frankarr - an aussie microsoft blogger
Ponderings from the Pacific Northwest by an Aussie Geek who works at a software company
'The time has come,' the Walrus said, 'To talk of many things:"
Yes, the time has indeed come. After 22 years, 3 months, 2 weeks, 3 days, I've decided to leave...
Date: 09/05/2013
Not clicking, waving….
I’ve been helping my kids with their homework, and one of them (I wont name who, so as to avoid any...
Date: 08/16/2011
My second #WP7 App – Saints Footy
Ok, so I’m on a roll! Last week I got my first #WP7 App out. This week , I grabbed the v2 of...
Date: 05/05/2011
My #WP7 App – FrankArr Tracker
I’ve been meaning to write an Windows Phone app for ages. I even told Brandon Watson that I would. I...
Date: 04/28/2011
MIX11 or as I like to call it MMXI?
I made the long trip to the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas, which is where MIX 11 is being held...
Date: 04/09/2011
Mayorships up for grabs
I love playing foursquare, and I have just started using a wonderful foursquare app on my Windows...
Date: 03/21/2011
Wait, What?
So, I’m sitting in a hotel room in downtown Kirkland, wrapping up my affairs, and getting ready to...
Date: 03/21/2011
Three runs off the half century, and only got one maiden over.
Geez, it's been a while since I posted here..... Like the rest of the world, my attention has been...
Date: 11/18/2010
SLP Services – Where are they now?
I had written about Software Licensing and Protection (SLP) Services a few years back when it was...
Date: 06/11/2010
Blog Platform Upgraded
Over the weekend we had an update to the blog platform used by all MSDN and Technet...
Date: 05/25/2010
Only 19
1991 was a big year for me. I got married. I bought a house. My first child was born AND I joined...
Date: 05/23/2010
Virtual Ark struggling to find a good developer
I got an email recently from Emma Pudney, EVP Product Strategy of a new startup called Virtual Ark....
Date: 01/26/2010
From Treo to Leo – My New Gadget, the HTC HD2
I’ve been a happy Palm Treo Pro user since Oct 2008, and it’s been the best phone I’ve had for ages....
Date: 01/11/2010
Merry Christmas Y’all
It’s that time of year Emma came to visit me one day at work at left a happy holiday message on my...
Date: 12/24/2009
3 by 3 from me
In keeping with my 3 year twitter-versary, here’s 3 twitter clients for 3 different platforms WPF...
Date: 12/17/2009
Behold the Physical Manifestation of the Azure Cloud
In my current job, I don’t get out much. What I mean is that I have an internal focused role, so I...
Date: 12/16/2009
Twittering for 3 years
I hinted about this in a recent post, today is my 3 year twitter-versary. I first tweeted on Dec 15...
Date: 12/15/2009
MIX10 – why not MMX ??
As soon as the PDC ended, the team has started work on MIX10. There are workshops running March...
Date: 12/09/2009
6 Years of Blogging and 1,884 Posts later
A little milestone just crept up on me again Six years ago - December 3 2003 - I made my first...
Date: 12/07/2009
How big is yours?
During Steven Sinofsky’s keynote on Day 2 of the PDC09, he spoke how the windows team uses all the...
Date: 11/23/2009
Is it that time of the year?
It only seems like yesterday that I wrote my XLV post -- I’m celebrating another birthday today....
Date: 11/18/2009
Fill up yer brain @ pdc09
I’m in LA this week for the Professional Developers Conference – for me it’s a time to catch up with...
Date: 11/16/2009
What are folks looking for?
It’s been a while (11 months actually) since I looked at the search keywords that keep bringing...
Date: 11/13/2009
My latest gadget – Zune HD Platinum
Yes, I’m one of the ones who pre-ordered a Zune HD and got it delivered on the day of release. It’s...
Date: 09/16/2009
9/9/9 = C9 revolution time?
Date: 09/09/2009
PDC09 – What are you waiting for???
I love the PDC. It’s one of the things I really look forward to, as the PDC has been the epicenter...
Date: 08/05/2009
Design
I’m still getting used to summer in the middle of the year. To me summer is associated with the end...
Date: 07/17/2009
dix-huit ans aujourd'hui = 18 pounds!
1991 was a big year for me. I got married. I bought a house. My first child was born AND I joined...
Date: 05/20/2009
Sydney May23rd - "Windows Presentation Foundation" Community Workshop and Bushfire Appeal
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Date: 05/06/2009
Footy + IE8 makes a tasty webslice
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Date: 04/10/2009
Celebrate Pi Day!
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Date: 03/14/2009
GP Blessed and Anointed!
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Date: 01/19/2009
The One about the Snowmobile and the Collapsed Lung
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Date: 01/06/2009
NYT: The Extended Life of Monty Python
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Date: 12/10/2008
Oxite was & is …
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Date: 12/08/2008
Aggiorno – a Smart Search and Replace
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Date: 12/01/2008
NYT: The Online Search Party: A Way to Share the Load
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Date: 11/23/2008
XLV for me!
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Date: 11/18/2008
Sobees – so WPFee!
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Date: 11/14/2008
I <3 MIX09
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Date: 11/13/2008
What's My Windows 7 User Agent?
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Date: 11/06/2008