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From: Chris Wallace	Monthly Items	Feature Items
Message Date: 01/20/2003	Next Meeting GotDotNET Agenda Sponsor Presentation - .NET Door Prizes / Give-A-Ways Refreshments Next Lab - New Location, Date, Time New Lab Location, Hensmann Contacts and Event Links	VS .NET Practical Skills Course 3 .NET Certification Class .NET Certification - The Next Step Crystal Reports - Meet the Author VB.NET Migration Summit Event Moving to .NET - Help Us NOW FREE Book Offers FREE Magazine & Discount Offer Learning .NET FREE Developer Resources Attention: Northern Colorado Attention: Southern Colorado

NEXT MEETING

Register Here for All 3 Presentations:	"Reflections on Reflection.NET"
	"Graphics Programming with the .NET Framework - A Look at GDI+"
	"Component Oriented Technical Architecture"

Register: http://msevents.microsoft.com/events/USA/ENU/detail/ED1032226578.asp
or toll free: 1-877-MSEVENT, event code 1032226578

Please Note:

Microsoft requires us to each sign-in for every meeting --
please register NOW, to make your sign-in easier when you arrive! Thanks!

User Group Meeting (4th Monday, monthly)
Monday, January 27, 2003, 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. , Networking and Refreshments start 5:30 p.m.
Location: Microsoft, Rocky Mountain (Denver), http://www.microsoft.com/usa/rockymtn/
Address: 4643 S. Ulster St. (7th Floor), Denver, CO 80237, Phone: 720-528-1700
Map: http://www.DenverVisualStudio.net/Meetings.htm#DirectionsAndMaps

Topic

"Reflections on Reflection.NET”
By David Ring, Chief Web Architect, IntraMagic

Reflection allows your program to learn the classes, properties and methods of an assembly it has never encountered before. Visual Studio.NET does just that when you reference a third party assembly dll. But the real fun starts when you dynamically change the code in the assembly and save it back to the dll! David will show examples using System.Reflection and System.Reflection.Emit.

Have you been puzzled by .NET Reflection and wondered not only what it is, but why you might need it? It sounds mysterious, but David will describe Reflection and show you how you can use this new tool in your next .NET application.

David Ring

David Ring is currently helping Graebel Companies, Inc. migrate to .NET technology. He serves in an advisory role as Chief Web Architect of IntraMagic LLC of Lafayette Colorado, specializing in .NET technology consulting. He has been developing highly interactive web applications for 5 years. In a previous life, he got his PhD in Theoretical Particle Physics at Texas A&M University.

He'd love to hear from you! Contact him at DavidRing@IntraMagic.com, http://www.intramagic.com
Download the code at http://www.intramagic.com/intramagic/frameset.asp?page=tips

GotDotNET - BUILDING UPON THE FRAMEWORK

	"Understanding the .NET Framework is the Key!"
	The Key opens the Visual Studio .NET door. Each month this series presents a short technical topic of interest to developers on how to get the most out of the vast .NET Framework, with code samples in Visual Basic .NET and Visual C# .NET.

Topic

"Graphics Programming with the .NET Framework - A Look at GDI+"
By Robert Brand, N-Vision Inc.

Add a little “pizzazz” to your programming -- allow the Van Gogh or Michelangelo in you to be obvious in your next .NET application!

See what you can do with GDI+ in .NET! Learn how to get a canvas for your work from Windows or how to create your own. Then create your pens and brushes with the color and texture you need for your creative work. Using your pens and brushes, draw and fill on your canvas. Writing and formatting text on your canvas is just as easy. Now, save your new "Whistler’s Mother" for prosperity. Bob will take you through all of these steps -- you can then supply the inspiration for your own work of art.

Don't think you are a Van Gogh? There is still something for you! Bob, using a few simple methods from 4 of the 6 namespaces in the Drawing Assembly, will show you that even a non-artist can take a mundane chart and add some “pizzazz” to it, making your work truly professional!

Code samples presented in our GotDotNET series are generally available for free download from http://www.Orbonyx.com.

