Jose Luis Manners

SQL Server 2008 is finally here !!!

2008-08-08T03:10:00Z

go and get it off your MSDN.

Running for President

2008-08-03T16:26:00Z

The rumors are true... I'm running for President :

;-)

My first attempt to use the Cuil search engine

2008-07-28T20:14:00Z

I just gave this new search engine a try. It's called Cuil (pronounce "Cool") and its the invention of former Google engineer Anna Patterson.

Here's a pic:

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service pack 1 Beta

2008-05-21T14:56:03Z

Here's the link to the beta, go and get it:

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service pack 1 Beta

GeekFest 2008

2008-04-14T14:53:00Z

Like last year, I'm heading out to the MVP Summit in Redmond. Here's some information on the event:

The upcoming summit, April 14-17, will feature a keynote from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and closing by Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie, in addition to several sessions, including topics ranging from social media for peer-to-peer support to new developments such as Silverlight mobile to Skydrive. Nearly 1,800 MVPs are planning to attend.

In conjunction with the summit, the Code Trip (www.thecodetrip.com), which launched from MIX and has been traveling around the western U.S., is an RV housed with Microsoft developer evangelists spreading the word about new technologies and meeting MVPs at each stop. The final destination of the 21 city trip is the MVP summit.

Code from my WCF talk in Jacksonville

2007-08-31T01:04:00Z

As promised here's the code I used during my talk at the Jacksonville Code Camp 2007. As an fyi, you can also get the code for many of the sessions (including mine) off the event's official site

Enjoy and thanks for coming ! :-)

Available for contract work

2007-08-09T03:22:00Z

I'm offering my .NET development, consulting and training services. If you need help with your projects, I might be able to help you. I'm a software developer with 20+ years of professional experience. For more information please send me an email at:

I'm a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT)

2007-07-24T02:18:00Z

Just got the news that I've obtained my Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) certification. Another career goal has being finally achieved !!!!

Demystifying Dependency Injection

2007-07-24T00:51:00Z

If you want to know more about the Dependency Injection pattern I suggest you check out this webinar from IdeaBlade:

Demystifying Dependency Injection

When: Tues., July 24/2007 Time: 11 AM PDT

Microsoft MVP for one more year

2007-07-02T12:17:00Z

I am very excited to announce that I just got the email this weekend awarding me another MVP. Thank you Microsoft and all the parties involved for giving me this recognition one more time.

Microsoft Research demos multi-touch laptop prototype

2007-06-21T21:32:00Z

Check this out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulwA3n8AYM0

FarPoint Spread - now in Spanish

2007-06-15T19:10:00Z

FarPoint Technologies has put together a series of instructional videos in Spanish showing how to use their products. The videos were recorded by yours truly and are mainly for people that want to get started on using the Spread component. I highly recommend you check out the following videos, and remember that any feedback is always welcome:

FarPoint Spread para Formularios Web (Visual Studio 2003)

FarPoint Spread para Formularios Web (Visual Studio 2005)

FarPoint Spread para Formularios Windows (Visual Studio 2005)

By the way, if you still haven't used the Spread component (or any other FarPoint product for that matter) go to their download page where you can get free trials and demos of their products. Here's the link:

http://www.FarPointSpread.com/download/trials/trials.aspx

I'm a INETA Speaker

2007-05-28T23:16:00Z

This past weekend I got the news that I've been selected as a Regional Speaker of INETA Latin America. I'm very excited with the news and for me is a great honor to be able to share and help the developer communities via this great organization.

By the way, I've been working with INETA Latin America for quite a while now, helping in the Marketing Comittee. This comittee, among other things, takes care of creating relationships between sponsors and user groups. Check out the site Amigos de INETA Latam (Friends of INETA Latam) where you can find more information about the work we've been doing.

Get your MCT certification

2007-05-02T00:55:00Z

If you have ever considered getting your Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) certification, one of the requirements is to take a Train-The-Trainer course. Next week ITSecData will be offering this course. To receive more information send an email to sales@itsecdata.net.

For more information on the MCT certification including a list of benefits and requirements check the following link: Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT)

Network Programming with .NET 2.0 - Part II

2007-05-01T21:31:00Z

The long-waited second part of my article on network progamming has just been published. Check it out:

Network Programming with .NET 2.0 - Part II (Spanish)