A Canuck In The Machine
Mark Relph - Senior Director - Startup and VC Team
The Summits Of Canada - Mount Logan Expedition & Windows Live
CanTREK is an expedition team that will be climbing Mount Logan, Canada’s highest peak. The climb...
Author: markrel Date: 04/23/2007
Building Communities
Our Developer Audience Marketing Manager, Wendy Rogers, has an article in the Globe and Mail this...
Author: markrel Date: 04/23/2007
New Photography Tools On Live Spaces
The Spaces team has upgraded the photo album features inside of Spaces, making them a lot more...
Author: markrel Date: 04/23/2007
CSAF 07 - Thanks! See You Next Year.
The Canadian Strategic Architect Forum wrapped up this afternoon in Vancouver. Thanks to everyone...
Author: markrel Date: 04/20/2007
Searching For Search
Well, this is interesting :-)
Author: markrel Date: 04/20/2007
Vista Gadgets In The News - All Of Them Supported By My Team
I feel like a proud parent :-) My team has been working since before the launch of Vista to help...
Author: markrel Date: 04/19/2007
CSAF: Day 2
Simon Guest makes reference to his AWESOME talk at the Forum yesterday. We have kicked off this...
Author: markrel Date: 04/19/2007
Messenger Bot - NHL Stats - Just In Time For The Playoffs
A little know technology call Messenger Bots . These are "contacts" that you add into Windows Live...
Author: markrel Date: 04/18/2007
The Sun Shines On Vancouver
What's the great thing about running events in Vancouver? The weather. (well, when it's not raining...
Author: markrel Date: 04/18/2007
CSAF - The Content Keeps On Rolling
The CSAF site - www.csaf07.com is getting busy. Thanks to everyone contributing. 2 new videos: Norm...
Author: markrel Date: 04/18/2007
CSAF - More Content
The slides and audio are up from my welcome session. Norm Judah's slides are up as well. {update}...
Author: markrel Date: 04/18/2007
The Fight To Save Internet Radio
Interesting Article Here. On my Sonos, we listen to a lot of Internet Radio. It's great and it would...
Author: markrel Date: 04/18/2007
CSAF07 - My Welcome Slides
CSAF is underway!! I just finished my welcome address. Slides are here. Full house - standing room...
Author: markrel Date: 04/18/2007
Open Source vs. Microsoft on the Blue Monster Thread
Hugh has started a serious conversation on this one. Check out the post here. My friend Rick Segal...
Author: markrel Date: 04/16/2007
The Blue Monster Series
Hugh @ gapingvoid.com has teamed with a few Microsoft bloggers out of our UK offices on a new...
Author: markrel Date: 04/16/2007
Microsoft Silverlight Is Here.
As we head towards MIX Microsoft has announced our new rich media / interactive platform for the web...
Author: markrel Date: 04/16/2007
Vancouver Game Summit In The News
Not a long article, but check it out here.
Author: markrel Date: 04/10/2007
Xbox360 - QWERTY Keyboard Controller - Sweet.
Read all about it.
Author: markrel Date: 04/09/2007
IT Manager Podcasts On TechNet
Checkout this article on echannelline.com about our new Podcast series. You can find all the...
Author: markrel Date: 04/04/2007
Northern Voice - Photography With Kris Krug
Back in February the Northern Voice Conference was held in Vancouver. Here is a cool clip from one...
Author: markrel Date: 04/04/2007
Upcoming Events / Speaking Engagements
It's a busy month or two for me.... here is the run-down. Canadian Strategic Architect Forum -...
Author: markrel Date: 04/03/2007
MESH - We will be there, will you?
We are a sponsor.... we will be speaking.... we will be meshing. Drop me a line if you will be there...
Author: markrel Date: 04/03/2007
Flowfinity .NET 3.0
Just heard from my good friend Dmitry @ Flowfinity in Vancouver (www.flowfinity.com) - a very neat...