Robert Brand

Robert Brand has been programming since 1980, using Assembler, Visual Basic, C and C++. He instructed graphic programming as a graduate student at the University of Nebraska. A part-time programmer for N-Vision Inc. and N-Vision Software since 1982, his projects have included database programs, graphical display programs of data for ALPA, and seniority projection programs for airline pilots. Robert is an MCP in both Visual Basic 6 and Visual Basic .NET. Robert is a 767 Capitan for United Airlines. Contact him at Robert Brand, rm-brand@att.net.

Roy Ogborn, MCSD, .NET MCP

Roy Ogborn is a leading consultant specializing in the architecture and development of Microsoft .NET Object Oriented and n-Tier web, web service, and desktop applications using UML, Visual Basic .NET, Visual C# .NET, T-SQL, PL-SQL and Visual Studio .NET Enterprise Architect Edition. He participated in the July 2000 Microsoft Professional Developers Conference where .NET made its world debut, and he's not looked back since.
Roy@Orbonyx.com, http://www.Orbonyx.com.

Present Your Own GotDotNET

Use the Key (the .NET Framework) and get involved - Give a GotDotNET presentation yourself!
For your topic, select a .NET Framework namespace, class, or technique you have found useful.
Please e-mail your proposed GotDotNET presentation idea to Roy Ogborn at Info@Orbonyx.com.

MEETING AGENDA

Please arrive before 6:00 p.m., entry after that is not guaranteed. Building doors are scheduled to remain unlocked until 7:00 p.m. See: http://www.denvervisualstudio.net/FAQAnswers.htm#RQ6

    6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.*
5:30 - 6:00 (30 min) Informal Networking and Refreshments
     You may arrive after 5:30 p.m., Meeting starts at 6:00 p.m.
     You must arrive before 7:00 p.m. lockout, see above about late arrival
6:00 - 6:15 (15 min) Welcome and Announcements - Chris Wallace
6:15 - 7:00 (45 min) Sponsor Presentation - Chris Heimerl and David Hale, Select Business Solutions
7:00 - 7:15 (15 min) Networking Break
7:15 - 8:00 (45 min) Monthly Mini-Series, GotDotNET - Roy Ogborn / Robert Brand
8:00 - 8:45 (45 min) Feature Presentation - David Ring
8:45 - 9:00*(15 min) Closing Thoughts and Door Prizes - Chris Wallace
    * All times are approximate and subject to change.
       Please note that some meetings may end much later than 9:00 p.m.!

MEETING SPONSOR

Select Business Solutions, a member of Gores Technology Group, is a leading international software company with customers drawn from the Global 1000. Select provides comprehensive solutions consisting of pragmatic tools and services, for business critical IT software development, deployment, management, information access and enterprise reporting.
Headquartered in Boulder Colorado, Select operates sales offices throughout North America and Europe, in addition to a network of international distributors.

Select Business Solutions
http://www.selectbs.com

Contact: Chris Heimerl, chris.heimerl@selectbs.com, 303-806-8560 ext. 15

Topic

"Component Oriented Technical Architecture"
By David Hale, Select Business Solutions

Why is this important to you, the .NET architect and developer? How do the basic principles of Component Oriented Technical Architecture become "must haves" as you build your .NET application?

David will present an outline of these basic principles to you -- the .NET architect and developer. He will provide you views into the analysis, design and development of reusable patterns and components within the .NET environment while using a development toolset.

At the end of this fast paced presentation, you will know why these basic principles are important to you! Immediately following, David and Chris, both from Select Business Solutions, will be available during our Networking Break to discuss these basics.

David Hale

David Hale is an Application Engineer with Select Business Solutions in Englewood, Colorado.

FREE Select Business Solutions book: Participate in our volunteer Book Exchange
"FREE Book in Exchange for a Book Review" See FREE Book Offers below!

MEETING DOOR PRIZES

To qualify to win any of our door prizes, follow the complete door prize requirements and details, see http://www.denvervisualstudio.net/FAQAnswers.htm#RQ7

Qualified group members must be present to win!
Include your name and current e-mail address on your one business card entry per meeting.

All door prize winners who select a book are asked to write a review of that book,
see How To Review http://www.denvervisualstudio.net/HowTo/HowToReview.htm.

