August 2008 - Posts

• The Emissary Design Pattern and RIAs (Rich Internet Applications)

  Here is a first draft of a new presentation. I gave it a couple of months ago just after TechEd and thought I would share it as I try to write up some of my thoughts on RIAs. I plan to rework this a bit more and present it again at TechEd Europe. The Read More... Posted Sunday, August 10, 2008 11:28 AM by PatHelland | 4 Comments Filed under: Architectural Attachment(s): 080808a-RIA-Emissaries-Short.pptx

• SeaFair in Seattle!

  One last personal post and then I'll get to the work stuff. Last Friday we got off the ship... Saturday was moving the office with Bob... Sunday we went to a SeaFair party!!! I've lived in Seattle for 14 years and never really paid any attention to SeaFair Read More... Posted Thursday, August 07, 2008 9:05 PM by PatHelland | 1 Comments Filed under: Personal

• I Moved into My New Office in Building 35

  So, as I mentioned a few weeks ago, I am starting in the SQL team this week after the one week vacation. My friend, Bob, came over on Saturday with his pickup truck and we moved everything from building 42 to building 35. The Microsoft moving organization Read More... Posted Thursday, August 07, 2008 8:05 PM by PatHelland | 1 Comments Filed under: Personal

• A Fun Cruise to Alaska with Friends

  I'm starting this blog entry on the bus riding to work on Monday, Aug 4th... it's taken all the bus rides until today, Thursday, to finish. There's NO computer stuff in this post... This is a vacation travelogue! Wow! We had a good time in spite of Lisa Read More... Posted Thursday, August 07, 2008 12:45 PM by PatHelland | 0 Comments Filed under: Personal