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1, 2, 3 and HOLD IT…. (My Last Blog Post as a Microsoft..ee)

2010-04-01T04:44:00Z

1, 2, 3 and GO HOLD IT!

Well today is 1st of April… but this Post is NOT April’s Fool!

3 Years ago on a day like Today, i started my Role in Microsoft as A Developer & Platform Evangelist Based in Beirut, Lebanon… 3 Beautiful Years has passed away and today I'm writing my last blog post on my Microsoft Blog… because on the 9th of April it will be my Last Day as a Holder of the Blue Badge, and will be back to my old life as an Entrepreneur as i will be starting a new Business soon (See info at the end of this post).

Since it’s my Last Blog Post… i guess i can describe what is it like for a Person like me to work in Company like Microsoft…

Despite anything that you may hear… Microsoft IS a Great Company… on many levels… it’s an Enormous Corporation… With 10s of 1000s of Employees all over the world… and 100s of Products and Technologies.. and best of all… You Feel Branded by Greatness… Everywhere you go and whoever you meet they See the Microsoft Brand all over you.. and trust me it’s one of the Most Valuable Brands worldwide… It doesn’t matter if the people you meet like or not that Brand… They definitely KNOW It…

In my 3 years at Microsoft, I've done many things… I've witnessed many changes… I’ve got Exposed to so many opportunities and best of all I've met GREAT PEOPLE… Yes although Microsoft by itself gives all kinds of impressions… There are people behind it… and when you see them you see Microsoft… and in Some cases when you See Microsoft you relate to those people… and i had the chance to be one of the Microsoft people in the past period.

Best of My Memories in Microsoft,
From several events and from Some Great People… in Photos

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During my Experience I've talked to all types of people from CEOs and to Students, from US to China to Russia to Turkey to France, Germany, Pakistan, Tunisia, South Africa, (The List goes on and on and on)…etc… and YES THE WORLD IS NOT SMALL… you may realize how lucky you are when you see how some countries are living… and at the same time you start appreciating some countries for things you didn’t know they had before… different cultures, different languages and different mindsets… so in Brief what may sound wrong to you may sound right somewhere else and vice versa..

I Just Loved every moment i spent at Microsoft; i will leave you with this Video that summarize some of my Highlights in Microsoft

You can always stay in Touch with me, just Check Out my Website: http://www.SamerChidiac.com

My New Company will be Called Quick Refresh, and will be reachable on http://www.QF5.net

Cheers Amigos!

TechEd Middle East 2010 (Remixed By SC)

2010-03-07T08:28:40Z

When a DJ Works at Microsoft and had a great time in TechEd Middle East… you can imagine what is the outcome :o)

Enjoy;
SC

Community Unplugged - Interview with Scott Hanselman!

2010-03-04T06:15:49Z

I met Scott Recently in TechEd Middle East, and i had the chance to catch him for few minutes and we recorded a few minutes on cam to talk about his involvement in the Tech Community and what are his advices to the Tech Communities in the Middle East;

Interview Worth Watching…. Enjoy!

You can check out Scott's Blog

And make sure to follow him on Twitter @shanselman

Cheers,

Welcome to TechEd ME!

2010-03-01T07:43:06Z

Hey,

It’s an Exciting Day Today, as it marks the first day of TechEd Middle East!

i grabbed some Photos and Videos and put them together to share with you what’s happening here;

My Session Starts at 12 and now it’s 10:00… YES I’M A BLOGGING NUT :o)

Sharing is Caring (Those are also my Initials!).. so there you go;

The Video also Shows Mohamad Saleh, C# MVP from Jordan Rocking the ASK THE EXPERTS on Visual Studio 2010!

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Cheers,

2 New Interviews with MVPs: Windows Server 2008 R2 & Sharepoint 2010

2010-02-20T09:53:18Z

Hey,

i just posted 2 new Videos, that has exclusive interviews with MVP Muhannad Omar & MVP Hikmat Kanaan talking about Windows Server 2008 R2 & Sharepoint 2010;

Cheers,

Speeding up your Website Community Night

2010-02-15T08:07:49Z

Hey,

Last Wednesday we’ve had a Nice Developers Community Night Hosted by “Lebanese Developers min 3enna!” and the guest speaker was Ralph Varjabedian from Telephone.com to talk about “Speeding up your Website”