From Select Business Solutions

8 copies "Service - and Component-based Development: Using the Select Perspective and UML"
http://www.awprofessional.com/catalog/product.asp?product_id={035A83E1-60EA-4DF3-9E72-423F323AC1F5}

From Microsoft, Rocky Mountain

"Programming Microsoft Visual Basic .NET" by Francesco Balena, Wintellect (Microsoft Press)
(hard cover) http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/books/5199.asp

"Microsoft ADO.NET, Core Reference" by David Sceppa (Microsoft Press) (hard cover)
http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/books/5354.asp

"Microsoft Visual C#™ Step by Step" by John Sharp, Jon Jagger (Microsoft Press)
http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/books/5028.asp

"Microsoft ASP.NET Step by Step" by G. Andrew Duthie (Microsoft Press)
http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/books/5025.asp

2 copies "Upgrading Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 to Microsoft Visual Basic .NET" <UPDATED
by Ed Robinson, Michael Bond, Robert Ian Oliver, (Microsoft Press)
http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/books/5699.asp

From Apress

"Database Programming With Visual Basic .NET" by Carsten Thomsen (Apress)
http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=21

Apress Book Tote Bag

Apress T-shirt

From Manning

"Windows Forms Programming with C#" by Erik Brown (Manning)
http://www.manning.com/eebrown/

From Microsoft, DevelopMentor, and DevX

2 - $79 each passes to VB.NET Migration Summit: Moving from Visual Basic to Visual Basic .NET
See VB.NET Migration Summit Event below.

From Rational Software

3 - $20 each Amazon.com Gift Certificates (winners get required code, to redeem each gift certificate).
See FREE Developer Resources below. For Amazon.com Gift Certificate Terms, Conditions, and Restrictions see: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/subst/gifts/gift-certificates/gc-rules.html

MEETING REFRESHMENTS From Select Business Solutions

	Qdoba Mexican Grill Q-to-Go (SM) Hot Taco Bar for light dinner / snacks, come early 5:30 - 6:00 for our Informal Networking and Refreshments. (Returning, due to popular demand) Catering provided by:
	Qdoba Mexican Grill http://www.qdoba.com 800 Englewood Pkwy, #J301, Englewood, CO 08110 Call: 303-761-9104, Fax: 303-761-9125

NEXT LAB

Please note: First Lab at Hensmann, see new location, date and time!
FMI, contact: James Hansen, Astarii@4dvision.net

User Group Lab (Friday before our monthly Meeting)
Friday, January 24, 2003, 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Location: Hensmann Technology Learning and Education Center, http://www.hensmann.com
Address: 6825 South Galena St., Englewood, CO 80112, Phone: 303-832-4665, 877-660-4876
Map: http://www.DenverVisualStudio.net/Labs.htm#DirectionsAndMaps

No registration needed to attend our Labs (you must register to attend our Presentation Meetings). Space is limited, filled on a first come basis, may be shared, and not guaranteed -- come early!

Topic

"Printing Reports and Labels in Windows Forms"
By Riley Phelps

In this Lab, we will look at printing functionality available in the .NET Framework. We will specifically look at the System.Windows.Forms.PrintPreviewDialog, System.Drawing, and System.Drawing.Printing classes. Join Riley for a discussion on these useful print features of the .NET Framework.

Materials and code samples presented in our Labs (including multiple part Labs) are generally available after the Lab for free download from http://66.180.109.178/Vbsig/Labs/

Riley Phelps

Riley Phelps is an independent consultant specializing in .NET development and a longtime User Group member. Contact Riley at rphelp@covad.net.

NEW LAB LOCATION, Hensmann Technology!

At our new Lab location we will use the current version of the Microsoft Visual Studio .NET developer technology tools. Join us at the modern Hensmann Technology Learning and Education Center, the home of our Visual Studio .NET Practical Skills Course which has been running two six month sessions concurrently with a new third session to begin March 22. http://www.hensmann.com/ Thanks to Hensmann - our new Lab home!

