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2010 23

  1. Can’t Wait.
  2. Just because I am a huge fan….. Gord Downie on Q….
  3. Windows 7 Compatibility Center: 17 markets in 12 languages to list over 100,000 products & new IE8 Tools
  4. New Windows Live Messenger Beta Video
  5. IE8 TV Ad #2
  6. An Update On The Windows Summit 2010: New Content, Dean Hachamovitch and More
  7. IE9 vs. Safari
  8. Windows Summit 2010: Wherever You Are, Be Here Today!
  9. Western Digital TV Live–Windows 7 Logo PR
  10. May The 4th Be With You
  11. Webcast–Migrating off of IE6 to IE8
  12. RIP Floppy Disks
  13. 3 Things To Know About Our Ecosystem
  14. Green Eggs….
  15. Building Innovative Windows Client Software – Panel discussion from MIX10
  16. An Hour With Canada’s Own Bill Buxton (From MIX10)
  17. In Depth Look At IE9 (MIX10 session)
  18. My video on “TalkingAboutWindows”
  19. Overview Of The Windows Phone 7 application platform
  20. Day 2 Keynote @ MIX10
  21. My CES Videos – visiting partners, this time Canon
  22. My CES Videos – visiting partners, first stop AMD
  23. CES 2010 – My Videos – The Microsoft Booth

2009 49

  1. The awesome Kyle moment from the Windows 7 Launch
  2. From the Windows 7 launch – Microsoft Watch press coverage
  3. Photo stitch from the New York Windows 7 Launch Event
  4. Amazon announces The Kindle Reader For PC at the launch of Windows 7!
  5. Posted to the Windowsteamblog.com – Compatibility Center and Upgrade Advisor
  6. The Canadian Crew Shows Off Cool Windows 7 Hardware…..
  7. The Windows Logo Program……
  8. Announcing New Tools for IT Professionals & Developers Transitioning to Windows 7
  9. Windows 7 Ecosystem Updated From My New Boss, Mike Nash
  10. Microsoft Canada Is Hiring – Senior Product Manager, Windows 7 & IE8
  11. Microsoft Canada Is Hiring – Partner Marketing Manager, ISVs
  12. Changes.
  13. Just a typical planning day at MSFT…
  14. Steve Ballmer @ Stanford - The Future of Microsoft, The Future of Technology
  15. Recognizing Canadian Innovation – The Blue Sky Award
  16. More OCAD/MSFT Press (Video) – This time TVO.org
  17. More On OCAD & MSFT Canada – itbusiness.ca article
  18. Great Canadian User Experiences From MIX09
  19. DigiTweet - ‘cause I really love but hate Tweetdeck
  20. Joey deVilla (@Accordionguy) showing off at Mesh
  21. More Laptop Hunters……
  22. Microsoft Canada & OCAD – Igniting the next generation of software design & user experience
  23. Lol….The Language of the Web
  24. The latest “I’m A PC” laptop hunters ad…
  25. Internet Safety Information For Families
  26. IT Skills In Canada – Part 4 (Final)
  27. IE History Of The Net Video…"oh, that’s what InPrivate is for…”
  28. IT Skills Shortage – Myths and Realities – Part 3
  29. IT Skills & Talent In Canada – Myths and Realities – Part 2
  30. IT Skills & Talent In Canada – Myths and Realities - Part 1
  31. Searching For The $1000 Laptop – Our New Ad…
  32. DreamSpark: Preparing the next-gen workforce
  33. In The News: User experience is the driving force of innovation: Microsoft Canada
  34. Bill Buxton’s Keynote @ Mix09 – A must watch.
  35. itWorldCanada - Microsoft extends RIA push with Silverlight 3.0 beta
  36. CTV first Canadian network to offer high definition video online (done in Silverlight!)
  37. National Forum for Women in Technology Builds Momentum with Microsoft Canada
  38. Canada <Heart> IT. Vote Now – IgniteIT Awards
  39. Hey Canada Technology Professionals: Ignite Your Career!
  40. In The News: “Welcome to the global cloud”
  41. Internet Safety - Microsoft Canada and Youthography Online Safety Survey
  42. Skydrive & Hotmail storage updates
  43. Announcing EnergizeIT: From Client To Cloud – Anything Is Possible
  44. It’s time to get creative
  45. My Slides – Toronto Cloud Conference
  46. Getting Ready For My Cloud Conference Talk – Ray Talks Azure
  47. I’m A PC & I’m 4 1/2 :-)
  48. Phil Sorgen (my boss) discussing the current economic climate
  49. Windows 7 + Silverlight + CTV.ca + 32” LCD = Obama Speech Goodness

