<Inside Outsourcing/>

In this episode Scott sits down with Venkat and Vinot, two Microsoft Regional Directors and gets their inside perspective on outsourcing.

http://hanselminutes.com/default.aspx?showID=124

I have this project band called Carl Nivris that is focused on original tunes that are all variations on a single theme, all instrumental. It's the same lineup as the Franklin Brothers Band, but the music is unique.  We played at the St. Patricks Day Parade party in New London on March 17th. A few friends grabbed the video cameras and we got an audio feed from the sound board. We threw it all together and came up with a couple good tunes. Here's the last tune we played that night, Tubal Litigation. Shot in DV video and encoded with Silverlight.

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<Rocky Lhotka on Data Access Mania, LINQ and CSLA.NET/>

Scott talks with developer and author Rockford Lhotka about the attack of the DALs (Data Access Layers). How can we put LINQ to SQL, LINQ to Entities and classic multi-tiered design all into a larger context? What's the right strategy for your data access needs? Scott's got questions and Rocky's got opinions.

http://hanselminutes.com/default.aspx?showID=123

<Dave Laribee on Alt.net/>

This week Scott talks with Dave Laribee of XClaim software about Alt.net.

http://hanselminutes.com/default.aspx?showID=122

Richard is Dead

Richard dies, Carl and Mark explain why there hasn't been a show since October, Carl babysits two demons, Mark finds a discount phone sex line, Karen goes to the Oscars, and Richard comes back from the dead to show some of the most disturbing toys of all time. This show is NOT bleeped. Not Safe For Work (NSFW).

Bill Wagner on Generics in C# .NET`

Our good friend Bill Wagner is back this week to show us how Generics can make your code smaller, more efficient and easier to read.

http://dnrtv.com/default.aspx?showID=105

Hey Kids, just letting you know that we actually were able to record Mondays last week. We're editing now and it will be online on Monday morning!

I'm waiting for the second leg of my flight home from Las Vegas after attending Mix '08 at the Venetian for the last few days. I was really blown away by the keynote and also a few really good sessions. Silverlight 2.0 beta 1 is now available, and I can't wait to get my hands on it. For the first time since the Expression suite was first announced, I am ready to roll up my sleeves and play with this stuff. I can't guarantee what's going to come out the other end, but it should be lots of fun. The Silverlight 2.0 runtime is about 4MB and includes such coolness as LINQ and Sockets!! Whoa!!! I've got a lot of work to do!!

Josh Holmes caught up with me, Richard Campbell, Mark Dunn, and Stephen Forte hanging out in the "Sandbox" and he took this video.

http://visitmix.com/blogs/OpenSpace/Microsoft-Regional-Directors-React-to-the-Keynote/

Jim Duffy on Implementing Virtual Earth in ASP .NET

Jim Duffy comes to the dnrTV screen this week with a great presentation using Microsoft's Virtual Earth in ASP .NET. Jim shows you how to incorporate live maps in your applications complete with push pins, lines, shapes, links and more.

http://dnrtv.com/default.aspx?showID=104