The Basement Coders Developer Podcast

DevConnections 2010 is my first Microsoft technologies centered conference in a long time, probably since VBITs in 1999.

Having been out of the realm of Microsoft development, I hadn't heard much about DevConnections. A group of guys from Apptius Computer solutions, a local (Winnipeg) consulting group were heading down to Vegas for the conference.

I just so happen to have friends who are working in Vegas at Zappos, and I had $150 United travel voucher burning a hole in my pocket. Originally I figured I'd just go down to Vegas, hang out with the Apptius folks and have a free place to stay with my Zappos friends. Then I figured I'd take a chance and email the DevConnections info address to inquire about a free Blogger's pass. Sure enough, they responded back stating they'd be happy to provide a full conference pass and workshop pass if I so desired.
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