2008 129

  1. Critical Out Of Band Hotfix Released
  2. ‘Tis The Season To Think About Backups
  3. MSFT Gen 4 Data Center Vision – Just cool.
  4. Wired – Ozzie wants to push Microsoft back into Startup mode
  5. BizSpark In The News
  6. My Boss – Phil – In The National Post Talking “Upsize Innovation”
  7. Speaking Today At The Toronto Computer Lawyers Group
  8. John and I chat post-keynote at PDC
  9. Hello Canada From PDC to Techdays!
  10. On The Eve Of Techdays 2008
  11. From PDC – Ray Ozzie Talks Azure On Channel9
  12. PDC 2008 – More coverage from Ryan’s blog
  13. PDC – David Crow responds to Flexibility & Choice
  14. From PDC2008 – Ryan overview’s Azure
  15. Live From PDC – Windows Azure – Cloud Computing Announcement
  16. On The Eve Of PDC2008
  17. Developer Tools Sales & Marketing Group Manager – Microsoft Canada
  18. Techdays: Early Bird Pricing Extended
  19. An Accordion, A New Addition, A Great Team and Big Challenges
  20. David and Jevon Talk About StartupEmpire.ca
  21. I (Heart) WinDev: One View of the Windows Developer Track for TechDays
  22. PDC – The Devil’s Guide To PDC
  23. Your Dream Job?
  24. Meet Windows 7
  25. Silverlight 2 Announcement
  26. Hey, Canadian Web Developers! Does This Sound Familiar?
  27. Countdown to PDC2008: King of the Geeks, Scott Guthrie, Previews PDC Keynote
  28. PDC08 – The Canadian View - Choice and Flexibility. Canada Needs Both.
  29. Explore Design – Great Show!
  30. What's next for Visual Studio and .NET FX?
  31. PDC – Visual Studio 2010
  32. Techdays 2008 - Virtualization Track Speakers Selected!
  33. Our Participation @ Waterloo Region Entrepreneur Week
  34. Enhanced Lineup At StartupEmpire
  35. TechDays Is Here! TechDays Is Here! TechDays Is Here!
  36. We Are Hiring: ISV Platform Evangelist (Contract)
  37. We Are Hiring – Architect Evangelist
  38. Reach out to new Canadians to battle tech talent crunch
  39. PDC News – Killer Keynotes
  40. Ignite Your Career
  41. MSR Releases The Microsoft Image Composite Editor (ICE)
  42. PDC – Wow, 160GB hard drives for all!
  43. TechDays – Some Q&A
  44. Introducing TechDays – Canada’s Premier Technology Conference Series
  45. Explore Design Conference
  46. Stereotype
  47. Not Alone
  48. I Am A PC
  49. Maps.ca quietly appears…and I’m impressed.
  50. RE/MAX No Longer Using Google Maps
  51. The Microsoft Canada Development Centre Opens In Vancouver
  52. Cutting the Cord: Zune 3.0 Offers Downloads From the Airwaves
  53. Back In The Swing Of Things
  54. MLS.ca gets a make-over. Welcome Realtor.ca
  55. 411.ca & Virtual Earth
  56. Microsoft's Phil Sorgen on social responsibility
  57. Watching The Red Gadget….
  58. Vintage – The TRS-80 Model 100
  59. Announcing The Winner Of The Bluesky Award
  60. Up Today – Founders & Funders
  61. Video – From TechED – Soma shows off Silverlight 2
  62. Video – BillG at TechEd Developers Conference
  63. In The Press: Microsoft Canada's EnergizeIT aims to wow students into IT
  64. In The Press: Cloud Computing For The Little guy
  65. PDC 2008 – Details Are Now Up
  66. Thanks to Photojunkie for taking my picture @ MESH
