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April 2009 - Posts

Thursday, April 30, 2009 2:13 PM

Recognizing Canadian Innovation – The Blue Sky Award

  Last year we launched the first ever Blue Sky Award.  It’s targeted at highlighting Canadian software innovation – great up-and-coming software companies doing great work.  SiteMasher, our winner last year is a great example of one of
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009 9:08 PM

More OCAD/MSFT Press (Video) – This time TVO.org

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Wednesday, April 15, 2009 12:26 PM

More On OCAD & MSFT Canada – itbusiness.ca article

This appeared in the press today - Touching donation - Ontario college gets Microsoft Surface unit Microsoft is donating its much-publicized Surface hardware to the Ontario School of Art & Design so students can develop innovative software for the
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Monday, April 13, 2009 11:32 PM

Great Canadian User Experiences From MIX09

I was on the road when we held our local MIX09 media event for media on March 17th, so I couldn’t be there. But the good news is that we captured all the highlights on video. Video: Great examples of Canadian UX in action Don’t have time to watch? Here’s
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Monday, April 13, 2009 10:37 PM

DigiTweet - ‘cause I really love but hate Tweetdeck

Last week I was at the Mesh Conference here in Toronto.  In addition to being a great event, it was probably the centre of the Canadian Twitter universe for 2 days.  Everyone was using Twitter.  I mean everyone – and not just to connect,
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Monday, April 13, 2009 9:20 PM

Joey deVilla (@Accordionguy) showing off at Mesh

Hey, ever wonder if our team enjoys their jobs?  Check out Joey at the Mesh Conference . 
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Thursday, April 09, 2009 7:41 PM

More Laptop Hunters……

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Wednesday, April 08, 2009 11:18 AM

Microsoft Canada & OCAD – Igniting the next generation of software design & user experience

Did you know that Toronto has the third-largest design workforce in North America, behind only New York and Boston? That’s good news for the GTA, especially given the current economy. Design is a growing, dynamic and increasingly important industry. As
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Monday, April 06, 2009 9:21 PM

Toronto Area Windows 7 Installfest

(This has been cross-posted from the Canadian Developer Connection Blog ) Post by Joey -> We held a Windows 7 Installfest yesterday as part of the cross-Canada EnergizeIT tour. The idea is pretty simple: invite developers, IT pros and early adopters
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Sunday, April 05, 2009 8:59 PM

Lol….The Language of the Web

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Sunday, April 05, 2009 2:16 PM

The latest “I’m A PC” laptop hunters ad…

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Thursday, April 02, 2009 4:18 PM

Internet Safety Information For Families

Take Back The Net is one of the coolest things we do at Microsoft Canada….. it’s all about raising awareness of online safety.  If you have kids or know someone who does check it out here . “It's time to TAKE BACK THE NET and join forces with your
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Wednesday, April 01, 2009 12:40 PM

IT Skills In Canada – Part 4 (Final)

(This is part 4 of a 4 part series, you can read the first post here ) Here is the final part of my discussion with Shane Schick on the Myths & Realities of the IT Skills & Talent landscape in Canada.  This part is titled “Myth 4 – Certifications
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