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M3 Sweatt's blog, with thoughts on Windows, Customer & Partner Satisfaction, Time and other things at Microsoft

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Personal documentary from Microsoft writer makes an impression
Of interest: reminding me of the brief series noted here , I found this article from Nicole Brodeur " Microsoft writer makes documentary on losing hand to cancer ", about the film documentary from Joshua Isaac, a writer at Microsoft. Isaac lost Read More...

Posted Friday, May 01, 2009 5:08 PM by mthree | 1 Comments

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Hello, World: Visualization is Child's Play
Over lunch today and before I head off to my afternoon meetings, I read a good post today, Visualization is Child's Play , from Joshua Allen in Microsoft DPE (whom I had the pleasure of meeting in person this past weekend) on the http://visitmix.com/ Read More...

Posted Tuesday, February 03, 2009 1:13 PM by mthree | 1 Comments

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An interview with Guy Kawasaki, Answers from the Microsoft Answers site, the QWERTY effect, and more of what I've read
It's been a long week by any measure, and I was happy to offer some assistance today to a few associates impacted by the job eliminations.  Having experienced this in SiValley myself, I hope that I'm able to make an impact and help where possible. Read More...

Posted Friday, January 23, 2009 8:43 PM by mthree | 2 Comments

It's more than iPods and iTunes: BusinessWeek on Dell's effort to spur on the digital entertainment market
An old friend of mine, the irrepressible Tim Bucher , is in the news this week, as he's preparing to go toe to toe, so to speak, with Apple's supported ecosystem... "Now Bucher is again squaring off against his former company. He's spearheading an ambitious Read More...

Posted Friday, August 15, 2008 6:36 PM by mthree | 2 Comments

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SETI@home, new iPhones and other bits for a quick post-vacation reading list
Back from vacation and waiting for a meeting to start (whilst hungry attendees grab lunch ;) I find that I have a couple of minutes to post - normally I wait until after work's done for the day, but here's an exception to the rule. Last night I made a Read More...

Posted Friday, July 11, 2008 2:24 PM by mthree | 1 Comments

Next year's science fair project for the kids: a home-made multi-touch Surface, and what else I've read this past week
You can always tell when it's been a particularly busy week at home and at work... the reading list looks a little thin. Project reviews, meetings and prep for all sorts of things. And it's already June. How time flies. New Scientist Technology Blog: Read More...

Posted Sunday, June 01, 2008 9:59 AM by mthree | 1 Comments

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Lenovo X300 video and what I've read this past week, compiled in record time
Wonder what to do when you're waiting for Outlook on one computer to move several thousand messages, and another computer is busy copying video demos? Use the third to post your reading list. In the time that it took me to burn a DVD and delete the old Read More...

Posted Friday, May 02, 2008 6:03 PM by mthree | 3 Comments

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TweakRAM for Windows free today
As noted on LifeHacker... Featured Windows Download: TweakRAM Memory Optimizer Free Today Only "Instead of dropping cash on a new stick of RAM for that old computer, go grab a free license for the normally $20 memory manager TweakRAM—today only. TweakRAM Read More...

Posted Friday, May 02, 2008 4:28 PM by mthree | 0 Comments

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"My Starbucks Idea" site and what I've read this past week
A special week end, weekend edition of what I've read, beginning with Elizabeth M. Gillespie's story on how Starbucks' "My Starbucks Idea" site has been flooded with ideas for improving customer experience ... "Hundreds of coffee-obsessed consumers chimed Read More...

Posted Sunday, April 13, 2008 8:10 PM by mthree | 1 Comments

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What I've read this week or so (through 030808)
Welcome to another installment of the reading pile, a collection of things on the web (and a few references to the hardcopy items with online versions). The past week -- as always -- has been a busy one, with changes to DST in Chile, the revelation that Read More...

Posted Saturday, March 08, 2008 6:25 PM by mthree | 1 Comments

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Llamas and other helpful options for Valentine's Day
Admit it: you don't have a gift for that special someone tomorrow. (Hello... it's Valentine's Day. My gift for my wife was rescuing her from an awkward spot late today, with apologies to attendees at TechReady.) My old friend, Ben Calica, is working with Read More...

Posted Wednesday, February 13, 2008 10:42 PM by mthree | 1 Comments

What I've read this week or so (through 020808)
First off, let's just says that it's been a busy week, with several changes and shuffles during mid-year review , as Directions on Microsoft analyst Rob Helm noted on January 11. He said that "there's often a lot of churn between January and March." But Read More...

Posted Saturday, February 09, 2008 10:29 AM by mthree | 1 Comments

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Seven Years and Seven Habits...
A lot can happen in seven years . Nice to receive a cake, as it were... I received several notes and a couple of IMs today congratulating me on my anniversary, as today is my 7-year anniversary at Microsoft, a little less than a third of my career. So Read More...

Posted Thursday, January 31, 2008 4:44 PM by mthree | 1 Comments

What I've read this week (through 011508)
Off to a quick lunch, but first a posting of some of the articles in my reading pile, courtesy of del.icio.us . Keep in mind that many of the descriptions are taken directly from the articles. Macworld 2008 coverage (CNET News) - By CNET staff, 1/15/2008 Read More...

Posted Wednesday, January 16, 2008 12:54 PM by mthree | 1 Comments

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What I've read this week (Christmas Eve)
Remember, there are still .6 shopping days 'til Christmas. Need some conversation starters for your holiday get-togethers? Here are a couple of my favourite strange and funny news stories to help get you started, along with a reading list of things I've Read More...

Posted Monday, December 24, 2007 9:02 AM by mthree | 2 Comments

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