New Labs begin Friday, January 24, 2003, 7:00 p.m. For details see:
http://www.denvervisualstudio.net/Messages/Labs2002/Lab12112002.htm#Hensmann

VISUAL STUDIO .NET Practical Skills Course - NEW Third Session

"Enhance your skills -- Increase your value -- Don't become obsolete!"
A comprehensive and fundamental training course for the serious .NET developer.
Third Session Starts March 22 -- Proposed Registration Deadline February 28

Visual Studio .NET Practical Skills Course, Third Session
Starts: Saturday, March 22, 2003 through September 14, 2003
Location: Hensmann Technology Learning and Education Center, http://www.hensmann.com
Address: 6825 South Galena St., Englewood, CO 80112, Phone: 303-832-4665, 877-660-4876
Map: http://www.DenverVisualStudio.net/Labs.htm#DirectionsAndMaps

Due to the success of our first two sessions, we have added a third session. This is an excellent opportunity to get professional .NET developer training at a fraction of other programs offered -- a special arrangement with the Denver Microsoft Visual Studio .NET User Group. Hensmann provides the flexibility to pay by check, credit card, or optional financing. College credit and tuition reimbursement options are available.

Cost for fewer than 10 students: $3,495.00 + books.
Cost for 10 or more students: $2,995.00 + books.

For more information, see the brochure - updated for the third session:
http://www.denvervisualstudio.net/Special/VSNETPracticalSkills.htm

To register or for more details, please contact:
Laura Edwards, Hensmann Technology, 303-832-4665, 877-660-4876, LEdwards@hensmann.com

.NET CERTIFICATION CLASS

UPDATED: Class, Schedule, and Cost -
Microsoft .NET Developer Certification Exams Preparation Class! Cost: $995.00
One class over six days covers MCAD/MCSD exam preparations for Windows, Web, and XML
See Microsoft Certification Links, FMI below
Wednesday, March 19, 2003, 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.,
Saturday, March 22, 2003, 9:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Sunday, March 23, 2003, 9:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 2, 2003, 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 5, 2003, 9:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Sunday, April 6, 2003, 9:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Location: Hensmann Technology Learning and Education Center, http://www.hensmann.com
Address: 6825 South Galena St., Englewood, CO 80112, Phone: 303-832-4665, 877-660-4876
Map: http://www.DenverVisualStudio.net/Labs.htm#DirectionsAndMaps

For specific questions regarding the class, schedule, cost and to register, see Hensmann for more details and other updates: Call Laura Edwards, 303-832-4665.

.NET CERTIFICATION - The Next Step Updated, directly above!

Your Name Goes Here, MCSD

Your Name Goes Here, MCAD

Our first two Visual Studio .NET Practical Skills courses are almost completed and our students are looking forward to their next challenge - Microsoft .NET Certification! Are you also ready for that next step or just thinking about it? Are you looking to add those coveted letters "MCSD" or "MCAD" to your name? Attend this information meeting!

Microsoft .NET Developer Certification Information Meeting! Free
Saturday, February 1, 2003, 5:00 p.m.
Location: Hensmann Technology Learning and Education Center, http://www.hensmann.com
Address: 6825 South Galena St., Englewood, CO 80112, Phone: 303-832-4665, 877-660-4876
Map: http://www.DenverVisualStudio.net/Labs.htm#DirectionsAndMaps

We will cover three major topics at the session on February 1 about your future.

General Q & A - This general question and answer session will be about Microsoft .NET developer certification (MCSD and MCAD), lead by Rick Gibson. Rick has been our primary instructor for the Visual Studio .NET Practical Skills courses and has an alphabet soup of certification letters behind his name including: MCSD, MCDBA, MCSE, MCT (plus Cisco and Oracle Certifications). Rick knows certification - he has been there and back with more than 25 years of training experience. He will answer all of your questions. Please review the Microsoft certification links below for a great basic understanding of certification. Let's throw the really tough certification questions at Rick.

Hensmann Technology Certification Classes - Hensmann Technology will be offering some certification classes (C# .NET and Visual Basic .NET) in the near future, see above. They will be discussing their curriculum, dates, and costs. In addition, tour the home of our .NET practical skills courses and the new home of our User Group monthly Labs. Explore their training facility and meet some of the Hensmann staff. Experience why Hensmann Technology is the .NET User Group education partner.

Talk with Other Certification Bound Members - Meet other members who want to pursue certification. Consider with them the creation of a “study group” (C# .NET or Visual Basic .NET). Take advantage of the opportunity to meet with other .NET User Group members to exchange contact information and ideas. You always knew there were other people in the group who wanted to do this – now is your opportunity to meet them!

The Bottom Line

If you are interested in becoming Microsoft certified in the .NET developer technologies, you need to come to this meeting on certification, February 1! We look forward to seeing you there!

