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.NET 3.0 (6) 
4/6/2007 3:48:04 AM Expression studio will be part of MSDN - Yes!!
3/13/2007 10:17:50 AM Vista Media Center, Big Screen Headlines
1/11/2007 12:08:27 PM Next Gen Yahoo messenger built with WPF
1/10/2007 3:39:58 PM Featured on Ron Jacob's Arcast - The SOA Radical
11/20/2006 5:18:14 PM .NET 3.0 Released
9/4/2006 3:58:02 PM .NET 3.0 Release Candidate
64 Bit (2) 
9/12/2006 10:40:03 AM Vista RC1 Initial Experiences
8/31/2006 5:14:23 PM Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 - What Brings to Users and IT Administrators
Agile (1) 
2/8/2008 9:13:31 AM Agile Professionals Network Auckland - 13 Feb 2008
Apple (1) 
7/2/2007 1:17:55 PM iPhone: The Device that IT Managers will love to hate
ARCast (5) 
12/17/2007 3:42:44 PM No hobbits for Gianpaolo
12/13/2007 12:56:22 PM ARCast 05 – Software plus Services Posted
11/15/2007 3:01:55 PM Cool comments from Mark Carroll
11/13/2007 2:20:39 PM Another ARCast is up - Ron Jacobs and Test Driven Development
5/14/2007 8:52:21 AM ARCast #2 up on www.arcast.co.nz
Architecture (25) 
8/6/2009 2:18:21 PM New Blog
1/14/2008 5:16:52 PM Simulate a windows service under ASP.NET using cache timeouts
12/17/2007 3:42:44 PM No hobbits for Gianpaolo
12/10/2007 9:02:11 AM PDC 2008 is announced
11/21/2007 11:55:15 AM Telelogic offers Carnegie Mellon certified Enterprise Architect program
10/29/2007 11:46:56 AM Joel Spolsky – Article on 5 easy ways for a project to fail
8/13/2007 1:28:48 PM New ARCast NZ podcast on Interaction Design
5/24/2007 4:34:03 PM Proxy.pac Files
5/24/2007 9:49:00 AM WS-TX 1.1 moves to a standard
5/23/2007 4:45:55 PM SalesForce.com, SaaS integration using SOA and Web Services
5/21/2007 3:15:21 PM Putting the “A” in SOA into Practice
5/16/2007 4:56:22 PM Why software commoditisation is a myth
5/14/2007 8:52:21 AM ARCast #2 up on www.arcast.co.nz
5/9/2007 1:55:18 PM IASA
5/3/2007 11:37:51 AM Feedback on the Great Fronde ECM event
4/27/2007 12:33:47 PM 5 guiding principles of Enterprise Architecture
4/27/2007 12:12:03 PM The Great Fronde ECM Event
3/14/2007 10:59:55 AM Chairing the Brightstar IT Architecture conference
2/21/2007 6:11:19 PM ARCast NZ is Live, hosted by yours truly.
1/10/2007 3:39:58 PM Featured on Ron Jacob's Arcast - The SOA Radical
1/10/2007 2:40:56 PM Architect MVP for 2007
10/26/2006 1:13:24 PM More useful Visio Shapes - Web Services
8/30/2006 8:33:03 PM IA Stencils
8/29/2006 12:21:01 AM Implementing a Successful SOA - Realising Service Orientation
8/24/2006 10:22:15 PM TechEd Presentation (ARC213 - How to Get Your Grandmother Building Missile Defense Systems)
ASP.NET Ajax (2) 
3/8/2007 5:30:00 PM Red Team vs Blue Team
11/21/2006 9:18:28 AM ASP.NET Ajax (Codenamed: Atlas) beta 2 release
Business Apps (1) 
3/12/2007 7:48:48 PM Microsoft Forecaster 7.0 Released
Business in NZ (1) 
8/3/2007 1:30:53 PM The Government Ignores SMEs
Business Process Management (1) 
12/10/2007 4:06:34 PM The Seven Fallacies of Business Process Execution
Communications (2) 
3/12/2007 7:52:19 PM IBM/Cisco Vs. Microsoft/Nortel
2/21/2007 11:14:54 AM RSA Encryption for Live/MSN Messenger - SimpLite
Compact Framework (3) 
5/24/2007 11:10:28 AM Windows Mobile Resources (LOTS!)
