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Tuesday, March 31, 2009 9:19 PM

IE History Of The Net Video…"oh, that’s what InPrivate is for…”

Say what you want about IE, the product team has pulled together this really funny video about the “history of the Net”…..  I particularly like the “developer” chant.  :-) (and for the record, you really should give IE8 a try…. it’s a whole
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009 11:27 AM

IT Skills Shortage – Myths and Realities – Part 3

(This is part 3 of a 4 part series, you can read the first post here ) Here is the second part of my discussion with Shane Schick on the Myths & Realities of the IT Skills & Talent landscape in Canada.  This part is titled “Myth 3 – I have
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Monday, March 30, 2009 12:36 PM

IT Skills & Talent In Canada – Myths and Realities – Part 2

(This is part 2 of a 4 part series, you can read the first post here ) Here is the second part of my discussion with Shane Schick on the Myths & Realities of the IT Skills & Talent landscape in Canada.  This part is titled “Myth 2 - There
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Saturday, March 28, 2009 12:13 PM

IT Skills & Talent In Canada – Myths and Realities - Part 1

Working in today’s IT industry comes with a variety of challenges, especially in these tough economic times.  Jobs are becoming more complex, employers expectations are high and employees need more than just technical skills to grow their careers. 
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Friday, March 27, 2009 1:25 PM

Searching For The $1000 Laptop – Our New Ad…

Video: Laptop Hunters $1000 – Lauren Gets an HP Pavilion
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Thursday, March 26, 2009 9:17 PM

DreamSpark: Preparing the next-gen workforce

I have been thinking a lot lately about the IT skills shortage. According to the Information and Communications Technology Council , from 2008 to 2015, Canadian employers will need to recruit as many as 178,800 technology workers. But based on their projections
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Thursday, March 19, 2009 8:42 PM

In The News: User experience is the driving force of innovation: Microsoft Canada

Check out Liam Lahey’s article over at echannelline titled “User experience is the driving force of innovation: Microsoft Canada”.  This is another piece coming out of MIX09 with a Canadian focus. “With the kickoff of the MIX09 conference in Las
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Thursday, March 19, 2009 8:36 PM

In The News: Microsoft releases Expression Blend 3; Canadian-based solution provider uses Expression Blend tool for Canada Post office outlet solution

Another good Canadian focused article coming out of MIX09 is in the news: Microsoft releases Expression Blend 3 - Canadian-based solution provider uses Expression Blend tool for Canada Post office outlet solution 3/19/2009 10:11:00 AM By: Maxine Cheung
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Thursday, March 19, 2009 8:22 PM

Bill Buxton’s Keynote @ Mix09 – A must watch.

Head over to http://live.visitmix.com/ and watch it…. seriously, it’s great.
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Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:01 PM

itWorldCanada - Microsoft extends RIA push with Silverlight 3.0 beta

“Microsoft Corp. revealed the beta version of Silverlight 3.0 and previewed Expression Blend 3 at its MIX09 conference in Las Vegas. Rich-Internet Applications from Canadian customers CTV, Workopolis.com, and Innovapost” Read More: http://www.itworldcanada.com/a/Daily-News/e77ebf46-1728-4b99-9434-05ae5063b702.htm
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Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:57 PM

CTV first Canadian network to offer high definition video online (done in Silverlight!)

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/show/CTVShows/20090317/hd_beta_announced_090317/20090317/ High definition streaming video is now just a click away for online viewers across Canada. CTV.ca, Canada's online destination for news, sports and entertainment,
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Wednesday, March 18, 2009 6:57 PM

National Forum for Women in Technology Builds Momentum with Microsoft Canada

National Forum for Women in Technology Builds Momentum with Microsoft Canada and Launch of BC Chapter CATA WIT Expands its Support to Women in Technology in Challenging Economic Times Vancouver, March 17 2009 - The Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance
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Thursday, March 05, 2009 2:50 PM

Canada <Heart> IT. Vote Now – IgniteIT Awards

This year we brought together the MSDN and Technet Canada awards to create the IgniteIT Awards .  This is a special award in Canada as it recognizes the hard work and innovation of the members of our IT community across Canada. The submission periods
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Thursday, March 05, 2009 1:58 PM

Hey Canada Technology Professionals: Ignite Your Career!

We’ve launched a great new set of webcasts called “ Ignite Your Career ”.  It’s all focused on helping Canada’s ICT professionals be a successful as possible.  So, it’s all about you.  We’ve pulled together 6 great topics and a set of awesome
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Thursday, March 05, 2009 12:20 PM

In The News: “Welcome to the global cloud”

I had the chance to chat with Briony Smith at itWorldCanada .  She was doing an article on Cloud computing and the article appears here . We discussed how the Cloud is evolving, Microsoft’s views on how software will be built in the future, our Software
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