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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...

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Wait, 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...

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Mayorships 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...

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MIX11 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...

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My #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...

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My 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,...

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20? 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...

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My 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...

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Not 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...

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‘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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