frankarr - an aussie microsoft blogger

Ponderings from the Pacific Northwest by an Aussie Geek who works at a software company

Tablet Guy Downunder and Ready!!

The Tablet Guy has come to town and he is joining me on the Ready Tour Community Launches I have one...

Author: frankarr Date: 11/20/2005

Little Aussie Battlers do good

It wasn't just the Aussie Soccer team that were winners this week. Local secretgeek, Leon Bambrick,...

Author: frankarr Date: 11/17/2005

Well, Wellington Rocked! So, Australia get Ready!

I went along to the Connect '05 event in Wellington on Wednesday. This was the first of the launch...

Author: frankarr Date: 11/16/2005

Ready for Community Launch?

** Updated the Adelaide Venue ** All the boys are excited about the upcoming tour - Andrew Coates,...

Author: frankarr Date: 11/15/2005

CaféNET is cool

Wellington, take a bow -- CaféNET is fantastic [ Currently Playing : Intro True Colours / I See Red...

Author: frankarr Date: 11/14/2005

Things on the improve?

Following the experience of the night before, the hotel 'found' me another room, so I'm not on a...

Author: frankarr Date: 11/14/2005

Off to Wellington NZ, in search of the Zephyrometer

I'm about to head out to Wellington, NZ for a few days. I'm taking part in a workhop with other...

Author: frankarr Date: 11/13/2005

First 4 weeks with my K-Jam

I've had my K-Jam for 4 weeks now, so time for a quick review, as promised. PROS Size is excellent....

Author: frankarr Date: 11/12/2005

Tablet PC in Education : Part Deux

Michael Specht saw my post about my son getting a Tablet PC, and suggested I look at The Table...

Author: frankarr Date: 11/10/2005

Redmondite? No Way Mate, I'm an Aussie, Yes I Am

Computerworld ran a piece about corporate blogging. Believe it or not, but I was interviewed by...

Author: frankarr Date: 11/10/2005

Journos & Bloggers in Slugfest

My little post a few days ago regarding an article in The Australia has seem to have stired a few...

Author: frankarr Date: 11/10/2005

Perth CoP VS2005 Launch : November 16th

The gang in Perth are so excited about VS2005, they are putting on a day of VS2005 Bliss. So if you...

Author: frankarr Date: 11/09/2005

Adam Cogan : Ready to Migrate

Check out this poster that has been used for the Ready Launch which features Australian Regional...

Author: frankarr Date: 11/08/2005

Australian IT - J2EE, .NET in slugfest

Some of you may have seen the article by Eric Wilson in Australian IT, entitled J2EE, .NET in...

Author: frankarr Date: 11/08/2005

Mobile Ink To-Do Starter Kit

Hmmm, this might be handy for my yet to be scoped side project Download the Mobile Ink To-Do Starter...

Author: frankarr Date: 11/06/2005

Web 2.0 happening Downunder too

Last week I had a cuppa with Kevin Leversee, - Founder and Chief Courage Officer of a Sydney based...

Author: frankarr Date: 11/06/2005

My Boy Billy is getting a Tablet just like Me!

I went to the parent's orientation meeting for Billy's new school last week. The session opened with...

Author: frankarr Date: 11/06/2005

It's 1995 all over again, but this time it's Live

I had such a sense of déjà vu today with all the announcements. And I wasn't the only one to notice....

Author: frankarr Date: 11/02/2005

Australian Embedded Seminars : Sydney Nov 14 and Melbourne Nov 16

I went early with news about an upcoming Australian Embedded Seminars, as the dates and venues...

Author: frankarr Date: 11/02/2005

What the community thinks is important

I've been scanning a bunch of blogs over the past few days and I noticed a few themes, so for my...

Author: frankarr Date: 11/02/2005

Hello, yes I am still here

You know, when one of your own mentions that he has NOT seen a new blog post for a week, you gotta...

Author: frankarr Date: 11/02/2005

Aussie .NET Blogger list Maintenance Day - I've been slack

I've been putting off this task for a few weeks, or so I thought. Turns out, I haven't updated the...

Author: frankarr Date: 10/24/2005

Some of my readers alerted me to some popup ad weirdness regarding my blog. Turns out, some of the...

Author: frankarr Date: 10/21/2005

Subject Line of Dread

Surely, there can't be a more scarier subject line in an email Subject: Expense Claim Audit Status...

Author: frankarr Date: 10/20/2005

K-Jamming

Ok, so I have been a bit obsessed with my new toy over the past few days. Even my wife noticed that...

Author: frankarr Date: 10/18/2005

It arrived - Frank has his K-Jam

It arrived. Can't talk - playing. mmmmmmm kjam [ Currently Playing : Sax and Violins - Talking Heads...

Author: frankarr Date: 10/15/2005

It's shipped!!

It's on it's way, baby! CONSIGNMENT: UC665653 Service Level: Date Time Location Status 13 Oct 2005...

Author: frankarr Date: 10/13/2005

Come to Papa!

Shhh - don't tell my XDA II about this, even though she new it would happen. The order has gone...

Author: frankarr Date: 10/12/2005

Coding4Fun Flair : Spread The Word

Brian Keller pointed to the Coding4Fun flair, which was developed by Kent Sharkey. It's cool, but...

Author: frankarr Date: 10/10/2005

That's Frank Arrigo, MACS

I recently joined the Australian Computer Society, and I am part of the NSW Branch. I got a nifty...

Author: frankarr Date: 10/10/2005

10.10 - I told you I would be back

2 weeks went quick! I'm back from my holidays, back as promised. I went to the beach, saw some...

Author: frankarr Date: 10/09/2005

Going Offline

I'm taking the next 2 weeks off - it's school holidays here in NSW, so I am taking some time off to...

Author: frankarr Date: 09/25/2005

A Shirt Tale

I got the following email this week from Rob Irwin. I met Rob earlier in the year when I...

Author: frankarr Date: 09/23/2005