Visual Studio 2017 |
January
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Adams 2016 in review |
2016 |
Description |
December
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How to learn Angular 2 fast |
November
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The SSW Getaway |
October
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Power BI - No more guessing |
September
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SSW Chapel - Doing a renovation in 6 days |
August
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Hanselman Unplugged 2 |
July
|
How to blow 10 million dollars |
June
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I learnt how to train developers as quickly as possible |
May
|
SharePoint 2016 - The futures so bright I gotta wear shades |
April
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Angular 2.0 Should Be Your Next New Project |
March
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Finishing a Feature |
February
|
High Fashion and Javascript Frameworks |
January
|
Adams 2015 in review |
2015 |
Description |
December
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The Microsoft Band 2 user experience |
November
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Teaching Kids to Code in Sydney |
October
Mini
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The Angular Superpowers Tour |
October
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The VS 2015 ebook - behind the scenes |
September
Mini
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Mooncake festival and how you can Chinafy to enter the Chinese market |
September
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FireBootCamp won the MAPA award for learning |
August
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Tips for Tesla |
July
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5 things to love about Dynamics CRM 2015 |
June
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SSW is proud of another project |
May
|
Winning on Visual Studio Online in Australia |
April
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SSW Data Onion.htm |
March
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Whats new in VS 2015 and ALM 2015? |
February
|
The Agile Olympics |
January
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Getting 96 percent Code Reuse with Xamarin Forms |
2014 |
Description |
December
|
Adams 2014 in review |
November
|
Why SSW is moving to AngularJS |
October
Mini
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SSW Course AngularJS ASPNET MVC |
October
|
Creating an ouroboros |
September
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Come and see what the FireBootCamp graduates have built |
August
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Building a croquembouche in just 4 weeks |
July
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Sign up to a free xamarin hack day in your local area |
June
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Introducing the new SSW logo |
May
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And the winner is |
April
|
FireBootCamp Sydney ended successfully |
March
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Your last chance to get a ticket to the FireBootCamp gala day |
February
|
FireBootCamp is up and running |
January
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FireBootCamp is one week away from ignition |
2013 |
Description |
December
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Adam's 2013 as a Microsoft Regional Director |
November
|
Fire Boot Camp |
October
|
SSW TV has a new face |
September
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How do we make good Product Owners |
August
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TFS is huge in China |
July
|
A Glimpse into your ASP |
June
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New Features in Visual Studio 2013 and TFS 2013 |
May
|
Effective Product Owners Use the Business Value Field |
April
|
Single Page Applications |
March
|
Lync 2013 |
February
Mini
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UTS Courses |
February
|
2012 Retrospective of SSW |
January
|
Celebrate 20 years with us |
2012 |
Description |
December
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Adam's year as a Microsoft Regional Director |
November
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Microsoft is onto something here |
October
|
Learn to make software development less risky |
September
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Video - Successful Scrum in Action - A website upgrade for the National Australia Day Council |
August
|
Cars and user experiences |
July
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Adam's European Adventure for TechEd 2012 in Amsterdam |
June
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Kate Gregory is coming to Australia |
May
Mini
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Tech |
May
|
MVC Training for Enterprising Developers PLUS a New Telerik NerdDinner |
April
|
Moving your Apps to Azure with Andrew Coates.htm |
April
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Moving your Apps to Azure with Andrew Coates |
March
|
SSW and SolidQ bringing SQL Training to Australia |
February
|
Architecture Clinic with JuvalLöwy |
February
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Architecture Clinic with JuvalL�wy |
January
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What's happening at SSW in 2012? |
2011 |
Description |
December
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New 3 Day Scrum Course Launches in 2012 |
November
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Learn Cutting Edge Technology with Industry Experts – SSW TV Launches |
November
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SSW Special Offer - save over $2000 per ticket for PSD training course! |
October
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DDD is coming to Brisbane |
September
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Top 8 ways to speed up your SQL Server database |
August
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SSW goes virtual |
July
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Highlights from the Architects Masterclass |
June
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Scrumming it in New Delhi, India |
May
Mini
