David Gristwood's Blog
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Understanding Windows Azure and the Azure Platform
I have been giving a few high level technical briefings to architects and systems designers on...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 09/30/2009
Want to spend a few hours getting up to speed on Windows Azure? Read on . . .
Getting up and going with Windows Azure If you have been thinking about looking at Windows Azure,...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 09/23/2009
Getting Started with SQL Azure
With the recent release of the the CTP (Community Technical Preview) of SQL Azure, I thought it was...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 09/14/2009
People are doing some interesting things with Windows Azure in the UK
Eric Nelson and I were involved in a Microsoft UK Azure day recently, where we invited press...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 08/12/2009
Personal Computer World magazine - RIP
It was only when the September issue of Personal Computer World, or PCW as it it always referred to,...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 07/30/2009
Notes from the Bletchley Park Architects Council, June 2009
I was involved in the recent Bletchley Park Architects Council, where I also took a whole load of...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 07/08/2009
birminghamitsnotshit.co.uk – We Have Been Remixed!
We’ve been remixed – which I assume in the on-line world is most sincere form of flattery :-) The...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 07/06/2009
Cool Technology, Cool Projects - National Rail Enquiries
The DPE team at Microsoft here in the UK where I work get involved in some cool projects, and more...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 07/06/2009
Out & About with my camera – Architects Council
A couple of months ago I was out and about wit my fellow Microsoft colleagues at Weston Manor, in...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 06/25/2009
FOWA Tour 2009 – Edinburgh and Leeds
I’ve put a little over 1,000 miles on my car with a drive up to Edinburgh and Leeds to deliver a...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 05/29/2009
David Gristwood’s Bio
I have been asked by the powers that be to update my biography, and supply some new photos. As I...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 05/15/2009
Microsoft at the Future Of Web Design (FOWD) show in London
I was one of a number of folks from Microsoft at Carsonified’s Future of Web Design event in London...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 05/05/2009
My First Visit to MiniBar London
On Friday night I attended my first ever London MiniBar meeting. It was great fun, I met lots of...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 04/27/2009
I Love My Zune
Although I think Family Guy is great, I don’t get this little dig they had the Zune – I love my...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 02/19/2009
Fun at the TechCrunchTalk and ChristmasCrunch Party in London
I had great fun last night at the TechCrunchTalk and ChristmasCrunch Party in London. It’s always...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 12/17/2008
CSS Zen Garden
Whilst reading Steve Krug’s excellent “Don't Make Me Think!: A Common Sense Approach to Web...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 11/25/2008
I’m On Partner TV talking about Fasttrack
I had a chat with Tara Hellier about the work we are doing with Fasttrack – if you want to know more...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 11/17/2008
TechEd 2008 EMEA Developer - Keynote
Jason Zander gives a great keynote and shows off Visual Studio 2010, and what looks like a very...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 11/10/2008
Fasttrack Sessions – The Magic Of Software – Now Open For Booking
I’m one of the UK DE ISV team involved in delivering a new series of technology briefings...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 10/20/2008
BBC Midweek quiz: Old computers
I did the quiz at BBC NEWS | Magazine | Midweek quiz: Old computers and got 7 out of 10 (with no...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 10/15/2008
A Weekend at BarCampLondon5
Microsoft were one of the sponsors of last weekend’s BarCampLondon5, so I spend an very enjoyable...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 09/29/2008
Patrick Tisseghem passed away
I was devastated when I heard that one of my friends and colleagues, Patrick Tisseghem, had passed...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 09/25/2008
Mashed 2008 Hack Day - The Aftermath . . .
I spent the weekend at Mashed 2008, a "hack day". Its sponsored by the BBC, Microsoft (through...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 06/23/2008
PDC2008 Professional Developers Conference October 27-30, 2008 - Registration Now Live
PDC2008 Professional Developers Conference October 27-30, 2008 - registration is now live. This...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 05/30/2008
ISV Blogs . . .
