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wocket is now available
My side toy project was accepted by the Windows Store team and is now available for download for Windows 8. If you don’t have a Pocket account, go ahead and create one. You will be able to maintain a collection of articles, download them for offline reading, select your favorite ones, use the “share” charm…
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wocket is ready for beta testing
As I mentioned few weeks ago, I’ve been working on a side project in my free time. After transitioning from the iPad to Surface, I was missing a Pocket client for Windows 8, so I decided to write one. The application is almost ready for beta testing. If you are interested in helping with ironing…
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wocket – a side project
As I mentioned in the past, I am an information junkie. I go through the week collecting articles that I read when I get some free time, in between social commitments, exciting work at Microsoft, startup, concerts, etc. One of the services that I use a lot is Pocket (previously known as “Read It Later”).…
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Junk mail… what’s wrong with this picture?
Argh!!! I hadn’t checked my mailbox for about 1 1/2 weeks. It’s crazy. So much wasted paper. In this entire pile of paper, there was only one letter in which I could perhaps be interested (and even that is debatable since it’s from the ProClub). I really need to have a word with the Post…
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Devices are getting smaller…
… so, one would think that they are easier to carry, right? I must be doing something wrong because I find myself carrying all three: Laptop, Surface, and a phone. If you add my MacBook Pro + all cables & power supplies to the list, it’s no wonder my bag weighs a ton these days…
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It’s a celebration of democracy
Earlier tonight I dropped off my ballot. Every time I participate in a voting process, I feel that I celebrate the memory of the ancient Greeks who coined the idea that people can have a say in the running of their country’s affairs. I celebrate the memory of all of those who fought, even sacrificed…
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Using a Lambda to Dynamically Create an IComparer
Just recording the following for those lost coding souls like me who are trying to find a solution on the web 🙂 I needed to instantiate a SortedSet for a WinRT application that I am writing. I didn’t want to create a new class that implements an IComparer (just being lazy). I thought that a…
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Automation… Laugh or cry more?
I opened my Facebook stream of updates this morning to find this notice amongst others… Sigh! 🙁 BTW… One of the many, I am sure, gatherings of friends for drinks took place yesterday! (Thanks to Kendra for the photo)
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RIP my friend – Lee Dirks
People started posting their condolences on Lee’s Facebook timeline so I guess it’s ok to post this note now. Earlier this morning I received the sad news that my good friend and colleague at Microsoft, Lee Dirks, and his wife, Judy, were killed in a tragic accident in Peru. Their two daughters were in Seattle.…
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SSDL.org contents online again
A recent question at the REST in Practice discussion group, reminded me of the research work that Jim and I did on the SOAP Service Description Language (SSDL). It was an active time of discussions with the Web Services community. We really disliked WSDL and we really liked REST. We had come up with an…