frankarr - an aussie microsoft blogger
Ponderings from the Pacific Northwest by an Aussie Geek who works at a software company
Cavemen for Pocket PC has been released!
Congrats to the guys from Lightworks game. Their game is now released. From:...
Author: frankarr Date: 06/22/2006
The Future of FrontPage
One of the questions asked during the Media Briefing held earlier this week, related to Frontpage....
Author: frankarr Date: 06/22/2006
An issue with Windows Live Local for Outlook and MS CRM for Outlook client
I got the following email last night about an issue with Windows Live Local for Outlook and MS CRM...
Author: frankarr Date: 06/21/2006
jPod
I got myself a new book last week – jPod by Douglas Coupland. It is a story about a group of...
Author: frankarr Date: 06/21/2006
Blogging from within Word 2007
Oh, I didn’t mention this before. All my posts are now coming directly from Word 2007, thanks to...
Author: frankarr Date: 06/20/2006
Windows Vista and 2007 Office System Beta 2 Reviewers Workshop
I’m sitting in a room with a bunch of journalist, who are attending an event here at Microsoft today...
Author: frankarr Date: 06/20/2006
Winter Solstice : Shortest Day of The Year
Today, for us in the Southern Hemisphere, it’s the Winter Solstice, aka the shortest day of the...
Author: frankarr Date: 06/20/2006
Beta Release of GP Ruby.NET Compiler
Got this email from Wayne yesterday. Excellent News. Great to see this project moving along, and it...
Author: frankarr Date: 06/20/2006
Another Cool Date : 20-06-2006
I was reminded about this as I was driving into work this morning, and Dugie beat me to the punch I...
Author: frankarr Date: 06/20/2006
Long is at it again - New Windows Vista and Word 2007 Screencasts
I found the following email in my inbox over the weekend. -----Original Message-----From: Long Zheng...
Author: frankarr Date: 06/18/2006
We have an Australian winner of the Imagine Cup
Today I got to see the three Australian finalists in the Imagine Cup. The 3 teams strutted their...
Author: frankarr Date: 06/16/2006
numb3rs
Mitch asks if I am into numerology I'm not. But I do like numbers. Like today's date - 16/6/6....
Author: frankarr Date: 06/16/2006
New Book - Pro WCF: Practical Microsoft SOA Implementation
Prolific author, Solutions Architect, Cricket fan, and all round good guy, Chris Peiris has a new...
Author: frankarr Date: 06/14/2006
Vista Screencasts by Long Zheng
I got the following email recently From: long.zhengSent: Tuesday, 13 June 2006 9:25 PMTo: Frank...
Author: frankarr Date: 06/14/2006
Gary Wisniewski : Use Linux as the Next Microsoft Platform
In all the excitement this weekend, I missed the latest post from Gary Wisniewski on his plans for...
Author: frankarr Date: 06/13/2006
APCMAG : It’s a Windows world: deal with it
James Bannan from over at APCMAG has written a provocativly entitled piece - It's a Windows world:...
Author: frankarr Date: 06/13/2006
Tech.Ed Early Bird offer extended to 20 June
The title says it all. The cutoff date for Tech.Ed 2006 Early Bird Group Discount tickets is now 20...
Author: frankarr Date: 06/13/2006
Been back to work for 12 months
I just realized that today marks an inportant milestone for me. It's been 12 months since I returned...
Author: frankarr Date: 06/13/2006
Be part of TechEd 2006 in Boston
Tech·Ed 2006 is happening in Boston, at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC), as I...
Author: frankarr Date: 06/12/2006
Visions of Vista on TechTalkBlogs
Darren Neimke is on the road with the Innovations Tour, which will be in Melbourne and Sydney this...
Author: frankarr Date: 06/12/2006
Windows Live Dev : Now Open for Business
The Windows Live Team are starting to bring together all the platform information for developers....
Author: frankarr Date: 06/12/2006
Scoble leaving Microsoft for another grand adventure
The blogosphere rumor mill has been buzzing with the news that Robert Scoble is leaving Microsoft,...
Author: frankarr Date: 06/11/2006
DPE Team supporting ACS NSW activities
I got the latest ACS NSW e-News newsletter (Issue 70) this evening, and was delighted to see two...
Author: frankarr Date: 06/09/2006
New Stuff : MSDN has a Wiki
Rob Caron had been hinting about it, then Soma broke the news MSDN Wiki is live --...
Author: frankarr Date: 06/09/2006
Global Corporate Challenge : 15 Days Update
Ok, so last week I posted my Global Corporate Challenge : " Hall of Shame". How's team this week?...
Author: frankarr Date: 06/08/2006
Thoughts on the Office Move
Last week I packed up and moved from one office to another, in our building I've had a week in my...
Author: frankarr Date: 06/07/2006
APC : Why Adobe is the new enemy
Dan Warne has published an interesting article over at APCMag - Why Adobe is the new enemy, in which...
Author: frankarr Date: 06/07/2006
ASP.NET Guru Dino Esposito is coming to Australia!
I got a note from the good people at Solid Quality Learning, telling me that Dino Esposito is coming...
Author: frankarr Date: 06/07/2006
Adventures with EWD from the trenches
Daniel Crowley-Wilson posts about his experience with Expression Web Designer. The quote I like "The...
Author: frankarr Date: 06/07/2006
Collections of Errors in Windows Live Local Aussie Maps
Ok, my call for apps and collections generated a lot of comments with people pointing out errors and...
Author: frankarr Date: 06/06/2006
websites as graphs : the latest meme
All the cool kids are doing it (Digg, Milkandcookies, Reddit), so I do too. Here's my blog, as seen...
Author: frankarr Date: 06/06/2006
TechTalkBlogs : +102 days on 6/6/6
Well, we past 100 days of TechTalkBlogs, and since today's date is so special (6/6/6 for those of...
Author: frankarr Date: 06/05/2006
Congratulations to David & Yil : Tied the Knot 3/6/6
Over the weekend, David Lemphers tied to knot and married his true love, Yil. Berno had a sneak...
Author: frankarr Date: 06/05/2006
Application Infrastructure behind the Global Corporate Challenge Site
I got an comment from the folks who developed the site for the Global Corporate Challenge A new...
Author: frankarr Date: 06/05/2006
Latest FLASH was late - Sorry
The latest MSDN Flash came out this morning. We were almost a week late. Sorry! I know, it's...
Author: frankarr Date: 06/04/2006
Anyone doing Mashups using Virtual Earth Map Control?
I'm seeking Aussie mash-ups using Virtual Earth Map Control v3 Anyone tried this yet? Who is going...
Author: frankarr Date: 06/02/2006
17 June - Victoria.NET Regional Conference - University of Ballarat
The folks from Victoria.NET are putting together a conference in regional Victoria. The venue is the...
Author: frankarr Date: 06/01/2006
gnoos.com is live
UPDATE: Gnoos on SMH : Aussie blog search tool launched Just got an email from BB Subject: gnoos.com...
Author: frankarr Date: 05/31/2006
Interview with Michael Butler, Human Capital Magazine
With all the excitement about my office move, I forget to post about my interview yesterday (Tuesday...
Author: frankarr Date: 05/31/2006