The reason for the recent lack of blogs has been my work on our two new Microsoft partner blogs. I...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 05/22/2008
Visual Studio 2008 and Buzzword Bingo
At the recent DevWeek and Microsoft Launch event, I did a VSTO session, and showed off a couple of...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 04/03/2008
If You Are Doing Office Development, Then You Should Be Attending The Office Dev Con 2008 . . .
If you are doing Microsoft Office development (which includes SharePoint, Open XML, VSTO, etc), or...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 01/22/2008
Season's Greetings from Microsoft UK
A Silverlight Christmas card - Season's Greetings from Microsoft UK
Author: David Gristwood Date: 12/19/2007
SharePoint Books
There are two books that I am currently recommending to developers who want to know more about...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 11/27/2007
Virtual Teched 2007
TechEd Developer 2007 in Barcelona may be a distant memory, but we do have Virtual Teched, so if you...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 11/19/2007
Only 1 Week To TechEd Developer in Barcelona
Time flies. I have just realised that next week it's that most glamorous and glitzy European...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 10/30/2007
My Recent UK MSDN Flash Newsletter: "Office Business Applications - The Developer Story"
Every now and then I pen a few words for the most excellent fortnightly (=biweekly) UK MSDN Flash...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 10/30/2007
A Bit Of Fun With Office Add-Ins
One evening, in a pub, having a well earned pint with Michael McClary after one of our Microsoft...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 10/17/2007
Presenting at the Office Business Applications (OBA) Architects Council
Yesterday I presented a session at the Office Business Applications (OBA) Architects Council on OBA...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 09/14/2007
Best QA Job in the World? Hint - Its on Halo 3!
Wired magazine have a great article entitled "Halo 3: How Microsoft Labs Invented a New Science of...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 08/30/2007
This month I shall Mainly be Reading "Inside Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007"
I've recently picked up my copy of "Inside Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007", and just...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 08/21/2007
Visual Studio 2008 - A First Look
If you have been thinking about taking a closer look at Visual Studio 2008, now is the time to do...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 08/13/2007
Microsoft Office Interactive Developer Map
If you are doing any development work with Office or SharePoint, you might find the Microsoft Office...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 08/03/2007
Windows Workflow Page Flow Sample
I've had a couple of ISVs ask me about a Windows Workflow Foundation page flow session that was...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 06/11/2007
"Directions on Microsoft" article on SharePoint
Directions on Microsoft is an independent organization that focuses exclusively on tracking...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 04/16/2007
I'm helping run an Open XML Developer Workshop, 30th April - 1st May 2007
I'm helping run a two day developer workshop focuses on Open XML, the new document format for...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 04/10/2007
XNA Games DeveLopment
The last time I did any games development was in the 80s when I had a Commodore 64. Things have...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 03/30/2007
Review of New Workflow Book "Programming Windows Workflow Foundation"
I borrowed a copy of a new workflow book ""Programming Windows Workflow Foundation", sub-titled...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 03/27/2007
Our team's new "Innovation for Partners in the UK" Blog
Our UK DPE team inside Microsoft recent set up a new blog Innovation for Partners in the UK which we...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 03/15/2007
Open XML technical briefings in the UK in March
Next week I'm running two half day briefings, for Microsoft Partners, and in particular ISVs,...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 03/14/2007
Last Chance To Book for The Microsoft UK Architect Insight Conference, 5-6 March 2007
Next week is Microsoft’s premier event for senior architects, CTOs and senior IT decision makers,...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 03/02/2007
David Gristwood's Windows Workflow Foundation: Tracking Services Introduction MSDN Article
My recent "Windows Workflow Foundation: Tracking Services Introduction" article just went up on...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 02/26/2007
I was at the UK Developer Launch of Windows Vista / Office 2007
It's Monday and I'm back in the office, here at Microsoft in Reading. I spend Saturday here as well....
Author: David Gristwood Date: 01/22/2007