Steve Harman has posted up two of my Visual Studio Settings files that I use for presentations up on CodeIncubator. There are 2005 and 2008 versions (apply named 2005PresentationSettings.vssettings and 2008PresentationSettings.vssettings). You’ll want to export your own normal working settings before importing these so that you can switch back easily. These settings will provide a white background with mostly out-of-the-box syntax hightlighting. I’ve made the selection highlighting colors yellow with black text so that it stands out better on a projector.

Today was the CodeMash Precompiler and I’m glad I came early. The precompiler, just like CodeMash itself, was a mix of longer sessions on a variety of technologies and languages. What made the day different than the rest of the conference was that most of the sessions today were half day or full days sessions rather than the hour long sessions most conferences have. Plus, today’s sessions were generally VERY interactive.

I’ve been involved with the .NET community for about four years now. I existed on the fringe for some time, but it wasn’t until James Avery approached me about helping revitalize the .NET User group in the area that I really started to feel part of a larger community. Actually, I don’t feel like the community in Cincinnati really started to take off until James and Jim put on the first Dayton-Cincinnati Code Camp (which has evolved into the Central Ohio Day of .