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Brisbane |
May
Mini
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Sydney |
May
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The Architect's Master Class Nearly Here |
April
Mini
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Brian Randell Microsoft Virtualization for Developers |
April
|
The Architect's Master Class |
March
Mini
|
New Zealand Visual Studio ALM Conference |
March
|
Telerik Australia event - Focus on Developer Productivity |
February
Mini
|
SSW Scrum Training in USA |
February
|
SharePoint 101 |
January
|
Do you realize that when it comes to interface design less is more? |
2010 |
Description |
December
Mini
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SSW Scrum Training in USA |
December
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Do you add the image and the text of the error message for SEO? |
November
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SSW Silverlight application goes live for DispatchKing |
October
|
Are your settings and the customizable settings in different files? |
September
Mini
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Visual Studio 2010 Training |
September
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Do you know the best way to take SharePoint data offline? |
August
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Do you know how to create nice URLs using ASP.NET 4? |
July
|
ChinaPSDEDM |
July
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Do you know that developers should do all their custom work in their own SharePoint development environment? |
June
Mini
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SSW Scrum and Brain Quest in Milan |
June
|
Professional Scrum Developer Training |
May
|
Steve Forte Day |
April
Mini
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SSW Brain Quest Canberra- Team Foundation Server and SharePoint 2010 |
April
|
Where appropriate do you use text rather than images |
March
Mini
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SSW Brain Quest Adelaide- Team Foundation Server and SharePoint 2010 |
March
Mini
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SSW Brain Quest Melbourne- Team Foundation Server and SharePoint 2010 |
March
Mini
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SSW Brain Quest Sydney- Team Foundation Server and SharePoint 2010 |
March
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11 Great Events Coming-VersionResend-DoNotAddtoXMLList.htm |
March
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11 Great Events Coming |
March
|
Make a separate database for your Data Warehouse |
February
Mini
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SSW Brain Quest Perth- Team Foundation Server and SharePoint 2010 |
February
Mini
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UTS Short Courses |
February
|
Do you know the benefits of using source control? |
January
Mini
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SSW Brain Quest Brisbane- Team Foundation Server and SharePoint 2010 |
January
Mini
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SSW Brain Quest Sydney- Team Foundation Server and SharePoint 2010 |
January
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Do you format and comment your regular expressions? |
2009 |
Description |
December
Mini
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SSW Brain Quest Adelaide- Team Foundation Server and SharePoint 2010 |
December
Mini
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SSW Brain Quest Melbourne- Team Foundation Server and SharePoint 2010 |
December
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Do you know the three important sites for when you're stuck? |
November
Mini
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Sharepoint Workshop and TFS 2010 |
November
|
Does backward compatibility kill good code |
October
|
Do you use the MVVM pattern instead of spaghetti design in your silverlight and WPF projects? |
September
NZ
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North Shore .NET User Group by Adam Cogan |
September
|
Do you know why you choose Windows Forms? |
August
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Do you use more meaningful names than Hungarian short form? |
July
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Do you keep chunks of work small? |
June
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Do you comment each property and method? |
May
|
Does your SharePoint site have favicon |
April
|
Is your version number meaningful |
March
Tech Breakfast
|
Dynamic Data - Data entry made easy |
February
Tech Breakfast
|
Dynamic Data - Data entry made easy |
January
|
Do you use CRM Plug-ins for data synchronization? |
2008 |
Description |
December
NZ
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SQL PASS Community Connect Event |
December
|
Do you know the best way to demo Microsoft CRM 4 to clients? |
December
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Special visit from Jonas the Silverlight guru! |
November
|
Do you keep chunks of work small? |
October
NZ
|
Dunedin User Group |
October
NZ
|
University of Otago Presentation |
October
|
Do you use setup and set up correctly? |
September
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Do you assume catastrophic failure before touching a server? |
August
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Do you run web tests on your website (for load and automated testing)? |
July
|
Why is it great to work in SSW today |
June
|
Do you make sure that the database structure is automatically handled via 3 buttons? |
May
|
Do you turn on undo disks for testing purposes? |
May
|
Macquarie University Presentation |
April
|
Do you create a separate virtual directory for Admin access? |
April
|
University of New South Wales Presentation |
March
UNSW
|
University Presentation.htm |
March
|
Do you conduct a Specification Review? |
February
|
Do you know how Google ranks pages? |
January
|
Do you use inherited forms for consistent behaviour? |
2007 |
Description |
December
|
Do you know what unit tests to write and how many? |
November
|
What sort of primary keys do you use - Natural or Surrogate? |
October
NZ
|
Do you use appropriate and user-friendly icons? |
October
|
Cycling to Wagga Wagga |
September
|
Do you use appropriate and user-friendly icons? |
August
|
Do you comment and brand your code? |
July
|