2/12/2007 1:16:32 PM First Look at Windows Mobile 6
8/21/2006 3:10:47 PM Microsoft Patterns and practices Mobile Client Software Factory
Conference (1) 
9/20/2007 7:14:35 AM Chairing the Brightstar SOA and Web Services conference
Data Architecture (1) 
2/22/2008 9:49:02 AM Bulldog
ECM (3) 
11/12/2007 9:51:57 AM My experiences with Jive Software Clearspace X
9/25/2007 4:26:08 PM Wiki Resources
5/3/2007 11:37:51 AM Feedback on the Great Fronde ECM event
Exchange 2007 (1) 
11/28/2006 2:13:51 PM Exchange 2007 Thoughts
Expression (2) 
5/9/2007 11:35:23 AM Expression Studio ships from Microsoft
4/6/2007 3:48:04 AM Expression studio will be part of MSDN - Yes!!
General (17) 
12/13/2007 1:45:10 PM Coffee - Yes it's strategic!
12/7/2007 9:54:03 AM Focusing of the Blog (Strategy, Architecture, Governance & Technology)
10/29/2007 11:46:56 AM Joel Spolsky – Article on 5 easy ways for a project to fail
8/3/2007 4:49:31 PM Instant contact – a demon?
6/20/2007 9:32:34 AM LinkedIn Profile
5/24/2007 4:34:03 PM Proxy.pac Files
5/18/2007 4:24:35 PM My old company uses my new company
5/18/2007 2:05:27 PM Apple loses 4 billion in 6 six minutes due to bogus email
5/16/2007 4:56:22 PM Why software commoditisation is a myth
5/15/2007 10:30:08 AM Microsoft alleges patent violations by Open Source Community
5/14/2007 8:48:17 AM Datacom Acquire Sydney’s Relate
5/8/2007 5:42:49 PM Software as a Service vs Software AND Services
5/8/2007 10:47:21 AM iGoogle, what’s in a new name?
4/19/2007 6:52:29 PM Jim Donovan enters the Blogosphere
3/5/2007 3:34:16 PM Who is reading my Blog? - Please comment!
10/20/2006 10:37:15 AM Some comments and humour on Microsoft vs Google
8/20/2006 2:32:21 PM Welcome to my new blog!
Google (1) 
5/23/2007 5:36:12 PM More on iGoogle/Apple Conspiracy Theory
Hardware (3) 
3/12/2007 7:52:19 PM IBM/Cisco Vs. Microsoft/Nortel
3/12/2007 7:27:29 PM White Space Internet Device from Microsoft
2/26/2007 4:18:32 PM Vista Media Center extenders - The future
HR (1) 
11/14/2007 8:34:00 PM Poaching Talent (or managing talent more effectively)
Humour (9) 
6/15/2007 11:41:10 AM Hahahaha: Mystery of tiny faces on Vista DVDs solved
5/18/2007 2:05:27 PM Apple loses 4 billion in 6 six minutes due to bogus email
5/9/2007 1:55:38 PM IT Horror Stories
3/8/2007 5:30:00 PM Red Team vs Blue Team
1/17/2007 1:01:43 PM Microsoft eToliet
10/20/2006 10:37:15 AM Some comments and humour on Microsoft vs Google
9/29/2006 4:21:05 PM Microsoft needs to learn to package
9/28/2006 11:57:09 AM Rideme?????
9/27/2006 10:48:24 AM Who needs an ESB?
iMate (2) 
10/10/2006 3:36:46 PM SP6 - HSDPA
8/30/2006 5:14:23 PM iMate SP6 first view
Interaction Design (1) 
8/13/2007 1:28:48 PM New ARCast NZ podcast on Interaction Design
IT Management (4) 
2/8/2008 9:13:31 AM Agile Professionals Network Auckland - 13 Feb 2008
1/31/2008 6:16:44 PM Fronde loses 2.7 Million in first half year 2007
1/30/2008 6:05:37 PM Choosing is Loosing - An "interesting approach" to IT Transformation
11/14/2007 8:34:00 PM Poaching Talent (or managing talent more effectively)
Languages (1) 
3/13/2007 9:19:17 AM Much ado about boo
Longhorn (1) 
5/8/2007 5:28:47 PM Windows Server 2007
Media Centre (4) 
3/13/2007 10:17:50 AM Vista Media Center, Big Screen Headlines
2/26/2007 4:18:32 PM Vista Media Center extenders - The future
2/22/2007 10:52:35 AM HTPC Cases and Recent Round-ups
11/20/2006 5:11:26 PM Windows Vista - Media Centre Bundled
Messenger (1) 
2/21/2007 11:14:54 AM RSA Encryption for Live/MSN Messenger - SimpLite
MEST (1) 
11/21/2007 4:29:25 PM Jim Webber, MEST and SOYA
Microsoft (28) 
12/10/2007 9:02:11 AM PDC 2008 is announced
8/24/2007 5:16:14 PM Interesting Debate on Microsoft’s Open XML standard desires
8/22/2007 1:09:00 PM Presentation from TechEd 2007, DEV309 – Best Practices for Software Development Teams
8/13/2007 1:12:32 PM Microsoft TechEd NZ 2007
8/13/2007 1:06:18 PM Leaked Vista Service Pack 1
7/2/2007 1:17:55 PM iPhone: The Device that IT Managers will love to hate
4/6/2007 3:58:51 AM Refocusing of this blog
3/12/2007 7:41:06 PM Microsoft Goggle Apps Competitor sighted
3/12/2007 7:27:29 PM White Space Internet Device from Microsoft
2/23/2007 12:24:38 PM Free Microsoft Accounting Software
2/21/2007 6:11:19 PM ARCast NZ is Live, hosted by yours truly.
