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 Programming Twittering with Visual Basic
From devx.com: Social networking has reached critical mass. One unique social networking platform, Twitter, launched in March of 2006 and took the world by storm with its social networking and microblogging platform. The developers of Twitter had the forethought to provide a REST-based API. Numerous developers have used the API to build Twitter clients on dozens of different platforms.
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See what VB.NET can do for you!
Programming with VB.NET 2008,
July 6-10
Create Quick Database Interfaces with ASP.NET Dynamic Data
From developer.com: Very often, web applications utilize a database, but creating a set of pages to view, edit, delete and insert data to the database seems like a repetitive task. Every application has the same set of basic features. To ease the process, Microsoft has recently developed a new technique for creating such applications. Enter ASP.NET Dynamic Data.
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Make Your Code Clear
From reddevnews.com: It's often not that hard to create code that works. What often separates average code from high-quality code is how well that code — especially its public interface — describes its own capabilities. A small time investment in your code will save time explaining how it works and avoid enhancing it unnecessarily, creating more work for yourself and your users.
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Microsoft Visual Studio 2008/ALM Hands-On Lab — only $39
This isn't your typical IT class. This hands-on lab is for experienced Developers working with Visual Studio 1.1 or 2.0 as well as other OO languages like Java who want to "try it out." You'll spend most of the day getting hands-on practice and experience with the new product features and scenarios in your own lab environment with very little instructor presentation. This $39 special training event will fill quickly and space is limited, so be sure to register as soon as possible to reserve your seat.
Date: June 30
Time: 8:00am – 4:00pm
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Agile/Scrum Foundations
Attend our four-hour Agile/Scrum Foundations seminar to become familiar with the Agile and Scrum techniques that are increasingly being used across the world to advance software development and implementation of systems. These techniques improve the quality of systems, the efficiency by which systems are developed, the frequency of delivering value to the customer and ultimately the customer's satisfaction.
Date: July 15
Time: 8:00am – 12:00pm
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Scrum Team Training
This introductory course offers a new alternative to the Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) training. While CSM focuses solely on the ScrumMaster Role, Scrum Team Training focuses on the entire team, including Project Managers, Business Analysts, Testers, Developers, and Architects. This team-based training will help you understand your role within the Scrum team structure and equip you with the knowledge, skills and tools to successfully implement Scrum.
Dates: July 29 – 30
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Certified ScrumMaster
This course will prepare ScrumMasters and Change Agents for the role they will play in the successful adoption of Scrum in their organization. Learn the basics of Scrum, how to get it started, and how to keep it going in your organization. Learn through interactive exercises and use the same techniques that are needed when you start your projects. Our goal is to change the fundamental way people think about their projects and how to manage them.
Dates: September 29 – 30
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Lean-Agile Project Management
This advanced course teaches ScrumMasters and Agile Project Managers how to apply Lean thinking and Agile principles to PMI’s Project Management Process Groups leveraging the best of each to deliver maximum value to customers.
Dates: August 26 – 27
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CNS-300-1I Advanced Administration for Citrix NetScaler 9.0 Platinum Edition
Interactive instructor-led discussion and hands-on lab exercises guide learners through advanced administration tasks for configuring, managing, and monitoring Citrix NetScaler 9.0 deployments.
Dates: July 13 – 17
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Professional Development Workshops — Starting at just $80 a day!
Our Professional Development Workshops are designed to get you and your team the professional skills you need in a quick and inexpensive way.
Our next workshops featuring Leadership, Personal Effectiveness and Communication are quickly approaching. Sign up soon!
Time Management Tools for Peak Performance, July 20
Solving Problems Before They Solve You, August 14
The first correct answer wins a $20 Best Buy Gift Certificate!
What did Benjamin Franklin want the national bird to be instead of the Bald Eagle?
Email us your best guess and the answer will be posted in our newsletter archive tomorrow. Good luck!
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Silverlight: Innovate Your Business
In this free  webinar learn how to harness web applications built in Silverlight 2.0 to deliver browser-rich, accessible content to clients and customers. Silverlight 2.0 is not just a browser plug-in, but a web programming platform built on the powerful .NET Framework. This powerful architecture allows companies to build rich internet applications while still maintaining their .NET developer base. Silverlight 2.0 leverages the separation of user interface and logic by using the extensible application markup language (XAML).
Date: July 8
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm (CST)
Location: Online
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Dive deeper into Silverlight!
50197 Developing Web Applications Using Microsoft Silverlight 2.0,
August 12-14
Agile Basics Webinar
What is Agile? How is Agile different? Why does Agile work? How could Agile work in my organization? How do teams differ in Agile? What is Scrum, Lean and Extreme Programming. This free webinar will explore the origins of Agile, the definition of Agile, how Agile differs from the way you work today and most importantly why Agile works. This information will then be applied to the business environment today to help you consider using Agile practices for your projects.
Date: June 25
Time: 10:00am – 11:15am (CST)
Location: Online
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Secure Coding Course Overview Webinar
The applications that run on our servers, desktops, and networking equipment are the attack surface that hackers currently target. At one time it was the operating systems that were vulnerable. Now the vulnerabilities are found in the applications that run on these operating systems. This free webinar will help you better understand how to secure what you are developing.
Date: July 6
Time: 10:00am – 5:00pm (CST)
Location: Online
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Advanced Features of PivotTables
You already know the basics of using Excel PivotTables, but there is much more to explore. In just 90 minutes, this webinar will uncover the many hidden tips/tricks that you can use to streamline workflow and increase productivity.
Date: July 29
Time: 2:00pm – 3:30pm (CST)
Location: Online
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Leveraging Certification in Today's Economic Market to Ensure YOUR Success
During difficult economic times, it is especially important to be sure your professional and technical skills are a cut above the rest. Taking the time to earn professional certifications will help accelerate your career and look to the future with confidence. New Horizons is proud to present a FREE comprehensive seminar on how certifications (Microsoft, Cisco, ITIL, Business Analysis and Project Management) strengthen your career outlook. Additionally, you will receive a free skills assessment and a free learning plan to assist you with your certification goals.
Date: June 25
Time: 4:00pm – 6:00pm
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ITCare – Solving Business Pains with SQL Server Integration Services
SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) offers a wide range of features and functionality that can be used to solve business pains within Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) processes. This presentation will provide a demonstration of real world scenarios where features of SSIS were used to solve business pains through modification of existing SSIS packages or through the creation of new SSIS packages.
Date: June 24
Time: 9:00am – 11:30am
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FREE SharePoint Seminar Series We have many great SharePoint seminars coming up. All SharePoint seminars are at New Horizons of Minnesota, Edina and run from 9:00am – 12:00pm.
SharePoint Server 2007: Social Networking
Date: June 17
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SharePoint 2007: Business Intelligence Deep-dive
Date: July 23
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6460 Visual Studio 2008 Connected Systems: Windows Presentation Foundation,
July 6–8
Programming with C#.NET 2008,
July 20–24
2310 Developing Web Applications Using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008,
July 27-31
6214 Effective Team Development Using Microsoft Visual Studio Team System,
August 17–19
Inside SharePoint 2007 Products and Technologies (Developer),
August 3–7
CNS-200-1l Basic Administration for Citrix NetScaler 9.0,
July 27–31
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