  67. D6 Conference – Bill & Steve Video
  68. Windows 7 Multi-Touch Demo From D6 Conference
  69. EnergizeIT vs. Anime North = Geek/Nerd Heaven
  70. Press: MSDN Canada Code Awards and Technet Canada Innovation Awards
  71. Bill Buxton makes a surprise appearance at MESH08
  72. More On EnergizeIT
  73. My continued love of the Dell M1330
  74. T-1 Day to EnergizeIT!!!
  75. New photography show @ on10.net – ShutterSpeed
  76. Interesting Fast Company Article on our new ad agency…
  77. Public Launch Of The Worldwide Telescope – Seriously Cool
  78. An Interesting Fact About The “Blackberry Fund”
  79. EnergizeIT 2008 – Are you going?
  80. Just Geeky: Family Guy Enters The Matrix
  81. mesh (no, not the Live Service, the conference)
  82. On CP24 talking about Dreamspark…..
  83. Rick & Christian on Channel 10
  84. Founders & Funders Toronto #2
  85. StartupIndex.ca
  86. Lenovo play on the Mac Air ad…
  87. Introducing Live Mesh
  88. CSAF 08 – Presentations and Keynotes Available Via Silverlight Streaming
  89. The Canadian Strategic Architect Forum 2008
  90. PR: Microsoft Canada Announces Blue Sky Award
  91. ICE08: Community Watch
  92. Well, this picture sums it up for my Leafs…..
  93. Microsoft’s Blue Sky ISV Award
  94. Rick Segal’s VC Roundtables
  95. MIX08 - The Big List Of Downloads
  96. MIX08: The real lesson learned.....
  97. MIX08 - Day 2 Keynote - Steve Ballmer Q&A with Guy Kawasaki
  98. MIX08 - Hard Rock "Deep Zoom" Demo
  99. MIX08: Day 1 Keynote Recap
  100. From VisitMIX.com - New in IE8: Web Slices
  101. MIX08: Watch The Keynote Live
  102. CDN UX Blog: MIX08 "Canada Represents"
  103. Next Up: MIX 2008 in Las Vegas
  104. HHH_CA: Heroes Happen Here {Vancouver}
  105. HHH_CA: Thanks Toronto For Coming Out!
  106. Me and My New M1330 @ The Heroes Launch
  107. HHH_CA - Want your own Heroes email address?
  108. HHH_CA: Launch 2008: T-12 hours.
  109. From The ITPro Connection Blog: Inside The War Room {HHH_CA}
  110. BillG Article In Today's Globe and Mail : What's right with young people today
  111. Popfly Mashup: Queen West Fire - A Historic Part Of Toronto Destroyed
  112. Pictures From The BillG Visit At Waterloo
  113. Watch BillG's Talk At Waterloo On Demand On MSN Video
  114. From ITWORLDCANADA.com
  115. From The Brampton News: DigiGirlz Day
  116. From IMPRINT - Microsoft "sends us the Bill"
  117. Valentines Post: My New Rig - a wicked Dell XPS M1330
  118. Qixing Posts About What's Happening At MIX08
  119. CATA: Canadian IT pros see few security best practices
  120. DemoCamp Toronto 17 - Feb 25th
  121. NEXT UP - BillG @ University Of Waterloo
  122. Air Canada Mobile Check-In: Let's Try This Again.....
  123. Hey Canadian ITPROs -> Vote Now For The TECHNET Innovation Awards!
  124. echannelline.com - Microsoft partner finds new opportunities with SaaS
  125. From The ITPRO Connection Blog: Heroes Happen {Here} Events In Canada
  126. Heroes Happen {Here} - Community Connection Events
  127. Press Coverage - Yellowpages.ca
  128. Yellowpages.ca / Virtual Earth Press Release
  129. In Good Fun - Our Sometimes Painful Conference Calls :-)

