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The word of the year is ”App”! ?
I saw a news article recently that the word of the year for 2010 was “App”, as voted by the American Dialect Society So true. I picked up a Windows Phone 7 when it launched back in November. I’m a...
View ArticleWait, What?
So, I’m sitting in a hotel room in downtown Kirkland, wrapping up my affairs, and getting ready to move back to Australia. Wait, What? Yup – I’m heading back down under. Now, I say *I* because the rest...
View ArticleMayorships up for grabs
I love playing foursquare, and I have just started using a wonderful foursquare app on my Windows Phone called 4th and Mayor. So, I am the “mayor” of a bunch of places. At one point, I got to 30...
View ArticleMIX11 or as I like to call it MMXI?
I made the long trip to the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas, which is where MIX 11 is being held this year. It should be a good one this year – the sessions look great and the keynotes are not to be...
View ArticleMy #WP7 App – FrankArr Tracker
I’ve been meaning to write an Windows Phone app for ages. I even told Brandon Watson that I would. I just never got around to it, until I saw a tweet from Nick Hodge which inspired me to get started...
View ArticleMy second #WP7 App – Saints Footy
Ok, so I’m on a roll! Last week I got my first #WP7 App out. This week , I grabbed the v2 of the Social Viewer Template for Windows Phone 7 from codeplex and put together another windows phone 7 app,...
View Article20? meh – Just another day
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. 1991 was a big year for me. I got married. I bought a house. My first child was born AND I joined Microsoft on May 20, 1991 Today marks my 20th year...
View ArticleMy Geek Origin Story
Michael Kordahi, aka Delicate Genius, is asking for Geek Origin Stories. How can I not contribute to this worthy cause…… The year was 1981, and my high school, CBC StKilda, got a fancy new Cromenco...
View ArticleNot clicking, waving….
I’ve been helping my kids with their homework, and one of them (I wont name who, so as to avoid any embarrassment) had to deliver a presentation in PowerPoint. I wanted to add a bit of pizzazz to the...
View Article‘The time has come,’ the Walrus said, ‘To talk of many things:"
Yes, the time has indeed come. After 22 years, 3 months, 2 weeks, 3 days, I've decided to leave Microsoft. Yes, you've heard correct. It's time! My time with Microsoft started way back on 1991, in...
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