Dave Mc's Blog

  • 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 …

  • Got Tagged Today … I’ll Do My Duty … 5 Things Nobody (I Think) Knows about me …

    I got tagged today by Guy Smith-Ferrier.  I never knew about this tag stuff, but he explained it to me. So I’ve tagged 2 other people Richy Costall and someone else who’s name I forgot.  I’ll get the other 3 soon, promise … Meanwhile …   1.  I played bass guitar in a band… more …

  • SQL Server 2000/2005 Compatibility Bug?

    Had a bit of a frustarting day today with SQL Server 2005! I was upgrading a database from 2000 to 2005 but at the same time stripping out some unwanted procedures, so I was proceeding one at a time …   I found that I was getting an error message "Invalid Syntax near ‘E’". … 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 …