Back from my holidays and straight to work. Reading through my emails though, I came by one where one of my friends have noticed that I’ve neglected to post my Silverlight Out Of Browser Applications presentation content.  So with my deepest apologies here it is. < </iframe>

On May 14 Microsoft Hellas is going to celebrate the release of Visual Studio 2010 in an event different from the other, in a party. So there won’t be long tiring tech sessions, just music, people, Pizzas, Beer and Visual Studio. So if you haven’t registered yet click now… I will be there answering question about life… ehmm I meant code  so come see me and have a beer with me. P.S. Inside sources report that there will be a draw for a present you won’t believe… can’t tell more, just be there!

Last Thursday I was given the opportunity to present my first live meeting. It was part 2 of a live meeting series organized by Microsoft to get people familiar with Visual Studio 2010 and .Net framework 4.0. I spoke about C# 4.0 and Parallel computing. Things I covered included C# 4.0 Language and compiler features Dynamic support, Named and optional parameters, Variance (CoVariants, ContraVariants), Office Programmability Visual C# IDE featues Call Hierarchy, NavigateTo, Reference Highlighting, Generate from usage, Intellisence suggestion mode, Live Semantic Errors ...

Last week I had the pleasure to attend the CEE MVP summit which was hosted this year hear at Athens. Having the experience of the MVP summit I knew that I was going to have a great time and was proven right. I had a great time talking with my fellow MVPs listening to their experiences and socializing with them. I guess that's one of the benefits of being an MVP , you get the chance to know and speak with a lot of people. For those of you that are still skeptical I hope the next gallery will show you...

This weekend I got the chance to speak about IE8 and the future (the next version IE9) in a different event from the ones I’m used to speak, MediaCampAthens. MediaCampAthens intends to bring together new media enthusiasts, explorers and professionals to share the current state and their visions for the future of the web, arts, new media, interactive advertising and marketing throughout one day. MediaCampAthens hopes to unlock the potential of new opportunities within the new media industry in Athens. Topics may include - but are not limited to – Web 2.0, entrepreneurship,...

Last week I had the chance to talk about strating up with SQL Azure on a Microsoft’s Developers Day event. The things I’ve talked about included: How to create your database on the cloud, querying data, migrating Databases to SQL Azure. Tips and Tricks: SQL Azure firewall through API, Managing connections, Logging sessionId's, Throttling and latency, Transactions, Supportability. Overall the event (I think) went great, people seemed excited about this new technology and had a lot of questions (which is always nice as it shows interest). For all of you that didn’t have the opportunity to come listen...

I’m going to be speaking at the next DotNetZone event on a very interesting topic namely IoC (Inversion of Control) and on how using "Prism" and it's friend Unity (an implementation of IoC) from the Patterns and Practices team that can help in building Silverlight applications in a way that lends itself to testability and modularity. In talking with various colleagues and customers building business applications with Silverlight I find that Prism (and it's friend Unity) is frequently mentioned but not everyone has seen it or use it. So coming next Tuesday 15th of December 19.00 at MIC (Microsoft Innovation Center)...

DevDays 09 part 2 : Silverlight 3 See the light! If you're unable to attend catch the live stream (RSVP now!) starting at 9.30 AM GMT+2 Athens time. Online TV Shows by Ustream

dotNetZone 1st Architecture Days event - Reconnecting Computers with Business live stream

In the past we mainly processed huge datasets, fast. Today we handle complex processes more aligned to business, in a cost-effective and adaptable manner. In other words we maintain high standards of availability and reliability while reducing development time. The architect’s life got exciting! Thursday 22 October, the DotNetZone community invites you to the 1st DotNetZone Architecture Days event to discuss the technologies and architectural patterns that will help you achieve all this in real-life scenarios.  The events will take place at the Microsoft Innovation Centre (103 Vas. Sofias Av., tube...