If you can not attend or if you have any questions or comments, please contact Tim Stageberg at tvStageberg@Duke-Energy.com, he will pass your message on to the appropriate person.

For specific questions regarding the class, schedule, cost and to register, see Hensmann for more details and other updates: : Call Laura Edwards, 303-832-4665.

Microsoft Certification Links, FMI:

Resources for Developers: http://www.microsoft.com/traincert/start/developer.asp
MCSD: http://www.microsoft.com/traincert/mcp/mcsd/default.asp
MCAD: http://www.microsoft.com/traincert/mcp/mcad/default.asp
Six Steps to Certification: http://www.microsoft.com/traincert/mcp/sixsteps.asp
Exam Resources: http://www.microsoft.com/traincert/mcpexams/default.asp
Training and Certification Community: http://www.microsoft.com/traincert/community/default.asp

CRYSTAL REPORTS - Meet the Author

Talk to George Peck, author and former presenter to our user group, when he talks about little-known tips and techniques in Crystal Reports at a special event at our local Softpro Books.

Crystal Reports Secrets - Meet the Author, Talk to George Peck, the expert!
Thursday, January 30, 7:00 p.m.
Location: Softpro Books, DTC store, http://www.softpro.com
Address: (just SW of I-25 & Arapahoe Rd.) 6862 S. Yosemite St., Centennial, CO 80112, 303-740-775
Map: http://lib1.store.vip.sc5.yahoo.com/lib/softpro/DenverDirections.jpg
Note: “If you are interested in attending, please e-mail events@softprowest.com with the word "Peck" in the subject line."

George will discuss general report design techniques which are very valuable to anyone who is designing a Crystal Report -- whether with the standalone version or integrated into .NET -- the design techniques are the same for both. If you are using Crystal Reports in any of these environments you will get a great deal out of this talk and his newest book!

	George has just-published his latest edition, “Crystal Reports 9: The Complete Reference.” For more information or to order online, see www.CrystalBook.com or http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/007222519X/crystareport7the. As our User Group member, you qualify for a 40% discount off of this book - to order and ask for your discount, e-mail directly to Karen Schopp, McGraw-Hill Education, karen_schopp@mcgraw-hill.com or call 831-464-2864. This book edition covers both Crystal Reports in the current release for .NET, and the newest features added on by Crystal Reports 9 Advanced Edition, plus it covers version 9 of the RDC for VB and ASP integration -- lots of good, new valuable information in this book for all of us.

Buy this book at a discount at this event. George also plans to give a few copies away FREE! FREE Crystal Reports 9 book: Participate in our volunteer Book Exchange "FREE Book in Exchange for a Book Review" See FREE Book Offers below!

Contact him directly at George Peck, The ABLAZE Group, (800) 773-3472,
GPeck@AblazeGroup.com, http://www.ablazegroup.com/

Also see the CDUGNA, the Crystal Decisions User Group of North America, whose purpose it is to help build community among users of Crystal Decisions products, http://www.cdugna.org/

VB.NET Migration Summit Event

Get the skills you need to migrate to VB.NET! Attend this VB.NET Migration Summit!

This seminar, presented by Ted Pattison, Jason Masterman, and Doug Turnure from DevelopMentor, will show you how to get from VB to VB.NET by explaining the architecture of the .NET Framework and the CLR as well as to introducing important new object-oriented programming concepts that are critical to learning how to use VB.NET. These concepts include parameterized constructors, method overloading, inheritance, overridable methods, delegates and structured exception handling.
The seminar will show you how to migrate existing VB applications over to VB.NET and how to use some of the new framework class libraries such as the Windows Forms framework and ADO.NET. Brought to you by Microsoft^® and DevelopMentor^TM.

VB.NET Migration Summit: Moving from Visual Basic to Visual Basic .NET
February 27, 2003, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.,, Breakfast (8-9) and lunch (12-1) are provided
Location: Meadows 12
Address: 9355 Park Meadows Drive, Littleton, CO 80124
FMI plus map and directions: http://archive.devx.com/ltLinkTrack.asp?linkid=864

Only $79, with your special User Group discount, regularly $89! (a $1595 value!)
Register Today (seats fill up fast), for $79 (discount will appear in your cart), go to:
http://archive.devx.com/ltLinkTrack.asp?linkid=864

Each attendee receives the .NET Technology Source Kit which includes:
     - Special Edition Books from MS Press
     - Windows XP Professional NFR CD
     - Windows .NET Server Release Candidate
     - White Papers on Windows .NET Server
     - .NET Resources from Microsoft
     - .NET T-shirt
WIN A Great Prize Too - You will have the chance to win a copy of Visual Studio .NET Pro.

