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Sydney WordPress Event at SBTUG

February 11, 2010SBTUG
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I’m looking for Sydney’s hottest WordPress developers to come and present at SBTUG this month. And to clarify, by ‘hottest’ I mean ‘skilled’ – this isn’t a calendar photo shoot
We’re having a huge WordPress event at the Sydney Business & Technology User Group (SBTUG) on Wed 24 Feb 2010, covering all facets [...]

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SBTUG: Social Networking and Chocolate

November 5, 2009Community
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If you’re like me, then you probably cringe when you see people referring to themselves as a ‘social media strategist’.
And if they point to Gary Vaynerchuk as their main example of why you too should embrace social media then I really despair. Too often it seems, we’re told of the wonderful success stories, with [...]

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SharePoint 2010 Extravaganza

October 14, 2009Microsoft
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Perhaps you’ve been hearing a lot about SharePoint 2010 lately… or perhaps not! Most likely the latter because most of the juicy bits have been locked under NDA. Until the SharePoint conference in Las Vegas next week that is!
Yes, and once the NDA wrappers are off there’s tons of goodness to talk about.
Which is [...]

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Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) at SBTUG

September 25, 2009Community
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Next Wednesday (Sep 30) at SBTUG we’re lucky to have Kristin Rohan from SassySEO along to give us a Beginners Guide to SEO For Business.  Make sure you RSVP here.
It kicks off at 6pm next Wed 30 Sep at Microsoft, North Ryde (full details and map here). (We ask for a [...]

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Virtualisation Smackdown next Wed 26 August

August 20, 2009Main
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I’m pretty excited, I gotta say, about this month’s Sydney Business & Technology User Group meeting – we’re having a Virtualisation Smackdown! It’s this coming Wednesday, starting at 6pm.
Here’s the details:

Date: Wed 26 August 2009
Time: 6pm – 9pm
Location: Microsoft, North Ryde (map)
Web: www.sbtug.com
Phone: 0413 489 388 (call me if you get there after 6pm [...]

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SBTUG – Wed 24 June 2009 – Visual Studio 2010, Customer Feedback, Google Wave

June 22, 2009Community
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I love the Sydney developer community. Really I do. Here’s why…
I’d previously organized a speaker for SBTUG tomorrow night, but he had to pull out (due to valid work travel reasons). This was two weeks ago. Then I got sick for a week and a bit, so it wasn’t until late last week I [...]

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SBTUG: Wed 28 Jan 2009 – SharePoint, Windows 7 and Touch

January 25, 2009Community

[Ooops! Forgot to post this on my own blog (but it’s over on the new SBTUG blog - and while you’re there let me know what you think of the revamped SBTUG site).]
Quick details: The Sydney Business & Technology User Group
When: Wed 28 January 2009

Time: 6pm (until approx 8:30pm)
Where: Microsoft, North Ryde
Contact: [...]

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SBTUG: Next Wed 26 Nov 2008 – Steve Herzberg, Craig Bailey, EOY Party!

November 19, 2008Community

Quick details:
When: Wed 26 November 2008

Time: 6pm (until approx 8:30pm)
Where: Microsoft, North Ryde
Contact: Craig Bailey : 0413 489 388
Cost: Free (Pizza + Drinkies + Nibblies all provided)
More details: www.sbtug.com

 
Yes, that’s right it’s almost Christmas (only 34 days till the consumer frenzy dies down… and then resumes with New Year [...]

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SBTUG: Next Wed 29 Oct 2008 – SQL Server 2008 explained

October 22, 2008Community

Next Wednesday 29 October 2008 we’ve got a special SQL Server 2008 night at the Sydney Business & Technology User Group (SBTUG).
That means we’ve got Justin King, Omar Besiso and Geoff Orr talking about different aspects of SQL Server 2008. The focus is on covering high level benefits (ie there won’t be much in depth [...]

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SBTUG: Next Wed 24 Sep 2008 – August de los Reyes, Mitch Denny

September 14, 2008Main

Next Wed 24 Sep (ie in 9 days time) we have a special night at the Sydney Business & Technology User Group (SBTUG).
The amazing August de los Reyes is flying in to present on Creating Emotion in Software. August is an acclaimed presenter, coming to Sydney to keynote at the world famous Web Directions South. [...]

