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28 September 2008
I get to ride the pony now (new toy).
Living in the US vs Australia has one standout plus, the cars over here are so damn cheap that it makes me angry to think I'm paying almost double to triple for the same models back home. That being said, I decided my birthday is coming up in October, Read More...
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27 June 2008
New Car..
A bit of a personal milestone here, basically we bought a car for the family today. It's a Ford Edge and I think it looks like an angry little " mongrel " of a thing... kind of reminds of this little stocky pit fighting machine for some reason. Read More...
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20 May 2008
I have arrived..
Just arrived to my new home in Seattle. The apartment Microsoft have provided is quite nice actually, roomy, warm and with a nice fast cable modem to cap it all off. We spent some time prior to arriving in Seattle at Disneyland (Highly recommend folks Read More...
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09 May 2008
Chapter 30, Sleepless in Seattle due to Jet Lag.
The house is on the market, the cars are being sold and the passports are ready to be stamped with "Welcome to the United States Mr Barnes". The biggest move of my life/career is in full swing, and I'm both SH@*T scared and excited at the same Read More...
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20 April 2008
I'm on DG.TV
Michael Kordahi - aka DelicateGenius decided to interview me on my last day at Microsoft Australia. It just occurred to me that I've never really done a video interview before (I usually turn them down), mainly because I'm a shy guy when it comes to camera's. Read More...
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21 March 2008
I fly home tomorrow
I have spent the last three (3) weeks in the United States travelling around listening to customers talk about Microsoft. I have a lot to say, and little time to type it – suffice to say the overall vibe I am getting is we are onto something big and people Read More...
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25 February 2008
I am now a Product Manager.
I've managed to worm my way into Microsoft Corp HQ, as a Product Manager (PM) on the Rich Client Platform team ( Silverlight/WPF etc ). This for me is a major step forward in my career, as whilst I've enjoyed being one of the first RIA Evangelist for Read More...
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23 February 2008
My career is about to take a turn..
Waiting on some legalities, but stay tuned as I have some news that will shock some and have others nodding in agreement. It's not what you think and it's everything you didn't think. I will say this, this new career change will have a definite world Read More...
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21 June 2007
Brand, it's deeply seeded.
In my role, I've encountered a lot of interesting behavior associated to the brand. I find it scary in some parts but also interesting in others. I've got friends whom I've known for 5+ years suddenly refer to me "you guys" when talking about Microsoft Read More...
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11 June 2007
The secret of my knowledge (Books).
I get asked a lot on " how I find the time to keep up with all of this crap " (crap=web stuff). I really don't have one specific answer, except I am fortunate to have the ability of skim reading as one of my skill sets. I can polish off a book in 3xToilet Read More...
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