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Learning from Mistakes
Friday, August 26, 2005 4:54 PM

I encourage you to read "Learning as an engineer -- rising from the ashes of failed projects" from Steven Sinofsky's Microsoft TechTalk. Ancora Imparo

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We Are Moving ...
Thursday, August 25, 2005 9:15 AM

That's right people!Mario has just annouced the schedule for theSpoke v2.0 migration in his latest entry "theSpoke is moving this weekend!".Key Points to Take Note:. the site (www.thespoke.net) will be offline from Fri 26/8 GMT.. online from Mon 29/8.

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Tech Ed Asia 2005 - Singapore
Tuesday, August 23, 2005 4:48 PM

Attending Tech Ed Asia 2005 in Singapore?No free Student Day on Tech Ed Asia? Not to fret! On behalf of SgDotNet user group, come join Jay Roxe (Visual Basic Snr Product Manager - Corp), Steve Riley (just one of THE Security Guys in MS - Corp) and Rick

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Quote for the Week
Sunday, August 21, 2005 2:18 PM

The marvelous richness of human experience would lose something of rewarding joy if there were no limitations to overcome. The hilltop hour would not be half so wonderful if there were no dark valleys to traverse.- Helen Keller (wiki)

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It's All About Positioning
Sunday, August 21, 2005 10:10 AM

I just read "DJs has more front than, well, Myer …" an article from the Business section of The Sunday Age that triggered me to write this entry.Initially when I first started, I wanted to mention that product/image positioning is everything in retail

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Paranoid Geek
Sunday, August 21, 2005 9:27 AM

Sometimes I can be a bit paranoid with my computer, allow me to explain myself in a moment. As many viruses are unleashed very quickly to exploit any new reported vulnerability. From time to time, I would often fire up my Task Manager just to check what

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To the Big Guy, Thank You.
Sunday, August 21, 2005 2:58 AM

Dear Big Guy,Thanks for hearing my prayers and sending me two wise "counsels" today. Their advices gave me a new perspective to look and renewed my strength to continue. Thanks for putting me to the test, because it had revealed to me my weakness and

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Companies Snub Linux Desktops
Saturday, August 20, 2005 4:02 AM

Taken from Companies Snub Linux Desktops (Techweb) - 10th Aug"Linux desktops, which seemed to hold some promise a few years ago, have failed to capture the hearts or pocketbooks of corporations, a market research firm said Wednesday. .... ... Companies

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A Little Treat for a Long Hard Week
Saturday, August 20, 2005 2:09 AM

I have finally stepped into a gym after more than a week. Didn't do much, just 1 hour on the X-trainer, before that a 35mins stretching as warm up. That stretch felt so darn good. Before gym, I decided to treat myself to a new cd. Feeling a bit

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Universities World Ranking 2005 - Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Friday, August 19, 2005 4:25 PM

Every year, Shanghai Jiao Tong University complies a list of worldwide universities and ranked them. Such ranking lists are not new. Personally, I think Shanghai Jiao Tong's ranking methodology and final result has been very objective and fair.What are

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Microsoft Research - Avalanche
Wednesday, August 17, 2005 4:04 PM

Anyone out there researching or are into on P2P protocols, grid/distributed computing? You might want to check out this Microsoft Research project - "Avalanche".From Avalanche Project on MSR" Existing Peer-Assisted file delivery systems

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More About Hans Bjordahl and Creative Tensions Btw PMs and Devs
Wednesday, August 17, 2005 2:56 PM

Hey guys, if you have enjoyed my previous post about Bug Bash by Hans Bjordahl. You might want to check out an interview with Hans from MainFunction and find out his role as a PM, here "MainFunction.com Interview with Hans Bjordahl".I think he describes

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5 Tips for Being Successful at Microsoft
Wednesday, August 17, 2005 12:12 AM

Josh Ledgard wrote this entry ("5 Tips for Being Successful at Microsoft") a few days before his 5th Anniversary in Microsoft. Some of the points raised are quite relevant and can be applied to almost everyone. I reckon everyone can go thru the entry

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Bug Bash
Tuesday, August 16, 2005 2:54 PM

Since we are so close to Whidbey release, I just thought this comic is appropriate.Like what you have just read? Check out Bug Bash, a comics for geeks, by Hans Bjordahl, a Microsoft Outlook PM.Encore? This one is even better!

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Perseverance and Confidence
Tuesday, August 16, 2005 2:42 PM

Something to share with you guys about praying with perseverance and confidence.... "Suppose one of you has a friend to whom he goes at midnight and says, 'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, for a friend of mine has arrived at my house from a journey

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Obituary: Ibrahim Ferrer
Saturday, August 13, 2005 7:18 AM

February 20 1927 – August 6 2005

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At Microsoft, the Yin and Yang of Linux
Saturday, August 13, 2005 4:43 AM

I was going to forward this News.com ("At Microsoft, the yin and yang of Linux") article to Open Source Hippie when I thought I should also share this article with my blog readers too.

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Congrats - Robert BB
Thursday, August 11, 2005 1:21 AM

Congrats to my fellow former Monash Honours Room cell-mate, Robert BB (Open Souce Hippie) for recently nailing down a technical writing role with O'Reilly during the recent Open Source Convention in Oregon.Your time spent during Honours-cell* served

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National Day - Singapore | 新加坡 | Singapura | சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரசு
Tuesday, August 09, 2005 1:56 PM

Today is Singapore's 40th National Day. This little red dot *ahem* (local joke) gained her independence from Malaysia on 9th Aug 1965. One thing I always look forward to are the massive fireworks. The nation usually spare no expenses on the National

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Quote to Start the New Week
Sunday, August 07, 2005 4:22 PM

"Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why." - Bernard BaruchMake sure it's you asking why! Have a great week ahead.

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Count Your Blessings
Sunday, August 07, 2005 11:14 AM

Last Fri, I attended lunch time mass in the Singapore Conference Hall. Mass was celebrated by Fr. Angel Luciano from St. Michael's Parish. He was from the Philippines.Fr's homily was very straight forward, easy to digest and remember.- If you have any

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Picture of the Day
Tuesday, August 02, 2005 9:15 PM

Source: Leona's Recent Perth, WA TripAlso, check out this great prank call made using clips from A Few Good Men. The lady being pranked really gets worked up.

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26062 and VSTS
Monday, August 01, 2005 3:39 PM

This blog has just passed the 26000th mark. Thank you for your time reading and commenting on my blog all these time. How long will this blog continue? I really don't know. I am quite lucky as I got to know and met quite a few of the readers

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Team Russia - Imagine Cup 2005 Software Design Champ
Monday, August 01, 2005 3:38 PM

Congrats to the Team from Russia (Stanislav Vonog (en), Nikolay Surin (ru), Alexander Popov (ru) and Ruslan Glifanov). Their winning project, "OmniMusic" has won this year's Imagine Cup Software Design Finals held in Yokohama, Japan. The

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Imagine Cup 2005 World Finals Has Started!
Monday, August 01, 2005 1:16 PM

Has all of us knew that this year's Imagine Cup World Finals has started since the 27th July? Check out Nick R. 's blog entry ("Imagine Cup 2005 - "Imagine a world where technology dissolves barriers...." ")(Oz! Oz! Oz! Go Doug too! Douglas from

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