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Thursday, October 30, 2008 11:59 PM

John and I chat post-keynote at PDC

http://blogs.msdn.com/cdndevs/archive/2008/10/30/canucks-at-pdc-thoughts-about-the-keynote-with-mark-relph-day-2.aspx
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008 2:55 PM

Hello Canada From PDC to Techdays!

For everyone attending TechDays in Toronto, John Bristowe and I recorded a quick “hello” video from the floor of the PDC2008 keynote.     Technorati Tags: techdays_ca , TechDays 2008 , Canada , Microsoft , Events , Developers , PDC2008 , PDC0
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008 2:37 PM

On The Eve Of Techdays 2008

Techdays is here!  The team (as I type this post) is hard at work back in Toronto preparing the final details for the kickoff event.  We really are trying to raise the bar on the kinds of events and programs we bring to Canada’s Technical Professionals
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008 7:58 PM

From PDC – Ray Ozzie Talks Azure On Channel9

Ray talks Azure from PDC. Ray Ozzie: Reflections on Azure
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008 7:41 PM

PDC 2008 – More coverage from Ryan’s blog

Ryan has done a good job summing up some of the coverage from the last 2 days. Wow. What a day! I’ve attempted to pull together a summary of materials and videos from Day 1. I’m now in the keynote for Day 2 so will have more later on that later.   
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008 12:42 PM

PDC – David Crow responds to Flexibility & Choice

David gave it some thought and responded to my post from a few days ago.  Check it out here .  
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008 12:16 PM

From PDC2008 – Ryan overview’s Azure

Ryan Storgaard, our Canadian Chief S+S Officer, outlines some of the news on Azure over on this blog.  Check it out here . Technorati Tags: PDC2008 , PDC08 , Azure , Canada , Microsoft
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Monday, October 27, 2008 12:32 PM

Live From PDC – Windows Azure – Cloud Computing Announcement

· The Azure™ Services Platform : A set of cloud-based technologies such as storage, identity, and multi-device sync that extend software development for both enterprise server and PC/browser/phone applications with services on the Web. · Windows Azure™
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Sunday, October 26, 2008 7:47 PM

PDC2008 - Flexibility & Choice (Continued)

In my previous post , I introduced to you my thoughts on the changing needs of businesses, developers and IT professionals.  Specifically, I discussed the demand for Flexibility in technology platforms and the growing desire for Choice in User Experiences. 
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Sunday, October 26, 2008 12:18 AM

On The Eve Of PDC2008

This week (Oct 26-30) developers and other technology professionals, innovators and business leaders will gather in L.A. for the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference (PDC) .  This is a critical event for developers and for Microsoft. 
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008 1:37 PM

Developer Tools Sales & Marketing Group Manager – Microsoft Canada

I am hiring. http://www.microsoft.com/canada/employment/search.mspx Job ID: J1008-0250   The Challenge: The Developer & Platform Evangelism Group (DPE) is focused on securing the future of the Microsoft platform. To achieve this goal, DPE works
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Friday, October 17, 2008 9:15 AM

Techdays: Early Bird Pricing Extended

[Cross Post From http://blogs.msdn.com/cdndevs ] Technorati Tags: techDays_CA Hello Everyone!  During this time of global economic instability, It’s important that IT Professionals and Developers remain focused on delivering value, enabling business
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Friday, October 17, 2008 8:02 AM

An Accordion, A New Addition, A Great Team and Big Challenges

I like to think I have one of the best jobs at Microsoft Canada.  There is 2 equal reasons for that.  I am lucky enough to have an amazing group of people on my team (I’d go so far as to say the best group at Microsoft Canada). I love our team’s
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Thursday, October 16, 2008 12:12 PM

David and Jevon Talk About StartupEmpire.ca

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Wednesday, October 15, 2008 3:01 PM

I (Heart) WinDev: One View of the Windows Developer Track for TechDays

Cross Post From The Canadian Developer Blog By now, I'm sure you've heard a lot about TechDays2008. Perhaps you're wondering which track to attend. May I suggest the Windows Developer track ? We have some great presentations in our line-up! If you haven't
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008 2:54 PM

PDC – The Devil’s Guide To PDC

Heading to LA for PDC – this is a good read to get the most of the show.    http://thespiderking.com/wordpress/?p=42   “If you are reading this, you know Microsoft’s Professional Developers Conference is on and is coming up in mere days.
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008 2:42 PM

Your Dream Job?

