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Mark Relph - Director - Developer & Platform - Microsoft Canada

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November 2005 - Posts

The Launch Tour Rolls Into Quebec City!
I am out on the road today and will be rejoining the Launch Crew in Quebec City. I am exited to reconnect with the tour and to see how things have evolved since the first event in Toronto. If you are heading out to the event, please stop by the experts Read More...
Want A List Of The Canadian Microsoft Bloggers?
I have posted an OPML file you can download to get a list of all the blogs from our team. Just import this into your RSS Reader. Enjoy! http://geeksuave.com/MSDNCanadaBloggers.xml Read More...
Playing Photographer @ The Xbox 360 Launch Party Toronto
I had the very cool opportunity to not only attend, but also to take photos during the event. About 1,000 people crammed into the Guvernment (a nightclub in downtown Toronto) for the party. Not only was the place loaded with 360s, but the party also featured Read More...
Rocking The Toronto Launch - My Day At The VS / SQL Event In Toronto
Rocking The Launch: Here at Microsoft Canada we have been working our butts off getting ready for the tour. I am talking about really long days and a lot of effort from a lot of people. So, it was a real thrill to finally get to Launch Day. For me, Launch Read More...
Behind The Scenes At The VS/SQL Launch Press Event
We are at the Century Room in downtown Toronto which serves as a nightclub most of the time, but today it is host to our press event. There are about 30 press here from a variety of media types. The day kicked off with David Hemler (who is the President Read More...
Ready To Rock - The Launch Press Event
This morning I am attending the Press Event for the Launch Tour. We are at the Century Room in downtown Toronto and all of the major press outlets and trade publications will be here to hear from us and our customers. The cool thing is that the majority Read More...
Sneak Peak Pictures - The Launch 2005 "Special Edition Software"
So, we just got a shipment of the special edition DVDs into the office. Very cool. I just couldn't help myself, so I took some pictures just for all you blog readers out there. Launch2005 Read More...
With 4 Days Left To Launch We Have Come Up With 2 Cool Contests
The Visual Studio / SQL / Biztalk Launch is next week. 4 days to go and the team is working around the clock getting ready. We had 2 cool ideas for contests to get our faithful blog readers involved in the Launch. First, pull out that old NT3.5 t-shirt Read More...
zoominfo.com - Look Yourself Up And Get A Little Freaked Out
I guess this is what I get for having a blog and doing PR for Microsoft, but man - these guys seem to know a lot about me and it is easily searched. Cool or Scary. Not sure. Read More...
Plumbers @ Work - John and Dan start podcasting from Calgary!
Well, thankfully someone smarter than me has started podcasting from our team. John Bristowe and Dan Sellers from my team along with two MVPs - James Kovacs and Bil Simser have started a new show called Plumbers @ Work ( www.plumbersatwork.com ) . Check Read More...
Rick Segal - Lessons learned from the OneNote blog
Ok, so Rick has been on a bit of a blog frenzy of late, so forgive the multiple posts linking to his stuff (but I think it is valuable) In this post Rick talks about the importance of adding value and being open in your connection with the community. Read More...
Google vs. Microsoft (VC Style)
My favorite VC Rick Segal has posted his take on Google vs. Microsoft. It's more interesting than Scoble's take on the same topic, in my opinion. Enjoy - http://feeds.feedburner.com/ThePostMoneyValue?m=205 Read More...
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