MOVING TO .NET

Moving to .NET

Recently, just before our meeting, we sponsored a special event for IT Managers, Decision Makers, and Architects. We are planning our next such event just before our February 24 or March 24, 2003 meeting.
Like our last event, this next event will not be geared toward application program developers either. See our last Moving to .NET event:
http://www.denvervisualstudio.net/Messages/Special2002/Special10212002.htm

You Can Help Us NOW! - We want to present your "Moving to .NET" story during this next event!

Real Stories from Real Customers Building Real Applications.

Do you have a .NET story? Successful or Challenging? We are looking for real-world experiences where we can talk frankly about the benefits you found as well as any war stories from which you learned. We are talking about how your business needs were answered by using .NET development technologies like Visual Studio .NET.

We are not talking about code or feature sets. No power point slides. No prepared presentation. We envision that Mel Harris and Chris Wallace will lead an introduction to your business problem, a discussion on your use of .NET to solve this business problem, and a Q & A session with the limited selected audience of IT Managers, Decision Makers, and Architects to showcase your "Moving to .NET."

Time to market, reducing costs, and increasing revenues are important considerations for any organization. Microsoft has embarked on a vision of how to connect customers and organizations together through the .NET. We want to test these issues by looking at how you have actually implemented a .NET solution. How did training go? How long did it take? How are you planning to implement .NET in the future, based on your experiences?

We need your help to inform us about the experiences you have had! We want to talk to you about your experiences during this event. We are also looking to include your business client in the entire event. We are looking for the fundamentals of your experiences, so the industry and the uniqueness of your business is not critical. No internal business or technology secrets need to be revealed and no proprietary processes need to be disclosed - this is a generic view.

We are looking at the issues you faced and how you solved them as you "Moved to .NET" plus how your solution may have been different than in the past.

We need to start planning NOW for this event. Contact Mel today to discuss your .NET story,
Mel Harris jmel@jncd.com.

FREE Book Offers

For members participating in our volunteer Book Exchange
"FREE Book in Exchange for a Book Review."

You Are A Winner: by reading down this far, you have just won the opportunity to obtain a FREE book!

Now is the time to help your fellow group members and yourself. You get a FREE book in exchange for writing a review of that book. We ask all recipients of door prize books to complete a review of their book choice; however, some specific books have been entrusted to our group by the publishers in exchange for a published review by our group members posted to our web site. We are obligated to fulfill those agreements, to receive additional door prizes and more FREE books for review.

H o w t o c l a i m y o u r F R E E b o o k:

1. Select one of the books currently offered for review (one outstanding review per member, please):

        "Crystal Reports 9: The Complete Reference" by George Peck,
           (see Crystal Reports - Meet the Author above) (McGraw-Hill Osborne)
          http://shop.osborne.com/cgi-bin/osborne/007222519X.html

        “Service - and Component-based Development: Using the Select Perspective and UML"
           by George Heineman, et al.,
           (see Meeting Sponsor and Sponsor Presentation above) (Addison Wesley)
           http://www.awprofessional.com/catalog/product.asp?product_id={035A83E1-60EA-4DF3-9E72-423F323AC1F5} (for this URL, use all one line and all characters)

        "Murach’s SQL for SQL Server" by Bryan Syverson, (Murach)
          http://www.murach.com/books/sqls/index.htm

        "Upgrading Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 to Microsoft Visual Basic .NET"
           by Ed Robinson, Michael Bond, Robert Ian Oliver, (Microsoft Press)
          http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/books/5699.asp

2. Be the first to send an e-mail message to me, Chris Wallace cawallace1@earthlink.net. State that you will write a review of that book within 60 days of receiving that book and that you understand and agree to follow the book review process and submit your review as described in our “How To Review” process at http://www.denvervisualstudio.net/HowTo/HowToReview.htm

DO NOT PARTICIPATE UNLESS YOU AGREE TO FOLLOW OUR "How To Review" PROCESS!

