Dave Mc's Blog

  • I’m getting a little tired of so called Enviromentalists!

    This blog is not a political one obviously, but there comes a time in all our lives when you have to vent your spleen, and with the farce this weekend of the Live Earth concert, I’m sorry I just have to have my say!  In order that I get on lots of Search Engines,… more …

  • DDD5 – The Aftermath Part 2

    I’ve uploaded the PowerPoint and the code for my session at DDD5 to here.  If you ain’t got PowerPoint 2007, shame on you, but you can view the file still, by downloading the viewer .     more …

  • DDD5 – Another Cracking Day!

    I spent a good deal of time last week getting more than a little nervous about my session XSLT ‘Extreme’ which I was to give at the start of DeveloperDeveloperDeveloper Day Number  5 (DDD5). You always wonder how a session is going to be received, and as XSLT is a somewhat ‘left field’ subject,… more …

  • DINIS CRUZ SECURITY TRAINING

    Our good friend Dinis Cruz is it again with Security Training Galore! He’s going to be delivering a couple of great courses over the next couple of months:   The first one’s a course he’s doing with Ounce Labs on 12th and 13th in London at the Thistle Marble Arch. The course is entitled:… more …

  • Stargate Atlantis – it’s great …

    Like a lot of people in our industry, I have been and guess I always will be a bit of a Sci-Fi buff. I’ve followed the antics of the Star Trek crews, but decidely did not like Enterprise.  Never reallly been into Battlestar, etc, BUT I saw the original Stargate Movie with Kurt Russell… more …

  • PODCAST #33 FROM NXTGENUG

    It’s MIX07 and the Boys are in Las Vegas at the Venetian. Rich is absolutely buzzing from the keynote all about Silverlight. Dave is absolutely buzzing with One Arm Bandits, Hold ’em Poker, Blackjack and Roulette. He’s on a mission to secure the financial future of NxtGenUG. On the way, they talk about Silverlight… more …

  • FEST07 – NXTGENUG

    FEST07 is fast approaching!   Join NxtGenUG on the 23rd May 2007 for a unique one day event featuring TOP european speakers (we mean top!) as we look at what Microsoft technology is here, what is just around the corner and what the future may hold …This one day event will be held at… more …

  • DDD5 Open for Speaker Submissions

    DeveloperDeveloperDeveloper (DDD) 5 has opened it’s door to speaker submissions, so if you’re an established speaker, get in there.  If you’ve never spoken before, get in there, if you’ve spoken a bit, get in there.  DDD is all about community all about you and the opportunity to learn stuff from your peers.  IT’s a free… more …

  • NXTGENUG PODCAST WITH DINIS CRUZ

    We’ve just released a stonking podcast with Security Consultant Extraordinaire! Dinis Cruz who talks about OWASP and the threats we’re facing today and perhaps tomorrow.   http://www.nxtgenug.net/Podcasts.aspx?PodcastID=21   More to follow!   Cheers Dave more …

Meet the blog host, Dave Mc.

Dave Mc muses about history, travel, writing, coaching, technology and life, family and the world around us. You may agree with his opinions, you may not, that’s life …