About 100 ToolBook and .NET developers travelled to Colorado Springs from June 18 - 23 to hone their craft, meet their peers, and have some fun. In the words of one attendee who has attended every year except 2003, “I enjoyed it a lot. It was probably the BEST TBCON that I been to so far!”

Here are a few hightlights:

• The 2004 Archives for Attendees application. (see list of presentations below)
• TBCON 2004 Photos

SumTotal Systems ToolBook Design Awards

Congratulations to Dawn Sekel of the U. S. Courts for winning the award for the Most Creative Use of ToolBook. Big kudos also go to Peter Hoyt of Verizon Data Services, Inc. for the Best ToolBook Online Training. They both won Apple iPod Minis.

Thank you to SumTotal Systems for sponsoring this contest. Charley Delaney and Michael Ormes did their usual superb job of judging all the outstanding entries!

Hack-Ack

Brad Shuck won the Olympic-themed contest this year, decided once again by audience vote. The Buckman Labs team of Tony Lin, Oscar Posada, Michele Nix, Mauro Rech, and Catherine Walker came in a strong second. The other entries were so outstanding that the audience decided they all tied for third: Andrew Gould and Simon Price; Jose Rodriguez, Mike Pritchett, Launa Mallett, Doris Ford, and April Whitson; and George Maggelet and Richard Kilmer. Denny Dedmore created a demonstration application on path animation from ToolBook while Jeff Rhodes built a PocketPC application in .NET that allowed attendees to draw their own interpretation of Tim Barham.

Presentations

• A Basic Introduction to the Actions Editor in ToolBook Instructor 2004 (Hall)
• Actions Editor - A Look at the More Complex Features of the Actions Editor (Dedmore)
• Actions Editor Tips and Tricks (Weller)
• Adding Media to ASP.NET Applications using the Web Player (Bell)
• An Introduction to the Simulation Editor in ToolBook Instructor 2004 (Hall)
• An Introduction to Visual Studio and Visual Basic .NET (Rhodes)
• Anatomy and Use of the VBTrain.Net Question Object (Rhodes)
• Basic XML Coding In OpenScript (Cline)
• Behind the Scenes of the TBCON Archives for Attendees (Rhodes)
• Building Custom Controls in .NET (Rhodes)
• Building Online Tests with the Exam Engine (Rhodes)
• Building Web Sites with ASP.NET (Rhodes)
• Case Study: Managing Project Development with HTTP Post (Hall, Hoyt)
• Case Study: Our First e-Learning Courses using VBTrain.Net (Rech)
• Communicating via the Internet with Instructor (Bell)
• Communicating with a SCORM LMS Using the Actions Editor (Bell)
• Connecting to Databases in ToolBook Using ADO (Rhodes)
• Creating “Rich-Client” CBT with VBTrain.Net (Rhodes)
• Creating Web-Based Training with VBTrain.Net (Rhodes)
• Database Access Using Visual Basic .NET (Rhodes)
• Denny’s Top 10 List of ToolBook Problems Reported To Technical Support (Dedmore)
• Displaying ASP.NET and Flash on Pocket PC (Bell)
• E-learning on Pocket PC Using .NET (Rhodes)
• Flash Development Basics (Bell)
• Gee … No GDI+. Creating Graphical Shapes, Lines, and Text in .NET (Bell)
• Getting the Most out of ToolBook’s Built-in Features (Richards, Wincek)
• How Does Exam Engine Work? (Rhodes)
• Incorporating External Data into ToolBook Presentations (Tate-Smith)
• Incorporating Flash into ToolBook (Bell)
• Installations Using the Wise For Windows Installer (Cline)
• Introduction to ActiveX and ToolBook (Bell)
• Key Concepts for Designing Interactive Training (Richards, Wincek)
• Keynote: ToolBook and VBTrain.Net Status Report (Barham, Rhodes)
• Multimedia Tricks and Techniques for ToolBook (Rech)
• Product Showcase: Exam Engine (Bell)
• Product Showcase: LAsso Tool (Karns)
• Product Showcase: Learning & Mastering ToolBook Instructor & Assistant (Bell)
• Product Showcase: Plug-In Pro (Bell)
• Product Showcase: The Platte Canyon ToolBook Product Line (Bell)
• Product Showcase: The VBTrain.Net Product Line (Rhodes)
• Product Showcase: Tracker.Net (Bell)
• Secrets Behind Tracker.Net (Rhodes)
• Simulation Design Methodology (Karns)
• Simulation Editor Tips and Tricks (Karns)
• Talking SCORM with ASP.NET (Rhodes)
• ToolBook and the Semantic Web (Price)
• Troubleshooting DHTML Runtime Errors (Dedmore)
• User Interface Design for ToolBook and Visual Basic Using PhotoShop (Bell)
• Using Graphic Images in ToolBook - The Secrets Revealed (Dedmore)
• Using JavaScript with ToolBook Instructor 2004 (Weller)
• Using the Simulation Editor to Provide Different Delivery Options (Tate-Smith)
• VBTrain.Net: Some Introductory Ideas on How to Create Training (Bell)
• WebLink - An Alternative to Neuron (Price)
• What is this VBTrain.Net Stuff Anyway? (Rhodes)