Free OPEN Passes to API World 2023

API World 2023 (Oct 24-26, Santa Clara, CA) + (Oct 31- Nov 2, Live Online) is the world’s largest API & microservices event where 4,500+ engineers, architects, IT leaders, integration partners, API & technical professionals and executives converge to discover the latest API developer & engineering innovations. Learn from leaders at Microsoft, Apple, Cisco, Netflix, IBM, Adobe, Volkswagen AG, Airbnb, Realtor.com, US Bank, and many more!

The API World team has offered our group 25 free OPEN Passes and discounted PRO Passes, so our members can attend for free.

Register now to get your free OPEN Pass or to SAVE $100 on your PRO Pass.

To register, go to: https://www.devnetwork.com/registration/?event=API%20World%202023&utm_source=meetup&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MU21543&discount=MU21543

 

 

Using LocalDB in 3 Steps

Problem: While doing a demo on a client’s PC that didn’t have SQL Server Developer Edition installed, I needed a quick way to demonstrate querying a SQL Server DB without installing SQL Server.

 

Solution: LocalDB to the rescue!  The client’s PC did have SQL Server Management Studio installed, along with SQL Server Express.  This gave me enough capability to create a sample DB and demonstrate how to query it.

 

To create a DB instance:

1. Open a Command Prompt window
2. Enter “sqllocaldb create “Ch1Demo” “, where Ch1Demo was the specific name of my DB instance.  This short command quickly created an instance using the default version of the SQL Server DB Engine installed (see below).  This process was nearly instant (see below).

 

 

Since my username is “Sam”, The DB was created in the path C:\Users\Sam\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server Local DB\Instances\Ch1Demo

 

3. To connect to the DB instance, simply use SQL Server Management Studio with the Server Name preceded with “(localdb)\”

 

 

For all intents and purposes, Ch1Demo will appear as any other DB instance, allowing DB creation, updates, and queries.

 

 

This was the perfect solution in a pinch, and it helps you as well.

 

To learn more about localDB, visit https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/tools/sqllocaldb-utility?view=sql-server-ver16

 

Oct '23 Regional Tech Events

User Groups

• Oct 11: Azure Cleveland
• Oct 18: Akron WIT
• Oct 19: Greater Lansing User Group for .Net (GLUG.Net)
• Oct 26: Cleveland C#

 

Conferences

• Oct 24-26: https://apiworld.co/ (Santa Clara)
• Oct 27: https://CyberSecuritySummit.com/Summit/Columbus23/ (AITP23AKRON)
• Oct 31-Nov 2: https://apiworld.co/ (online)
• Nov 7-10: https://www.techbash.com/
• Nov 14-16: https://www.dotnetconf.net/

 

ChatGPT for Business

Recently David Giard (Microsoft) delivered a presentation on using ChatGPT.  Aside from answering basic questions, he demonstrated some key business and professional cases:

• Create a LinkedIn Profile
• Write a Professional email
• “How do I increase my followers on Twitter?”
• “How do I increase customer base?”
• “How to organize a conference or event?”
• Get ideas for writing, to prevent writers block

 

The full presentation can be seen at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noXxynTEEhg