frankarr - an aussie microsoft blogger
Ponderings from the Pacific Northwest by an Aussie Geek who works at a software company
My Work Shirts
I have a number of "Geek" work shirts which I tend to wear a lot. and my personal favorite...
Author: frankarr Date: 12/05/2007
Latest Gadget : Kindle is Koming !
I ordered a Kindle from Amazon It was delivered yesterday Pity I cant play with it until I return...
Author: frankarr Date: 12/05/2007
My Friends Become Me
Really Cool Facebook App : Gridview Takes My friends: And makes a Photo Mosaic of me Cool!
Author: frankarr Date: 12/04/2007
Little roadtrip
I'm on my first work related trip since starting the new job. I left a home that was blanketed in...
Author: frankarr Date: 12/03/2007
NYT: For Toddlers, Toy of Choice Is Tech Device
Excerpt from New York Times Article:For Toddlers, Toy of Choice Is Tech...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/29/2007
NYT: Back to the Animated Future, This Time on DVD
Excerpt from New York Times Article:Back to the Animated Future, This Time on...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/27/2007
ODC ?
ODC, From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ODC may refer to: oDC, an acronym for Opera's DC++, which...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/27/2007
Made it to 500!
It's been a long journey, but I just added my 500th connection on LinkedIn. Frank Arrigo on LinkedIn...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/26/2007
Microsoft Software Licensing and Protection Services (SLP Services)
Earlier this year, Microsoft acquired a company called Secured Dimensions that had unique .NET...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/26/2007
NYT: Ally of Bush Is Defeated in Australia
Excerpt from New York Times Article:Ally of Bush Is Defeated in...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/25/2007
Come chat with the Visual Studio Team System group - December 6th
Just saw this come across the aus-dotnet mailing list, Upcoming chat with the VSTS group Thx for...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/21/2007
MIX08 Panel: Can you make money on Web 2.0?
As I said in an earlier post, I am working on Mix08 Panels One of the panels is looking at the...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/20/2007
Announcing release of Ruby.NET (community edition) version 0.9
Cool News!!!!!! From: Wayne KellySent: Monday, November 19, 2007 6:58 PMTo: Frank ArrigoSubject:...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/19/2007
Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 shipped!
from Somasegar's WebLog - Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 shipped! Even Better News Visual...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/19/2007
NYT: Amazon Pitches a Wireless iPod for Books
Excerpt from New York Times Article:Amazon Pitches a Wireless iPod for...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/19/2007
Happy Cat is Happy
Author: frankarr Date: 11/18/2007
44 for Frank
44 today. I'm not talking about .44 magnum It's my birthday. Thanks to everyone who has dropped me a...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/18/2007
DevReadiness - Any Relation to Truthiness ?
I came across DevReadiness.org today. Welcome to DevReadiness.org - the community site dedicated to...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/15/2007
NYT: A Night With Chumby
Excerpt from New York Times Article:A Night With...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/15/2007
MIX08 Registration is Open. I will be there. Will you?
Microsoft’s MIX conference is returning to The Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas on March 5 – 7, 2008 and...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/12/2007
Video.Show - a video portal for user-generated content
Psst - wanna make your own YouTube? Go over and grab yourself Video.Show and maybe you can get...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/12/2007
Election Day 2008 : A Cool Silverlight App
Today is Election Day. It's not the BIG presendential election day - that's next year. As an...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/06/2007
All work and no fun makes for a dull team, so let's have some fun!
I have participated in two team events so far since I have been here. The first one was a few weeks...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/06/2007
HTC TyTN II + Cool Software = GPS Fun
I've been having fun with my new phone and it's inbuilt GPS. I've been running a piece of software...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/03/2007
Lynn Langit and Asli Bilgin : Evangelistas
Watch Lynn Langit and Asli Bilgin answer the question “What the heck is an Evangelist really?"...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/02/2007
The Surface team is blogging
Good to see the Surface team start blogging - Surface Computing has arrived and so has our blog Now...
Author: frankarr Date: 11/01/2007
Wonderful WPF App : RIPT
I had a coffee with Tim Sneath today. It was good to catch up. He told me lots of things, and he...
Author: frankarr Date: 10/30/2007
LittleFrankie arrived
I got myself a chumby I called it LittleFrankie (inspired by a tweet from Nick "Professional Geek"...
Author: frankarr Date: 10/29/2007
LifeCam VX-3000
I got myself a Lifecam VX-3000 today Pretty Cheezy huh! It works great with the WebCam Sidebar...
Author: frankarr Date: 10/23/2007
Popfly Beta Today : Open to All
JohnMont has the news Popfly Beta Today Today, Steve Ballmer announced at the Web 2.0 Summit that...
Author: frankarr Date: 10/18/2007
Web 2.0 Summit Mashup Aggregator
Wishing you were are the Web 2.0 Summit? Follow what's happening with the Web 2.0 Summit Mashup...
Author: frankarr Date: 10/17/2007
Heroes Happen Here ....
I was interviewed last week and the result (in Silverlight) is now up and alive at...
Author: frankarr Date: 10/15/2007
The Colours of Autumn on Campus
I walked to a meeting on Friday afternoon and along the way, I was inspired to take a few photos...
Author: frankarr Date: 10/13/2007
Latest Gadget : HTC TyTN II
Arrived today! Unboxed 10 minutes later! The HTC TyTN II (AKA : AT&T Tilt, AT&T 8925,...
Author: frankarr Date: 10/11/2007
Outlook + Twitter = OutTwit
I've been wanting to integrate Twitter into my workflow. I believed I needed an IE7 Twitter plugin,...
Author: frankarr Date: 10/10/2007
The One About 79
My kids have been settling into their new life. Billy, my 14 year old, is in the 8th grade at...
Author: frankarr Date: 10/09/2007
NYT: Don't Open This Cookie (Disastrous Day Inside)
Excerpt from New York Times Article:Don’t Open This Cookie (Disastrous Day...
Author: frankarr Date: 10/09/2007
Microsoft Startup Accelerator program
Don Dodge (and others) had the news last week Microsoft's Emerging Business Team announced today the...
Author: frankarr Date: 10/09/2007
Wonderful WPF App : OutSync
I've been slowly building up a bunch of friends on Facebook. I've come across a really nifty little...
Author: frankarr Date: 10/08/2007
Good News!
Finally got around to ordering my new broadband service and it's Good News! Yes, fiber is indeed...
Author: frankarr Date: 10/05/2007
NYT: Microsoft Rolls Out Health Records
Excerpt from New York Times Article:Microsoft Rolls Out Health...
Author: frankarr Date: 10/04/2007
Latest Gadget : Bluetooth GPS Receiver
I've been buying some gadgets - yes, it's true. The latest gadget is the i-Blue 737, a High...
Author: frankarr Date: 10/02/2007
The New Computer - Dell Latitude D830
I got my new laptop the other day. It's a Dell Latitude D830 The reviews are positive : Dell...
Author: frankarr Date: 09/26/2007