3. Get your book at our Meeting described in this e-mail. You must be present at that Meeting to pick up your book, no exceptions. If you are not present to obtain your book at the time during the Meeting when it is offered, it will go to the next person who submitted an e-mail in the order received.

4. Start reading and writing! - Thank you members who have written book reviews!

FREE asp.netPRO MAGAZINE

FREE copy of asp.netPRO, February issue,
for each one attending our next Meeting (while supplies last)!

Get our very SPECIAL User Group Discount Offer -- you must follow the instructions below:
See: http://www.denvervisualstudio.net/Messages/Meetings2002/Meeting08212002.htm#Magazine

LEARNING .NET - How am I ever going to learn all this .NET stuff?

Q&A Continued . . . New:	= Special Resource!

Jeff Prosise: "Power ASP.NET Programming" - From our (January 15) presentation, slides and sample code http://www.wintellect.com/power/

Building Secure ASP.NET Applications: Authentication, Authorization, and Secure Communication - The most detailed resource around on the topic. Every developer writing security sensitive ASP.NET code should get this 608 page book length security guide as a reference!
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnnetsec/html/secnetlpMSDN.asp

Building and Configuring More Secure Web Sites - Security Best Practices for Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Internet Information Services 5.0, SQL Server 2000, and the .NET Framework
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnnetsec/html/openhack.asp

Regular Expressions - A great library of regular expressions http://www.regexlib.com

VBTV - Episode 3: Building Web Applications with Visual Basic .NET
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vbtv/default.asp (Also see Episodes 1 and 2)

Debugging - for .NET Framework Applications http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnbda/html/DBGrm.asp

Introducing "Visual Studio Tools for Office" - Now Developers Can Use Visual Studio .NET for Office Development http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/techinfo/officetools/default.asp

Architecting - an Application Using the Microsoft .NET Framework http://www.microsoft.com/seminar/shared/asp/view.asp?url=/seminar/en/20010710devt1-21/manifest.xml

MSDN Webcasts - Architecting an Application using the .NET Framework
Part 1 http://ems.interwise.com/msfm/live/viewevent.asp?eventid=1329
Part 2 http://ems.interwise.com/msfm/live/viewevent.asp?eventid=1330

Best Practices for .NET Development - http://ems.interwise.com/msfm/live/viewevent.asp?eventid=1334

Microsoft Backstage - helps solve and explain real world IT problems with examples http://www.microsoft.com/backstage/archives.htm

The .NET Show - The .NET Compact Framework http://msdn.microsoft.com/theshow/

For our previous "Learning .NET Q&A," see http://www.denvervisualstudio.net/PastMessages.htm

FREE Developer Resources

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ATTENTION Northern and Southern Colorado Members

Northern Colorado Members

Car Pool to Denver - Members in Fort Collins, Loveland, Greeley, and the surrounding areas – join a group of other Northern Colorado members as they car pool to our monthly User Group meetings in Denver.
For car pool locations, times, and other information, plus information on the Northern Colorado .NET meetings, see http://www.dotnet-sig.org/DotNet-Sig.htm. For More Information, please contact John Bugarin, jbugarin@infokinetics.com.

Southern Colorado Members
	Car Pool to Denver - Members in Colorado Springs and the surrounding areas – join a group of other Southern Colorado members as they car pool to our monthly User Group meetings in Denver. Also of interest may be information on possible Southern Colorado .NET meetings. For more information, please contact David Yack, dave@coloradotc.com.

CONTACTS and EVENT LINKS plus More Information

User Group:	Chris Wallace, cawallace1@earthlink.net http://www.denvervisualstudio.net
Meetings:	Chris Wallace, cawallace1@earthlink.net http://www.DenverVisualStudio.net/Meetings.htm
Labs:	James Hansen, Astarii@4dvision.net http://www.DenverVisualStudio.net/Labs.htm
Events:	http://www.DenverVisualStudio.net/CurrentEvents.htm
Messages:	http://www.DenverVisualStudio.net/PastMessages.htm

Microsoft Rocky Mountain Events: http://www.microsoft.com/usa/rockymtn/calendar.asp

Regards,

Chris Wallace
cawallace1@earthlink.net
Denver Microsoft Visual Studio .NET User Group
www.DenverVisualStudio.net