A Busy Day

17 years ago

This article also appears in Global Nerdy. It’s a busy, meeting-filled day for Yours Truly down at the local headquarters…

Microsoft Canada Wants to Pick Your Brain!

17 years ago

If you’re a developer or IT Pro based in Canada, my team at Microsoft Canada – the Technical Audience Team…

It’s the 20th Anniversary of Accordion Awareness Month!

17 years ago

Back in 1989, Tom Torriglia – formerly of the band Those Darn Accordions and now a member of Bella Ciao…

Scenes from the Roller Derby

17 years ago

Me and "Lunchbox” of the Gore Gore Rollergirls. Photo by Rannie “Photojunkie” Turingan. The Anthem I’d only seen roller derby…

Playing the National Anthem at Tomorrow’s Toronto Roller Derby

17 years ago

Tomorrow at the George Bell Arena in Accordion City’s west end, I’ll be playing (and singing) Canada’s National Anthem at…

Toronto Coffee and Code Today! (with Slight Time Change)

17 years ago

Yes, Toronto Coffee and Code returns today! It’s a day when I make myself (and by extension, Microsoft) very accessible…

Fast Food Apple Pies and Why Netbooks Suck

17 years ago

Yup, another article originally published in my tech blog, Global Nerdy. As with the previous two, this one is of…

Mental Models, Mantras and My Mission

17 years ago

This article also appears in Global Nerdy. Like the previous article, it’s about my role at Microsoft and doesn’t delve…

Evangelist, Immigrant and Shaman

17 years ago

This article also appears in Global Nerdy. I thought it might be of interest not just to geeks, but also…

Ben Bernanke’s Commencement Speech for the 2009 Boston College Law Graduates

17 years ago

First, a quick “congratulations!” to my brother-in-law on graduating from Boston College’s School of Law! Law School ain’t easy, and…