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February 2008 - Posts

Thursday, February 28, 2008 1:52 PM

Me and My New M1330 @ The Heroes Launch

Gosh, I love this laptop.
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Wednesday, February 27, 2008 12:29 PM

HHH_CA - Want your own Heroes email address?

You can - via Windows Live Custom IDs.   Check it out .   Technorati Tags: HHH_CA , Microsoft , Canada
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Tuesday, February 26, 2008 8:37 PM

HHH_CA: Launch 2008: T-12 hours.

We are at the Direct Energy Centre - setting up and getting ready.  While I was walking over here, I had a few thoughts on the day to help you out if you are attending:   Think about taking transit if you are coming from downtown.  (or
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Monday, February 25, 2008 10:51 PM

From The ITPro Connection Blog: Inside The War Room {HHH_CA}

The teams are hard at work getting ready not just for the big launch day in Toronto, but also the cross-Canada tour. Check out the post here .   del.icio.us Tags: HHH_CA , Microsoft , Canada Technorati Tags: HHH_CA , Microsoft , Canada
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Monday, February 25, 2008 10:51 PM

Up Next: Launch!!!

HEROES happen { here } On Wednesday Thursday my team and I will participate in the most anticipated Microsoft event of the year (ok, outside of Halo) - the launch of Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008. I am very proud of the team. 
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Monday, February 25, 2008 11:01 AM

BillG Article In Today's Globe and Mail : What's right with young people today

Check out the full article here .   "What's right with young people today BILL GATES Globe and Mail Update February 25, 2008 at 6:09 AM EST One of the striking things about human progress is that so many of the world's most important new ideas
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Friday, February 22, 2008 10:25 AM

Popfly Mashup: Queen West Fire - A Historic Part Of Toronto Destroyed

Here in Toronto we had a major fire in my neighbourhood.   Queen West has a number of historic buildings that help give the area it's unique character.  I have created this Popfly mashup to pull some of the Flickr photos.  (Click on
Posted by Mark Relph | 1 Comments
Friday, February 22, 2008 8:47 AM

Pictures From The BillG Visit At Waterloo

It was a really great event.  Sold-out despite reading week.  Bill talked about how software will continue to evolve, the importance of students entering science & technology, volunteerism and giving back and finally the work he is doing
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Thursday, February 21, 2008 3:34 PM

Watch BillG's Talk At Waterloo On Demand On MSN Video

Bill Gates visits University of Waterloo
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008 2:13 PM

From ITWORLDCANADA.com

Bill Gates to visit Waterloo for DreamSpark push Microsoft is making Visual Studio, the Expression tools and SQL Server Developer Edition available to any Canadian student with an ISIC card. Info-Tech sizes up the impact on the Java By: Greg Meckbach
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Tuesday, February 19, 2008 11:00 PM

DreamSpark - Empowering Students With The Best Tools - Free.

It will be a big day for us Thursday.  Not only is BillG in town , but we are launching DREAMSPARK .  Are you a student (or know one) and need the best software in your hands?  No problem, we are providing our developer & design tools
Posted by Mark Relph | 1 Comments
Monday, February 18, 2008 12:56 AM

Bill Gates - Creative Capitalism

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/billg/speeches/2008/01-24WEFDavos.mspx   Bill Gates: World Economic Forum 2008 Remarks by Bill Gates, Chairman, Microsoft Corporation World Economic Forum 2008 “A New Approach to Capitalism in the 21st
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Sunday, February 17, 2008 5:57 PM

From The Brampton News: DigiGirlz Day

http://www.thebramptonnews.com/articles/3125/1/Microsoft-Canadas-DigiGirlz-Day/Page1.html   Peel students to participate in Microsoft Canada's DigiGirlz Day Peel - Microsoft Canada is hosting its first DigiGirlz Day on Feb. 20, 2008 for 50 female
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Sunday, February 17, 2008 5:04 PM

From IMPRINT - Microsoft "sends us the Bill"

From the latest edition of IMPRINT (Waterloo's student paper) Microsoft sends us "the Bill" Bill Gates to make UW his only Canadian stop in North American tour Ashley Csanady - staff reporter Bill Gates will be returning to UW on the morning
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Wednesday, February 13, 2008 11:01 PM

Valentines Post: My New Rig - a wicked Dell XPS M1330

I have the pleasure of now carrying the new Dell XPS M1330.  (Thanks to our friends at Dell Canada) This is my showcase machine.  4GB RAM, 200GB Drive, thin, powerful and red.  I am developing a healthy crush on this machine, just in time
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Wednesday, February 13, 2008 8:21 AM

Qixing Posts About What's Happening At MIX08

Over at the User Experience Blog , Qixing has provided a great overview of some of the cool things happening at MIX:   MIX08 is less than 3 weeks! Following my previous post , here's more cool happening at this year's MIX: Dean Hachamovitch to show
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Wednesday, February 13, 2008 8:18 AM

CATA: Canadian IT pros see few security best practices

Canadian IT pros see few security best practices By: Rafael Ruffolo ComputerWorld Canada  (12 Feb 2008) The Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance (CATAAlliance) has identified a lack of IT security best practices as one of the top challenges faced
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Monday, February 11, 2008 10:57 PM

DemoCamp Toronto 17 - Feb 25th

http://davidcrow.ca/article/1848/democamptoronto17-feb-25-2008
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Monday, February 11, 2008 10:47 PM

NEXT UP - BillG @ University Of Waterloo

  On Feb. 21st Bill will make a stop at Waterloo.  He is on a "farewell" tour of schools in North America.  Obviously, this is a big deal and both Microsoft Canada and Waterloo are VERY excited about the event.  He will talk
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Monday, February 11, 2008 4:57 PM

Air Canada Mobile Check-In: Let's Try This Again.....

A few weeks ago I attempted to use Air Canada's mobile check-in.  I've been jealously watching the Blackberry carrying passengers walk onto the plane after a quick flash of the screen of their device.  My first attempt did not go well. 
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Wednesday, February 06, 2008 5:09 PM

Hey Canadian ITPROs -> Vote Now For The TECHNET Innovation Awards!

It is time again for the TechNet Canada Innovation Awards.  This is a really great program that was started a few years back by our IT Professional Team.  The concept is simple ->  the community nominates teams and individuals for their
Posted by Mark Relph | 0 Comments
Tuesday, February 05, 2008 3:08 PM

Congrats to David Crow - named Toronto's best Web & Tech Evangelist!

  Way to go David !  Our very own community advocate / design guru / *CAMP coordinator / snappy dresser David Crow was voted " best web & tech evangelist " by the readers of blogto.com .  We were extremely pleased when David
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Tuesday, February 05, 2008 7:10 AM

echannelline.com - Microsoft partner finds new opportunities with SaaS

Quoted From: http://www.echannelline.com/usa/story.cfm?item=22900   Microsoft partner finds new opportunities with SaaS 4 February, 2008 By Patricia Pickett Customer interest in software-as-a-service (SaaS) has been increasing over the past year,
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Monday, February 04, 2008 10:30 PM

From The ITPRO Connection Blog: Heroes Happen {Here} Events In Canada

  As everyone knows, we are on the eve of a major launch event for Visual Studio 2008, Windows Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008.  These are not just product launches, but our largest Technology Community outreach this year.  Here is a great
Posted by Mark Relph | 1 Comments
Monday, February 04, 2008 10:07 PM

Heroes Happen {Here} - Community Connection Events

http://blogs.technet.com/canitpro/archive/2008/02/04/community-connection-events-diamond-in-the-rough.aspx We've been getting a number of inquiries as to "What the heck is this event?", "Why should I bother going?" and "What's
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