K-MUG is conducting a one day conference for software professionals in Kerala named mini-TechEd on 27th June (Saturday). This conference is inline with the Microsoft TechEd conducted in Hyderabad, and developers will be getting similar(& better) sessions at free of cost. Mini techEd shall have the following technical tracks as part of the agenda.

1. Visual Studio 2010 Features
2. What is new in ASP.NET 4.0
3. Silverlight 3.0
4. Windows 7 for developers
5. SQL server best practices
6. SQL logical query execution and optimization tips
7. WPF Graphics
8. Hidden Gems in SQL Server
9. All about User Experience

More details can be located here.  More blogs about min TechEd can be located here

Kerala Microsoft Users Group (K-MUG) bagged three tickets to Microsoft TechEd 2009, which help at Hyderabad on May 13-15. Myself, Binoy and Shoban represented the K-MUG in TechEd Community Zone. K-MUG team had met many folks from Microsoft, INETA, PASS and other User Groups. Most of them were really surprised by the activities we have been doing in Kerala, K-MUG was featured in my sites and channels.

As part of the regional language drive, I gave an overview about ASP.NET in Malayalam.

Second day, Keynote session was delivered by Mr Rasool Pookkutty (Oscar winner from Kerala) and we managed to get slot from him and discussed many things related to Read more »

Dear Sreejumon KP,

Congratulations! We are pleased to present you with the 2009 Microsoft® MVP Award! This award is given to exceptional technical community leaders who actively share their high quality, real world expertise with others.

The Microsoft MVP Award provides us the unique opportunity to celebrate and honor your significant contributions and say “Thank you for your technical leadership.”

Toby Richards
General Manager
Community Support Services

Nokia today unveiled the Nokia N97, the world’s most advanced mobile computer, which will transform the way people connect to the Internet and to each other. Nokia N97 combines a large 3.5″ touch display with a full QWERTY keyboard, providing an ‘always open’ window to favorite social networking sites and Internet destinations.

The Nokia N97 supports up to 48 GB of storage, including 32 GB of on-board memory, expandable with a 16 GB microSD card for music, media and more. This is complemented by excellent music capabilities, full support for the Nokia Music Store and continuous playback time of up to 1.5 days. The Nokia N97 also has a 5-Megapixel camera with high-quality Carl Zeiss optics, 16:9 and DVD quality video capture, and support for services like Share on Ovi for immediate sharing over HSDPA and WLAN. Read more »

I am happy to inform you that our mega launch event was a great success!! Inspite of the heavy rain and bad weather condition in Kozhikode, we got more than 1000 participants. Here is the first press release from Mathrubhi daily.

A big thanks to all members who made this possible. More details and medias will be uploaded to http://k-mug.org site.

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As part of mynokia.in promotional offer, there is a chance of getting Nokia E71.

You can win this cool Nokia E71, if you do the following 3 steps

Register at http://mynokia.in Add 100+ friends in your network Send one SMS: mn [Phone Model] 9740063021 to 55555 (eg: mn N73 9740063021 to 55555) Steps to be followed while sending the message 1. Create new text message 2. Write: mn [Phone Model] 9740063021 3. Send it to 55555 4. You will get a confirmation sms from MyNokia Conditions The contest starts today, 22nd September 2008 and will be for a durationof 1 week (end date: 29th September 2008) Nokia India employees are not eligible for the contest It’s an individual event If more members have 100+ friends, top one will be considered as winner

More details can be located here 

MyNokia is a free service for Nokia owners, which helps you to get the most out of your Nokia. By registering for MyNokia you can receive regular communications that include tips & tricks specific to your phone, great offers, competitions and more. You can choose how you receive these communications, directly to your phone and/or via email. You will also be able to log-in to your own personalized My Nokia web page (and in some markets a personalized mobile page). You will also receive information on new device models through My Nokia.

How to register?

Send SMS to 55555 with following text

mn <phone model> 9740063021

eg:- if you have N73 model, you should send sms to 55555 with the following message

mn N73 9740063021

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We are merging all Microsoft Users Groups in Kerala under one umbrella. We had some discussion with MS folks regarding this, and got green signal. Regarding the UG sessions, we will have sessions in various cities, based on members demand. Current plan is to concentrate more on Trivandrum, Kochi and Kozhikode in terms of in person session. But online discussions and support will be there for all members.  Expecting your support!

Now I am part of MVF Community – Most Valuable Father.  Something similar to MVP Program, but some minor differences. Instead of MVP certificate from Microsoft, I will get the birth certificate from Kozhikode corporation. MVF award package details and benefits are not documented anywhere, but it is worth to try out

Yesterday evening (18-July-2008, 3.50 PM IST) Vidya delivered a baby girl and it was normal delivery, both mom & baby doing fine.