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September 2008 - Posts

From the Horse's Mouth

Posted Tuesday, September 23, 2008 3:22 AM by scottwy
The Microsoft Professional Developers Conference (PDC) is coming soon. We pretty much only run PDC when we have some big things to talk about...real big things. People talk about the ".NET" PDC and the "Longhorn" PDC and this year Read More...
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Wanted...Developer Evangelist

Posted Sunday, September 14, 2008 12:16 PM by scottwy
      We're hiring... You might have heard that Darryl Burling has moved on to a new role within Microsoft NZ - and he's left some big shoes to fill. The Developer Evangelist role requires a very special combination of abilities - deep Read More...
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An Evening with Industry

Posted Saturday, September 13, 2008 12:14 PM by scottwy
I've been invited to speak at a New Zealand Computer Society event on Thursday. They've invited all graduating students from the Wellington region to come along and learn what a career in technology might hold. There will be speakers from a number or Read More...
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TechEd 2008...done

Posted Wednesday, September 03, 2008 8:00 PM by scottwy
Big thanks to everyone who attended TechEd this year. We welcomed over two thousand customers, partners, speakers, sponsors, exhibitors, journalists and staff over three action packed days. I hope you had a great personal TechEd experience. I knew we Read More...
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Everything turned out like we had planned...

Posted Tuesday, September 02, 2008 11:31 PM by scottwy
Opshop headlined last night at TechFest and I can't get that song out of my head now - I think the technical term is an earworm! Great night last night, big crowd, cool venue and everyone having a great time. Oh - and there were some technical sessions Read More...
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Day One...Done

Posted Monday, September 01, 2008 10:25 PM by scottwy
Huge day today. We kicked off TechEd 2008 at SkyCity in Auckland this morning with a keynote featuring yours truly and Kevin Ackhurst (MD of Microsoft NZ). We then heard from our first surprise guest John Key - leader of the National party - on the topic Read More...
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