January 2007 - Posts

My Name is David... And I Have A Problem!
25 January 07 12:36 PM | davidlem | 2 Comments   

So they reckon this is the first step! Admitting you have a problem. Well, I think I'm ready. I got up this morning at 7:30am, Yil has discovered the most efficient means of waking me up, and it comes in the form of a 39kg rottweiler and death by licks! Read More...

SDLC Is A Vertical Too U'no!
23 January 07 04:44 PM | davidlem | 3 Comments   

So I'm going to all these "business" meetings now as part of the new gig (don't know how long I'm allowed to use "new", but I'm going to go with 3 months), and everyone keeps talking about "verticals". They then look at me as if to say, that's business Read More...

Dirty Hands Make Happy Faces!
23 January 07 12:36 PM | davidlem | 1 Comments   

Ahh, I don't know what it is about getting your hands dirty that makes you feel gewd! And no, I'm not dumping my bank in favour of my backyard, I'm getting back to what makes sense! What feels good! What is just my god given right! I'M BUILDING VPC's! Read More...

RuBot II!!! Rubik's Cube Solving Robot!
22 January 07 03:53 PM | davidlem | 1 Comments   

My good mate and fellow underground Microsoft'ee toy addict, Chris Witmore (he is a Tech Specialist for a living ;)), put me onto this awesome site called Make ! He also got me onto the story of the Rubik's cube solving robot ! This is too freaky and Read More...

Satisfy the Hood In You!
22 January 07 12:56 PM | davidlem | 4 Comments   

This weekend I picked up The Godfather on XBOX 360 , and what can I say, it was an offer too good to refuse! The great thing about The Godfather game is that they have managed to slip stream all the major plot points into the game, but still keep it exciting Read More...

Mr Deity!! Follow the course!
22 January 07 11:15 AM | davidlem | 0 Comments   

Franky put me onto this show, Mr. Deity! http://mrdeity.com/ Essentially, it focuses on the day to day dramas of Mr. Deity as he goes about trying to run one of the biggest enterprises of all time, and some of the quotes are pure gold! My favorite part Read More...

ISV Innovation Days! Come Git!
19 January 07 04:50 PM | davidlem | 1 Comments   

So my first public gig as a Dynamics Evangelist is coming up, and I'm super excited! ;) I'm going to be doing a developer session at the ISV Innovation Day on how to build a solution on top of the Dynamics platform. I'm kinda tossing up which foundation Read More...

I have my XBOX 360!!!
19 January 07 04:33 PM | davidlem | 4 Comments   

Nothing more to say really, other than as soon as I have my online tag, I will post the appropriate bling on my blog :) See you online :) Read More...

XBOX 360 Update! They have my vouchers!
19 January 07 09:18 AM | davidlem | 0 Comments   

Just got a call from Toll Couriers, they have my vouchers (the lost ones), and want me to come and pick them up! Could it be! I rang AMEX just in cast to make sure they haven't canceled them, and they haven't! Oh joy! Could this mean I'll have my XBOX Read More...

Convergence Flair!
18 January 07 10:43 PM | davidlem | 0 Comments   

So I've got my ticket to Convergence 2007 in San Diego, and I can't wait to catch-up with as many gurus as I can! But being born in DPE , I have come to expect a certain level of comfort. And when it comes to big conferences, I want two things! Completely Read More...

Code the Fun Bits! Leave The Rest To Us!
18 January 07 09:26 PM | davidlem | 1 Comments   

So I've been in my new job as a Dynamics ISV Evangelist for 16 days now, and I'm really loving it. Back in the day, my very first product job was with a small ISV who wrote software for automotive dealers, and I was one of four developers who worked on Read More...

The QC! My Shame!
18 January 07 09:22 PM | davidlem | 3 Comments   

Oh and the trials and tribulations of the Qantas Club continue, in fact, I've decided to start framing my posts as "The QC", because it's got about as much drama and bad acting as the T.V show with the similar name. "So, wtf happened this time Lemfy" Read More...

Convergence 2007! Anyone Going From Oz!?
17 January 07 06:36 AM | davidlem | 1 Comments   

As I'm new to the Dynamics space, I thought, you know what I need (it's a rhetorical question! Don't leave comments with suggestions on how to beautify my eyebrows any more!), a humdinger of a conference to attend! So I poked around and found this! It's Read More...

Why Do Really Exciting Things Always Screw Up!!?
11 January 07 04:14 PM | davidlem | 1 Comments   

Let's go back a few weeks to when I played GOW with the guys from work. I come from a PC gaming background, and have always struggled with the XBOX experience. But when I played GOW , oh, the wonder! It was fantastic, and was good enough to want me to Read More...

MrDotBoto Heads West!
11 January 07 01:31 PM | davidlem | 1 Comments   

I'm sitting in the Qantas Club (yeah I know, but along with traveling Business Class, MDB insists on the comforts of the QC!) with MDB, and apart from his overwhelming celebrity status (I lose count how many people rock up and ask about him, then go glassy Read More...

5 Things You Didn't Know About Me!
05 January 07 03:29 PM | davidlem | 3 Comments   

Rory tagged me, which was so sweet, so let me drop thy "proverbial" pants ;) 1. I have a half-sleeve tattoo (tried to take a piccie, but very hard to do with a sleeveful shirt on!) on my right arm. It is inspired by a range of Japanese icons, including Read More...

Web Page to RSS Feed! Easy as Feed43!
05 January 07 02:49 PM | davidlem | 1 Comments   

There is this great site called Dynamics User Group , and they have a section called Front Page News , but alas there is no RSS feed, so I can't subscribe to it in my reader :( Until now! I found a site called Feed43 (pronounced Feed For Free, the free Read More...

What's A Dynamics ISV? So Glad You Asked!
05 January 07 02:08 PM | davidlem | 1 Comments   

I caught up with Tim (one third of MOSSIG ) this morning to discuss my new role, and from our chat I decided to keep a running manifesto on something that has already become near and dear to me... the concept of a Dynamics ISV. So first let's break the Read More...

Why Do We Still Have "Exceptions"..?
05 January 07 10:17 AM | davidlem | 3 Comments   

I was reading Shane's post (well, I had more interaction with his problem than just reading his post since we sit next to each other!) and it made me realise... why do we still have exceptions!? I mean, in this age of pre-washed salad, skinned and de-boned Read More...

XBox Misfire #1 :(
03 January 07 04:34 PM | davidlem | 4 Comments   

So last year (oh, happy NY btw) I cashed in some 90,000 AMEX points, and ordered myself two gift vouchers from Harvey Norman in order to buy an XBOX 360. This was mainly after my experience playing GOW with Chris , Nick and Graham in the office, but also Read More...