Hello, I'm   Jason

I wanted to share this with everyone. Our town joined a few others in a memorial effort known as a “Healing Field.” A Healing Field is a field that displays flags listing individuals who are to be remembered for 9/11. You can see Wilkes-Barre’s “Healing Field” by visiting: http://healingfield.org/staticpages/index.php/wb

Directions to Keystone College are located on the Keystone College website at http://www.keystone.edu/Directory/Directions.htm and on .NET Valley at http://www.dotnetvalley.com/Directions/default.aspx. The room is located in Gardner Hall.

I’m looking to redesign the .NET Valley website through out the summer months. What should I consider changing, adding, or keeping on .NET Valley? If you haven’t been to the website yet, please visit it at www.dotnetvalley.com. Also, if you are in or around northeastern Pennsylvania, you can check out Phil Weber at our next meeting this Wednesday evening in LaPlume, PA at Keystone College.

Have you visited your MSDN download section lately? I did the other day while looking for something and noticed that the MSDN team is giving a limited 1-year subscription to the MapPoint web service. The link for signing up can be found on the front page.

Well, I’m now officially one month away from my wedding. It’s definitely different thinking about everything that I’ve accomplished thus far and how much more I’ll have to accomplish. The one cool thing about it all is that now I can share life experiences with my best friend. I’m usually not the type of person to become sensitive, but it is pretty neat. Well, wish me luck! (You’ll know if I’m not back around by July that my ship must have sunk on my honeymoon ;) )

Our next .NET Valley event will be held on May 19th at Keystone College in La Plume, PA. Phil Weber will be presenting .NET User Interfaces this night. For more information about this event, visit http://www.dotnetvalley.com/Events/196.aspx.

Awhile ago I wrote an article explaining how to convert Visio files to images. Check it out here: http://aspalliance.com/377.

Last week I went to NYC to see the .NET Roadshow. Rob did an awesome job of presenting the information. The presentation was nice to see because it covered beginner to expert level material. I know there is only one more advertised Roadshow left, but I heard a rumor that more events may be planned in the upcoming months.

I am creating a new educational website that will allow students to sign-in and get specific information. I wanted some feedback from those of you who had used Microsoft Passport services. Is it worth setting up to support both MS Passport and custom authentication? Is it a hassle? Is it expensive monetarily? Is it expensive on your server? Let me know your opinions!

I’ve been mighty quiet lately absorbing the winter atmosphere and enjoying teaching .NET at a local community college. Within the next year, there will be at least 3 more .NET classes beginning. If you are in the Eastern PA region and would like more info, give me a shout. Otherwise, I might see some of you tomorrow night at the .NET Road Show in New York City.