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Just ordered some new business cards…2 new things on this version of my card: On the front, the new .NET Framework logo: On the back, a Microsoft Tag linking to my contact information. Get the app, and capture the color tag below…and you’ll get...
Win95 When Windows 95 launched, I was a Microsoft Employee 2 years out of college, working as a Systems Engineer in Chicago. That day, when “Chicago” was launched, was a fun one. The Chicago Tribune was wrapped in a plastic bag with the windows...
Last week, I picked up an HTC Imagio from the “ Mall of Microsoft ” Verizon store. I’m loving touch, a better browser, better email, and Windows Marketplace. Despite the appeal of the new Zune HD , my plan is to to use Zune Software with my phone for...
The annual giving campaign just kicked off inside of Microsoft. I’m proud that Microsoft employees do such a good job giving time, money, and software to many different causes. Just thought I would share my technique for giving...as I’ve found that it...
Still look forward to owning a carboat someday. My old blog post is difficult to find via search. (I didn’t use “carboat” as a searchable term.) Here was the content of my “ Gibbs Quadski – My commuting dream vehicle ” post: MS Mossyblog had...
Too Beautiful to Live is a podcast that my wife and I enjoy…it was just taken off the air (it was a radio station and a podcast)…now it is just a podcast. Anyway, it is a Seattle show, but enjoyable…it grows on you…enough that many people from around...
Haven’t done this ride this year, but last summer I did it three times. Left from Microsoft Campus or Marymoor park and went to the Mukilteo Ferry to get to Whidbey island. A friend wanted directions …
Saw a Microsoft developer evangelist's signature line on email today with Twitter | Blog | Facebook links. I’ve been giving thought to the different ways I use those 3 communication techniques: Blog – broadcasting pointers or short write ups...
Earlier this year I wrote about my 20-40 program with Sammamish Rowing Association . I had a great 4 months getting back into rowing. This weekend I rowed in my first Masters Regional Regatta in Vancouver, WA. It was a good end to my first season back...
As a kid, it was pretty cool to notice my name in the credits of several movies. Ok, it wasn’t really me – Robert A. Relyea…it was Robert E. Relyea. Anyway, I just ran into an article about Robert E. Relyea ( part 1 & part 2 ), and it turns...
Steve Ballmer just sent out a company wide email about Microsoft and our commitment to the environment. I’m glad to see a multifaceted approach here…I haven’t dug deeply, but he points us (and you) to http://www.microsoft.com/environment/ I’m happy to...
When you work at Microsoft, you get a membership to a huge club nearby called the ProClub . I swim there with the kids, play racquetball, and occasionally get motivated for other workouts as well. There is a program there, called 20-20, which is basically...
My son is getting pretty good at Blend (for an 8 year old!) I've finally posted a bit of his work that he did for some visiting family: http://robrelyea.com/demos/q (I even caught him editing a few property values in the XAML view the other...