One of the most striking things that I noticed when I first installed IE7 was that, of all things, the address bar was above the menu (File..etc) bar. And there was no simple way to just drag it up. Luckily someone was able to point me at the Registry fix, but I also stumbled across…
Play with cool Microsoft tools for free!
Love or hate Microsoft – they have some cool tools and IDEs out there. Of course, who has the time or machines to download all of those cool toys and play with them – not to mention licensing fees if you aren’t an MSDN subscriber? It looks like Microsoft is doing it’s best to help…
A model for DRM I could live with
A couple of nights ago, some colleagues and I were discussing music over dinner. Well, we were talking about priacy and P2P, but it led into music. Music and songs are a unique thing. Often times one has to work to find a band they like, or a style of music. Before you invest in…
P&P and Pictures from Seattle
This afternoon I got a chance to have lunch with Tobin Titus, who moved from Charlotte up here to Redmond about 6 months ago to join the IIS team. It was great fun, and we got the chance to talk about many things. Afterwards he dropped me off at the Patterns and Practices group’s building….
Verizon XV6700
Last night I finally broke down and bought a PDA phone – the XV6700 from Verizon Wireless. Basically my new position will have me on the road a lot, so I needed a phone which could sync with Exchange, have Bluetooth, and most importantly has a decent keyboard. So far I am very impressed with…
First day, and something new!
Today was NEO (New Employee Orientation) here in Redmond. We broke a record with the number of new people in one orientation class – over 300! It was really great being able to see that much talent together, and even more amazing hearing all of the different places people are coming to Redmond from –…
Going into the belly…
So I’ve made it to Seattle (well Bellevue at least) to start my orientation with Microsoft. This afternoon 3 of us on the PFE team met up at the airport to carpool together. We ended up heading to a great place called the Crab Pot, and had the waitress dump a big ol’ pot of…
Principles, not Processes
In Lean Software Development, Tom and Mary Poppendieck discuss the story of the Freemont, California GM plant which was completely turned around in a joint venture between Toyota and GM. Toyota ran the plant, but rehired the GM workers that had been working there before the plant closed down. GM has not been able to…
Moved in and heading to Seattle
It’s been a long week, but we are finally moved into the house. The movers came yesterday and dropped all of our stuff off. We’ve worked like mad today to get everything unpacked – so far we’ve gotten the kitchen and living room, and the basics in the office and bedrooms unpacked. I wish I…
Good bye Columbia (and off-line to head home)
It’s been a fun ride here in Columbia, MO. It’s a great town, with great people, good weather (except for tornadoes), and a great company. But tomorrow morning the packers are coming to move us back to Tampa for my new job with Microsoft, so it’s good bye to Columbia, and internet connection for a…