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Working for Microsoft: Week 1
Initially I was planning to blog every day or so about my experiences within Microsoft, but alas, this has been the first free moment I've had so far after my last post.  The reason?  Well, as I mentioned in a previous post, the first three Read More...
Posted 14 October 07 03:10 by Greg | 1 Comments   
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Working at Microsoft: Day 1
Well, I have officially been in the Seattle area for about 24 hours. My flight in was fine and yes, the weather was cold and rainy. I'm very happy that I picked up a raincoat before I left. After arriving and checking into my long term housing, I Read More...
Posted 08 October 07 06:59 by Greg | 2 Comments   
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Releasing the Source Code for .NET
I was just about to head to sleep when I read this great post by Scott Guthrie. Apparently, Microsoft will be releasing the source code for the BCL (Base Class Libraries), ASP.NET, WinForms, etc. when .NET 3.5 and VS2008 (aka Orcas) is released later Read More...
Posted 03 October 07 11:42 by Greg | 0 Comments   
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Giving XBOX Live a Chance
I am far from a hardcore gamer. I don't log on and play for hours upon hours because well,I just don't have that much spare time to play. It's a shame, but hey, that's life. In any case, one thing that I've been meaning to do for years was sign up for Read More...
Posted 30 September 07 11:08 by Greg | 0 Comments   
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The Road Not Taken
"...Somewhere ages and ages hence:Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--I took the one less traveled by,And that has made all the difference." -- Robert Frost You may have noticed that I've been more quiet than normal for the past month or two. There is Read More...
Posted 27 September 07 11:33 by Greg | 0 Comments   
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Outlook and Lotus Notes
About a year ago, my company (a large holding company) decided to standardize all of their sub-companies on a single e-mail platform. Since we are a holding company, each sub-company essentially used their own messaging software. In the US, that meant Read More...
Posted 26 August 07 09:59 by Greg | 0 Comments   
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Scott Hanselman Moves to Microsoft
A big congratulations to Scott Hanselmanas he makes a big move to Microsoft. He'll be on Scott Guthrie'steam. I've enjoyed reading his blog over the years and I think it should be interesting to hear a fresh perspective on the development of the .Net/Visual Read More...
Posted 21 July 07 10:38 by Greg | 0 Comments   
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Google - not quite the Mecca it's made out to be?
I've blogged a bithereabout the wonders of working at Google. My perspective has always been from an outsider reading some of the various other "Google-Worshipper" blogs and articles out there. I found an interestingarticle here- written by a "Microsoftie" Read More...
Posted 28 June 07 09:30 by Greg | 0 Comments   
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