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EXPOSED!
Wednesday, March 29, 2006 12:32 PM

I guess I can't keep it under wraps anymore especially not after Frank ("MS Australia Chief Blogging Officer") blogged and ran a contest about my internship. I have just moved to Sydney a week ago to take on an internship with Microsoft Australia

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Mix06 Interviews, Keynotes and Recap
Saturday, March 25, 2006 8:46 AM

If you wanted to attend Mix06 (Mar 20-22) but couldn't make the trip up to Vegas, you should check out the Virtual MIX. It has all the important keynotes and interviews recorded and available on streaming.

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Moved Upstate - Sydney
Thursday, March 23, 2006 9:09 PM

Last weekend I have moved upstate to Sydney. I have uploaded some pictures recently taken onto here (theSpoke).

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What's hot in what spot?
Wednesday, March 22, 2006 9:50 PM

There is a reason why they're called wireless hotspots: trying to find one and get connected to it (in Australia) can leave you feeling hot and bothered. Click here (The Australian IT) to read more about the current situation in Australia, is it similiar

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Singapore Airlines Girls
Tuesday, March 21, 2006 3:29 PM

This arvo I passed the Swissotel and I saw a group of Singapore Airlines cabin crews leaving the hotel to a bus, probably to the airport. I felt a sense of nationalistic pride when I see them. How pretty our Singapore Airlines girls are :) They are so

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Singapore Small Business Server User Group
Monday, March 20, 2006 6:35 AM

Microsoft Small Business Server (SBS) makes a lot of cents sense especially if you are running a SME (small-medium enterprise) operation. The SBS Server offers good value for the features it's bundled with Windows Server 2003, ISA Server, Fax Server,

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Students bring life and doubts to city
Saturday, March 18, 2006 7:37 AM

International students: cash cows, only here (Australia) for the visas, or a welcome burst of inner-city energy? David Rood and Chee Chee Leung from The Age report "Students bring life and doubts to city".

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Great ASP.NET 2.0 Tutorials Online
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 7:24 PM

Scott Guthrie, General Manager from the Client and Web Platform & Tools Team, generally known for his involvement in ASP.NET and Atlas has compiled a list of ASP.NET 2.0 "How Do I?" video tutorials. http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2006/02/26/439088.aspx

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FxCop - Your Free MS Development Companion Tool
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:20 PM

Many of the student developers are familiar with Visual Studio IDE as their primary dev tool, but there are actually a whole lot more add-ons and third party tools available out there. These tools can really help to make your dev task more efficient and

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Changes in the Australian Universities Scene
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 7:03 AM

University of Sydney latest senior management reforms reported in The Australian – Higher Education (Mar 15) “Deputies in new power play” is a further example of the underlining waves of changes in the Australian universities’ management system.

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Mornington-Peninsula-Frankston Day Trip 120306
Monday, March 13, 2006 9:05 AM

Yesterday I went on a day trip with some of my old uni friends. First we went over to Mornington Racecourse along the Peninsula to check out their craft market, after which we drove to a strawberry farm to pick strawberries. It was a bright and sunny

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Lighten Your Wallet/Keychain
Friday, March 10, 2006 1:30 PM

Today, I was just thinking to myself, “Man! I got way too many cards in my wallet!”. I got my calling cards, public phone card, credit cards, identity card, bank ATM cards .. you get the picture. This afternoon I came across this blog entry "Lighten

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Someone had one drink too many?
Friday, March 10, 2006 12:08 PM

Did the movers had one drink too many? Pictures taken Mar 6 2006, near Parliament Station, Melbourne.

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Microsoft Security Summits Around the World
Wednesday, March 08, 2006 1:54 PM

Two nights ago (Mar 6) I attended the Microsoft Security Interchange event held in Melbourne. It is a series of free informal security related seminars held across Australia conducted by Microsoft employees (including my fav security speaker - Steve Riley)

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That's Melbourne
Monday, March 06, 2006 11:49 AM

Last week in Melbourne was a pretty warm week, pretty much like what you see belowToday, it's quite the opposite. It's freezing with frequent gushes of cold wind! I'm wearing my rugby top and my hands are freezing! Most people are in their jumpers and

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SG National Network Targetting Speeds of 100 MB to 1 GB p/sec
Saturday, March 04, 2006 9:51 PM

Source: Channel NewsAsia: By 2015 Singapore will be transformed into the first totally wireless and wired country in the world. The new ultra fast-speed National Broadband Network will reach 85 percent of households here, and the private sector has

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How open is your blog?
Saturday, March 04, 2006 6:06 PM

My sister just mentioned to me over email that my parents are reading my blog to keep up with my progress in Australia. Initally this news triggered an instant negative reaction from me. I guess it's a lot like a kid's dislike for his parents to read

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VB Helper
Friday, March 03, 2006 2:40 PM

If you are looking for VB specifc resource, you might find VB Helper a useful resource to add to your Favourites. You can also subscribe to their weekly newsletter which includes How-to resources and other useful dev links. The VB newsletter comes in

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Five Windows Live Messenger Invites to Go
Friday, March 03, 2006 1:17 PM

Just received 5 Windows Live Messengers beta invitations to give away. Keen to get one? Drop me an email to bernardoh at gmail. Giveaway ends 12 Mar 2996, 1600 hours AEST.

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Back in Melbourne
Wednesday, March 01, 2006 12:45 PM

I have arrived this morning back in good old Melbourne around 7am. All sweet, no drama. I actually met an old college friend at the airport, she was there to pick up a friend. She was very kind to give me a lift to the suburbs. Awesome. It's good

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