frankarr - an aussie microsoft blogger
Ponderings from the Pacific Northwest by an Aussie Geek who works at a software company
Yes, the time has indeed come. After 22 years, 3 months, 2 weeks, 3 days, I've decided to leave...
Date: 09/05/2013
I’ve been helping my kids with their homework, and one of them (I wont name who, so as to avoid any...
Date: 08/16/2011
Ok, so I’m on a roll! Last week I got my first #WP7 App out. This week , I grabbed the v2 of...
Date: 05/05/2011
I’ve been meaning to write an Windows Phone app for ages. I even told Brandon Watson that I would. I...
Date: 04/28/2011
I made the long trip to the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas, which is where MIX 11 is being held...
Date: 04/09/2011
I love playing foursquare, and I have just started using a wonderful foursquare app on my Windows...
Date: 03/21/2011
So, I’m sitting in a hotel room in downtown Kirkland, wrapping up my affairs, and getting ready to...
Date: 03/21/2011
Geez, it's been a while since I posted here..... Like the rest of the world, my attention has been...
Date: 11/18/2010
I had written about Software Licensing and Protection (SLP) Services a few years back when it was...
Date: 06/11/2010
Over the weekend we had an update to the blog platform used by all MSDN and Technet...
Date: 05/25/2010
1991 was a big year for me. I got married. I bought a house. My first child was born AND I joined...
Date: 05/23/2010
I got an email recently from Emma Pudney, EVP Product Strategy of a new startup called Virtual Ark....
Date: 01/26/2010
I’ve been a happy Palm Treo Pro user since Oct 2008, and it’s been the best phone I’ve had for ages....
Date: 01/11/2010
It’s that time of year Emma came to visit me one day at work at left a happy holiday message on my...
Date: 12/24/2009
In keeping with my 3 year twitter-versary, here’s 3 twitter clients for 3 different platforms WPF...
Date: 12/17/2009
In my current job, I don’t get out much. What I mean is that I have an internal focused role, so I...
Date: 12/16/2009
I hinted about this in a recent post, today is my 3 year twitter-versary. I first tweeted on Dec 15...
Date: 12/15/2009
As soon as the PDC ended, the team has started work on MIX10. There are workshops running March...
Date: 12/09/2009
A little milestone just crept up on me again Six years ago - December 3 2003 - I made my first...
Date: 12/07/2009
During Steven Sinofsky’s keynote on Day 2 of the PDC09, he spoke how the windows team uses all the...
Date: 11/23/2009
It only seems like yesterday that I wrote my XLV post -- I’m celebrating another birthday today....
Date: 11/18/2009
I’m in LA this week for the Professional Developers Conference – for me it’s a time to catch up with...
Date: 11/16/2009
It’s been a while (11 months actually) since I looked at the search keywords that keep bringing...
Date: 11/13/2009
Yes, I’m one of the ones who pre-ordered a Zune HD and got it delivered on the day of release. It’s...
Date: 09/16/2009
Date: 09/09/2009
I love the PDC. It’s one of the things I really look forward to, as the PDC has been the epicenter...
Date: 08/05/2009
I’m still getting used to summer in the middle of the year. To me summer is associated with the end...
Date: 07/17/2009
1991 was a big year for me. I got married. I bought a house. My first child was born AND I joined...
Date: 05/20/2009
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Date: 04/10/2009
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Date: 12/10/2008
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Date: 11/23/2008
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Date: 11/18/2008
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Date: 11/14/2008
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Date: 11/13/2008
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