March 2009 - Posts

Design for Failure, Growth and Distribution!
25 March 09 01:06 AM | davidlem | 1 Comments   

When designing any piece of software, there are always going to be design tenants that you practice based on the type of software being developed. For service software that is designed for a global, business critical audience, there are three key tenets Read More...

Windows Azure: March 2009 CTP!!!
20 March 09 07:41 AM | davidlem | 2 Comments   

OK folks, so all the announcements have been made for Mix , so it’s time to get cranking! We have a new release of tools and SDK bits. First, you’ll need to install some pre-reqs, but only if you are going to exploit some of the new capabilities : Hotfix: Read More...

Courtoons! See, Lawyers Are Worthwhile!
19 March 09 05:58 AM | davidlem | 1 Comments   

My colleague and fellow Windows Azure PM Matt Kerner put me on to this site: http://courtoons.wordpress.com/ Very fun cartoons related to Law/Legal subjects. My favorite (so far):   He he :) Technorati Tags: Funsies Read More...

Sofa Skirts… What’s the Deal?
07 March 09 09:31 AM | davidlem | 1 Comments   

So one of the things I’ve noticed since moving to the U.S is the complete obsession American’s (now, I’m being facetious, this observation is based purely on advertising) have with clothing you can wear while on the sofa/couch! First I saw the “ Snuggie Read More...

Windows Azure: Settings Are Settings Are Settings..? Maybe Not!
06 March 09 09:41 AM | davidlem | 2 Comments   

So I’m back from Oz and have been tinkering with a small worker role app that grabs my Twitter feed and aggregates how many posts my friends have been doing as a scoreboard (I’ll post that tomorrow). One of the design decisions I’ve had to make has been Read More...