Just saw this on the Public Sector Developer Blog.  Looks like the PDC is going to be back in LA from October 2 through 5.  More info at: http://msdn.microsoft.com/events/pdc/

Maybe I'll actually be able to attend this time!

Tuesday, December 12, 2006 7:52:14 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)      Comments [0]  Microsoft | PDC05

Ok, finally got through a couple minutes after my last post.  Right now the list only includes:

• SQL Server 2005 CTP - September 2005 (Many Editions)
• Visual Studio 2005 Team Suite - Release Candidate
• Visual Studio 2005 Team Test Load Agent - Release Candidate

Hopefully we'll see more later today!

Rick H.

Tuesday, September 13, 2005 5:18:45 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)      Comments [0]  Development | Microsoft | PDC05

SQL Server 2005 CTP, September 2005 (Many editions)...

What else?  Not sure..  As I tried to move forward in the new downloads list, the server became unresponsive, and now is just spitting out this error when you try to get to Subscriber Downloads:

An Error Has Occurred

We're sorry. An error has occurred, and we cannot process your request. This may be a temporary problem, and you can try again in a few minutes.
You can try to:

• Contact support

Good luck downloading today, the servers are already showing the strain at 5:55AM Eastern, but that may also be because they are still uploading stuff as well.

Advice for Microsoft:  Get whomever keeps http://Microsoft.com up and running to give the http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/ folks some pointers on load management & availability, and throw some more money at bandwidth and server capacity, especially when you know there's going to be heavy demand.  You have no idea how many geeks you're giving a bad impression to when you can't handle the strain at the subscriptions site.  These are folks that are invested in your technology.  You want to keep them happy!  (I know it's a hard problem, especially with multi-gigabyte iso downloads. Talk to your MSR folks and get their Avalanche technology integrated into the download manager {as a voluntary option}.  You guys & gals should be able to solve this...)

Tuesday, September 13, 2005 4:58:10 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)      Comments [0]  Development | Microsoft | PDC05

Dare Obasanjo lays some pretty heavy hints about MSN's upcoming developer story.  He includes several session descriptions for MSN related content at the PDC, and provides a link to a teaser page at http://msdn.microsoft.com/msn

Read the post for more details, this could get interesting...

Thursday, September 08, 2005 6:42:16 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)      Comments [0]  Development | Microsoft | MSN | PDC05 | Search

The PDC team has put together a couple of contests for those who would love to attend the PDC, but who don't have the budget to do so.  Microsoft is going to send one blogger, and one coder to the PDC, all expenses paid.  This is an awesome opportunity for two lucky individuals.

For information on the contests, visit http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc/

For information on the PDC, visit http://msdn.microsoft.com/events/pdc/

So, here's my entry...

First,  I would love to attend so that I can get a first-hand look at the latest platform and development technologies.  That's the core of my argument.  I'm a geek, and I want to see the demos, attend sessions, and soak up as much information as my brain can absorb in the 4 days of the conference.

So, that's the reason I want a free lunch, what does Microsoft get in return?

• 2-way blogging.  I'll blog short session highlights for each session that I attend.  I won't try to recreate the content of the session, but I will provide highlights & interesting information for those who can't attend.  I'll also blog (hopefully constructive) critiques of presentations, content, and the venue.  This will be realtime feedback that the PDC team and other attendees can use to make the PDC experience better each day.  I'll set up categories on my blog so that folks can subscribe to the content that is most relevant to them.
• Citizen podcaster - I'll have to work to get my gear setup properly for this one.  The idea here is that I'll do some low-tech podcasts (I'm thinking my Axim X50v with it's built-in microphone) with attendees, presenters, and any Microsoft employees I can nab for 1 to 5 minutes.  Short little tidbits for the community and for the PDC team.

Wednesday, June 08, 2005 4:34:15 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)      Comments [0]  Development | Microsoft | PDC05