1/17/2007 1:01:43 PM Microsoft eToliet
1/10/2007 3:39:58 PM Featured on Ron Jacob's Arcast - The SOA Radical
1/10/2007 2:40:56 PM Architect MVP for 2007
11/20/2006 5:18:14 PM .NET 3.0 Released
11/20/2006 4:30:19 PM Vista RTM and Office RTM
10/26/2006 1:13:24 PM More useful Visio Shapes - Web Services
10/20/2006 10:37:15 AM Some comments and humour on Microsoft vs Google
9/29/2006 4:21:05 PM Microsoft needs to learn to package
9/28/2006 1:54:38 PM Windows CE 6.0 Released
9/7/2006 1:29:47 PM National Microsoft Practice Manager
9/4/2006 3:58:02 PM .NET 3.0 Release Candidate
9/3/2006 8:59:58 PM Vista RC1 Released
8/31/2006 5:14:23 PM Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 - What Brings to Users and IT Administrators
8/30/2006 5:14:23 PM iMate SP6 first view
8/24/2006 10:22:15 PM TechEd Presentation (ARC213 - How to Get Your Grandmother Building Missile Defense Systems)
8/21/2006 4:51:18 PM TechEd 2006 Session Preview
8/21/2006 12:27:44 PM Microsoft TechEd 2006
Mobile Devices (13) 
12/17/2007 3:37:45 PM Zune 2 on the way to me
7/2/2007 1:17:55 PM iPhone: The Device that IT Managers will love to hate
5/24/2007 11:10:28 AM Windows Mobile Resources (LOTS!)
5/16/2007 5:03:25 PM Sun releases JavaFX, probably competitor to Silverlight
5/14/2007 9:17:30 AM Blackberry Development in Visual Studio
3/26/2007 3:47:30 PM Windows Mobile phone cheap as chips in NZ
3/12/2007 7:52:19 PM IBM/Cisco Vs. Microsoft/Nortel
3/12/2007 7:27:29 PM White Space Internet Device from Microsoft
2/13/2007 4:04:36 PM Asus getting in on Windows Mobile 6
9/28/2006 1:54:38 PM Windows CE 6.0 Released
9/14/2006 12:55:07 PM Hard Reseting Pocket PC Device
8/31/2006 5:14:23 PM Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 - What Brings to Users and IT Administrators
8/30/2006 5:14:23 PM iMate SP6 first view
Office 2007 (1) 
11/20/2006 4:30:19 PM Vista RTM and Office RTM
Personal (2) 
12/3/2007 11:39:09 AM Movember Fun
11/12/2007 1:01:30 PM Growing a Mo for Movember – Men’s Health Charity
Pocket PC (3) 
2/13/2007 4:04:36 PM Asus getting in on Windows Mobile 6
9/28/2006 1:54:38 PM Windows CE 6.0 Released
9/14/2006 12:55:07 PM Hard Reseting Pocket PC Device
SaaS (9) 
12/13/2007 12:56:22 PM ARCast 05 – Software plus Services Posted
11/13/2007 4:06:11 PM Drury disputes US analyst’s take on SaaS
5/23/2007 5:36:12 PM More on iGoogle/Apple Conspiracy Theory
5/23/2007 5:28:21 PM More on the Xero IPO
5/23/2007 4:45:55 PM SalesForce.com, SaaS integration using SOA and Web Services
5/18/2007 11:58:46 AM Can Xero make it?