You can download the presentation from Ralph’s Blog here

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And remember to Join the Lebanese Developers min 3enna Group on Facebook if you like to know about & get invited for Future Community Nights

Cheers,

Quick Share: The History of Visual Studio

2010-01-27T06:57:16Z

First Things First: This is a VERY INTERESTING WATCH: http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/VisualStudioDocumentary/


The New Logo: Visual Studio 2010	The Traditional Generic Logo

Products and Milestones

1975 – Bill Gates and Paul Allen write a version of Basic for Altair 8080

1982 – IBM releases BASCOM 1.0 (developed by Microsoft)

1983 – Microsoft Basic Compiler System v5.35 for MS-DOS release

1984 - Microsoft Basic Compiler System v5.36 release

1985 – Microsoft QuickBASIC 1.0

1986 – Microsoft QuickBASIC 1.01, 1.02, 2.00

1987 – Microsoft QuickBASIC 2.01, 3.00, 4.00

1987 – Microsoft BASIC 6.0

1988 – Microsoft QuickBASIC 4.00, 4.00b, 4.50

1989 – Microsoft BASIC Professional Development System 7.0

1990 - Microsoft BASIC Professional Development System 7.1

1991 – Microsoft Visual Basic released May 20-Windows World Convention –Atlanta

1992 – Microsoft Visual Basic 2.0

1993 – Microsoft Visual Basic 3.0 in Standard and Professional versions

1995 – Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0 released, supported the new Windows 95

1997 – Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 – introduction of IntelliSense

1998 – Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 that included Visual Basic 6.0 released (first VS)

2002 – Microsoft Visual Basic .NET 7.0

2002 – Visual Studio .NET

2003 – Microsoft Visual Basic .NET 7.1

2003 – Microsoft Visual Studio w/Intellisense

2003 – Visual Studio .NET

2004 – Announce Visual Studios 2005 – Code name Whidbey

2005 – Visual Studio 2005 release w/Extensibility

2005 – Visual Studio Express released

2006 - Expression Tool Set released - devs and designers work together

2006 – Visual Studio Team release – November 30th

2007 – Visual Studio 2008 (code name Orcas) ships November = Video Studio Shell

2010 - Visual Studios (code name Rosario)

Cheers,
SC

Bill Gates Tips For Students

2010-01-25T07:07:37Z

One of my all-times Role Models is Bill Gates! he is truly a source of inspiration that followed me since i was still a students until today and I'm positive it will keep going on and on and on…

I gathered some of my favorites tips for Students and i made this Small “Light Remix” of him giving some TIPS to University Students & Fresh Graduates

Tips for University Student & Fresh Graduates"

Tips for Teenagers

Rule 1 : Life is not fair - get used to it!

Rule 2 : The world doesn't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.

Rule 3 : You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.

Rule 4 : If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss

Rule 5 : Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping: they called it opportunity.

Rule 6 : If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault , so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.

Rule 7 : Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.

Rule 8 : Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.

Rule 9 : Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time.

Rule 10 : Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.

Rule 11 : Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.

Check out http://www.gatesnotes.com/ his latest website;

Follow Bill on Twitter

Get Inspired!

SharePoint 2010 Resources: Simple & Straight to the Point!

2009-12-14T18:17:49Z

Simple and Straight to the POINT>>>>

Download

SharePoint and Office 2010 – http://www.microsoft.com/2010

Mainly Sharepoint 2010 is about….

For Developers ?

For IT Pros ?

Case Studies

Associated Press Integrates Editorial Processes using SharePoint 2007

Edelman links 3,200 Employees, 50 Million Documents, a Bowling Interest Group, and More

Prepare

Top 4 Things Developers Can Do to Prepare for SharePoint 2010

SharePoint 2010 Evaluation Guide and Walkthroughs for IT Professionals

SharePoint 2010 Evaluation Guide and Walkthroughs for Professional Developers

The SharePoint 2010 Developer Platform – An Introduction for ASP.NET Solution Architects

Using Business Connectivity Services in SharePoint 2010

Learn

Free resources for SharePoint developers

Free SharePoint 2010 Developer Training Course

Free Office 2010 Developer Training Course

Cheers,

My Mind on my Money & My Money on my LIVE!

2009-11-30T07:11:07Z

Do you have a Windows Live Account? Check out the Video Below and see why you should have one!

Home.Live.Com

(Liked the Audio?? – Download it from Here)

Cheers,