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New year – new blog or how to migrate Community Server to any other engine, supports XML-RPC

Tamir Khason — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 02:33:04 GMT

Please update your bookmarks, because the new url of this blog is http://khason.net/ (you have not update RSS feeds, it will be done automatically). Why I did it? Why I decided to go to “stand-alone”… Well. there are some reasons. Generally, I do not want to explain all those here, but trust me, there are some. The main reason is, that there is no responsible person in charge for this blog platform in Microsoft Israel. This why, if your blog is popular and you have a respect to your blog visitors, you cannot host it here… Take a look into new comments notifications in my inbox. Would you answer your readers with such “small amount” of SPAM and capcha, that cannot be fixed already for three years in this platform? This how my inbox looks like for last three years. So now, you should not ask me, why I not answered your email or comments. Aren’t you? :)

Currently, all comments in this blog are disabled, so if you want to comment, please use new url of posts (this will appear shortly in the beginning of each post). Also, this post will not be syndicated in RSS.

So, this post is the last. I loved this platform, and loved people started it. But, unfortunately, it seemed, that bloggers community is not important enough for new platform managers.

Also, If you want to learn how to use C# and XML-RCP to migrate from CS2007, used in this platform, visit my new home :)

Have a great year and, as always, be good people. This post marked with all possible tags automatically. Sorry.

Printouts of the slides, presented on Silverlight 2.0 open house today

Tamir Khason — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:26:45 GMT

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Thank you all, who participated today in Silverlight 2.0 for building Rich Internet Applications event. I uploaded printouts of the slides, presented during the session here. So, you can download it for reference.

I’m really interesting within your feedback (leave comments) in order for me to be able to enhance it for future events.

Also, I want to remind you, that due to lack of space we were unable to handle all those who want to attend, thus we decided to make another session within two weeks, so can register here. Remember, only registered attendees, who with confirmation received will allow to enter. So, hurry up.

If you want to learn more about Silverlight, you can register to attend Expert Days “Mastering Microsoft Silverlight 2.0 – 020” full day course, 13-August, were we’ll have Silverlight 2.0 deep dive training day. You can also review another two courses, I’ll have there:

12-Aug “Windows Presentation Foundation for fellow developers – 027”
14-Aug “Advanced .NET 3.5 SP1 – Windows Presentation Foundation – 011”

Download slides from today session >>

Register to attend next event at 23 July >>

Thank you and leave a comment…

Please do not ask me. We cannot handle more…

Tamir Khason — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:34:00 GMT

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Monday next week, I’m making half day session about building rich internet applications with Silverlight 2.0 in ILDC. The registration is over a while ago, but during this week, I got very large amount of email, IMs and phones calls with appeal to attend.

Sorry, we’re fully booked (currently about twice of available seats and it's about 200) and cannot handle any more. Only those who registered and got confirmations will allow to enter. It is for your own convenience!

I promise, that within next two weeks I’ll make the same session again for all those, who want to come, but unable to register and attend (after a small arrangement, I’ll publish here next date).

Thank you again for understanding and see you soon.

Silverlight 2.0 for building Rich Internet Applications (local event)

Tamir Khason — Tue, 20 May 2008 19:23:00 GMT

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If you are developing rich internet applications, web sites or just want to learn what’s new in Silverlight 2.0, you are invited to attend local (Israel) Microsoft Event 30-June 8:30 AM- 12:30 PM in ILDC (new Microsoft R&D offices in Herzliya).

I’ll speak about what is Silverlight 2.0 and what are differences between SL 1.0 and SL 2.0. How to build RIA with Silverlight 2.0. What is DeepZoom and some cool parts of this new internet technology. How to use DataBinding, LINQ and Microsoft Media Encoder. As small bonus for this part of the event, we’ll compare different technologies with Silverlight such as Flex, Flash 10, Thermo and SVG to make you understand differences, “pros and cons” of using each one of those technologies for specific and identifiable needs.

Then we’ll deep dive into DataBinding and learn about DataTemplates, Styles, Accessibility, Authoring and Usability (including differences between Silverlight and WPF approaches). We’ll also take a look into LINQ-to-SQL and SEO of Silverlight applications.

Third part of this event will be dedicated to networking and interoperability. We’ll speak about internet protocols such as ATOM, RSS, REST, JSON, XMLWS, etc and usage of those protocols by Silverlight applications. We’ll understand how WCF can assist us to make our live easier. We’ll also touch security issues of Silverlight deployment and networking such as Cross Domain Policy, progressive download and deploy-on-demand.

I can make you sure, that if ”you are in” new web technologies and want to start using (or if you already using) Silverlight 2.0 for development of your applications – come and see me. Will be fun!

Note: Only a limited number of places available, so do not wait for MS newsletter (by the end of this month). Book now and come to attend this event – it’s free! (there is parking lot in floor -2)

I want to attend “Silverlight 2.0 introduction for building rich internet applications” event (30-June 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM, ILDC Herzelia, 5, Gav-Yam str, floor L2 13,Shenkar str)

See you there…

UPD 29-Jun: Next session will take place at 23 July, 8:30 AM-12:30 PM. Register by visiting Microsoft events web application at https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032382418&culture=he-IL and sign up.

Learning marathon - December 23-29

Tamir Khason — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 21:14:52 GMT

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Do you want to know WPF, Silverlight or it's architecture or appliance and you are in Israel next week? If so, please keep reading. Next week (Dec 23-29) it's going to be a lot of workshops, courses and other learning attractions, related to those technologies.

24-Dec [4:00PM-8:00PM] - Architects user's group "Architects Forum Meeting - User Experience - Architecture and Technologies Dillemas" in Microsoft Israel (2, haPnina str, Ra'anana). The place to discuss with me + light dinner

WPF/Silverlight/XBAP dilemmas (Amir Shevat)
C2 modern architecture, using client technologies (me)
About UX (Yaakov Grinshpan)

25-Dec [9:30AM-4:30PM] - "WPF training for designers" in Sela college (14, Baruch Hirsh str., Bnei Brak). If you are designer and want to stop getting rejects from developers, you should attend. You'll learn how to use efficiently Microsoft Expression tools and begin to designing real applications. What's in agenda?

What is UX? (Developers are strange nation)
Expression Design (It’s not Adobe)
Expression Blend (We do not need those strange designers)
Windows Experience (Visual Studio is old and bad tool)
Hands On Labs (Let’s make it work)

26-Dec [8:30AM-1:30PM] - "Microsoft technologies appliance in C2 and military systems" in Microsoft Israel (2, haPnina str, Ra'anana). You'll hear about real world real time and near real time applications, command and control systems, and using WPF, Silverlight, Windows Server and .NET technologies to build them. If you are working in military industry - you have to attend. Lunch and dinner included.

Modern C&C systems, using new technologies (me)
mCore as C2 framework (Eli Arlozorov)
Israel Navy as C2 and WPF successful case study (Lior Rozner)

27-Dec [9:30AM-4:30PM] - "Silverlight training for designers" in Sela college (14, Baruch Hirsh str., Bnei Brak). If you are designer and want to start writing Silverlight applications, you should attend. One day session to start work in Silverlight, by using Microsoft Expression suite. Agenda

How to start project (developers understand nothing)
Prepare assets (make developers not interrupt you)
Expression Blend how to (if I know Adobe, I already know it)
Make it moving (Adobe Flash is my friend)
Make it play (You are producer)
Fundamentals (make you understand developers)
How to finish project (developers understand nothing)

Not bad, ah? You should register @ Microsoft [send me an email if you have registration problem] to attend any of those events (it's free, if there are places). See you there and have a good weekend.