AdamU's WebLog
Thoughts and the occasional rant from Adam Ulrich, a Test Manager in Microsoft's Designer Tools Group. All things Sparkle, Acrylic, testing, recruiting and hiring.
We're having fun watching the BlendTec commercials since we've announced that the product code named...
Date: 02/01/2007
Two weeks ago, I spent an entire week at a customer site. This customer is in Raleigh, NC, and I got...
Date: 07/04/2006
We've made available new CTPs of Expression Interactive Designer and Graphic Designer that work with...
Date: 07/04/2006
With apologies to Lyle Lovett.... I'm spending this week in Texas; specifically, at Microsoft's Las...
Date: 04/24/2006
enjoy! https://blogs.msdn.com/expression/archive/2006/03/09/543851.aspx
Date: 03/09/2006
I went to Syracuse a little over a week ago to recruit for Microsoft. Since I started on the Sparkle...
Date: 03/06/2006
I was exchanging email with a candidate last night who was confused about the differences between...
Date: 01/27/2006
It's been a work in progress for what seems like a lifetime... But as of right now we FINALLY have a...
Date: 01/24/2006
I was playing around with Virtual Earth on Windows Live Local, and they've recently added a bird's...
Date: 01/13/2006
I went to a White Elephant gift exchange with about 20 other people about 2 weeks ago. What was...
Date: 12/29/2005
I was in Shanghai last week to interview candidates for Microsoft, and got a day to do a little...
Date: 11/09/2005
Andrew Watt, an infopath MVP asked, "What exactly is Acrylic for?" Acrylic is intended for pro...
Date: 10/27/2005
In case you missed the Sparkle Video on Channel 9, here's the link:...
Date: 09/23/2005
OK, here's your chance. Blast away. I did this last year, and got lots of questions from people...
Date: 09/22/2005
Well, given that we (finally!) announced today (at PDC) the project I've been working on for the...
Date: 09/15/2005
I started using a tool this week that measures the lines of code (LOC) that are going into our...
Date: 07/27/2005
Ok, Myth #3: An automated test must find bugs to be useful. Here's a scenario for you: you have a...
Date: 07/22/2005
Myth #2: Testing does not, by itself, improve software quality. I love this one! I must have heard...
Date: 06/25/2005
I've been reading a lot lately, and wow, there are so many opinions on the advantages and...
Date: 06/23/2005
For the last several years, Microsoft has had days devoted to Engineering Excellence (EE), and to...
Date: 06/22/2005
I was camping this weekend in Central Oregon. Each year my wife's father's siblings (all 8 of them)...
Date: 06/21/2005
It's not sexy, but it sure is fun. Santosh recently had a great post on what it's like being in test...
Date: 06/15/2005
We talk alot about trade-offs in getting a product out the door. We draw a triangle, the triangle of...
Date: 06/15/2005
I ran into Adam Barr (www.proudlyserving.com) last week while volunteering to assist with a local...
Date: 04/26/2005
I think it was all that Math, plus spending 10 years working in Nuclear Power Plants so that I know...
Date: 03/31/2005
Another update for windows xp, windows media player 10 is now available, and can be downloaded at:...
Date: 09/02/2004
BASF used a variation on the above as it's corporate tagline. Michael Hunter, the technical lead for...
Date: 07/23/2004
As I was checking the MSFT price this morning after the big announcement on stock buy back...
Date: 07/21/2004
If you've been working (or idling) for a year or more since you hung up your full time academic cap...
Date: 07/06/2004
These postings are provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. The content of this...
Date: 06/18/2004
I got several email responses about how hiring works at Microsoft, and what I look for in hiring. I...
Date: 06/10/2004
I put a couple of links on my main blog page, will add more as I run across stuff that I enjoy. If...
Date: 06/02/2004
I came to Microsoft 8 years ago, happy but a little frightened about a salaried job, happy not to be...
Date: 06/02/2004
I'm Adam Ulrich, and I'm the test manager for a version 1 tool in the developer tools division of...
Date: 06/02/2004