2007 116

  1. Update - Air Canada Mobile Boarding Passes
  2. Air Canada: No love for Windows Mobile
  3. Announcement: Tarasoft sets new standard with Microsoft Virtual Earth
  4. In The News: B.C. ISV aims Virtual Earth application at realtors
  5. OCCTO Presentation Today
  6. Toronto Photobloggers @ The Halo 3 Launch
  7. Wicked Halo 3 Accessories....
  8. The Blogs Go Wild For WarPong
  9. X07........unplugged......
  10. X07 Summary!
  11. X07: GameFest Summary and More XNA Resources
  12. New Look And Feel
  13. Back To Blogging - Up Next X07!!
  14. Prague & Europe Vacation Photos
  15. Flying, Flying, Flying
  16. Our Fiscal... All Done...Off To Prague!
  17. Rick To Canadian ISVs - Join Empower, Get The Goods
  18. Sonos and Best Buy - Best Buddies
  19. EnergizeIT - Photo - MatchIT On Stage!
  20. EnergizeIT - Content From The Blogs
  21. Energize - Community Keynote
  22. EnergizeIT: Can't Wait.
  23. EnergizeIT: On TV.....
  24. Windows Home Server RC is released! (I love this product)
  25. Mystery Pics On Vista DVDs?
  26. Mr. Crow's First Ten Days.
  27. EnergizeIT: Designer Content
  28. EnergizeIT 2007 - Photo Stream
  29. Wow - MatchIT.ca hits 600+
  30. Webware: Apple apps on Windows...not so great.
  31. The CN Tower Goes All Colourful With New LEDs
  32. U of T is looking for a "Social Media Officer"
  33. (Long Overdue) - MESH - Wrap-Up
  34. I know, it's not very Canadian of me....
  35. Toronto Tech Week Video
  36. Wow - A Passion For Volunteering.
  37. The Great Meeting - BillG and SteveJ
  38. MESH - Day 1 Round-Up
  39. MESH - BlogTO (Mark McKay) Video explains what MESH is all about.
  40. MESH - The Terminator In The House
  41. TechCrunch - blogging god speaks at Mesh
  42. New High-Res Maps of Ottawa
  43. Toronto Tech Week
  44. Vancouver Game Summit - Reviewed.
  45. Popfly and Facebook. Mashup Love.....
  46. Go-Go Gadget Contest
  47. Tip: Want To Save Paper?
  48. OurFaves makes it to TechCrunch.
  49. Everyday Heroes
  50. This speaks to our team mission.
  51. SharedView Beta
  52. MSDN Canada Code Awards - Vote!
  53. UX Guru & Community Leader David Crow Joins The Team
  54. Introducing The New Hotmail
  55. 19th Best Place To Work In Canada
  56. CONTACT Photography Festival
  57. Awesome Event Watch: EnergizeIT 2007
  58. Rick is looking for a new way to get to the gate....
  59. Star Wars - Adult Swim / Robot Chicken Video
  60. Landed In Vancouver For Game Summit
  61. MIX07 - End of Day 2
  62. MIX07 - Best 3rd Party Roundup Of Activities On ZDNET
  63. MIX07: More Day 1 Coverage
  64. MIX07: Silverlight Goodies
  65. MIX07 - Some other coverage of the keynote.... and some slip-ups.
  66. MIX07 - Let's Light Up The Web
  67. Our Events Go Green(ish)
  68. MIX: Heading To Mix!
  69. The Summits Of Canada - Mount Logan Expedition & Windows Live
  70. Building Communities
  71. New Photography Tools On Live Spaces
  72. CSAF 07 - Thanks! See You Next Year.
  73. Searching For Search
  74. Vista Gadgets In The News - All Of Them Supported By My Team
  75. CSAF: Day 2
  76. Messenger Bot - NHL Stats - Just In Time For The Playoffs
  77. The Sun Shines On Vancouver
  78. CSAF - The Content Keeps On Rolling
  79. CSAF - More Content
  80. The Fight To Save Internet Radio
  81. CSAF07 - My Welcome Slides
  82. Open Source vs. Microsoft on the Blue Monster Thread
  83. The Blue Monster Series
  84. Microsoft Silverlight Is Here.
  85. Vancouver Game Summit In The News
  86. Xbox360 - QWERTY Keyboard Controller - Sweet.
  87. IT Manager Podcasts On TechNet
  88. Northern Voice - Photography With Kris Krug
  89. Upcoming Events / Speaking Engagements
  90. MESH - We will be there, will you?
  91. Flowfinity <HEART> .NET 3.0
  92. Somasegar's WebLog : Listening to your feedback - Expression and MSDN
  93. We Are Hiring Again - Architect Evangelist - Microsoft Canada
  94. Are You Going To Mix?
  95. DEVELOPMENTAL Game Camps!!!
  96. Surprise, Microsoft Listed as Most Secure OS
  97. Fame.... even the self-proclaimed Web 2.0 kind...goes to your head....
  98. News For Launch Attendees & Our Commitment To You.
  99. VIC 20 - one of the 10 "worst" PCs ever? Say it ain't so!
  100. Community Connection - Code Camps & Virtual Earth
  101. Feedback On The Code Awards
  102. MSDN Code Awards - Nominate Now!
  103. Microsoft HD Photo Format - Heading To Standards Body
  104. Ice House Video
  105. More Ice House Coverage....
  106. IT Business Article - Innovation Centre
  107. Today We Open The Innovation Centre @ Waterloo!
  108. BillG on The Daily Show
  109. Photos From The Ice House
  110. HD Photo Format News In The Wild
  111. Sonos - My Latest Addition To The Home Network
  112. A Word From Our IT Department
  113. It's Official - We Are Looking For A User Experience Advisor To Join The Team
  114. Game Camp Waterloo
  115. User Experience / Design and Innovation On The Web
  116. Heli-Boarding Photos From The Holiday Break

