frankarr - an aussie microsoft blogger
Ponderings from the Pacific Northwest by an Aussie Geek who works at a software company
Daylight Savings Come To Western Australia
So this weekend Daylight Savings came to our friends in the West. Our resident sandgropper, Michael...
Author: frankarr Date: 12/03/2006
WPF/E - Right Here, Right Now
Do my eyes deceive me? WPF/E is coming ... MSDN has a WPF/E Dev Center, so it must be true! “WPF/E”...
Author: frankarr Date: 12/03/2006
Australian Imagine Cup 2007 News Central Now Online
OMG, The Imagine Cup is fast approaching. Berno has been hounding me to get a blog setup for him....
Author: frankarr Date: 12/01/2006
Proud Dad Moment
Just a moment to be a proud dad Yesterday, 'Rigo competed in a Halo 2 Tournament at his High School,...
Author: frankarr Date: 12/01/2006
Ready for a new day
This morning, I attended the media launch of Office 2007, Vista and Exchange. It was nice to see...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/29/2006
SMH : Broadband is a disgrace but don't blame us: Telstra
Further to my earlier post on the Australian Broadband situation, seems like Telstra CEO Sol...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/29/2006
SMH : NSW to roll out free WiFi service
Spotted this on The SMH site today NSW to roll out free WiFi service The NSW government will offer...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/28/2006
NYT: The Socket Seekers
Excerpt from New York Times Article: The Socket Seekers...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/28/2006
SOCAP and Blogging
Today, I was interviewed by Freya Purnell, who edits a publication called Consumer Directions for...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/28/2006
Wonderful WPF Apps : UniveRSS - a 3D Vista RSS Reader
My brothers & sister in EMEA have been busy. They have launched an curious application called...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/27/2006
My very own work experience kid
I have a work experience kid in with me for the week. I have given him a series of tasks, which...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/26/2006
Sharing a hot chocolate with Rand Leeb-du Toit
I recently caught up with Randal Leeb-du Toit, at the local Max Brenner Turns out we live near by,...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/26/2006
STIRR Sydney
Now this is interesting. I spotted this on Yoick and then on Martin Well's blog STIRR is a casual...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/26/2006
Wonderful WPF Apps : TrialBalance
TrialBalance is a project being developed by Paul Stovell TrialBalance is a free, shared-source...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/26/2006
NYT: Tasmania Is Out of This World
Excerpt from New York Times Article: Tasmania Is Out of This World...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/24/2006
NewsGator Screen Saver
Anna Liu & I were having a meeting today when she was distracted by what was happening on my...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/24/2006
Steve Vamos talks about Innovation
Spotted this piece online, penned by Microsoft Australia CEO, Steve Vamos A new approach to...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/23/2006
Licensing the 2007 Microsoft Office User Interface
There had been some speculation about this in the local press SMH : Office offers to untie the...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/23/2006
Former employee survives on disability
Spooky! Former employee survives on disability Richmond Times Dispatch - Richmond,VA,USA BY REX...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/21/2006
What Sidebar Gadget Are You Running?
I was asked what gadgets I had installed on my Sidebar. IMHO, a perfect response to put in a blog...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/21/2006
Jobs, Jobs, Jobs : Infrastructure Consultant Melbourne
As I have posted before, I am hiring. However, I am not the only person looking for good people. The...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/21/2006
NYT: The Best Science Show on Television?
Excerpt from New York Times Article: The Best Science Show on Television?...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/20/2006
Wonderful WPF Apps : De.Collage
It's more a proof of concept app, but I like De.Collage by the creative folks at Thirteen23. It...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/20/2006
'Rigo will be happy
My son 'Rigo has been bugging me for weeks. He's has been really eager to get his hands on Gears of...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/20/2006
Wonderful WPF apps : PostItBoard
I've been keeping my eyes open for WPF based applications I spotted this one a few weeks ago. it's...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/19/2006
NYT: 9 Billion-Year-Old 'Dark Energy' Reported
Excerpt from New York Times Article: 9 Billion-Year-Old ‘Dark Energy’ Reported...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/19/2006
Hey, I'm a B-Lister
Over ar Kineda, there is a Technorati-Powered widget which computes bloglebrity status based on four...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/17/2006
43 for me.
Today's my birthday. 43 - another prime number age - I can say I am in the prime of my life! My kids...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/17/2006
Dr Neil Spends Some Time In My Office
Update: The Shows Are Live : Dr. Neil's Notes 28 & Dr Neil's Notes 29 Dr Neil came to visit...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/17/2006
NYT: The Picture Frame Goes Totally Tech, and No Wires
Excerpt from New York Times Article: The Picture Frame Goes Totally Tech, and No Wires...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/16/2006
Microsoft SOA and Business Process Conference – Thursday, 30 November 2006 – SYDNEY
So, you want to know more about SOA? Come along along for a afternoon of SOA goodness. The afternoon...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/16/2006
NYT: So Much Music, So Few Choices
Excerpt from New York Times Article: So Much Music, So Few Choices...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/16/2006
OMG - The router died
The calls started this morning by 8am.Our internet access at home wasnt working and Moira was...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/16/2006
NYT: How to Make Your Web Site Sing for You
Excerpt from New York Times Article:How to Make Your Web Site Sing for...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/15/2006
Top 50 Sites in Australia ?
We were talking at lunch about the top sites, by traffic in Australia. IMHO there really isn't a...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/14/2006
XP Free Zone
All my machines are now running Windows Vista RTM. My office is now an XP Free Zone UPDATE: Folks on...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/14/2006
NYT: Microsoft Aims to Improve Its 'Works Well With Others' Score
Excerpt from New York Times Article:Microsoft Aims to Improve Its ‘Works Well With Others’...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/14/2006
SnowBot is really in my office
Some people have questioned as to whether I really had a Snowbot in the office Well here's the...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/14/2006
NYT: Microsoft Counting on a Twist to Make Zune Shine in Shadow ofiPod
Excerpt from New York Times Article: Microsoft Counting on a Twist to Make Zune Shine in Shadow of...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/13/2006
New Friend - The ThinkGeek USB Snowbot
I have a new USB powered buddy visiting me - the The ThinkGeek USB Snowbot The ThinkGeek Snowbot...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/13/2006
Sun to Opensource Java and GPL it
Robert Scoble breaks the...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/13/2006
Back on the job
I rolled into the office today Nothing too traumatic Got to meet up with newbie Upgrading machines...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/13/2006
Windows Defender beta 2 has saved my computer
I got this email via my blog recently, which gave me a smile -----Original Message----- From:...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/12/2006
NPR : New Windows Has New Sound
NPR had a story on the weekend on the new Windows Vista sound Microsoft is getting ready to release...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/12/2006
More about the new roles
A few days back, I wrote about growing the team. Not surprisingly, this generated a lot of interest...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/12/2006
NYT: Entrepreneurs See a Web Guided by Common Sense
Excerpt from New York Times Article: Entrepreneurs See a Web Guided by Common Sense...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/11/2006