I experienced the power of the Blog for the first time last week.  An entry I wrote concerning HTTP Send Port timeouts and message re-transmits came home.  I got an email from somebody in my employer's government division regarding my post.  The 3rd party vendor they use for a procurement system has BizTalk as part of the solution.  they were seeing multiple message posts to a web service.  The tech support guy at the 3rd party vendor sent them a link to my blog.  The government division folks recognized my name and emailed me.  A short teleconference later and the problem was understood and solved.  Small wide world.

I am speaking tonight with a colleague at the Space Coast .Net User Group.  The meeting is at 6:30 PM at the Space Coast Credit Union's Headquarters Building.  George Tomek will be presenting on WF and I will be doing Practical Adapter Pattern.  Hope to see some familiar faces.

When:
2/20/2008
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Where:
Space Coast Credit Union Corp Headquaters
8045 N. Wickham Road
Melbourne, FL 32940

What:
The ADO.NET Entity Framework, part of ADO.NET components of the .NET Framework, is an Object-Relational mapping technology from Microsoft. It is geared to solving the mismatch between the formats data is stored in a database and in which it is consumed in an object-oriented programming language or other front ends.

When:
2/20/2008
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Where:
Space Coast Credit Union Corp Headquaters
8045 N. Wickham Road
Melbourne, FL 32940

What:
The ADO.NET Entity Framework, part of ADO.NET components of the .NET Framework, is an Object-Relational mapping technology from Microsoft. It is geared to solving the mismatch between the formats data is stored in a database and in which it is consumed in an object-oriented programming language or other front ends.

Are you experiencing similar BizTalk issues like the ones I described in previous posts?  I've seen some search term hits that indicate you might be.  If so, please comment or emailme directly, I'd like to hear about it and compare notes.

If you came to the Visual Studio 2008 Install fest, then come to the Intro class.  Joe will be giving the guided tour.  If you already know the product, wait until the end of the presentation and hit Joe with the hard questions... he can take it.

Introduction to Visual Studio 2008

Presenter: Joe Healy, Microsoft Developer Evanglist

Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2008 delivers on Microsoft’s vision of smart client applications by enabling developers to rapidly create connected applications that deliver the highest quality, rich user experiences. With Visual Studio 2008, organizations will find it easier than ever before to capture and analyze information to help them make effective business decisions. Visual Studio 2008 enables organizations of every size to rapidly create more secure, manageable, and reliable applications that take advantage of Windows Vista™ and the 2007 Office system.

Where:
Charlie and Jakes Brewery Grill
6300 N Wickham Rd
Melbourne, FL 32940
USA
driving directions

When:
1/22/2008
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Welcome Time:
1/22/2008 6:15 PM Eastern Time