2006 49

  1. What I did on my Christmas vacation :-)
  2. Launch: Thanks Vancouver!
  3. We Are Now Bullfrog Powered
  4. A New Day In Vancouver
  5. Are You Attending The Launch In Vancouver?
  6. Microsoft Canada's Technical Community Connection Blogs
  7. More Crane News From Seattle
  8. .NET Rocks - Richard Campbell and Carl Franklin @ The Toronto Launch Event
  9. What did you think of the Toronto Launch event?
  10. More Toronto Launch Photos
  11. Toronto Vista/Office Launch Event
  12. Seriously...how much do you love the Gears Of War ad?
  13. Are You Attending The Toronto Launch Event?
  14. ISV Close-Up: 90 Degree Software
  15. Battlefield 2142
  16. FeedYourZune - RSS Reader
  17. Farhan Rocks Out About Search on Soapbox
  18. Metric On The Plane To Seattle
  19. Seattle - Snow Doesn't Mean The End Of The World
  20. Launch Event Follow-Up Resources For Developers
  21. MSDN Canada Code Awards
  22. Launch In Edmonton
  23. Off To Edmonton - Let Launch Begin!
  24. Bad Water and Office 2.0 - The Single Point Of Failure
  25. Crane Collaspes In Bellevue....A Little Too Close For Comfort
  26. This One Time At Game Camp
  27. It's A Big Day... VISTA RTMs!!
  28. Live Local Virtual Earth - Way Cool 3D
  29. Relph Sr. -> Startups and Shredding (Bikes, not Documents)
  30. Audrey Carr comments on our User Experience Evangelist
  31. Sasha considers a job on my team
  32. Exciting Roles Open On The Canadian Developer and Platform Team
  33. Windows Live - A platform for innovation.
  34. More X06 Soapbox Videos
  35. Relph Sr. in the Blogosphere
  36. X06 Press Coverage
  37. Canadian Developers @ X06 in Toronto
  38. In The News: Talking About Enterprise Search
  39. Test Post From SOAPBOX
  40. Man, I Love When The Leafs Beat The Senators
  41. In The News: Talking About Beta Testing Programs....
  42. A Blogs Rebirth
  43. Testing A Post With Live Writer!!
  44. The New Blog Source For Canadian Developers
  45. Podcast For Developers In Canada -> Check Out Plumbers @ Work
  46. Hey Students -> "Go Develop Mental Or Go Home"
  47. My Blogging New Year Resolutions
  48. Are You Looking For A Challenge? I am hiring.
  49. MIX 06 - Our New Conference Focused On The Web

