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Bill, thank you. The world’s a better place

Posted Friday, November 21, 2008 1:32 PM by stevecla01
  I was spending some of my coffee break flipping through the LIFE photo archive on Google when I came across this one. It made me ask myself…did we fund the iPod? Now there’s a story….. For those who don’t have the back story, check out this historic Read More...
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Microsoft’s Magic Pixie Dust

Posted Saturday, November 15, 2008 11:02 AM by stevecla01
  A friend just pointed me to Rory’s blog entry from the PDC – it’s a pretty accurate and fun view of what 3 days in the land of Microsoft looks like and I think Rory enjoyed himself. This part made me smile in particular:   But then a Microsoft Read More...
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Microsoft Store 01010101010

Posted Friday, November 14, 2008 11:45 PM by stevecla01
The new Microsoft Store in the US has gotten a lot of press today with the entire consumer booty available - desktop software, the Xbox console and its related game titles, the Microsoft Zune, and all of the company’s hardware, including mice, keyboards, Read More...
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Microsoft Videos Turn Off The Lights

Posted Sunday, October 19, 2008 2:01 PM by stevecla01
I was scanning a few videos on Microsoft Videos site this week and noticed a cool little feature that “turns off the lights” and spotlights the playing video. Very cool – check it out and hit the lights icon when you’re chosen video is playing. Attention Read More...
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Getting Paid To Do Your Hobby

Posted Friday, October 10, 2008 11:57 AM by stevecla01
I count myself alongside The Beatles and Tiger Woods – not because I have anything close to the raw talent of any of them – but because we’re all paid to do our hobby. Like them I’m extremely fortunate of course and today I was reminded of how much I Read More...
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Seth, You Need To Get Out More

Posted Monday, September 22, 2008 12:38 AM by stevecla01
I love Seth Godin’s work and own a tonne of his books – passing them on to friends as guides on how the new world of marketing really works. I almost always find myself nodding in agreement with Seth’s nuggets of wisdom. But not today. Today I find myself Read More...
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New Gates and Seinfeld Ad (pt 2)

Posted Friday, September 12, 2008 9:39 AM by stevecla01
Video: New Family Part 2 Okay now this one genuinely made me laugh out loud. [update 1] High Res (Silverlight) version [update 2] YouTube Channel Read More...
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New Gates and Seinfeld (pt 1)

Posted Friday, September 12, 2008 9:34 AM by stevecla01
Video: New Family Part 1 This one I didn’t quite get….but wait… Read More...
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Will changes to Google's food perks impact productivity?

Posted Tuesday, August 26, 2008 2:17 PM by stevecla01
  I read the ValleyWag post regarding Google's food perks on the chopping block last week and was surprised one obvious angle didn’t come up – as the workforce has less reason to stay and work late, does productivity go down? Same goes for Microsoft Read More...
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How intrapreneurs can change the world

Posted Friday, August 22, 2008 3:50 PM by stevecla01
  I’ve been called lots of things (most unrepeatable here) but this week I was called an intrapreneur by Management Today . If I’m honest I hate the word but do agree with the sentiments behind it. The result was an interview with MT and a piece Read More...
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The Fall of Google, the Rebirth of Microsoft and the Changing Face of Apple and Linux

Posted Wednesday, August 20, 2008 11:55 PM by stevecla01
I usually try to re-title my posts from the originator but on this occasion I felt the title of a recent post had to stay. There is a whole load of commentary in Rob’s post that is of course music to my ears, and on Apple in particular he was joined this Read More...
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5 Tips for Hiring A Star Team

Posted Monday, August 18, 2008 7:24 PM by stevecla01
[image credit – Unix-Girl.com ] In Bill Taylor’s post on A Geek's Guide to Great Service he talks with Robert Stephens, founder of Geek Squad . I’ve already mentioned on this blog why I think Geek Squad is a great idea and I hope they do well here in Read More...
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Why Do I Still Work Here? Part 1

Posted Friday, August 08, 2008 5:08 PM by stevecla01
I did an interview with Management Today earlier this week about intrapreneurship at Microsoft and it got me thinking. I think I was asked to be interviewed partly due to the Blue Monster thing but also because I tend to get involved in off piste stuff. Read More...
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Microsoft’s Vision

Posted Thursday, August 07, 2008 1:05 AM by stevecla01
This slide is starting to appear in more and more Microsoft public presentations from our executives. It was in Steve Ballmer’s Financial Analyst Meeting slides and also used at a number of recent Microsoft internal events. I like the slide a lot as it Read More...
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Biting the Apple

Posted Tuesday, August 05, 2008 11:05 PM by stevecla01
[image credit - http://www.h4x3d.com ] There is a definite turn of perception over the last few weeks about Apple – no doubt some of it down to issues with MobileMe and the iPhone 2.0 but my sense is it’s more due to their growing popularity and whilst Read More...
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