5/8/2007 5:42:49 PM Software as a Service vs Software AND Services
5/5/2007 12:32:00 AM Bugs in SaaS offerings
3/12/2007 7:41:06 PM Microsoft Goggle Apps Competitor sighted
Service Orientation (11) 
11/21/2007 4:29:25 PM Jim Webber, MEST and SOYA
10/8/2007 4:10:47 PM Systems Thinking
9/20/2007 7:14:35 AM Chairing the Brightstar SOA and Web Services conference
5/24/2007 9:49:00 AM WS-TX 1.1 moves to a standard
5/23/2007 4:45:55 PM SalesForce.com, SaaS integration using SOA and Web Services
5/21/2007 3:15:21 PM Putting the “A” in SOA into Practice
4/6/2007 3:58:51 AM Refocusing of this blog
1/10/2007 3:39:58 PM Featured on Ron Jacob's Arcast - The SOA Radical
10/26/2006 1:13:24 PM More useful Visio Shapes - Web Services
9/27/2006 10:48:24 AM Who needs an ESB?
8/29/2006 12:21:01 AM Implementing a Successful SOA - Realising Service Orientation
Sharepoint (5) 
11/12/2007 9:51:57 AM My experiences with Jive Software Clearspace X
5/3/2007 11:37:51 AM Feedback on the Great Fronde ECM event
4/27/2007 12:12:03 PM The Great Fronde ECM Event
11/28/2006 2:05:43 PM While we are on Sharepoint....
11/28/2006 2:03:13 PM Getting Performance out of Sharepoint Doc Lib
Silverlight (4) 
9/7/2007 2:08:49 PM Silverlight has been fully released
5/24/2007 3:44:56 PM Visual Studio Orcas Feature List
5/16/2007 5:03:25 PM Sun releases JavaFX, probably competitor to Silverlight
5/10/2007 4:13:36 PM Excellent List of Silverlight Resource
Smartphone (6) 
7/2/2007 1:17:55 PM iPhone: The Device that IT Managers will love to hate
3/26/2007 3:47:30 PM Windows Mobile phone cheap as chips in NZ
2/13/2007 4:04:36 PM Asus getting in on Windows Mobile 6
10/10/2006 3:36:46 PM SP6 - HSDPA
9/28/2006 1:54:38 PM Windows CE 6.0 Released
8/30/2006 5:14:23 PM iMate SP6 first view
TechEd (3) 
8/24/2007 5:40:59 PM TechEd Talk – PowerPoint 2003 Format
8/22/2007 1:09:00 PM Presentation from TechEd 2007, DEV309 – Best Practices for Software Development Teams
8/13/2007 1:12:32 PM Microsoft TechEd NZ 2007
Telecommunications (1) 
1/30/2008 11:10:12 AM Vodafone Poor Customer Service
Testing (3) 
11/13/2007 2:20:39 PM Another ARCast is up - Ron Jacobs and Test Driven Development
5/5/2007 12:32:00 AM Bugs in SaaS offerings
9/7/2006 3:11:06 PM Unit Testing in Visual Studio Team System
Unified Communications (1) 
3/12/2007 7:52:19 PM IBM/Cisco Vs. Microsoft/Nortel
User Experience (7) 
8/13/2007 1:28:48 PM New ARCast NZ podcast on Interaction Design
7/2/2007 1:17:55 PM iPhone: The Device that IT Managers will love to hate
5/24/2007 3:44:56 PM Visual Studio Orcas Feature List
5/16/2007 5:03:25 PM Sun releases JavaFX, probably competitor to Silverlight
5/9/2007 11:35:23 AM Expression Studio ships from Microsoft
4/6/2007 3:58:51 AM Refocusing of this blog
4/6/2007 3:48:04 AM Expression studio will be part of MSDN - Yes!!
User groups (1) 
7/18/2007 10:34:20 AM The NZ.NET User group and mailing lists
User Interface (7) 
9/7/2007 2:08:49 PM Silverlight has been fully released
5/24/2007 3:44:56 PM Visual Studio Orcas Feature List
5/16/2007 5:03:25 PM Sun releases JavaFX, probably competitor to Silverlight
4/6/2007 3:48:04 AM Expression studio will be part of MSDN - Yes!!
1/23/2007 12:19:15 PM The future of user interfaces
1/11/2007 12:08:27 PM Next Gen Yahoo messenger built with WPF
9/28/2006 11:57:09 AM Rideme?????
Virtualisation (1) 
2/23/2007 9:21:17 AM Virtual PC 2007 Released and is now free
Visio (1) 
10/26/2006 1:13:24 PM More useful Visio Shapes - Web Services
Vista (13) 
8/16/2007 12:59:19 PM Vista Performance and Compatibility Updates
8/13/2007 7:50:32 PM Installing Windows XP after Windows Vista
8/13/2007 1:06:18 PM Leaked Vista Service Pack 1
5/24/2007 11:10:28 AM Windows Mobile Resources (LOTS!)
