May 2005 - Posts - Ruari (Chuck's) Mind
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May 2005 - Posts

  • DevDays 2005

    Another success for Devdays... It was really a treat engaging with the speakers. and sadeveloper / saarchitect did their bit at making the international speakers really feel welcome in South Africa.

    The only pity was that there was not more time; I know the CT bunch would have loved to have had them around far a Nerd dinner. They did manage to join some community members in JHB at the opening of Star War's, what a blast.
    I was going to post all those lovely pics, but I copied them for Andre to go wild with. What I did manage to do was put this little image together for everyone’s enjoyment, pity about the camera shy people who I did not manage to snap.......

  • Home Base (Love technology)

    I really have to thank Tina and Evan, they have put up with me crashing at their house during the periods I was not on the road.
    This is what makes communities like sadeveloper / saarchitect and the MVP program so powerful. You really do become friends and without people like the Erwee’s I would have really battled up here. Thanks again.

    But at some point I need to move up my family and for that I need a home.
    So I went shopping.
    Now here is a story of technology working for us.
    I found a place, but as we know, a wife must approve. So now what? She is in Cape Town.
    Aaahh I take lotsa of pics and MMS them to her live from the house.
    Ok so it looks good, but she needs better pics. No problemo, Armed with one by digital camera (you know the one), one notebook, I-burst, and of course MSN messenger (Love it), I return to the house. Fire up a connection, chat to the love, “So what do you want to see?”
    Off I go take pics, download to PC, zip and stream to beloved in CT, while is happening I'm off photographing her next request, and so on and so on. 84 pics later, and we agree. This is the pos.

    So here are a few pics to show you our new house, now comes the hard part, paying for it, but that is another adventure.

    More Pics here

    Posted May 27 2005, 11:03 PM by ruari with 3 comment(s)
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  • Hi - I'm alive number five

    No. I did not drop off the planet, I joined Microsoft.........
    Yes. I have been soooo busy having fun that my usual 2-4am blogging time just got used up.
    So for the fans out there, what the H.... have I been up to, learning the ropes...... and traveling traveling traveling.

    My official role in Microsoft is now “Academic and Community Developer Specialist” and I'm proud of it. (say that fast)

    So I thought I'd use up Armands front page with this blog, and pop a pic of me at work, what do you recon?
    Yes / no.... aaargh of then Yes it is. (Oh this is only a part of the job, rest will follow, Devdays was awesome...)


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