Glen's old blog
The next big adventure for Glen
As with any great adventure, the beginning is sometimes the hardest part, and so is the end. As of...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 11/28/2012
Windows 8 Wednesday in Atlanta for November 13
Wednesday, November 13 I’ll be in the Microsoft Alpharetta office from noon-2. Stop by and chat...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 11/13/2012
Free online Windows Azure conference on November 14
Sometimes the best way to learn how to be successful with a technology is to hear from your peers...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 11/12/2012
Startup Weekend Atlanta is November 9!
If you have the itch and the idea to start a new company, there’s no better event to come to...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 11/07/2012
Next Windows 8 Office Hours – Thursday, November 8
This week as you try to deal with the absence of political tweets and Facebook posts, why not swing...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 11/06/2012
Windows 8 Hackathon (with prizes) in Birmingham on November 13
Hey Alabama developers! Are you itching to get started building Windows 8 apps? Now that the OS has...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 11/02/2012
Windows 8 Wednesday schedule for October 31 in ATL
Once again it’s about to be Wednesday, so that means it’s about to be Windows 8 Wednesday, another...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 10/30/2012
Developer sessions at the Microsoft Store in Atlanta starting October 29
We’re putting together some great sessions for developers at the Microsoft store in Lenox Square....
Author: GlenGordon Date: 10/26/2012
Windows 8 Monday on October 22
Next week I have a conflict on Wednesday, so I’m changing Windows 8 Wednesday to a Windows 8 Monday....
Author: GlenGordon Date: 10/19/2012
ReMIX South 2012 designer developer conference is this weekend
There’s still time to sign up for THE designer and developer conference in the Southeast – ReMIX!...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 10/18/2012
Windows 8 Wednesday Office Hours for October 17
On Wednesday October 17 I’ll be at the Microsoft office in Alpharetta from 11 AM until 2:00 PM....
Author: GlenGordon Date: 10/16/2012
Windows 8–Are you developing for it? Why or why not?
Windows 8 is coming. And with it, huge developer opportunities. Lots of developers are getting their...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 10/15/2012
PowerShell Saturday Atlanta is October 27
PowerShell Saturday #003 will bring together developers, IT professionals, DBAs, and developers from...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 10/10/2012
DotNetRocks Roadshow coming to Atlanta on October 22
Carl Franklin and Richard Campbell are hitting the road in the USA with the traveling edition of...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 10/09/2012
New Windows 8 app meetup starting in Atlanta
If you are in the Atlanta area and want to get started (or have already started) building Windows 8...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 10/08/2012
Windows 8 Game Hackathon October 3-4 in ATL
Think you have the chops to create a game for Windows 8 in 2 days? Come learn, build and win at this...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 10/01/2012
Windows 8 Wednesdays in Atlanta starting this week
Hopefully by now everyone has seen that the Windows Store is accepting app submissions from every...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 09/25/2012
Windows 8 apps for the PhoneGap developer-Files
(This is part 5 in my series on Windows 8 apps for the PhoneGap developer.) Most applications save...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 09/04/2012
Windows 8 apps for the PhoneGap developer-Contacts
This is part 4 in my series on Windows 8 apps for the PhoneGap developer. It’s time to make contact...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 08/28/2012
Windows 8 app dev for the PhoneGap developer–Location
In my previous post about PhoneGap to Windows 8 migration, I used the location API as comparison...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 08/14/2012
Downloads for Windows 8 Devcamps
This month I’m presenting Windows 8 camps in Atlanta and Raleigh. For those of you who would like...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 08/09/2012
Windows Phone App Challenge at the Atlanta Code Camp
Today, at the Atlanta Code Camp, I just announced the Windows Phone App Challenge of the day. During...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 05/19/2012
Microsoft is hiring an IT Pro Evangelist in Atlanta
If you are passionate about spreading the word about the awesomeness of Microsoft’s technologies,...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 05/15/2012
PhoneGap on WP7 Tip #8: Alarms and Reminders
One of the key design decisions the design team made when creating Windows Phone was a focus on...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 05/15/2012
Nokia Coding Challenge coming to Atlanta on May 15
Headphones on. Tilt the seat back. Just steady codin’ as the keys get tapped. Get ready,...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 05/07/2012
Next week, learn about Windows 8 and tour a great coworking facility
On Wednesday of next week, I’ll be giving a talk on what’s coming in Windows 8 for app developers...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 05/04/2012
Announcing the launch of The Campus Coder podcast series
Good news, everyone! My colleague Ed Donahue and I have launched a new podcast series called The...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 05/03/2012
Learn The Cloud. Make A Difference. @home with Windows Azure
How does learning about cloud computing while contributing to scientific research sound to you? Join...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 04/10/2012
Windows Phone 101 series kicking off in Atlanta
If you have been wanting to learn how to write and publish Windows Phone apps, here’s a great...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 04/03/2012
PhoneGap on WP7 Tip #7: Marketplace tricks
This is a quick follow up tip to the last one I posted about using Trial Mode with a PhoneGap...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 03/30/2012
Now Available: Windows Phone SDK 7.1.1 Update
Today the Windows Phone team announced the release of the Windows Phone SDK 7.1.1 Update! This is a...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 03/26/2012
PhoneGap on WP7 Tip #6: Trial Mode
When you provide users a way to evaluate your application without any money up front, your app turns...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 03/02/2012
Join the 30 to Launch challenge and build a Windows Phone application today!
Lots of things are tough to do in 30 days. Having a baby, building a skyscraper, shooting a movie....
Author: GlenGordon Date: 02/01/2012
Get help with your Windows Phone apps at the Phone Garage in Birmingham–February 18
What's a Windows Phone Garage? A free, full day event being designed to help developers/designers...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 01/26/2012
Alabama Code Camp 9–March 10 in Troy, AL
The industrious developer community over in Alabama has just announced their 9th code camp, taking...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 01/26/2012
Excellent ASP.NET MVC3, HTML5 and jQuery training in Atlanta
If you have been wanting in-depth in-person training on ASP.NET MVC3, HTML5 and jQuery in Atlanta ,...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 01/12/2012
PhoneGap on WP7 Tip #5: Live Tiles and Deep Linking
Windows Phone has a unique and very handy way of providing multiple entry points into your...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 01/10/2012
PhoneGap 1.3 released, full support for Windows Phone
This morning the PhoneGap community announced their version 1.3 release! This release is special...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 12/19/2011
Great Windows Azure announcements and fresh content!
One of the downsides of finding videos and articles on the Web is that they can get out of date (to...
Author: GlenGordon Date: 12/19/2011