Author: markrel Date: 04/03/2007
Somasegar's WebLog : Listening to your feedback - Expression and MSDN
More in the "listening to your feedback" category. Some great news on the new Expression products....
Author: markrel Date: 04/03/2007
We Are Hiring Again - Architect Evangelist - Microsoft Canada
The Challenge: The mission of the Architect Evangelist (AE) is to demonstrate the value of new...
Author: markrel Date: 04/03/2007
Are You Going To Mix?
If you are - let us know! We are planning some cool Canadian activities. (Watch here, or on the...
Author: markrel Date: 03/27/2007
DEVELOPMENTAL Game Camps!!!
I have talked a bit about our Game Camps in the past and all of the excitement we saw around the...
Author: markrel Date: 03/26/2007
Surprise, Microsoft Listed as Most Secure OS
Our corporate focus on security has been extreme in the last years and our customers are seeing the...
Author: markrel Date: 03/22/2007
Fame.... even the self-proclaimed Web 2.0 kind...goes to your head....
https://valleywag.com/tech/robert-scoble/is-he-a-sociopath-245715.php Robert......... too cool for...
Author: markrel Date: 03/20/2007
News For Launch Attendees & Our Commitment To You.
The launch of Office 2007 and Windows Vista was a major event for us here at Microsoft. As our...
Author: markrel Date: 03/20/2007
VIC 20 - one of the 10 "worst" PCs ever? Say it ain't so!
This washingtonpost.com article lists the venerable Commodore VIC 20 as the #7 worst PC of all time....
Author: markrel Date: 03/20/2007
Community Connection - Code Camps & Virtual Earth
A good new video from our Developer Community Team Check out -...
Author: markrel Date: 03/19/2007
Feedback On The Code Awards
So, my friend Rick Segal has posted some comments about the Code Awards on his blog here. He posted...
Author: markrel Date: 03/19/2007
MSDN Code Awards - Nominate Now!
The team here at MSDN Canada is running a very cool contest called the Code Awards. We've never done...
Author: markrel Date: 03/19/2007
Microsoft HD Photo Format - Heading To Standards Body
https://news.com.com/Microsoft+Make+our+HD+Photo+format+a+standard/2100-1012_3-6165004.html The...
Author: markrel Date: 03/07/2007
Ice House Video
Video: Microsoft Canada’s Digital Ice House
Author: markrel Date: 02/04/2007
More Ice House Coverage....
Check out the photo set from the team and the blog post.
Author: markrel Date: 02/01/2007
IT Business Article - Innovation Centre
Some press in IT Business about the launch of the Centre yesterday....
Author: markrel Date: 02/01/2007
Today We Open The Innovation Centre @ Waterloo!
I am really excited today because I am heading down to Waterloo to open the first Microsoft...
Author: markrel Date: 01/31/2007
BillG on The Daily Show
Bill did well on the Daily Show.... best line is when he answered Jon's question "What if I don't...
Author: markrel Date: 01/30/2007
Photos From The Ice House
Some photos, taken by my team today at the Ice House.
Author: markrel Date: 01/29/2007
HD Photo Format News In The Wild
Author: markrel Date: 01/26/2007
Sonos - My Latest Addition To The Home Network
The latest addition to our home network and the media system in particular is the Sonos Digital...
Author: markrel Date: 01/26/2007
A Word From Our IT Department
Rodney interviewed Chris from Microsoft Canada's IT Department on the latest IT Pro Podcast. Chris...
Author: markrel Date: 01/24/2007
It's Official - We Are Looking For A User Experience Advisor To Join The Team
Check out John's blog post. "I’m looking for a User Experience Advisor to represent Microsoft in...
Author: markrel Date: 01/24/2007
Game Camp Waterloo
The Community Crew with the help of our former super star co-op Mark headed down to Waterloo for the...
Author: markrel Date: 01/24/2007
User Experience / Design and Innovation On The Web
A little known fact about me is that early in my Microsoft career I spent a great deal of time...
Author: markrel Date: 01/24/2007