AdamU's WebLog
Thoughts and the occasional rant from Adam Ulrich, a Test Manager in Microsoft's Designer Tools Group. All things Sparkle, Acrylic, testing, recruiting and hiring.
Will it Blend? That is the question!
We're having fun watching the BlendTec commercials since we've announced that the product code named...
Date: 02/01/2007
on the Frontline
Two weeks ago, I spent an entire week at a customer site. This customer is in Raleigh, NC, and I got...
Date: 07/04/2006
June CTPs now available
We've made available new CTPs of Expression Interactive Designer and Graphic Designer that work with...
Date: 07/04/2006
That's right, you're not from Texas, but Texas wants you anyway
With apologies to Lyle Lovett.... I'm spending this week in Texas; specifically, at Microsoft's Las...
Date: 04/24/2006
March CTP of Interactive Designer now available
enjoy! https://blogs.msdn.com/expression/archive/2006/03/09/543851.aspx
Date: 03/09/2006
recruiting at Syracuse U
I went to Syracuse a little over a week ago to recruit for Microsoft. Since I started on the Sparkle...
Date: 03/06/2006
What's the difference between SDE and SDET at microsoft?
I was exchanging email with a candidate last night who was confused about the differences between...
Date: 01/27/2006
Expression Interactive Designer - Now available!
It's been a work in progress for what seems like a lifetime... But as of right now we FINALLY have a...
Date: 01/24/2006
Windows Live Local - Virtual Earth
I was playing around with Virtual Earth on Windows Live Local, and they've recently added a bird's...
Date: 01/13/2006
Christmas Presents and teams long since past
I went to a White Elephant gift exchange with about 20 other people about 2 weeks ago. What was...
Date: 12/29/2005
Greetings from Shanghai
I was in Shanghai last week to interview candidates for Microsoft, and got a day to do a little...
Date: 11/09/2005
What is Acrylic For?
Andrew Watt, an infopath MVP asked, "What exactly is Acrylic for?" Acrylic is intended for pro...
Date: 10/27/2005
Sparkle Video Link
In case you missed the Sparkle Video on Channel 9, here's the link:...
Date: 09/23/2005
You've Got Questions, I've got Answers... Part 2
OK, here's your chance. Blast away. I did this last year, and got lots of questions from people...
Date: 09/22/2005
Sparkle and AdamU
Well, given that we (finally!) announced today (at PDC) the project I've been working on for the...
Date: 09/15/2005
Static Code Analysis
I started using a tool this week that measures the lines of code (LOC) that are going into our...
Date: 07/27/2005
Myth Busting Testing #3: Test Automation is like car insurance.
Ok, Myth #3: An automated test must find bugs to be useful. Here's a scenario for you: you have a...
Date: 07/22/2005
Myth Busting Testing #2
Myth #2: Testing does not, by itself, improve software quality. I love this one! I must have heard...
Date: 06/25/2005
Myth Busting Testing and Test Automation
I've been reading a lot lately, and wow, there are so many opinions on the advantages and...
Date: 06/23/2005
Engineering Excellence and TrustWorthy Computing
For the last several years, Microsoft has had days devoted to Engineering Excellence (EE), and to...
Date: 06/22/2005
Father's Day Camping - Acrylic Style
I was camping this weekend in Central Oregon. Each year my wife's father's siblings (all 8 of them)...
Date: 06/21/2005
Test Automation, plus what is it like to be in Test at Microsoft?
It's not sexy, but it sure is fun. Santosh recently had a great post on what it's like being in test...
Date: 06/15/2005
Does quality really matter?
We talk alot about trade-offs in getting a product out the door. We draw a triangle, the triangle of...
Date: 06/15/2005
not as simple as Red vs Blue
I ran into Adam Barr (www.proudlyserving.com) last week while volunteering to assist with a local...
Date: 04/26/2005
Hmm, High-Nerd: Nerdier than I thought I was.
I think it was all that Math, plus spending 10 years working in Nuclear Power Plants so that I know...
Date: 03/31/2005
windows media player 10 now available
Another update for windows xp, windows media player 10 is now available, and can be downloaded at:...
Date: 09/02/2004
We don't make the software you use, we make the software you use better....
BASF used a variation on the above as it's corporate tagline. Michael Hunter, the technical lead for...
Date: 07/23/2004
Microsoft, customers and innovation
As I was checking the MSFT price this morning after the big announcement on stock buy back...
Date: 07/21/2004
Preparing for technical positions at MS: part deux: Industry route
If you've been working (or idling) for a year or more since you hung up your full time academic cap...
Date: 07/06/2004
Disclaimer
These postings are provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. The content of this...
Date: 06/18/2004
Questions, Questions, Questions
I got several email responses about how hiring works at Microsoft, and what I look for in hiring. I...
Date: 06/10/2004
Added a couple blog links
I put a couple of links on my main blog page, will add more as I run across stuff that I enjoy. If...
Date: 06/02/2004
Why QA? Why Microsoft?
I came to Microsoft 8 years ago, happy but a little frightened about a salaried job, happy not to be...
Date: 06/02/2004
Introductions
I'm Adam Ulrich, and I'm the test manager for a version 1 tool in the developer tools division of...
Date: 06/02/2004