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SBTUG: This Wed 27 Aug 2008 – Working efficiently with JIRA, and Electronic Forms in Office

August 24, 2008Main

This Wednesday at the Sydney Business & Technology User Group (SBTUG) is looking really good with two presentations on improving business processes.
The first uses an Atlassian product, the second uses Microsoft.
When: This Wed 27 August 2008

Time: 6pm (until approx 8:30pm)
Where: Microsoft, North Ryde
Contact: Craig Bailey : 0413 489 388
Cost: Free (Pizza [...]

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Atlassian and Microsoft Office

August 18, 2008Elcom

The links between Atlassian and Microsoft Office grow stronger with Atlassian’s latest Connector between Confluence (their Wiki product) and Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. In this case the Connector allows content on the Confluence Wiki to be imported, edited and updated from Word, Excel or PowerPoint. Check out the super simple 3 and half minute [...]

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SBTUG: This Wed 30 July 2008 – Demo Fest, Office Business Applications + VSTO

July 27, 2008Main

This Wednesday at the Sydney Business & Technology User Group (SBTUG) is looking really good with five demos scheduled. Yes, five! And I think we can still squeeze in one more if there’s anyone still undecided…
When: This Wed 30 July 2008

Time: 6pm (until approx 8:30pm)
Where: Microsoft, North Ryde
Contact: Craig Bailey : 0413 489 [...]

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SBTUG: Outsourcing + ASP.NET MVC + Prizes

June 22, 2008Main

This Wed at the Sydney Business & Technology User Group (SBTUG) we’re lucky enough to have Bob McGilvray and Tatham Oddie presenting.
 
When: This Wed 25 June 2008

Time: 6pm (until approx 8:30pm)
Where: Microsoft, North Ryde
Contact: Craig Bailey : 0413 489 388
Cost: Free (Pizza all provided)

Plus:

Prize: Full version of Visual Studio 2008 [...]

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SBTUG: Recap from last week

June 1, 2008SBTUG

A big thank you to Aaron Saikovski for presenting on Groove and Catherine Eibner for demo-ing the MERGE keyword in SQL 2008.
Andrew Coates and Roger Lawrence looked after us with their usual passion and generosity (and Rog videoed the demo).
In case you didn’t know we post the news (and presentations if possible) on the SBTUG [...]

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SBTUG: Microsoft Groove 2007 + 2008 Stack + Prizes

May 24, 2008Main

This Wed at the Sydney Business & Technology User Group (SBTUG) we’re lucky enough to have Aaron Saikovski along to bring us up to speed on all things Microsoft Groove related. Oh, and check out the prizes…
 
When: This Wed 28 May 2008

Time: 6pm (until approx 8:30pm)
Where: Microsoft, North Ryde
Contact: Craig Bailey : [...]

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SBTUG: Last minute change tonight + Prizes!

April 29, 2008Main

We’ve had a last minute change to tonight’s meeting.
Unfortunately Mitch Denny has had to pull out (due to illness), but in his place Richard Banks will be presenting.
His session will be covering Agile Project Management.
Richard is a Principal Consultant at Readify and a Certified Scrum Master.
Full details are available on the SBTUG site here.
(Note: [...]

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SBTUG: Mitch Denny speaking on Enterprise Software Development this Wed + Prizes!

April 27, 2008Community

This Wednesday 30 April 2008 at the Sydney Business & Technology User Group (SBTUG) we’ve got another great meeting organised.
This month: The Evolution of Enterprise Software Development presented by Mitch Denny.

When: This Wed 30 April 2008
Time: 6pm (until approx 8:30pm)
Where: Microsoft, North Ryde
Contact: Craig Bailey : 0413 489 388
Cost: Free (Pizza [...]

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CodeCampOz and SBTUG this month

April 22, 2008Community

I’m heading home from the US of A today, which sees me arrive back in Sydney (hopefully) on Thursday morning 24 April.
CodeCampOz
The next day I head down to Wagga for CodeCampOz. That finishes up on Sunday (27 April) and I fly back to Sydney that night.
Elcom
On Monday I’m back in the office, ready [...]

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SBTUG: Unified Communications – this Wed 26 March

March 23, 2008Main

This Wednesday we’ve got another great Sydney Business & Technology User Group (SBTUG) lined up.
This month: Unified Communications: What is it, and why does it matter? Presented by Craig Pringle.

When: This Wed 26 March 2008
Time: 6pm (until approx 8:30pm)
Where: Microsoft, North Ryde
Contact: Craig Bailey : 0413 489 388
Cost: Free [...]

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