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We’re Hiring…Come join the team

As you saw in my previous post, I have taken on a new role and in doing so have left a vacancy in our marketing team.  If you are a passionate customer advocate with a strong marketing background then the role below might be a good fit for you.

Some of the programs that you may [...]

An introduction to me and my new role

I am part of one of the coolest teams at Microsoft. In my new role as Senior Solution Advisor I get to hang out with some really great people both here in Toronto as well as across the country.   My role is to connect with decision makers in development teams all across Canada to understand [...]

barnabyjeans.ca goes IPv6

UPDATE: As I have changed hosting providers, the following information no longer applies, however, is left as a reference for others who may be trying to get IPv6 up and running.

A couple of months ago I got IPv6 up and running at home,  now that I have that working, the next logical step was to [...]

Sharing information visually

I have just found a very cool new application on the Microsoft site called Microsoft Tags (http://www.microsoft.com/tags).  Basically what this does is allow you to encode either a vCard, a URL, or a phone number into a 2D image that can then be read and decoded with a camera phone.

If [...]

Getting Ready for TechDays

With two weeks to go until we kick off TechDays in Toronto, the team is doing the final preparations to deliver an amazing experience to everyone who attends.

One of the things that I’ll be taking care of during the events is photography.  I’ve already got the Nikon D200 and D300 ready to go, and with [...]

Are you a tagging Hero?

 

One of the things that is keeping me busy right now is the upcoming Heroes Happen {Here} launch wave that kicks off in Toronto on February 27th at the Direct Energy Centre.

My team and I are heads down putting the finishing touches on both the Community Connection Events and the main Launch and Technical Readiness [...]

[Video] CP24 Popfly interviews posted

Over the last few months I have had the chance to visit the good folks at CP24 and appear on their Homepage show to talk about Microsoft Popfly.

For the first show I talked with host Ann Rohmer about Popfly and what you could do with it.

Barnaby Jeans on CP24 Homepage talking about Popfly

For the second [...]

[cross post] Walking for a cure

One of the great perks of working at Microsoft Canada is the ability to take paid days off to volunteer in the community.  For the past four years I have been actively involved with the Weekend to End Breast Cancer (http://www.endcancer.ca) events all across Canada.  This year, due to family circumstances, I was not able [...]

[Cross Post] Microsoft Vista: What’s in it for Photographers?

[Cross posted to http://on10.net/Blogs/bjeans/windows-vista-whats-in-it-for-photographers/]

I just came across the following article on PopPhoto.com that talks about some of the features in Vista that are most relevant for Photographers. 

Without reprinting the entire article they outline 4 key areas:

Windows Photo Gallery
RAW support
Media Center
Forward-Looking Approach

If you are a photographer and wondering about Vista, I encourage you to read the article [...]

Energize IT Wrap Up

Rodney has posted a quick summary of EnergizeIT over on the Canadian IT Pro blog.   There are some really cool stats including the $3,300+ that was raised for charity.

If you didn't have a chance to get out to EnergizeIT, you can still access the slide decks from http://moss.energizeit.ca, additionally, we will be posting the recordings from [...]