Over on the developer connection blog there is a great video that highlights an open position we have on the team, along with the farewell videos from JL, who is leaving our team to head to Redmond (he will be missed!) Your Dream Job video - http://blogs.msdn.com/cdndevs/archive/2008/10/10/your-dream-job.aspx
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Monday, October 13, 2008 10:42 PM

Meet Windows 7

http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/archive/2008/10/13/introducing-windows-7.aspx   “Hi there, Mike Nash here. For me, one of the most exciting times in the release of a new product is right before we show it to the world for the first
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Monday, October 13, 2008 10:39 PM

Silverlight 2 Announcement

Microsoft Releases Silverlight 2, Already Reaching One in Four Consumers Worldwide Microsoft announces new rich Internet applications development and streaming media features; company outlines plans for supporting Windows, Mac and Linux tools for developing
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Thursday, October 09, 2008 10:25 AM

Hey, Canadian Web Developers! Does This Sound Familiar?

John has more Techdays news over on the Canadian Developer Community Connection Blog : Over the past few weeks, I've been working hard on the content for the Web Developer track of Microsoft Tech•Days Canada 2008 . Looking at the lighter side of this
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Wednesday, October 08, 2008 1:59 PM

Techdays – A Letter To Your Boss

From Rick, over at the The IT Pro Community Connection Blog :   Letter to your boss – why you can’t possibly miss TechDays in Canada. Dear {Enter Your Manager’s Name Here}, I enjoy my job and have always appreciated how well you manage me. As you
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Tuesday, October 07, 2008 1:28 PM

Techdays – A Revolution In Supporting Your Career & Developing Your Skills.

Techdays 2008 - our premier event for Canada’s Developers & IT Professionals – will soon be here.  Today I wrote this to be included in a newsletter we are sending out to the IT Professional audience.  I thought I would share it here on
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Monday, October 06, 2008 11:04 AM

Countdown to PDC2008: King of the Geeks, Scott Guthrie, Previews PDC Keynote

From Channel9 : As Corporate Vice President of the .NET Developer Division, Scott will be giving a talk on client development covering both Silverlight and WPF at the PDC .  What else does the 6’4” Dev Div chief chat about in this quickie interview? 
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Sunday, October 05, 2008 11:13 PM

PDC08 – The Canadian View - Choice and Flexibility. Canada Needs Both.

This is the first in a series of posts leading up to the Microsoft Professional Developer Conference at the end of October as well as TechDays across Canada.  Our team will be heading to the show, but our priority is to help you understand the announcements,
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Sunday, October 05, 2008 10:37 PM

Explore Design – Great Show!

Our team had a blast at Explore Design this year.  By all accounts it was a great show and the team enjoyed interacting with the students that attended. From Qixing : Explore Design (ED) is one of the most energetic conferences we've participated
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Sunday, October 05, 2008 9:41 PM

What's next for Visual Studio and .NET FX?

All the details – direct from Soma’s blog : What's next for Visual Studio and .NET FX? It has been about 10 months since we shipped Visual Studio 2008 and .NET FX 3.5.  The team has been working on a couple of things since then – we shipped SP1 for
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Sunday, October 05, 2008 9:31 PM

PDC – Visual Studio 2010

VS2010 will be a big part of the PDC this year.  Over at Channel9 they have kicked off a lot of solid content to help you get ready.  Check it out. There is a dedicated site here:  http://channel9.msdn.com/visualstudio/ This Week on C9:
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Saturday, October 04, 2008 3:26 PM

Techdays – Infrastructure Track

Pierre has also posted information on the Infrastructure Track at Techdays 2008 . Wow!  27 days before the start of  Tech-Days 08 .  And the Infrastructure track is coming along great.  Across the country we will have a team of great
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Saturday, October 04, 2008 3:20 PM

Techdays 2008 - Virtualization Track Speakers Selected!

Rodney has a post over on the ITPRO Connection Blog about the great set of speakers he has lined up for the Virtualization Track at TechDays 2008 .  Wow!  I must say the biggest challenge I thought I was going to have was with finding speakers
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Saturday, October 04, 2008 1:41 PM

Our Participation @ Waterloo Region Entrepreneur Week

From the Communitech blog : Research In Motion, Microsoft, Yahoo!, Google and Sun Microsystems will connect with new tech companies in Waterloo Region during Entrepreneur Week, Canada’s largest event dedicated to promoting entrepreneurship. In an unprecedented
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Thursday, October 02, 2008 5:14 PM

Enhanced Lineup At StartupEmpire

If you are a tech entrepreneur in Canada, you need to mark your calendar for StartupEmpire.  My team (specifically David Crow) will be there and we are a lead sponsor.  They have added some amazing speakers to the lineup. Jevon has posted the
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