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Microsoft MVP

There are a number of articles on how to become an MVP and since is the 25th anniversary of the programme, I thought I should add my view and fill in some the background. Last year Visio turned 25. I have volunteered with the product team for 24 of those years, something that no otherContinue reading “Microsoft MVP”

Highland Fling

A while back I was intrigued by some Lego mini-figures that one of the US MVP leads had given to some of her MVPs. This started me on a project to create a Visio Lego man. It also started me thinking on what a Visio mini-figure of me would be like. Considering my heritage, myContinue reading “Highland Fling”

Why bother?

Yesterday was my second double header this week at the Ottawa Microsoft Office. The first was a lunch time presentation on Visual Studio and then an evening meeting of the SharePoint user group. The second was the launch of Windows Server and an evening meeting of the Ottawa Windows Server User group. So why doContinue reading “Why bother?”

WP7 Presentation App

Back in February I attended an all day Virtualization Boot Camp. I fell in love with the cocept of virtualization back in my early mainframe days. No longer did I have to go into work to do testing at 2am on Sunday that would only last a few hours (if I actually got time), I could doContinue reading “WP7 Presentation App”

What is the MVP Programme?

Every four months, Microsoft hands out awards for people who they believe excel at helping the various Microsoft communities. It is not a certification that can be studied for and earned. Initially, it was one person who thought that those who were helping out on the Microsoft forums deserved some recognition. It was just anContinue reading “What is the MVP Programme?”