2005 65

  1. The Launch Tour Rolls Into Quebec City!
  2. Want A List Of The Canadian Microsoft Bloggers?
  3. Playing Photographer @ The Xbox 360 Launch Party Toronto
  4. Rocking The Toronto Launch - My Day At The VS / SQL Event In Toronto
  5. Behind The Scenes At The VS/SQL Launch Press Event
  6. Ready To Rock - The Launch Press Event
  7. Sneak Peak Pictures - The Launch 2005 "Special Edition Software"
  8. With 4 Days Left To Launch We Have Come Up With 2 Cool Contests
  9. zoominfo.com - Look Yourself Up And Get A Little Freaked Out
  10. Plumbers @ Work - John and Dan start podcasting from Calgary!
  11. Rick Segal - Lessons learned from the OneNote blog
  12. Google vs. Microsoft (VC Style)
  13. The Importance Of Blogging The Launch and The Mystery Of The Free Software.
  14. Launch Tour ReadyBuzz Audio Now Available!
  15. The Latest From The Launch 2005 Blog
  16. X05 - The "VIP" Event
  17. X05 - Reg Problems - Fixed.
  18. X05 - Reg Problems.
  19. MSDN Canada Presents The X05 Developer Track
  20. More From Behind The Scenes Of The BillG Visit to Waterloo
  21. More From Rick On Web 2.0
  22. PDC Summary and Launch Preview On Developer.com
  23. Bill Gates Is Visiting The University Of Waterloo - Oct 13
  24. The Web 2.0 Thread
  25. Follow-Up From The Ottawa Technology & Venture Summit
  26. 2005 Impact Award Finalists!
  27. Virtual Natural Disaster?
  28. Launch Tour Registration Is Now Open!
  29. Please Subscribe Using My Feedburner Link
  30. An interesting perspective on the PDC.
  31. The Canadian Channel9 Guy
  32. The Canadians @ PDC
  33. Canadian Meet-Up @ PDC
  34. Canadian Meet-Up @ PDC
  35. Rick Segal On The Skype Deal
  36. My PDC Flickr
  37. Now At The PDC!
  38. PDC05 Flickr Group
  39. Heading To PDC...
  40. Launch Bloggers
  41. Dates For The Canadian Launch Tour
  42. My Favorite OneNote Toys
  43. PDC - we are planning a Canadian Geek Gathering.
  44. The Newest Member Of The Canadian Developer Evangelism Team
  45. Are You Canadian? Going To PDC? Let Us Know!
  46. Still Looking For A Developer Evangelist In Toronto!
  47. The Road To The PDC
  48. Great Channel9 Video With SteveB
  49. I made Scoble's blog.
  50. WiFi At 32,000ft
  51. Congrats To Kate!
  52. Coming This Week
  53. MSDN Canada Spring Tour All This Month!
  54. Mark In The News: Telus Mobility Launches Audiovox PocketPC Phone
  55. The Canadian Community Radio Homepage Is Launched
  56. 64-Bit Training In Toronto
  57. MSDN Canada Presents: Community Radio - Beta 2 - Behind The Scenes At VSLIVE! Toronto
  58. MSDN Canada - Community Events Audio Update - April #1
  59. Test Your Developer Kung-Fu
  60. Join The DPE Canada Team!
  61. Flowfinity - PR From This Week
  62. Looking For A Few ISV Champions To Join My Team
  63. The Canadian Strategic Architect Forum
  64. Fun Times At CUTC 2005
  65. .NET Podcasts

2004 11

  1. The Montreal Game Summit
  2. No More Geeks Left At Microsoft?
  3. Mark In The Press - RFID
  4. Microsoft Canada RFID Council
  5. Reboot Canada
  6. MSJVM Revisited and Service Pack 2
  7. The Microsoft JVM
  8. The Apprentice
  9. EOptimize - Interesting .NET Connected ISV - Resource Scheduling
  10. Canadian Developer Event with Steve Ballmer!
  11. The Launch Of Mark's Blog