3/13/2007 10:17:50 AM Vista Media Center, Big Screen Headlines
2/22/2007 10:52:35 AM HTPC Cases and Recent Round-ups
11/20/2006 5:11:26 PM Windows Vista - Media Centre Bundled
11/20/2006 4:30:19 PM Vista RTM and Office RTM
10/23/2006 4:08:55 PM Vista Boot Information
9/12/2006 10:40:03 AM Vista RC1 Initial Experiences
9/8/2006 11:54:21 AM Vista RC1 on MSDN
9/4/2006 3:58:02 PM .NET 3.0 Release Candidate
9/3/2006 8:59:58 PM Vista RC1 Released
Visual Studio (1) 
5/24/2007 3:44:56 PM Visual Studio Orcas Feature List
Visual Studio Team System (7) 
8/24/2007 5:40:59 PM TechEd Talk – PowerPoint 2003 Format
8/22/2007 1:09:00 PM Presentation from TechEd 2007, DEV309 – Best Practices for Software Development Teams
8/15/2007 6:14:19 AM Best Practices for Team-Based Software Development (NZ TechEd 2007 Talk)
5/14/2007 9:17:30 AM Blackberry Development in Visual Studio
10/20/2006 10:29:01 AM TFS Source Control Overview for Visual Source Safe users
10/10/2006 6:31:10 PM Team Foundation Server - No Commands Available
9/7/2006 3:11:06 PM Unit Testing in Visual Studio Team System
Web (4) 
1/14/2008 5:16:52 PM Simulate a windows service under ASP.NET using cache timeouts
6/20/2007 10:26:44 AM In love with Google Mail
6/19/2007 9:29:56 AM Another for the Apple needs to “learn” files..
5/24/2007 3:44:56 PM Visual Studio Orcas Feature List
Web Services (2) 
1/10/2007 3:39:58 PM Featured on Ron Jacob's Arcast - The SOA Radical
10/26/2006 1:13:24 PM More useful Visio Shapes - Web Services
Wiki (2) 
11/12/2007 9:51:57 AM My experiences with Jive Software Clearspace X
9/25/2007 4:26:08 PM Wiki Resources
Win Apps (1) 
2/23/2007 12:24:38 PM Free Microsoft Accounting Software
Windows CE (1) 
9/28/2006 1:54:38 PM Windows CE 6.0 Released
Windows Mobile (6) 
5/24/2007 11:10:28 AM Windows Mobile Resources (LOTS!)
3/26/2007 3:47:30 PM Windows Mobile phone cheap as chips in NZ
2/13/2007 4:04:36 PM Asus getting in on Windows Mobile 6
2/12/2007 1:16:32 PM First Look at Windows Mobile 6
9/28/2006 1:54:38 PM Windows CE 6.0 Released
9/14/2006 12:55:07 PM Hard Reseting Pocket PC Device
Windows Presentation Foundation (3) 
5/24/2007 3:44:56 PM Visual Studio Orcas Feature List
5/16/2007 5:03:25 PM Sun releases JavaFX, probably competitor to Silverlight
5/10/2007 4:13:36 PM Excellent List of Silverlight Resource
Windows Presentation Foundation (2) 
1/23/2007 12:19:15 PM The future of user interfaces
1/11/2007 12:08:27 PM Next Gen Yahoo messenger built with WPF
Wireless (1) 
12/22/2007 4:50:57 PM WLAN Standards Article
Xero (3) 
11/13/2007 4:06:11 PM Drury disputes US analyst’s take on SaaS
5/23/2007 5:28:21 PM More on the Xero IPO
5/18/2007 11:58:46 AM Can Xero make it?
Zune (4) 
12/20/2007 10:30:55 AM Zune 2 First Impressions
12/17/2007 3:37:45 PM Zune 2 on the way to me
1/17/2007 1:01:43 PM Microsoft eToliet
9/29/2006 4:21:05 PM Microsoft needs to learn to package
No Category (146)
2/6/2008 1:15:03 PM Windows Server 2008 RTMs
1/14/2008 3:33:02 PM Leaving Fronde for Mighty River Power
6/7/2007 11:02:47 AM Not much posting on my blogs
4/26/2007 9:36:23 AM Speaking at the Auckland ICT Cluster
3/25/2007 9:12:06 AM University Lecture – Compusci 734
3/8/2007 11:14:53 AM Blog Posting using Word 2007
3/1/2007 10:32:45 AM Visual Studio Orcas March CTP Released
10/13/2006 2:02:40 PM TFS Comment Check-in policy
8/21/2006 4:45:28 PM TechEd Live
8/21/2006 3:20:20 PM Testing dasblog mail functionality