Do you know that you should never throw an exception using System.Exception? |
June
|
Do you implement an error logger? |
May
|
Do you know who has authority? |
April
|
Do you know the main reasons to upsize from Access to SQL Server 2005? |
March
|
Do you provide the reason behind the rules rather than blind criticism? |
February
|
Do you avoid only using source control on code? |
January
|
Rules to Better Windows Vista Deployment |
2006 |
Description |
December
|
Do you use email for tasks only - not communication? |
November
Mini
|
SQL Server 2005 Advanced Indexing Strategies |
November
|
Do you always carry your toolbox? |
October
|
Microsoft Reporting Services Training |
September
Mini
|
Adam Cogan in Canberra |
September
|
Do you maintain verbal contact with your client? |
August
Mini
|
1 Day Workshop Earning More Per Hour As A Developer |
August
|
Do you always fix it - or at least report it? |
July
|
Do you send a Test Please email? |
June
Mini1
|
NRG |
June
Mini2
|
SSW Upcoming Tech Breakfasts and Specials |
June
Mini3(English)
|
Special Beijing User Group with Adam Cogan |
June
Mini3
|
Beijing User Group with Adam Cogan |
June
Mini4
|
Chengdu User Group with Adam Cogan |
June
|
Do you allow users to check for a new version easily? |
May
Mini1
|
Making VSTS integrate into your current systems |
May
Mini2
|
Special Tech Breakfast in Brisbane |
May
Mini3
|
Special Offer for Tech Breakfast in Brisbane with Adam Cogan presenting Rules to successful projects |
May
Mini4
|
Special Offer |
May
Mini5
|
Early Bird Special |
May
Mini6
|
Complimentary Event |
May
|
Do you email clients as soon as you realise you will overrun your original estimate? |
April
Mini
|
SSW Diagnostics New Release |
April
|
Do you avoid using one form for data entry and find navigation? |
March
|
Do you conduct market research via the web? |
February
Mini
|
See Billy Hollis doing his Advanced Data Binding 2.0 Session |
February
|
Do you understand the value of consistency? |
January
|
How much intelligence in the setup.exe |
2005 |
Description |
December
|
Do you create new databases in the default directory? |
November
2
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Brian Randell in Town for Special User Group |
November
Mini
|
VSLive! Sydney Don't Miss Out! |
November
|
Do you use email for tasks - not communication? |
October
|
Do you refactor your code and keep methods short? |
October
|
Reporting Services Training, Brisbane |
October
|
The Singapore SQL Server User Group |
September
3
|
Migrating to SQL |
September
4
|
Migrating to SQL |
September
5
|
Migrating to SQL Special Offer Lumigent |
September
6
|
Migrating to SQL |
September
7
|
Migrating to SQL |
September
|
Do you use enough keywords on the page? |
September
|
Migrating to SQL |
September
|
Migrating to SQL |
August
|
Do you send morning goals? |
August
|
SSW Kiwi Update NZ User Groups Tech Ed |
July
|
Do you follow the Banana Rule in your web pages? |
July
|
Special .Net User Group with Kit George and Vinaya Bhushana Gattam Reddy |
June
|
Do you believe content is king? |
May
|
Are your settings and the customizable settings, in different files? |
April
|
Do you include version numbers in your setup filename? |
March
|
Move your OLAP MetaData from Access to SQL Server! |
February
|
Do you refer to form controls directly? |
January
|
Do you manage your Clients' expectations? |
2004 |
Description |
December
|
Do you follow naming convention for your Boolean Property? |
November
|
Does backward compatibility kill good code |
October
MiniUpdate
|
User Group |
October
|
AfricaEmail |
October
|
User Group 2 Weeks Late |
September
|
The implementation of the XML Index in Yukon |
August
|
Do you use inherited forms for consistent behaviour? |
July
|
Dont criticize when you are in charge |
June
|
Do you enforce deadlines, have a project plan and a debrief? |
May
|
Important notes for your Data Entry Forms |
April
|
New anti-spam legislation in force from April 10th |
March
|
Do you know how to best manage your dead time? |
February
|
Adam Cogan presenting in all states this week |
January
|
Do you always use query strings? |
2003 |
Description |
December
|
Do you manage your clients expectations? |
November
|
Is your website multibrowser compatible |
October
|
Do you use the new security options in Outlook 2003? |
September
|
Tom Howe speaking at User Group.htm |
August
|
User Group Late 1 Day.htm |
July
|
Do you manage your software consultants? |
June
|
Are you a good SQL Server DBA? |
May
|
Which third party developer tools should I use? |
April
|
Do you use instant messenger for business? |
March
2
|
Special Double Events Notice |
March
|
Do you avoid reviewing performance without metrics? |
February
|
Do you think that when replying to emails it's better late than never? |
January
|
Do you know the quickest way to fix small web errors? |
2002 |
Description |
December
|
Do you investigate before writing new code? |
November
|
Do you CC everyone? |
October
|
Do you follow up emails effectively? |
September
|
Do you send Morning Goals? |
August
|
Do you manage your email? |
July
|
Do you use eXtreme Programming wisely? |
June
|
Do you manage expectations? |
May
|
Do you always carry your Tool Box? |
April
2
|
Special .NET User Group with Ken Getz |
April
|
Dealing with Distractions |
March
|
Techies that Talk Sense |
February
|
Is Everyone on your team a Standards Watchdog |
February
|
NZDevdays |
February
|
VSNETLaunch |
January
|
Is your Spec in Bite-size Pieces |
2001 |
Description |
December
|
.NET Object Design |
November
|
XML Web Services in Visual Studio .NET |
October
|
Make your specification work |
September
|
We're looking for feedback on our upcoming projects |
August
|
SQL Server tech breakfast double session |
July
|
Working in .NET |
June
|
.NET in the world now |
May
|
Office XP - What's in it for me? |
March
|
Using Object-Oriented Features in VS.NET |
February
|
Develop Client-Server Applications with Access |
January
|
Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server and the Web Storage System |
2000 |
Description |
December
|
Visual Studio.Net |
November
|
What makes a great spec? |
October
|
Exchange Server 2000 and what a developer needs to know |
September
|
Select Statements in ADO |
August
|
SQL Server 2000 |
July
|
Connection Strings |
June
|
Visio 2000 |
May
|
English Query |
April
|
SQL Server 7.0 SP2 |
February
|
DevCon 2000 and GST and the Developer |